Mud and Blood – WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop – Special Performance
Mud and Blood, Meg McNena's compelling 80-minute, six-actor play, is about distinguished Australian general, Harold 'Pompey' Elliott, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. The […]
National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia – Monthly Meeting & Lunch
The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by […]
Gallipoli: Who Do You Think You Are?
As another Anzac Day approaches, the story of the Gallipoli landing and the eight-month-long campaign that followed will be retold. Most accounts will dwell on stories of reckless courage, endurance, […]
The Australian Red Cross in the Great War
to be opened on Friday 8 August at 5 pm. This will be followed by the annual Augustus Wolskel Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Dr Bart Ziino, entitled: ‚ÄòAt […]
The Other Face of War: Victorians and the Home Front
The RHSV holds a biannual conference in support of the research and promotion of local and Victorian history. The 2014 Conference will be held in two sessions: Friday evening 8 […]
Centenary of the Monash Militia Camp at Lilydale in February 1914.
John Monash & 3000 soldiers descended on Lilydale and camped for a week where the Lillydale Lake is today. To mark the Centenary of this event a memorial plaque and […]
The show must go on
This exhibition will focus on entertainers in Vietnam from the Museum‚Äôs own Dr Denis Gibbons AM Image collection, with other aspects of morale building entertainment for the diggers including Armed […]
Chinese ANZACs: Chinese Museum Tour
In the lead up to the centenary of the First World War, Melbourne‚Äôs Chinese Museum launches Chinese ANZACs: Chinese-Australians and World War One. Join us for this special guided tour […]
Discovering ANZACs in Victoria
What was life like for Victorian WW1 soldiers when they returned from the war? This talk analyses public records such as mental health, medical and land settlement files linked to […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved […]
Military History Group meeting
Military History Group meeting
Heidelberg Repatriation Remembrance Day service
The Heidelberg Repatriation holds a Remembrance Day service that all Association members are invited to attend. Assemble at the Garden of Peace by 10:30 hrs Refreshments provided after service Dress […]