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Commemoration of the First Shot of World War I
Fort Queenscliff is the site where the order was given to fire the first shot in anger by the British Empire of WWI. Artillery at Fort Nepean then fired warning […]
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 […]
2014 Reserve Forces Day Parade – Melbourne
The Reserve Forces Day Parade will take the form of a ceremonial march led by a Military Band for former and current Navy, Army and Air Force Reservists from Government […]
Meet The Rats
Meet our Rats of Tobruk, Ron Williamson and Bob Semple, as they share their recollections of the siege of Tobruk 73 years ago. Hear about their battle experiences, living conditions […]
Breaker Morant The Retrial – Event Screening
Breaker Morant The Retrial, a team of top international lawyers assist descendants take their case to the highest courts. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; […]
Without Warning
The story of Damien Thomlinson, an Australian veteran of the Afghanistan War, is one that continues to inspire people around the world. In April 2009, Damien‚Äôs life changed forever. Whilst […]
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 […]
