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Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit. Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]
Battle for Beersheba & The Ottoman III Corps – presented by Professor Mesut Uyar
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaAlthough the centenary passed years ago, public interest in the Beersheba Battle (31 October 1917) is high in Australia. New titles appear frequently, and library shelves are moaning under the weight of them. But most of these works are just repeating well-established discourses and focus on the Australian Light Horse at the expense of others. […]
Melbourne University Rifles Association Annual Dinner
University House 112 Professors Walk, university of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaGuest of Honour and Speaker - Keith Wolahan MP, Federal Member for Menzies, MUR graduate/MURA Member All former and serving members of the Melbourne University Regiment, their partners and guests and any other friends of the Regiment are most welcome to attend this dinner. Timings: 6:45 pm for 7:15 pm. Cost: $130 Dress: Mess Dress/Black […]
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From Books and Blackboards to Battlefields- Victoria’s State School Teacher-Soldiers in the Great War – Speaker: Rosalie Triolo
Online via ZoomAll of us have memories of our schooldays, but few Victorians have paused to contemplate the experiences of Victoria’s male State school teachers, mainly ‘primary’ but with some from the beginnings of State ‘secondary’ and ‘technical’ education, who served in the Great War. This presentation explores experiences common to those teachers as enlistees, as educated […]
Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit. Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]
The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference
Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale,, Victoria, AustraliaThe Association of Eastern Historical Societies presents - The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference Saturday 29 June 2024 9am-5pm Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale Speakers include: Bryan Kalms- Keynote Richard Broome Anthony McAleer Rosalie Trioli Janice Newton John Peterson Graeme Davison Val Polley Patrick Ferry – NAA […]
Last days – Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit. Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]
