Colonial Volunteer: Soldier of the Queen
Edward Trevithick, a resident of Brighton at the end of the nineteenth century, a colonial volunteer and soldier of the Queen, was born in Beaconsfield, Tasmania in 1878.
Under the Same Moon: An Australian battalion at war and a family at home – With Peter Mitchell – Video
Under the same Moon intricately weaves together the lives of a family, their sons, and the men of the battalion they join, all set against the backdrop of a bygone […]
Blamey – From Gallipoli to Kokoda: The story of Australia’s greatest general by Brent Taylor
General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief of Australian Military Forces during World War II, was our highest-ranking soldier and arguably our most controversial.
Menace at Home – Australia Under Attack 1939-1945. One-Day Conference
Major-General Jim Barry AM, MBE, RFD, ED (Rtd), MHHV Patron, opened the conference by noting that when Professor Geoffery Blainey had presided over the inception of the MHHV he had […]
So Much Blood, So Much Bravery; Was it worth it – Pipeclay Club ANZAC Day Speech
On any given Anzac Day, it’s fair to assume you will hear at Dawn Services or later in the morning the sort of speech we are accustomed to hear on […]
Battle of Messines (7-9 June 1917) changed Australian military strategy forever
At 3:10am on 7 June,1917 in Flanders, Belgium, the ground erupted with the force of an earthquake as 19 massive explosions tore through the German lines.
Call Sign VAMPIRE – The inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War. Book Review
This Book ought to be available in every Australian Secondary School and Public Library.
Two Victorians awarded the Military Medal for bravery
Remembrance Day is a time for many people to take a moment to think about the men and women who have served their country in a war zone over seas.
