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Book talk: Survival in Singapore
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaOn a pitch-black night in September 1943, an Australian commando unit launched a daring raid on Singapore Harbour, sinking and damaging Japanese ships in what became known as Operation Jaywick. […]
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Code of Silence – How Australian Women Helped Win the War – Speaker: Diana Thorp
Online via ZoomThe compelling and as-yet-untold story of the Australian women whose secret work helped to end World War II. Many swore they would keep their covert roles hidden, even from their […]
Camouflage – Exhibition – Last Days
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaStep into the world of camouflage and uncover its surprising history. See how nature has inspired military disguise—from animal patterns to clever tricks of deception. Explore real camouflage uniforms, historical […]
As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaDiscover the extraordinary true story of Sandy, the only Australian war horse to return home from the First World War, in this stirring theatrical performance. Of the 136,000 horses sent […]
‘Highland Chieftains’: The Officers of The Black Watch
Join Dr Ruadhan Scrivener-Anderson as he looks at selection, socialisation and the development of group identity within The Black Watch in the lead-up to the First World War. Between 1902 […]
Who won the Battle of Beersheba, 1917?
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe Military History Society of NSW presents "Who won the Battle of Beersheba, 1917? British Infantry did most of the killing and dying. The Beersheba Battle of 31 October 1917 […]
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RAAHC’s Firepower: Lessons from WWII – Melbourne Event
Caulfield RSL 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick, AustraliaThe Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company presents: Imagery: Defence Image Gallery and the Australian War Memorial Firepower: From Lavarack to the Levant to the Littoral Lessons from World War II […]
AI and Family History: Unlocking the Past with Technology
PMI Victorian History Library 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaJoin Family History Connections for our Annual Seminar, a wonderful day event. Meet our keynote speaker, Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., who is a professional genealogist specialising in DNA evidence and […]
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New Feller Master: Beyond the Trenches – Australia’s Neglected WW1 Story. Presented by Michael Piggott
Online via ZoomDeep into the shadows of empire acclaimed archivist Michael Piggott AM unearths a crucial yet overlooked story: the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) and its occupation of German […]
Warbirds over Scone
Scone Airport Bunnan Rd, Scone, NSW, AustraliaExperience the biggest display of warbirds and historic aircraft in the Southern Hemisphere – March 28-29, 2026! WARBIRDS AEROBATICS AMUSEMENT RIDES AVIATION MUSEUM SKYDIVING STREET FOOD LOCAL MARKETS DISPLAY CARS […]
HERstory
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaRemembering Australia’s Military Women In HERstory, artist Carla Edwards honours the women who have served in Australia’s military forces, past and present. What began in 2022 as a small portrait project […]
Taste of Combat – The evolution of military food
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaAs the saying goes, “An army marches on its stomach.” Yet the essential contributions of those who cook, research, and serve food to hundreds of hungry troops often go unrecognised. […]
Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow
Wanaka New Zealand Wanaka, New ZealandNew Zealand's Premier Airshow - Easter 2026 In 1988 aviation entrepreneur, the late Sir Tim Wallis, shared his passion for Warbirds and Classic Aircraft with the public by creating an […]
The Australian Railway Companies of the Western Front, 1916-1918
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaA Public Lecture by Lt-Col David Deasey (retd) Charles Bean mentions Australia’s railway units in perhaps half a dozen places in his Official History of Australians in the Great War […]
