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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 […]
You Gotta Laugh – Australian Cartoons of the Vietnam War
Jim Bridges is the man behind the Australian Cartoon Museum. For the last 33 years, he has been collecting cartoons in all their many shapes and sizes. He has over […]
Lemnos – The Other Side of Gallipoli
Jim Claven MA, Secretary of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee, will recount the often forgotten role that the Greek Island of Lemnos played in the Gallipoli campaign. Lemnos was the […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)
Mildura Arts Centre 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura, AustraliaThrough historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to […]
Creswell Oration 2015: Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Stuart
Australian Navy Foundation Day "Creswell Oration 2015" - Monday 2nd March 2015 Creswell Oration 2015: Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer will present the Australian Navy Foundation Day Creswell Oration […]
Trees to Remember Them By: WWI Avenues of Honour in the Chisholm Electorate.
Monash Federation Centre 3 Atherton Road Oakleigh 3166, AustraliaIn this photographic exhibition of remembrance at the Monash Federation Centre (produced by MHHV member Dr Andrew Kilsby/Cooee History & Heritage), World War One Avenues of Honour in the modern […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, AustraliaEnjoy 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 […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19) – Last days
Ararat Regional Art Gallery Vincent Street, Ararat, AustraliaThrough historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)
Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to […]
Frankston Lecture: Stretcher-Bearers
From the landing at Gallipoli to the last campaigns of 1945, in desert, jungle, mountains and mud, Australian stretcher-bearers routinely risked their lives to save others.¬†In this talk Dr Mark […]
Mildura Regional Lecture: The Great War in Victorian private life
Mildura Arts Centre 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura, AustraliaJoin Dr Bart Ziino as he examines the private experience of the Great War in Victoria, drawing on personal letters and diaries to tell a story of the war as […]
Australia and the Vietnam War
This year marks the 53rd anniversary of Australia‚Äôs entrance into the Vietnam War and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war. How do many of the controversies of […]
