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SUMMARY:Hard Fought: Australia in the Mediterranean Theatre 1940-1945  4th Biennial Two-Day Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference will examine the contribution of Australia’s Army\, Navy and Air Force to Allied operations and campaigns in the Mediterranean Theatre over 1940-1945. \n \nFrom Libya\, Greece\, Crete\, Syria-Lebanon\, Egypt\, and Malta\, in North Africa\, Sicily\, Italy\, southern France and the Balkans\, Australians in units or as individuals were active in the theatre. \nWhat were the strategic imperatives about the Mediterranean Theatre and why was Australia there? How did Australia support Allied strategy in the Mediterranean Theatre and what were the consequences for Australia after Japan attacked in the Pacific? What was the Axis opposition and how did the Australians measure up against the Italians\, Germans and Vichy French? What was the experience of Australia Air Force\, Navy and Army\, nationally or as part of Allied forces? What were the Australian contributions to Allied victories\, and how did they deal with their defeats? What was the experience of the Australians captured by the Axis\, and of Axis prisoners in Australia? How did the medical services cope? Who were the leaders and battle commanders and how did they perform? What were the stories of courage in ground\, sea and air battles? How have we remembered those who fell? \nView the Conference program here\nRegister for the conference here\nOrganisers\n(Chair) Prof. Peter Edwards\, AM\n(Convenor) Dr Andrew Kilsby \nTickets (includes all conference sessions\, lunch\, morning\, and afternoon tea):\n• MHHV Member: $170\n• Non-MHHV Members: $200.\n• University student or Non-MHHV Member Concession Card Holder: $170\n• Conference 3 course dinner $50 per head (drinks not included) \nConference Dinner speaker: Emeritus Prof. David Horner AM\, Strategic & Defence Studies Centre\, Australian National University. Australian War Leadership \nRegister for the Dinner here.\nRegistrations for conference and dinner close Tuesday 5th April at 5PM \nView the Conference program here\nSee accepted speaker abstracts and bios here\nSee the Call for Papers here \nCovid-19 – Please note that the conference will be organised to comply with the Covid-19 rules of entry requested by the venue (this may include a requirement to be fully vaccinated). \nConference Sponsors:
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/hard-fought-australia-in-the-mediterranean-theatre-1940-1945-4th-biennial-two-day-conference/
LOCATION:Waverley RSL Sub-Branch Inc\, 161 Coleman Parade\, Glen Waverly\, Victoria\, 3150\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Eleven Bats: A Story of Combat\, Cricket and the SAS - Speaker: Harry Moffitt
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 15 February 2022 7:00PM-8:00PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \nAt the end of the session\, Harry will take questions on the book as well as any questions related to the SAS. \n  \n \n\nThe presentation\nAnthony ‘Harry’ Moffitt spent more than twenty years in the SAS. His decades of service and his multiple tours in East Timor\, Iraq and Afghanistan made him one of the regiment’s most experienced and recognised figures. \nAlongside the SAS\, Harry’s other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent\, whether it was in the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader\, or on the dusty streets of Baghdad\, or in exposed Forward Operating Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers\, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games. \nAs part of the tradition\, Harry also started to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours\, eleven of them in total. They’d often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form the basis for Harry’s extraordinary memoir. It’s a book about combat\, and what it takes to serve in one of the world’s most elite formations. It’s a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it’s a book about the healing power of cricket\, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. \n \n\nAbout the presenter\nAnthony ‘Harry’ Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years\, most of which was spent with Australia’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment as a Team Commander and Team Specialist. He has served in eleven active deployments\, including being wounded in action in 2008. Harry completed his time with the SAS as its Human Performance Manager. He’s a Registered Psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy\, Stotan Group\, working with sports teams\, the military and industry. He remains a cricket tragic. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe book
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/eleven-bats-a-story-of-combat-cricket-and-the-sas-speaker-harry-moffitt/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220130T230000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220131T010000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:Annual “Touch of Scotland” Luncheon
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URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/annual-touch-of-scotland-luncheon/
LOCATION:Malvern East RSL\, 59 Stanley Grose Drive\, East Malvern\, 3145\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211203T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211204T040000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona\, Buna and Sanananda Sydney\, One Day Conference
DESCRIPTION:As the battle for Guadalcanal dragged on the Japanese advance on the Kokoda Track culminated and they were ordered to ‘advance to the rear’.  \n \nTwo delaying defensive positions at Eora Creek and Oivi-Gorari imposed a toll on the Australians’ pursuit\, but allowed time for the Japanese to complete a labyrinth of bunkers and trenches around the Papuan beach head villages of Gona\, Buna and Sanananda. The Battle for the Beachheads\, as it became known\, saw an estimated 9\,000 Japanese troops in well-prepared positions defend to the death the territory they had occupied for the last six months. \nWhat are the legacies of this little-known chapter of military history? Please join a group of well-qualified speakers as we examine these and other questions in a one-day conference – The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona\, Buna and Sanananda – on Friday 3 December 2021. \nThe 55/53rd Battle of the Beachheads Conference in association with Kokoda Historical and the Great Southern Hotel will take place in Sydney. \nCost: Mice of Moresby Members $100 & Non Members $110 \nRSVP: Rob Denny on 0437 818 834 or email: rdenny@prodarts.com.au \nTo download the conference program please click here \nAccommodation available for those wishing to stay Friday evening for the Mice of Moresby Sanananda Day Reunion on Sat Dec 4. Ask President Rob Denny for more information.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-bloody-beachheads-the-battles-of-gona-buna-and-sanananda-sydney-one-day-conference/
LOCATION:Great Southern Hotel\, 717 George St\, Sydney\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211117T053000
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SUMMARY:Caen is coming to you
DESCRIPTION:Transport yourself to the famous region of Normandy and visit picturesque Caen\, a town enriched with history\, nature and gastronomy.  \n \nFollowing the success of the online event “Bordeaux vient à vous”\, we are delighted to invite you to the next destination of our virtual tour of France: Caen. \nEmbark on an exciting trip to Caen in Normandy\, in the north-west of France. Located only 2 hours from Paris by train\, Caen is a must-see destination for your next trip to France. In partnership with Caen Tourism Board\, discover the charming sights in the lush countryside and by the sea\, and don’t forget to explore and enjoy the local cuisine! \n \nUncover the rich history of Caen and discover William the Conqueror\, the Battle of Hastings and the significant role played by French and Australian soldiers in partnership during the Second World War. Olivier Pizzimenti from the WWII Memorial Museum will join us to talk about the landing beaches and the involvement of the Australian soldiers for the freedom of France. \n📅 Tuesday 16 November\n🕕 6.30 PM – 7.30 PM\n🎤 Hosted by AFM | Guests: Florence Nikolic (Caen Tourism Board) and Olivier Pizzimenti (Caen Memorial Museum)\n🏷️ $20\n📍 Online\n💬 In English \n  \nYou must RSVP by 15 Nov 2021 2:00pm – Caen is coming to you (afmelbourne.com.au)
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/caen-is-coming-to-you/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211112T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211112T063000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:Soldier settlement schemes seminar via zoom
DESCRIPTION:A joint presentation with the Genealogical Society of Victoria and the RHSV. \nWe are delighted that Dr Charles Fahey has agreed to deliver this seminar on Soldier Settlement Schemes. \n \nThe Soldier Settlement Schemes encompassed thousands of World War One returned soldiers who occupied farming land on conditional purchase leases across Victoria between 1919 and the 1960s. If you are researching family or Australian history this talk will help you understand the individual experience of a soldier settler\, as well as the historical context of the Victorian Soldier Settlement Scheme. The talk will make special use of files from the parishes of Wagant and Kulwin to illustrate the information and stories to be found in vast archive left by the settlers. \nDr Charles Fahey joined Latrobe University in 1990 after briefly teaching history at the University of Tasmania in Launceston. He taught history at La Trobe University\, in Bendigo\, Melbourne and Shepparton until his retirement in 2018. His research explores Australian Labor\, rural and mining history. He is the author of many Victorian rural histories and articles (a list of articles can be found here). Before becoming an academic\, he was employed as a historian with the Victorian Government\, where he worked on the conservation of historic sites on Crown land and the history of Victorian forestry. The unit Charles worked with was also responsible for transferring the vast archive of Solder Settler files to PROV. \nThis is a free Zoom presentation. Please register here and the Zoom log-in details will be sent to you 24 hours before the event.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/soldier-settlement-schemes-seminar-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211112T043000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211112T053000
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SUMMARY:Commemorate Remembrance Day with Mat McLachlan
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a difficult couple of years for everyone\, and while this year we will commemorate Remembrance Day on Australian soil\, I am delighted that with the return of international travel we will be able to walk the ground on battlefields around the world in 2022.\nThis year for Remembrance Day\, I would like to invite you to join me for a very special online event that will take you to the battlefields of the Western Front\, Vietnam and Kokoda to chat about some of the most significant battles in Australia’s history. \nDATE: Thursday\, 11 November 2021\nTIME: 5:30pm – 6:30pm (AEDT) \nSpecial guests joining me will be historian and battlefield guide Pete Smith from the Somme; Vietnam veteran and Military Cross recipient Gary McKay; and historian and Kokoda specialist David Howell – who has undertaken over 60 crossings of the Kokoda Track. \nPlease register here to attend.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/commemorate-remembrance-day-with-mat-mclachlan/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211111T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211111T070000
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SUMMARY:‘Leadership in Crisis: Blamey at War.’ - Speaker: Brent Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 10 November 2021 7:00PM-8:00PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n\nThe presentation\nGeneral Blamey is a controversial figure in Australian military history. This presentation describes a consummate military leader at the top of his game fighting for his country in a time of deep crisis.\n‘Never trust foreign generals with the Diggers’ was Blamey’s cast iron rule\, which he learnt the hard way on the killing fields of World War I. As Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces in World War II\, by applying this rule and through great leadership\, he built up a winning world-class military system. He kept control of his forces and demanded his generals always ‘keep the casualties low’. As a result\, the Diggers had remarkably low casualty rates while achieving spectacular results. \nBlamey was a hard man doing a very hard job very well for a long time. He was both spectacularly effective (consistently won\, managed complex and difficult political relationships\, managed a vast\, dispersed organisation in a time of crisis and stayed in command for the whole war) and efficient (kept the casualties low). \nAll leaders make enemies and mistakes. Blamey was no different. His reputation has been unfairly blackened by the small number of mistakes he made\, while the huge amount of good he did tends to be unknown or unrecognised\, including by the Diggers whose lives he saved. \nBrent’s analysis shows Australian forces in WWII suffered 45\,000 fewer deaths than one would expect. This was largely Blamey’s work since he sat at the apex of the command pyramid. The presentation explains how he achieved that great feat while leading a force of comprising around million men. The other major achievement was that his force won most of the time. \nFurther he kept his job right through the war\, which is an achievement not shared by the governments that employed him. \n \n\nAbout the presenter\nIn addition to writing two biographical leadership books Brent has had over twenty-five years professional experience in understanding and describing leadership to senior management. Included in that experience was four years as research director for KPMG during which time he applied many analyses similar to those applied to Blamey’s record.\nBrent has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology Hons).
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/leadership-in-crisis-blamey-at-war-speaker-brent-taylor/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211103T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211103T060000
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SUMMARY:AUKUS - So What?: Reconciling Australia's Geography with its History\, its Fear of Abandonment and Fear of Entrapment
DESCRIPTION:In light of the recent AUKUS pact between Australia\, the United Kingdom and the United States\, Professor John Blaxland from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU will explore the unreconciled dialectic in Australian consciousness between our geography\, history and a lingering fear of entrapment. \n \nProfessor Blaxland’s talk will probe such issues as: \n– As a multicultural nation\, how important is the Anglosphere to Australia’s identity\, its sense of history and its hopes for the future? \n– How fearful should Australians be of being left to face the fears of our geography without a great and powerful friend by our side? \n– To what extent do Australia’s interests overlap with its neighbours and how much hope can they place in regional partnerships? \n– How much can AUKUS do for Australia in enlisting British and American help? And will that make the regional partnerships more or less likely to be successful? \nThis will be a thought-provoking discussion on highly pertinent questions about Australia’s place in the world. \n  \nSpeaker: John Blaxland is Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies\, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australia National University and a former military intelligence officer. His publications include: The US-Thai Alliance and Asian International Relations (2012); Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan\, 2001-2004 (2020); In From The Cold; Reflections on Australia’s Korean War (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 (1998) and Organising an Army (1989). \n  \nThis will be a online webinar. Please registar by clicking the ‘get tickets’ button below. \nRegistrations close at 4:00pm AEST on the day of the event \n  \nIMPORTANT DETAILS \nIf you have registered for an ‘online’ ticket you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. You will receive an email by 4:30pm on the day of the event. If you do not receive an email by 5:00pm\, please check your junk folder. The event will start at 6pm AEST (Sydney\, Canberra\, Melbourne time\, UTC+10).
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/aukus-so-what-reconciling-australias-geography-with-its-history-its-fear-of-abandonment-and-fear-of-entrapment/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211023T010000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211023T023000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:Bringing your Diggers back to life: a Defence service records seminar
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the National Archives of Australia and the Genealogical Society of Victoria\, the RHSV presents a seminar on defence service records. \nService photo of Private Albert Edward Kemp\, who served in France + Belgium in World War 1 and was killed in action in 1917. Courtesy of Museums Victoria website.\nIn this seminar\, Patrick Ferry and other staff from the National Archives’ Victoria State Office will examine the range of resources available to help you discover more about the military service and sacrifice made by members of your family or local community. Key series in the National Archives’ collection will be highlighted\, including WW1 and WW2 service dossiers and Repatriation / Veterans’ Affairs case files\, together with records about civilians during wartime. The seminar will also point you to other valuable sources of information including Unit War Diaries (held by the Australian War Memorial) and Soldier Settlement records (held by PROV). Research methodologies will also be discussed. \nThis seminar will be of great interest to family historians\, local historians\, military history buffs and people with a general interest in learning more about Australia’s priceless military service records. \nPatrick Ferry is State Manager\, Victoria for the National Archives of Australia. Patrick is a professional archivist who is passionate about local history. Patrick is the author of three publications about the wartime service of Pakenham district residents\, including Blood\, Toil Tears and Sweat: Remembering Pakenham & Districts World War 2 diggers 1939-1949 (with Wally Nye)\, which was the winner of the 2020 Local History Project Award\, Victorian Community History Awards. \nThis free seminar is delivered via Zoom. Please register your interest below and Zoom details will be sent to you 24 hours before the event. \nPlease note\, we are also presenting a seminar by Dr Charles Fahey on 11th November on Victoria’s Soldier Settlement Scheme. Click here for more information. \nPLEASE NOTE: this seminar was originally advertised as being on Sat 23 Oct at 2:30pm – it has moved to Fri 22 Oct at 2pm. \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/bringing-your-diggers-back-to-life-a-defence-service-records-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211019T233000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211020T003000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:No regard for the truth: friendship and kindness. Tragedy and injustice. Rowville’s Italian prisoners of war.
DESCRIPTION:In March 1946\, the war was over. The Italian prisoners of war who had been captured several years earlier in northern Africa were interned in camps around Australia and were waiting to be returned home. One Saturday evening\, the commandant of the Rowville internment camp\, Captain Waterston\, shot and killed a prisoner\, Rodolfo Bartoli\, who he claimed was attempting to escape. What initially appeared to be a straightforward case of an Australian army officer carrying out his duty\, soon appeared to be something else. Allegations of assaults\, reckless firing of weapons\, drunkenness and stolen goods began to emerge. \nWe are delighted that Darren Arnott\, a Melbourne based IT Security consultant will share\, with RHSV members\, his experiences about discovering this story and the details of his research into ‘No Regard for the Truth’ where he delved into military and court archives\, historical police reports\, newspaper articles and personal accounts from former locals who still had memories of the Italians and the camp. He learnt of the brutal treatment of some of the internees and of a romance between the young shooting victim and the daughter of a local farmer which took surprising twist during his research. \nNo Regard for the Truth was shortlisted for the Victorian Community History Awards 2020 and in available in the RHSV bookshop.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/no-regard-for-the-truth-friendship-and-kindness-tragedy-and-injustice-rowvilles-italian-prisoners-of-war/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211016T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211016T230000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:The Elements of military Hygiene: Australian Pacific Forces\, 1945
DESCRIPTION:Military hygiene is an essential component of any war effort. In the severe tropical climate of the Second World War’s Pacific theatre\, disease disabled and killed more Australian troops than the enemy did.\nDr Cecil Evelyn Aufrere Cook (1897-1985) CBE\, MD\, DTMH\, DPH\, RACGP\, ACMA joined the Commonwealth’s Military Reserve as an honorary captain in 1932. He was Medical Officer for the Darwin Garrison until 1938\, when he was appointed Garrison Commander. In 1939 he joined the School of Military Hygiene as a lecturer and until 1941 was a Medical Officer in 4 Armoured Regiment. Cook enlisted for war service in 1941 and was demobilised in February 1946\, with the rank of Lt-Col AD-H (HQ). \nMilitary Hygiene applies at three levels – personal\, camp and region. Dr Cook addressed all three levels and made special studies of regional hygiene profiles before occupation (Morotai Island)\, before battle (OBOE 1 Tarakan and OBOE 2 Borneo) and after victory (Japan). This talk examines Cook’s studies of Japan to prepare the Commonwealth Occupation Force for their engagement in that country. \nWith assistance of some images the talk will describe the scope and content of his hygiene training regime and reports on hygiene risks in Japan\, as well as background information. A brief written paper for participants provides details of Cook’s military and civilian roles and awards in his career of over 50 years. A more detailed written paper will be available after the talk. \nBARRY LEITHHEAD is a retired management consultant specialising in corporate governance\, an author\, presenter and historian. He is the author of A Vision for Australia’s Health: Dr Cecil Cook At Work (Australian Scholarly Publishing\, 2019). His partner Robin McIntyre is Cecil Cook’s daughter. \nThe presentation is scheduled live for 11:00AM AEST on Saturday\, 16 October 2021. It will be accessible online via Google Meet. If interested please register by emailing the President at president@militaryhistorynsw.com.au (mob: 0419 698 783) and follow the instructions below. \nGOOGLE MEET SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-elements-of-military-hygiene-australian-pacific-forces-1945/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211014T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211014T070000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:RAAF Point Cook and its History
DESCRIPTION:The RAAF base at Point Cook has been the site of many of Australia’s aviation ‘firsts’.  \n \nIt was the birthplace our county’s military aviation in 1914 and the first operational base of the Royal Australian Air Force when it was founded a century ago in 1921. \nCultural historian Dr Steve Campbell-Wright will give us a glimpse into the often-secretive world behind the gates of one of Wyndham’s most-famous landmarks. \nBookings required. \n  \n\nDATE AND TIME\nWed\, 13 Oct 2021\n7:00pm – 8:00pm\n\n\nONLINE\nYes\n\n\nORGANISER\nWyndham City Libraries\n\n\nCONTACT\n(03) 8734 2600\nadultlibraryprograms@wyndham.vic.gov.au\n\n\nCOST\nFREE\n\n\nBook Now
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/raaf-point-cook-and-its-history/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211014T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211014T053000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:MHHV AGM 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Military History & Heritage Victoria Annual General Meeting will be held online\, via Zoom\, on 13 October 2021. \n \nFor AGM Documents\, Committee Nomination Forms\, Agenda and Zoom meeting link please contact MHH Secretary\, Jason McGregor\, via info@mhhv.org.au or call on 0419 256 681. \n  \nElection of Office Bearers and Ordinary Committee Members for 2021/22 \nPositions Vacant \nAll positions on the MHHV Inc. Committee are open for election at this year’s AGM on 13 October 2021. The office bearer positions are: \n\nPresident\nVice-President\nSecretary\nTreasurer\n\nIn addition\, Four Ordinary Members of Committee are open for election. \n  \nNominations  \nTo be received by the Secretary no later than 5 pm\, Friday 8 October 2021. \n  \nIf you wish to be nominated for a position\, please sign and date the nomination form and return to the Secretary by 5 pm Friday 8 October 2021. The Secretary will ensure your nominations are signed by two members of the Committee if you are not able to obtain nomination signatures yourself. Nominations to be sent to by post to: \nSecretary \nMHHV Inc. \nPO Box 24376 \nMelbourne VIC 3001 \nOr via email – info@mhhv.org.au \n  \n(1) Nominations of candidates must be made in writing\, signed by two other financial members and the written consent of the candidate (which may be endorsed on the form of nomination). \n(2) A candidate may only be nominated for one office and/or as one ordinary member of the committee\, prior to the annual general meeting. So if you are nominating for an office holder position also nominate for an ordinary member of committee if you wish to be considered for committee if your bid for office holder fails. \n(3) If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on the committee\, the candidates nominated shall be deemed to be elected and further nominations may be received at the AGM. \n(4) If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled\, the persons nominated shall be deemed to be elected. If the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled\, a ballot must be held. \n(5) The ballot for the election of officers and ordinary members of the committee may be conducted by mail prior to the AGM\, and including at the AGM in such manner as the committee may direct. Once nominations have been received\, they will be forwarded to the Returning Officer\, Major General Jim Barry\, AM\, MBE\, RFD\, ED (Rtd)\, MHHV Patron. \nIf nominations do not fill all vacancies\, nominations may be taken from the floor at the AGM to fill those vacancies. \n  \nVoting \nVoting can be made by Proxy forms given to a member who will be attending the AGM. \nNote that voting is only required if there is more than one nomination for a position.  Positions where only one candidate has nominated will be elected unopposed. \n  \nVoting in Person \nVoters must be financial members of MHHV Inc. Proxy forms must be produced if used.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/mhhv-agm-2021/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211002T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:The Battle for Shaggy Ridge 19-31 January 1944
DESCRIPTION:The Military History Society of NSW presents: An online presentation by Phillip Bradley\n \n11:00AM AEST Saturday 2 October 2021 via Google Meet \n \nPhilip Bradley’s latest book tells the extraordinary story of the Australian campaign against the Japanese in New Guinea’s Finisterre mountains in 1943-44. \nOne of Australia’s leading battlefield historians\, he has written an enlightening re-examination of an important campaign following the experiences of the men from both sides. Using letters\, diaries and memoirs from the veterans of the Ramu Valley campaign\, including from the Japanese side\, Phillip takes the reader onto the battlefield. \nFrom the killing ground of Kaiapit to the treacherous heights of the Finisterre Range\, for four months in 1943-44 the Australian army fought to drive the Japanese from their mountain strongholds. The most formidable position was the fortress-like Shaggy Ridge\, its steep sides rising sharply to a knife-edge crest where battle was joined on a one-man front. Based on the accounts of over a hundred Australians\, Americans and Japanese who served on\, around and over the ridge\, The Battle for Shaggy Ridge tells the story of this extraordinary struggle for control of the Ramu Valley in New Guinea. \n  \nPHILLIP BRADLEY is the author of the ground-breaking Hell’s Battlefield and D-Day New Guinea\, and a leading Australian military historian. His extensive research on the battlefield\, in the archives and with the veterans of the campaign has given him an intimate knowledge of the battle for Shaggy Ridge. In this talk he will discuss the battle drawing on his research for the book. \nPhillip Bradley’s The Battle For Shaggy Ridge is available for purchase at this link here \n  \nThe presentation is scheduled live for 11:00AM AEST on Saturday\, 2 October 2021. It will be accessible online via Google Meet. If interested please register by emailing the President at president@militaryhistorynsw.com.au (mob: 0419 698 783) and follow the instructions below. \nGOOGLE MEET SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-battle-for-shaggy-ridge-19-31-january-1944/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210928T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210929T050000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:He "assaulted me at the matrimonial home”: captivity trauma and domestic abuse
DESCRIPTION:This webinar explores the psychological\, emotional\, and moral dimensions of aggression\, violence\, and coercive behaviour in the post-war lives of former Australian airmen prisoners of war (POWs).  \n \nIt indicates that\, in some cases\, physical and emotional abuse were expressions of captivity trauma. Former POWs rarely articulated narratives of perpetration. Accordingly\, this webinar also explores the evidentiary challenges inherent in women’s testimony\, including combative statements from divorce records\, veteran-centric accounts from the medical archive\, and empathetic composures arising from lived experience. \nWhen: Tuesday\, 28 September\, 6.00-7.00pm (AEST)\nWhere: Zoom \nREGISTRATION IS FREE AND REQUIRED. \nDr Kristen Alexander is a visiting fellow at UNSW Canberra. She is the author of five books including Australia’s Few and the Battle of Britain and Taking Flight: Lores Bonney’s Extraordinary Flying Career\, both of which won ACT Writing and Publishing awards. Kristen was awarded a PhD by UNSW Canberra in 2020 for her thesis ‘Emotions of Captivity: Australian Airmen Prisoners of Stalag Luft III and their Families’. Her research centres on Second World War Australian airmen and prisoners of war. She is particularly interested in their emotional responses to warfare and captivity\, as well as the moral dilemmas encountered during their operational and post-war lives. \nDr Kristen Alexander | Adjunct Associate Lecturer\nSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences\nUNSW Canberra\nkristen.alexander@adfa.edu.au \nKristen Alexander\nwww.kristenalexander.com.au\nhttps://www.facebook.com/KristenAlexanderAuthor\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/AustraliansinStalagLuftIII/\nhttp://kristenalexanderauthor.blogspot.com.au/\nhttp://australiansinsliii.blogspot.com.au/\nTwitter: Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor \nFull presenter profile and complete abstract are available HERE.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/he-assaulted-me-at-the-matrimonial-home-captivity-trauma-and-domestic-abuse/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210909T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210909T060000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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SUMMARY:Semut: Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo - Speaker: Prof Christine Helliwell
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 8 September 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n\n  \nThe presentation\nMarch 1945. A handful of young Allied operatives are parachuted into the remote jungled heart of the Japanese-occupied island of Borneo\, east of Singapore\, there to recruit the island’s indigenous Dayak peoples to fight the Japanese. Yet most have barely encountered Asian or indigenous people before\, speak next to no Borneo languages\, and know little about Dayaks\, other than that they have been – and may still be – headhunters. They fear that on arrival the Dayaks will kill them or hand them over to the Japanese. For their part\, some Dayaks have never before seen a white face. \nSo begins the story of Operation Semut\, an Australian secret operation launched by the organisation codenamed Services Reconnaisance Department – popularly known as Z Special Unit – in the final months of WWII. Anthropologist Christine Helliwell has called on her years of first-hand knowledge of Borneo\, interviewed more than one hundred Dayak people and all the remaining Semut operatives\, and consulted thousands of military and other documents to piece together this astonishing story. Focusing on the operation’s activities along two of Borneo’s great rivers – the Baram and Rejang – the book provides a detailed military history of Semut II’s and Semut III’s brutal guerrilla campaign against the Japanese\, and reveals the decisive but long-overlooked Dayak role in the operation. \nBut this is no ordinary history. Helliwell captures vividly the sounds\, smells and tastes of the jungles into which the operatives are plunged\, an environment so terrifying that many are unsure whether jungle or Japanese is the greater enemy. And she takes us into the lives and cavernous longhouses of the Dayaks on whom their survival depends. The result is a truly unique account of the encounter between two very different cultures amidst the savagery of the Pacific War. \n \n\n  \nAbout the presenter\nChristine Helliwell is an anthropologist and author\, currently Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. She has been carrying out research on Borneo’s indigenous Dayak peoples for almost forty years and has published widely on Dayak social and cultural life. \nSince 2014 she has been researching WWII in Borneo and has travelled extensively throughout Sarawak\, in the north of the island\, interviewing elderly people who still remember the war. She has a particular interest in the special operations conducted in Borneo by the Australian secret organisation codenamed Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)\, popularly known as Z Special Unit\, and has interviewed most of their remaining Australian veterans. \nIn 2014 she was instrumental in organising a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial to honour SRD/Z Special Unit\, and in 2018 she co-curated an exhibition at the Australian War Memorial about SRD operations in Borneo. \nPenguin Random House Australia\, 2021; 562 pp: ISBN 978-0-14379-002-0 (paperback); RRP $34.99
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/semut-secret-australian-operation-in-wwii-borneo-speaker-prof-christine-helliwell/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210715T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210715T060000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210630T040000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210630T050000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210527T220000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210507T050000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210507T050000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
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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
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
CREATED:20210423T171626Z
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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:20260917T032507
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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
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
CREATED:20210312T154052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T154052Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
CREATED:20210312T153058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T154132Z
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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:20260917T032507
CREATED:20210305T172041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T172052Z
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="RUSIV":MAILTO:secretary@rusivic.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210401T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210401T070000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
CREATED:20201218T174459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201218T181716Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210317T043000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210317T060000
DTSTAMP:20260917T032507
CREATED:20210125T192508Z
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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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