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SUMMARY:‘Special Missions in Persia and Russia\, 1917-1919: Colonel Earnest Latchford MC MBE’ - Speaker: Mark Latchford
DESCRIPTION:In late 1918\, thousands of Australian soldiers\, exhausted and scarred from the conflict in Europe\, began to head home to loved ones down under. However\, one ANZAC headed the wrong way\, toward more conflict and risk in vast and frozen Siberia. This is the story of Ernest Latchford\, told through his articulate\, observant letters home from three very distinct theatres of war. \n \n\n \nErn Latchford was one of the early recruits to newly federated Australia’s embryonic militia and when war did break out in 1914\, he was very reluctantly held back to train the battalions that were soon to land in Gallipoli. He finally reached the Western Front in 1916\, and served with distinction through the bloody battles of Messines and then Passchendaele\, where he was to earn a Military Cross\, during that latter futile disaster. In early 1918\, he (among a handful of other Australians) was personally selected by General John Monash to serve in the “Hush-Hush” Dunsterville campaign in Persia. His particular responsibility was to train Armenian refugees against the Ottoman Army (and to protect the oil wealth of the Persian Gulf). At the end of the war\, instead of returning to Australia\, he became the only Australian to be deployed in central Siberia to train White Russian forces against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. \nEvery week\, irrespective of location\, intensity of battle or injury he wrote to his fiancé\, Linda Dehnert in Western Victoria. These previously unseen letters\, often many pages in length\, were always passionate and vivid as he describes the politics of the conflict and the horrors of the battles\, especially the loss of much- loved colleagues. He eloquently described the cities and towns he passed through and the variety of nationalities he came across\, including French farmers and villages; the Arab\, Armenians and Persians of the Middle East and finally the Russians\, caught in a bloody conflict that would have ramifications for decades. In between\, he wrote romantically of his courtship of Linda and the joy of life at home on the family farm named Lily Vale in Western Victoria. \n \n\nAbout the presenter \nMark Latchford was born in Canberra and is a graduate of the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts (Modern History\, Political Science\, Economic Geography). He had a successful corporate career with the IBM Corporation\, including senior executive roles in Australia\, Japan\, France and Hong Kong. Post retirement\, he consults in the public and private sector while pursuing his passion for history\, biography and adventure travel. Mark has travelled to over 130 countries\, which included research for “Letters to Lily Vale”. \n“Letters to Lily Vale”: The Life and Letters of Ernest William Latchford MC\, MBE 1916 to 1919 France\,Persia and Russia\, by Mark Latchford\, Openbook Howden\, 2020: ISBN 9780648845621.\nThe book \nThe book can be purchased via Letters to Lily Vale | Openbook Howden Print & Design https://www.openbookhowden.com.au/product/letters-to-lily-vale/  \nor from the author: Mark_Latchford@hotmail.com
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/special-missions-in-persia-and-russia-1917-1919-colonel-earnest-latchford-mc-mbe-speaker-mark-latchford/
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SUMMARY:Below the radar: The secret war in South-East Asia 1942-45 Presented by Kate Reid-Smith
DESCRIPTION:The speed of Imperial Japan’s occupation of British Malaya in 1941–42 caught the Allies off-guard and without substantial intelligence assets.  \n \n \nThe Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) was formed to mitigate the intelligence shortfalls. The Australian section of the AIB may also have been used by its MI6 representative to support Britain’s position in the region after the war\, maintain imperial cohesion\, and to counteract any increase in United States influence. \nWhen: Tuesday\, 29 June\, 6.00-7.00pm (AEST)\nWhere: Zoom \nREGISTRATION IS FREE AND REQUIRED.\nRegister Now at https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?e=%5BUNIQID%5D&u=85d8942205381f79b6c9d0028&id=85042271b7 \nKate Reid-Smith is an independent scholar specialising in intelligence history. A former military intelligence officer\, she is fluent in Mandarin and has a working knowledge of other regional languages. Kate has academic qualifications from Oxford\, ANU\, Monash\, CDU and Deakin universities.\nRead more about presenter and event here.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/below-the-radar-the-secret-war-in-south-east-asia-1942-45-presented-by-kate-reid-smith/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210615T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210616T020000
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SUMMARY:Women Work for Victory in World War II - Exhibition - LAST DAYS!
DESCRIPTION:Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. \n \nIt is an online exhibition for now\, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just as soon as we can open once again. \nWomen Work for Victory is an important reminder of the contribution played by women across Australian society in the cause of an Allied victory. Many thousands of women joined the workforce during world War II\, many working in jobs previously reserved for men. From the fields to the factories\, the armed services to the home\, women produced the food\, clothing and munitions that supplied both the Allied troops in the Pacific region and the civilian population. \nMany of these jobs were difficult and dangerous\, but thousands of women responded to the call. It is important to remember their stories. \nWhile the critical work of women on the home front during World War II went a long way towards shifting attitudes towards women in the workforce\, the exhibition also lays clear the limitations to such changes. \nWomen Work for Victory reveals that most women at this time were paid far less than men\, even where the work they performed was identical. Equal pay was a live issue at the time\, but very few women ever achieved it. As the men returned from the war\, women had to relinquish many of these jobs. It was ‘thanks girls and goodbye!’
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/women-work-for-victory-in-world-war-ii-exhibition-last-days/
LOCATION:Old Treasury Building\, 20 Spring St\, East Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210527T210000
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SUMMARY:Colonial Wars - Museum At Home Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Australia’s military history predates Federation. Hear one of our historians speak about colonial Australian military commitments. \nIn this month’s Museum At Home webinar we take a closer look at three wars that Australian troops participated in before the Australian colonies federated in 1901. \nIn 1885\, New South Wales sent a contingent to Sudan in support of a British Imperial expeditionary force. In 1899 in South Africa\, tensions between Britain and the two Boer republics resulted in the outbreak of war. All Australian colonies\, and then the new Australian Commonwealth\, sent contingents to this South African (Boer) War. During this war\, New South Wales\, Victoria\, and South Australia separately sent contingents to China to support British forces during the Boxer Rebellion. \nThis is an interactive webinar\, where viewers will have the opportunity to send in questions online during the event for our panellists to answer. \nPanellists: Dr Thomas J. Rogers is a historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial. His research interests include colonial Australian and British Empire history\, the South African (Boer) War\, the First World War\, Indigenous history\, and frontier violence. Tom is on the editorial committee of Wartime\, the Memorial’s history magazine. He is the author of The Civilisation of Port Phillip: Settler Ideology\, Violence\, and Rhetorical Possession (2018)\, which considers the early years of British settlement in the state of Victoria\, and the relationships between settler rhetoric and frontier violence. \nCameron Ross is a curator in the Military Heraldry and Technology section at the Australian War Memorial\, specialising in the colonial conflicts object collection. He holds a Master of War Studies from the University of New South Wales\, Canberra and is currently writing a book on Australia’s role in the South African War 1899-1902. \nMuseum At Home webinar series \nEach month\, join the Australian War Memorial online as we peel back the layers of time to explore key moments in history\, go behind-the-scenes into the workings of a world class museum\, and share with you some of the important artefacts from our extensive collection. \nOur Museum At Home webinar series gives you the chance to hear from our historians\, curators and other expert staff\, and a unique opportunity to ask questions about Australia’s military history. \nFor more\, visit www.awm.gov.au/museumathome
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/colonial-wars-museum-at-home-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Battle of Crete veterans that played AFL with Barbara Cullen
DESCRIPTION:Over 2500 AFL/VFL players served from 1897 until the end of National Service in 1972. \nOf these men\, 22 players from various VFL/AFL football clubs served in Greece and Crete during WW2 and sadly five of those players died on active service. \nThree in Greece or Crete and the other two in New Guinea and Australia. \nThis tribute to all who served in Greece and Crete on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete explores their football careers\, their service to Australia and as brave men who were loved sons\, brothers\, fathers and mates. \nThey came from all walks of life and represented Australian sport and service to their country. \n6 May 2021 @ 7:00pm\nMezzanine Level\, The Greek Centre\, 168 Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\nYouTube Live (https://youtube.com/gocmv/live)\, Facebook Live (https://fb.com/Greekcommunitymelb/live)\nPlease email:\ninfo@greekcommunity.com.au\nor call 03 9662 2722.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/battle-of-crete-veterans-that-played-afl-with-barbara-cullen/
LOCATION:Mezzanine Level\, Greek Centre 168 Lonsdale street\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210505T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210506T060000
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SUMMARY:‘Niche Wars – Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq\, 2001-2014’  Speaker: Professor John Blaxland
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 5 May 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n \n\n \nThe presentation\nProfessor John Blaxland will examine Australia’s experience of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2014 (the Niche Wars). These operations saw over 40 Australian soldiers killed and hundreds wounded. But the toll since has been greater. For Afghanistan and Iraq the costs are hard to measure.\nAustralia invoked the ANZUS Alliance following the Al Qaeda attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001. But unlike the calls to arms at the onset of the world wars\, Australia decided to make only carefully calibrated force contributions in support of the US-led coalition campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why is this so?\nAmongst the issues canvassed will be: Why were these forces deployed? What role did Australia play in shaping the strategy and determining the outcome? How effective were they? Why is so little known about Australia’s involvement in these campaigns? What lessons can be learned from this experience? \n  \nAbout the presenter \nJohn Blaxland is Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies at the Australian National University (ANU). He is also a former military intelligence officer and former Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU and occasional media commentator. His publications include Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq\, 2001-2014 (2020); In From The Cold: Reflections on Australia’s Korean War\, 1950-53 (2020); A Geostrategic SWOT Analysis for Australia (2019); The Secret Cold War (2016); East Timor Intervention (2015); The Protest Years (2015); The Australian Army From Whitlam to Howard (2014); Strategic Cousins (2006); Revisiting Counterinsurgency (2006); Information era Manoeuvre (2003); Signals: Swift and Sure (1998); and Organising an Army (1989). \n  \n  \nThe book \n2020 ANU Press\nNiche Wars commences with a scene-setting overview of Australia’s military involvement in the Middle East over more than a century. It then draws on unique insights from many angles\, across a spectrum of men and women\, ranging from key Australian decision makers\, practitioners and observers. The book includes a wide range of perspectives in chapters written by federal government ministers\, departmental secretaries\, service commanders\, task force commanders\, sailors\, soldiers\, airmen and women\, international aid workers\, diplomats\, police\, journalists\, coalition observers and academics.\nNiche Wars makes for compelling reading but also stands as a reference work on how and why Australia became entangled in these conflicts that had devastating consequences. If lessons can be learned from history about how Australia uses its military forces\, this book is where to find them. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/niche-wars-australia-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-2001-2014-speaker-professor-john-blaxland/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210427T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210428T000000
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SUMMARY:Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address
DESCRIPTION:Land Domain Projects and how they are shaped by the 2020 Force Structure Plan with Major General Andrew Bottrell\, CSC and Bar\, DCM. \n \nAndrew Bottrell graduated from the Royal Military College in 1987 to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport. He has held numerous appointments in Land/Forces Command\, Training Command\, and Joint Logistics Command\, as well as senior staff appointments in both Strategic Operations Division and Army Headquarters. He also served on exchange at the US Army Training and Doctrine Command in 2003-04\, and most recently completed an industry secondment to several multinational corporations in the UK and US throughout 2017-18. Major General Bottrell’s operational service includes tours to the Antarctic (1989/90 & 1990/91)\, East Timor (1999 and 2006)\, Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2013). Major General Bottrell holds graduate and post graduate qualifications from RMIT\, Deakin University\, Canberra University\, and most recently was a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2003 for his work at Strategic Operations Division and a Bar to the Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2007 for his role as the Logistics Component Commander on Operation ASTUTE. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his role in coordinating the redeployment of Australian forces from Afghanistan in 2013. In December 2018\, Major General l Bottrell assumed the role of Head Land Systems Division\, within the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. \nCoffee and Tea from 12.00 pm. Entrance fee: $10 \nAs current COVID-19 protocols limit attendances to 40 attendees\, it would be appreciated if you could advise of your attendance. \nPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ON TUESDAY \nContact the office\, preferably by email to secretary@rusivic.org.au or phone 9282 5918 by 2pm Thursday 22nd April 2021. \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/royal-united-services-institute-of-victoria-lunchtime-address-5/
LOCATION:ANZAC House\, 4\, Collins St\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210425T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210426T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:Women Work for Victory in World War II - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. \n \nIt is an online exhibition for now\, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just as soon as we can open once again. \nWomen Work for Victory is an important reminder of the contribution played by women across Australian society in the cause of an Allied victory. Many thousands of women joined the workforce during world War II\, many working in jobs previously reserved for men. From the fields to the factories\, the armed services to the home\, women produced the food\, clothing and munitions that supplied both the Allied troops in the Pacific region and the civilian population. \nMany of these jobs were difficult and dangerous\, but thousands of women responded to the call. It is important to remember their stories. \nWhile the critical work of women on the home front during World War II went a long way towards shifting attitudes towards women in the workforce\, the exhibition also lays clear the limitations to such changes. \nWomen Work for Victory reveals that most women at this time were paid far less than men\, even where the work they performed was identical. Equal pay was a live issue at the time\, but very few women ever achieved it. As the men returned from the war\, women had to relinquish many of these jobs. It was ‘thanks girls and goodbye!’
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/women-work-for-victory-in-world-war-ii-exhibition-3/
LOCATION:Old Treasury Building\, 20 Spring St\, East Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210419T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210420T063000
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SUMMARY:The Role of the Church during the Battle of Crete in 1941 to 1945
DESCRIPTION:Monday 19th April 2021 6:30pm. \n \nLecture by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios\, titled “The Role of the Church during the Battle of Crete in 1941 to 1945”\, to be held at the Church of the Holy Monastery Axion Estin\, 7 Hartington St\, Northcote. \nThe events will also be attended by the Consul General for Greece in Melbourne\, our Australian Defence Forces\, Veteran associations and Victoria’s Greek Australian Community. \nYour response to this invitation\, including which events you are able to attend\, would be appreciated by no later than Friday 9th April 2021\, by email to natashaspanos@hotmail.com or by calling Natasha Spanos on 0449 232 783. \nPreceding events: \nThe Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council of Victoria\, on behalf of the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and Pancretan Association of Melbourne\, are pleased to invite you to the following commemorative events on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. \nSunday 18th April 2021 11:30am Official Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete at forecourt of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne\, immediately followed by Ceremony at the Australian Hellenic Memorial in the Domain Gardens of Melbourne hosted by the Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation. \n2:00pm Official luncheon in honour of our last remaining ANZAC Greece & Crete Veterans\, to be held at the Cretan House\, 148‐150 Nicholson Street\, Brunswick East. Cost is $50 per head.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-role-of-the-church-during-the-battle-of-crete-in-1941-to-1945/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210418T213000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210419T020000
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete in Victoria
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council of Victoria\, on behalf of the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and Pancretan Association of Melbourne\, are pleased to invite you to the following commemorative events on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. \n \nSunday 18th April 2021\n11:30am Official Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete at forecourt of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne\, immediately followed by Ceremony at the Australian Hellenic Memorial in the Domain Gardens of Melbourne hosted by the Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation. \n2:00pm Official luncheon in honour of our last remaining ANZAC Greece & Crete Veterans\, to be held at the Cretan House\, 148‐150 Nicholson Street\, Brunswick East. Cost is $50 per head. \nThe events will also be attended by the Consul General for Greece in Melbourne\, our Australian Defence Forces\, Veteran associations and Victoria’s Greek Australian Community. \nYour response to this invitation\, including which events you are able to attend\, would be appreciated by no later than Friday 9th April 2021\, by email to natashaspanos@hotmail.com or by calling Natasha Spanos on 0449 232 783.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/commemoration-of-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-crete-in-victoria/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210401T230000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210402T010000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:Reviewing the Global terrorist threat
DESCRIPTION:Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address. \n \n \nGreg Barton is Professor of Global Islamic Politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute. \nGreg has been active for the past thirty years in inter-faith dialogue initiatives and has a deep commitment to building understanding of Islam and Muslim society. The central axis of his research interests is the way in which religious thought\, individual believers and religious communities respond to modernity and to the modern nation state. He also has a strong general interest in comparative international politics. He has undertaken extensive research on Indonesia politics and society\, especially of the role of Islam. Since 2004 he has made a comparative study of progressive Islamic thought in Turkey and Indonesia. \nHe also has a general interest in security studies and human security and a particular interest in countering violent extremism continues to research Islamic and Islamist movements in Southeast Asia and around the world. \nCoffee and Tea from 12.00 pm. Entrance fee: $10\nAs current COVID-19 protocols limit attendances to 40 attendees\, it would be appreciated if you could advise of your attendance. \nContact the office\, preferably by email to secretary@rusivic.org.au or phone 9282 5918 by 2pm Monday 29th March 2021.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/reviewing-the-global-terrorist-threat/
LOCATION:ANZAC House\, 4\, Collins St\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210401T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210401T070000
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SUMMARY:‘Secret & Special – Z Special Unit in WWII’  Speaker: Will Davies
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar: Wednesday 31 March 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n  \n \n\nSecret and Special covers the untold story of Z Special Unit and Operations\, the precursor to the elite SAS\, and the extraordinary feats they undertook in the Pacific during the Second World War. \nThe Z Special Unit was established as a secret military reconnaissance unit after the declaration of war on Japan. The unit was tasked with the role to “obtain and report information of the enemy … weaken the enemy by sabotage and destruction of morale and to lend aid and assistance to local efforts to the same end in enemy occupied territories.” In 1943 they arrived in Melbourne adding Australians to their troops\, training in a number of places around the country. \nDuring the course of the war\, Z Special Unit carried out 81 covert operations in the Southwest Pacific. While the unit was disbanded after the end of the war\, many of its techniques would be modified and used by Australian Special Forces to this day. \nWith access to not-previously-shared interviews with each of the soldiers who returned from these Z Special missions\, Davies sheds a bright light on what is an incredibly under-told part of Australian activity during the Second World War. \n \n\n  \n \nAbout the presenter \nWill Davies spent 37 years working as an independent producer of mainly historical documentaries and series for the ABC and SBS. He retired in 2010. \nHe began writing books with the first published in 2012 and to date has had ten books published. Somme Mud: The war experiences of an Australian infantryman in France 1916-1919\, which he edited\, has become a bestseller in Australia\, the UK and The Netherlands. \nIn The Footsteps of Private Lynch has also been published to acclaim in Australia and the UK. \nBeneath Hill 60 tells the true story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a new frontline. \nHe was a member of the NSW Anzac Council\, leads battlefield tours to the Western Front and has served on a number of boards. \nIn 2018 he was awarded a Ph.D from the ANU and among other projects\, is working to build a war memorial school in the French village of Pozieres. \n \n\n  \nSecret and Special\nAvailable 2 March 2021
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/secret-special-z-special-unit-in-wwii-speaker-will-davies/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210317T060000
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SUMMARY:Vera Deakin in War and Peace With Carole Woods
DESCRIPTION:The RHSV’s major lecture during Women’s History Month (March). The lecture will start at 6pm and we will be serving drinks prior to that from 5:30pm. \nThe daughter of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin\, Vera Deakin studied music in the Habsburg Empire on the eve of the Great War. Driven by British imperial fervour on her return to Australia\, she bypassed the government’s restrictions on women’s participation in the war effort by serving with the fledgling Australian Red Cross. Aged only 23 in 1915\, she became the founding secretary of the Australian Red Cross Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureau in Cairo and later London. Narrowly avoiding replacement by a man\, she showed outstanding leadership and was appointed OBE. In peace she married an adventurous military pilot\, Captain Thomas White\, later a cabinet minister. When he was knighted\, she became Lady White. Vera led several humanitarian causes but her lodestar remained the Red Cross. \n \nCarole Woods OAM is a Fellow and honorary secretary of the RHSV. A former librarian\, bibliographer and freelance historian\, she has been a longtime advocate for community history. She chaired the judges’ panel of the Victorian Community History Awards for seven years and curated two exhibitions at the RHSV.  Her books include Beechworth. A Titan’s Field and the recently published Vera Deakin and the Red Cross. \nChaired by Dr Judith Smart AM. \n  \nRHSV members $10.00 \nNon-members $20.00 \n  \nRHSV\, Gallery Downstairs. \n03 9326 9288 \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/vera-deakin-in-war-and-peace-with-carole-woods/
LOCATION:Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A'beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210307T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210307T191500
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:The International Conference on World War II - Day 2 - Free online
DESCRIPTION:The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has hosted The International Conference on World War II since 2006—bringing together the best and brightest scholars\, authors\, historians\, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles\, personalities\, strategies\, issues\, and controversies of the war that changed the world. In addition to the many returning presenters\, the Conference Planning Committee makes an effort to invite new historians each year to share their latest findings. \n \nJoining the featured speakers are hundreds of attendees who travel from all over the world to learn more about this epic event. With an emphasis on nonacademic presentations and encouraging presenters to be more conversational than presentational\, the Conference strives to connect with the audience through engaging discussions\, question and answer periods\, book signings\, and receptions throughout the weekend. \nWith the generous and continued support of the Museum’s longstanding partner and Conference presenting sponsor\, the Pritzker Military Foundation\, on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library\, The International Conference on World War II remains the world’s leading convention of WWII experts\, students\, and enthusiasts. \nClick here for all details and to register \nSaturday\, March 6\, 2021\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.King of Battle: Artillery in World War II\nModerator – John McManus\, PhD\nTank Killers: U.S. Anti-Tank Weapons – Steven Zaloga\nTwelve Seconds of Silence: The Proximity Fuse – Jamie Holmes\n\n10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Break\n10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Never Forget: Preserving and Teaching Holocaust History\nModerator – Jason Dawsey\, PhD\nThe Morgenthau Collection at the FDR Library – Paul Sparrow\nHolocaust Memories in Eastern Europe – Alexandra Richie\, DPhil\n\n11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Break\n11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Breaking Through the Shadows of WWII History: Hispanic American Experiences\nIntroduction by Adam Givens\, PhD\nPresentation by Dave Gutierrez\n\n12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.Break\n12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Arsenal of Democracy: American Mobilization\nModerator – Allan Millett\, PhD\n“100\,000 Combat Planes”: Manufacturing Air Power – Tami Davis Biddle\, PhD\nA Call to Arms: American Industry – Maury Klein\n\n1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Break\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.1942: Turning Points\nStalingrad – Robert M. Citino\, PhD\nMidway – Jonathan Parshall\nEl Alamein – Niall Barr\, PhD\n3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Conference Closing Remarks
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-international-conference-on-world-war-ii-day-2-free-online/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210306T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210306T204500
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210219T154445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T154445Z
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SUMMARY:The International Conference on World War II - Free online
DESCRIPTION:The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has hosted The International Conference on World War II since 2006—bringing together the best and brightest scholars\, authors\, historians\, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles\, personalities\, strategies\, issues\, and controversies of the war that changed the world. In addition to the many returning presenters\, the Conference Planning Committee makes an effort to invite new historians each year to share their latest findings. \n \nJoining the featured speakers are hundreds of attendees who travel from all over the world to learn more about this epic event. With an emphasis on nonacademic presentations and encouraging presenters to be more conversational than presentational\, the Conference strives to connect with the audience through engaging discussions\, question and answer periods\, book signings\, and receptions throughout the weekend. \nWith the generous and continued support of the Museum’s longstanding partner and Conference presenting sponsor\, the Pritzker Military Foundation\, on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library\, The International Conference on World War II remains the world’s leading convention of WWII experts\, students\, and enthusiasts. \nClick here for all details and to register \nFriday\, March 5\, 2021\n9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.International Conference on World War II Opening\nWelcome Remarks – Stephen Watson\, President & CEO\, The National WWII Museum\nOpening Remarks – TBD\, Pritzker Military Museum & Library\n\n9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Drawing Fire: The Editorial Cartoons of Bill MauldinA conversation with Todd Depastino\, PhD and Rob Citino\, PhD\n10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Break\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Air Power in AsiaModerator – Conrad Crane\, PhD\nFirst Fighter Pilots: The Flying Tigers – Sam Kleiner\nRaining Fire: B-29s over Japan – James M. Scott\n\n11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Break\n11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.The End of the War in the Pacific Moderator – Richard Frank\nCrucible of Hell: Okinawa – Saul David\, PhD\nStruggle for Survival: China\, 1945 – Rana Mitter\, PhD\n\n12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Break\n1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Testaments to Sacrifice: WWII Memorialization in Europe and Asia Moderator – Guenter Bischof\, PhD\nTriumph of the Dead – Kate Clarke LeMay\, PhD\nChina’s Long War – Rana Mitter\, PhD\n\n2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Break\n2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II Moderator – John Morrow\, PhD\nAt the Front\, 1917-1945 – Chad Williams\, PhD\nHonor Delayed: Medal of Honor Recipients – Robert Jefferson\, PhD\n\n3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Break\n3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.A World at Arms: World War II’s Forgotten Fronts Moderator – Gerhard Weinberg\, PhD\nThe Allies Finally Win One: The East Africa Campaign\, 1940-1941 – Michael Neiberg\, PhD\nUnexpected Allies: The OSS and Ho Chi Minh – Dixee Bartholomew-Feis\, PhD
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-international-conference-on-world-war-ii-free-online/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210225T233000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210226T013000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T165151Z
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SUMMARY:The Coming War for the South China Sea - LTCOL Alistair Pope\,(ret’d) psc\, CM
DESCRIPTION:Royal United Services Institute of Victoria – Lunchtime Address – Thursday 25th February 2019 at 1230 – ANZAC House \, 4 Collins St\, Melbourne.\n\nLTCOL Alistair Pope\,(ret’d) psc\, CM \nTOPIC:\nThe Coming War for the South China Sea \nCoffee and Tea from 1130 am.\,\nEntrance fee: $10\nPlease note that the Annual General Meeting of RUSI VIC will take place between 12noon and 1230pm. \nIt would be appreciated if you could advise your attendance to enable catering and seating to be arranged. \nContact the office\, preferably by email to secretary@rusivic.org.au or phone 9282 5918 by 2pm Monday 22nd February 2021.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-coming-war-for-the-south-china-sea-ltcol-alistair-poperetd-psc-cm/
LOCATION:ANZAC House\, 4\, Collins St\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210222T023000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210222T043000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210119T184757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T184757Z
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SUMMARY:Blood And Bone - WW2 Play about Australian & Greek friendship
DESCRIPTION:Blood and Bone is a new play about friendship between Australians and Greeks that outlasted WW2 battles. \n \nWritten by Meg McNena and directed by Demetra Giannakopoulos\, it portrays the courage and sacrifice of Anzac\, Greek and Cretan combatants and civilians\, the women’s struggles\, and post-war Greek migration to Australia. Inspired by interviews with 2/7th veterans captured on Crete\, it highlights the importance of mateship to survive as people and nations. \nBetween Saturday 20 February 2021 6:30 PM and Sunday 21 February 2021 3:30 PM
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/blood-and-bone-ww2-play-about-australian-greek-friendship-2/
LOCATION:Renaissance Theatre\, 826 High St\, East Kew\, Victoria\, 3012\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210221T053000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210221T073000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210119T184618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T184618Z
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SUMMARY:Blood And Bone - WW2 Play about Australian & Greek friendship
DESCRIPTION:Blood and Bone is a new play about friendship between Australians and Greeks that outlasted WW2 battles. \n \nWritten by Meg McNena and directed by Demetra Giannakopoulos\, it portrays the courage and sacrifice of Anzac\, Greek and Cretan combatants and civilians\, the women’s struggles\, and post-war Greek migration to Australia. Inspired by interviews with 2/7th veterans captured on Crete\, it highlights the importance of mateship to survive as people and nations. \nBetween Saturday 20 February 2021 6:30 PM and Sunday 21 February 2021 3:30 PM
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/blood-and-bone-ww2-play-about-australian-greek-friendship/
LOCATION:Renaissance Theatre\, 826 High St\, East Kew\, Victoria\, 3012\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210219T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210220T040000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210117T180254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210117T181257Z
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SUMMARY:Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Every year the RHSV hosts a fabulous second-hand history book fair where we sell history books of every imaginable genre. \n \nVictorian and Australian history dominate but you’ll find biographies and memoirs\, military history\, art history\, natural history\, classics\, children’s books\, political and social history\, literary history etc \nThere wasn’t a book fair in 2020 so the Drill Hall is bursting at the seams with accumulated donations of books from members and friends: professional and professorial libraries being downsized\, private\, public and educational libraries deaccessioning and old books making way for new. Books are priced to go – we don’t want any books left behind! A COVID silver-lining has to be that everyone Marie-Kondo’ed their libraries in 2020 and we’ve benefited. \nAt the 2021 Book Fair we are honoured to offer the Les Blake Collection for sale. Leslie Bamford James Blake\, O.B.E.\, B.A. Melb.\, M.Ed. Melb.\, F.A.C.E.\, F.R.S.H.V.\, F.I.B.A. was born at Bendigo (Vic.) on 5 March 1913 and died 4 June 1987 at Karingal. A long-time member of the Victorian Education Department\, during which he was an Inspector of Schools (1958-1972)\, and official historian of the Department (1966-1974)\, after which he became Victoria’s State Historian. He made major contributions to the Australian Dictionary of Biography and served in the Australian Army Signal Corps of the A.I.F. during WWII. He was President of the R.H.S.V. from 1966-1971 and Foundation President of the Western Victorian Association of historical Societies (1963-1964). \nThe Book Fair is open to the public however it kicks off with a Members-only night on Thursday 18th Feb from 5pm – 8pm. The fair then remains open to the public on Friday 19th\, Saturday 20th and Monday 22nd February (9am – 5pm except Saturday which is 10am – 4pm).
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/book-fair/
LOCATION:The Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A’Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210218T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210218T070000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T150933Z
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SUMMARY:‘The Dunera Boys – a Family Story’ - Speaker: Phil Dressing
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar: Wednesday 17 February 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \nDuring this presentation Phil Dressing will tell a very personal family story of the “Dunera Boys”. \nHis father and his two brothers were brought up in a German orientated orphanage in London. They were interned in the UK in the mid-forties by the Government fearing a fifth front on home shores. Informed they were being banished to Canada and they were put aboard the Aranadora Star\, a converted Blue Star Passenger Liner. \nThe ship\, unescorted\, was torpedoed and sunk by U47 with tremendous loss of life. The vessel was carrying far more passengers than life saving capacity. All three brothers survived and a very short time later found themselves on the HMT Dunera bound for Australia. \n2\,542 internees left Liverpool on the ‘hell’ ship bound for Australia. The Dunera was dangerously overcrowded and the internees were kept in quarters below deck\, with limited access to fresh air or daylight. Conditions were unhygienic\, with the putrid stench of vomit\, urine and unwashed bodies. The internees suffered from poor rations\, inadequate medical care and regular beatings from the British guards. Despite the hardships on board and in Australia\, 900 elected to stay in the country. \nUpon arrival\, they were interned at Tatura\, Victoria. Towards the end of the war with Germany\, the boys were offered to be returned to the UK or join the Australian Army. They chose the latter and served in the northern islands fighting the Japanese. \nAll three survived that experience\, returned to Victoria\, married\, raised families and went on to become successful businessmen. The Dressing brothers did not tell their siblings their life story. In Phil’s father’s case\, not until his wife\, Jean\, passed away some thirty years ago. When he was asked why he kept the story to himself\, his father replied that he was afraid his sons would think less of him being of German origin during the war. \nThis is their story. \n \n\n\n \nAbout the presenter \nPhil Dressing is General Manager of the National Vietnam Veterans Museum\, a position he has held since November 2016. Not a Vietnam Vet himself\, he was in the last National Service ballot in September 1972 at the age of nineteen years. His date was not drawn but Gough Whitlam\, elected to lead our Country in December 1972\, on a platform of anti-war\, anti-conscription\, immediately dismantled National Service. It was unlikely Phil would have served even had his number been drawn. He was provided a temporary exemption at the time. \nHe was born and bred in West St. Kilda\, which explains his love of the St. Kilda Football Club\, and was schooled at Middle Park State School and Caulfield Grammar. His early career was Industrial Risk Management/Occupational Health and Safety\, becoming Pilkington (industrial\, domestic and automotive glass manufacturers) Australasia’s Risk and Insurance Manager. After a move to Phillip Island he managed the local golf club for eight years\, worked in real estate for two years and then worked for the Phillip Island Adventure Resort for ten years. He has been married to Jan for over forty years. They have two sons and four grandchildren. Despite his ample girth he plays golf and pedals around Phillip Island on a regular basis. \nBook your ticket here
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-dunera-boys-a-family-story-speaker-phil-dressing/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Military History and Heritage Victoria":MAILTO:info@mhhv.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210215T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210216T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201017T143616Z
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SUMMARY:Women Work for Victory in World War II - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. \n \nIt is an online exhibition for now\, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just as soon as we can open once again. \nWomen Work for Victory is an important reminder of the contribution played by women across Australian society in the cause of an Allied victory. Many thousands of women joined the workforce during world War II\, many working in jobs previously reserved for men. From the fields to the factories\, the armed services to the home\, women produced the food\, clothing and munitions that supplied both the Allied troops in the Pacific region and the civilian population. \nMany of these jobs were difficult and dangerous\, but thousands of women responded to the call. It is important to remember their stories. \nWhile the critical work of women on the home front during World War II went a long way towards shifting attitudes towards women in the workforce\, the exhibition also lays clear the limitations to such changes. \nWomen Work for Victory reveals that most women at this time were paid far less than men\, even where the work they performed was identical. Equal pay was a live issue at the time\, but very few women ever achieved it. As the men returned from the war\, women had to relinquish many of these jobs. It was ‘thanks girls and goodbye!’
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/women-work-for-victory-in-world-war-ii-exhibition-2/
LOCATION:Old Treasury Building\, 20 Spring St\, East Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210213T020000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210213T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210201T142911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T142911Z
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SUMMARY:Gulf War 30th Anniversary - Museum At Home Webinar
DESCRIPTION:In this Museum At Home webinar 30 years on from the Gulf War\, we explore Australia’s contribution and involvement in Operation Desert Storm. \n\nAbout this Event\n17 January 2021 marks 30 years since the start of Operation Desert Storm\, the military response by a US-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq’s illegal occupation of neighbouring Kuwait in August 1990. More than 1\,800 Australian Defence Force personnel were deployed to the Persian Gulf from August 1990 to September 1991. On 24 February 1991\, coalition ground forces moved from Saudi Arabia against Iraqi positions\, destroying what was left of Iraq’s ability to resist. Although Australian forces never officially engaged in open combat with hostile forces they primarily provided naval support with a unit of photo interpreters on the ground in Saudi Arabia. \nIn this webinar\, historian Dr Aaron Pegram explains Australia’s involvement in the Gulf War and how the Australian War Memorial is collecting stories and items to display in its museum gallery spaces in the future. \nThis is an interactive webinar\, where viewers have the opportunity to send in questions online during the event for our speakers to answer. \nPanelist: \nDr Aaron Pegram is a senior historian at the Australian War Memorial with 15 years’ experience in museums and exhibition development. A member of the Military History Section\, he is currently attached to the Memorial’s Gallery Development team\, working on a new permanent display on Australia’s involvement in the Gulf War
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/gulf-war-30th-anniversary-museum-at-home-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210210T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210210T230000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210117T212636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210117T212636Z
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SUMMARY:Trove for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Trove is a National Library of Australia website which provides access to historic newspapers\, photographs\, and much more. Come along to this session to learn what’s available on Trove\, and some tips and tricks to find what you’re looking for. \nRecommended for beginners. \nDate: February 10 \nTime: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nWebsite:https://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/categories/local-family-history/2784-trove-for-beginners \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/trove-for-beginners/
LOCATION:Williamstown Library\, 104 Ferguson Street\, Williamstown\, Victoria\, 3016\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210128T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210128T230000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20210109T190720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T190720Z
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SUMMARY:For Gallantry - Museum At Home Webinar
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar we host the author of For Gallantry\, Craig Blanch to find out more about the stories of 28 remarkable Australians. \nAbout this Event\nFrom the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the burning ruins of the Bali bombings\, For Gallantry tells the stories of the 28 Australians awarded the nation’s highest non-combat awards for bravery: the Imperial George Cross and its Australian Honours and Awards replacement\, the Cross of Valour. \nThey came from all walks of life. From teachers and farmers to defence force members and firefighters\, theirs are stories of incredible physical and moral courage. Some were recognised for single heroic acts\, others for their conduct over many months of terrible adversity. \nThis is an interactive webinar\, where viewers have the opportunity to send in questions online during the event for our speakers to answer. \nPanellist: \nCraig Blanch is a curator at the Australian War Memorial\, and one of the organisation’s foremost authorities on the Victoria Cross\, George Cross and the Cross of Valour. He is a co-author of For Valour: Australians awarded the Victoria Cross (2018). \nMuseum At Home webinar series \nEach month\, join the Australian War Memorial online as we peel back the layers of time to explore key moments in history\, go behind-the-scenes into the workings of a world class museum\, and share with you some of the important artefacts from our extensive collection. \nOur Museum At Home webinar series gives you the chance to hear from our historians\, curators and other expert staff\, and a unique opportunity to ask questions about Australia’s military history. \nFor more\, visit www.awm.gov.au/museumathome
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/for-gallantry-museum-at-home-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201209T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201209T070000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
CREATED:20201030T175606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T175855Z
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SUMMARY:‘Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs history’  Speaker – Dr Mark Dapin
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar: Tuesday 08 December 2020 @ 07:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time). \n\nWhen Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war\, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn’t alone. In Australia’s Vietnam\, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood\, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters.\nAustralia’s Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia’s experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history. \nMHHV Members $5\, General Public $10. \n \n\n(The Zoom link and simple instructions will be emailed after 4pm on Tuesday December 8 to all ticket holders) \nAbout the presenter \n \nDr Mark Dapin is a well-known historian\, author and journalist. He has degrees in the History of Art (BGS)\, Social Studies (BA Hons).\, Journalism (MA) and Military History (PhD).\nHis books are often found on shortlists. The Nashos’ War was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Award for Non-Fiction and won an Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize and the People’s Choice Award at the NIB Awards.\nHis Jewish Anzacs and Australia’s Vietnam were both shortlisted for the NIB Military History Prize. His novel about the Thai-Burma Railway\, Spirit House\, was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year Award and the Royal Society for Literature’s Oondatje Award in London. He is editor of the Penguin Book of Australian War Writing and From the Trenches: The Best Anzac Writing of World War I.\nMyths of War\, his eight-part series searching for the truth in Australian military history\, was broadcast by Radio National earlier this year.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/australias-vietnam-myth-vs-history-speaker-dr-mark-dapin/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201115T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201116T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:Women Work for Victory in World War II - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. \n \nIt is an online exhibition for now\, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just as soon as we can open once again. \nWomen Work for Victory is an important reminder of the contribution played by women across Australian society in the cause of an Allied victory. Many thousands of women joined the workforce during world War II\, many working in jobs previously reserved for men. From the fields to the factories\, the armed services to the home\, women produced the food\, clothing and munitions that supplied both the Allied troops in the Pacific region and the civilian population. \nMany of these jobs were difficult and dangerous\, but thousands of women responded to the call. It is important to remember their stories. \nWhile the critical work of women on the home front during World War II went a long way towards shifting attitudes towards women in the workforce\, the exhibition also lays clear the limitations to such changes. \nWomen Work for Victory reveals that most women at this time were paid far less than men\, even where the work they performed was identical. Equal pay was a live issue at the time\, but very few women ever achieved it. As the men returned from the war\, women had to relinquish many of these jobs. It was ‘thanks girls and goodbye!’
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/women-work-for-victory-in-world-war-ii-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Treasury Building\, 20 Spring St\, East Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201112T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201112T070000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:Peter Monteath - ‘Battle on 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ bloody last stand’
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar: Wednesday November 11\, 2020 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)\n \n \nPurchase your tickets here\nThe Battle for Crete was at once the most modern and the most ancient of wars. \nFor a week Australians and New Zealand forces were relentlessly hammered from the skies by the Luftwaffe and pursued across Crete by some of the most accomplished and best equipped forces Hitler could muster. \nOn the morning of 27 May 1941\, however\, all that was about to change. When a unit of German mountain troops approached the Allies’ defensive line – known as 42nd Street – men from the Australian 2/7th and 2/8th Battalions and New Zealanders from several battalions counter-attacked with fixed bayonets. By the end\, German bodies were strewn across the battlefield. \nAcclaimed historian Peter Monteath draws on recollections and records of Australian\, New Zealand\, British and German soldiers and local Cretans to reveal the truth behind one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War. \nDate: 11 November 2020 \n7:00 PM-8:00 PM. \nOnline via Zoom.com\nMHHV Members $5\, General Public $10. \nPurchase your tickets here\nAbout the presenter \n \nPeter Monteath is a Professor of History at Flinders University in Adelaide\, Australia. He was born and grew up in Brisbane before attending the University of Queensland\, Siegen University (Federal Republic of Germany) and Griffith University. \nHe has taught previously at The University of Queensland\, Griffith University\, Deakin University\, The University of Western Australia and The University of Adelaide. He has also been Adjunct Professor at The University of St. Louis Missouri and the Technical University of Berlin\, where he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow. \nCurrently he teaches modern European history and writes about various aspects of European and Australian history\, with a particular interest in things German. \nInterests include a distant admiration for Hertha BSC\, badminton\, and unabashed nostalgia for the glory days of the Brisbane Lions.\nwww.petermonteath.com.au/
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/peter-monteath-battle-on-42nd-street-war-in-crete-and-the-anzacs-bloody-last-stand/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201021T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201021T070000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:‘DARK SECRETS: The True Story of Murder in HMAS Australia’  with – Robert Hadler
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar: Tuesday October 20\, 2020 @ 7.00 pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \nPurchase your tickets here\nA dark secret lurked aboard HMAS Australia\, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy. \nThis would prove to be one of the most controversial events in the history of the Royal Australian Navy and trigger unprecedented legal and political events. \nIn 1942\, with a Japanese invasion on New Guinea looming\, those aboard the ship were shocked and completely unprepared to deal with the brutal murder of a young sailor by two shipmates who were allegedly part of a homosexual group on the flagship. \nA swift military investigation and court martial were conducted. The officers faced a difficult\, almost impossible task. How were they to prove the guilt of sailors accused of murdering a shipmate without exposing the motive for the crime\, which would unleash embarrassing propaganda onto the world for the enemy to exploit? \nThe RAN was placed under the operational control of the Royal Navy in 1939. This meant that Australian sailors\, in Australian warships\, even in home waters\, were subject to British naval law during the war. This would have profound implications for the sailors who murdered Jack Riley. The death penalty only applied for treason under Australian military law. The death sentence applied for murder under British law. \nThe incident was a massive shock to the new Labor Government. It owned the RAN but it had no control over it. Even worse\, the Labor Government was opposed to capital punishment but it could not overturn a death sentence without the agreement of the British Government. Unfortunately\, Whitehall and the Admiralty were not keen to make an exception that may undermine naval discipline across the fleet. This led to a diplomatic standoff that would take Royal intervention to resolve. \nThe Labor Government was so angry about the situation that its Attorney General\, Bert Evatt\, decided to use the Australia incident to adopt the Statute of Westminster so Parliament could over-ride British law. However\, the Conservative parties controlled the Senate and opposed adoption of the Statute during the war. It would be a bold gamble by Evatt that would make or break his political career. \nThe full details of the murder\, the names of the sailors involved in an alleged homosexual group on the flagship and the dark motive for his murder have been buried for more than two generations in the National Archives. The ultimate fate of the sailors convicted of his murder has also been hidden for far too long. It is well past time that the full story of the three sailors and what happened on board Australia that dark night on the Coral Sea in 1942 and afterwards is finally told. \nMHHV Members $5\, General Public $10. \nPurchase your tickets here\n  \n  \nAbout the presenter \nhttp://www.roberthadler.com \nRobert Hadler is a former award-winning economics journalist and foreign correspondent who also worked in the Commonwealth public service\, as a political advisor\, for industry and lobby groups and as a senior executive in some of Australia’s biggest companies. Since 2015\, Robert has been a Non-Executive Director on Government\, private and not-for-profit Boards. His passion is writing about Australian history\, and in particular controversial events that sparked military\, legal and political challenges and triggered reforms that changed the future direction of the nation.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/dark-secrets-the-true-story-of-murder-in-hmas-australia-with-robert-hadler/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200923T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200923T060000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:Ross McMullin - ‘Turning Disaster into Victory: The Battle of Polygon Wood’ live online
DESCRIPTION:The battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 is one of the AIF’s most iconic but least understood victories.  \n  \n \nIt has usually been depicted as a relatively straightforward affair — the Australians advanced behind an irresistible barrage that resembled a Gippsland bushfire\, and there were inevitable casualties but no major hiccups. This interpretation is fundamentally flawed. \nThere was indeed a major hiccup that complicated the operation. The Germans\, sensing what was coming\, launched a ferocious pre-emptive attack against the AIF’s right. The 58th Battalion\, then holding the front line\, held firm despite severe casualties\, while the British unit alongside was driven back. AIF units earmarked for the following day’s operation were sent forward to retrieve the situation\, and further heavy losses resulted. \nWith enemy forces occupying the adjacent British sector\, General Pompey Elliott recommended that the operation be postponed. His superiors insisted that the attack had to proceed. Elliott had to overhaul the arrangements in great haste. He remained sceptical about assurances he was given that the plight on the right would be fixed before zero hour. It wasn’t. Even so\, men under his command attained the Australian objectives in their sector and ensured that the British objectives on their right were attained as well. \nWhen the real story is understood\, the extent of the AIF achievement at Polygon Wood can be properly appreciated. Dr Ross McMullin\, the award-winning biographer of Pompey Elliott\, will tell the story of the battle in a vivid and illuminating illustrated presentation. \nDate: 22 September 2020 \nTime: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n(Please log into Zoom from 6:45pm to 6:55pm for a 7:00 pm start)\n\nWhere: Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation in Victoria MHHV has had to make changes to the way this presentation will be available.\nWe have chosen to have the Ross McMullin – “Turning Disaster into Victory” presentation go ahead LIVE online via ZOOM.com \nMHHV Members $10\, General Public $15. \nIt is necessary that all audience members pre-book their ticket\nBook your ticket here\nAbout the presenter \n\nhttp://www.rossmcmullin.com.au \nDr Ross McMullin is an acclaimed biographer and historian\, and a lively and entertaining speaker. His biography Pompey Elliott won awards for biography and literature. Farewell\, Dear People: Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and the National Cultural Award. His latest book is Pompey Elliott at War: In His Own Words. His biography of Australia’s first official war artist\, Will Dyson: Australia’s Radical Genius\, was highly commended by the judges of the National Biography Award. Other previous books include the ALP centenary history The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891-1991\, and another political history So Monstrous a Travesty: Chris Watson and The World’s First National Labour Government.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/ross-mcmullin-turning-disaster-into-victory-the-battle-of-polygon-wood/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200705T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200705T230000
DTSTAMP:20260918T081725
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SUMMARY:2020 Reserve Forces Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:To honour and recognise those who have served as members of the Reserve Forces in Australia.\nREGISTER ATTENDANCE\nDue to the current COVID situation and after consultation with the Shrine Staff the Reserve Force Day\nCeremony will be held at the Shrine on the forecourt with the restriction that only registered guests\nmay attend the ceremony. Invitations to each Association for THREE representatives to be nominated\nor individuals can apply by forwarding names to:\nRFDA Admin – Heather Fry by email hfry44@bigpond.com or Mob 0417 979 826.\nWe have a limit on attendance and will be first in\, first served. Attendance by registration only \nProgram\n1100 hours Flypast of Vintage Planes from Pt Cook RAAF Museum\n1105 hours Ceremony to commence with: Welcome\, Guest Speaker\, Wreath Laying\, Ode\, National Anthem\n1130 hours Ceremony concludes \nDress: For Males Beret\, jacket with medals\, trousers or suit\, black shoes\nFor Females a similar or suitable attire is expected\nSeating: Restricted seating on forecourt for registered guests only\nLight Refreshments: There will be No refreshments after the ceremony \nWet Weather Plan – Ceremony moved to Shrine Sanctuary \nLive Streaming – The Shrine will be Live Streaming the Ceremony\nhttps://www.facebook.com/shrineofremembrance/ \nFurther Details : Contact Brian Neal 0409 197 913 or\nDanny Hill 03 5945 1034
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/2020-reserve-forces-day-ceremony/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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