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RAAHC’s Firepower: Joint Fires in the Littoral: Modern Lethal Effects in Australia’s Military Approaches (1943-1945) – Canberra Event
The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company presents: Save the date. More information to come. Firepower:Lessons from WWII Seminar Series
MMHN AGM and presentation by Capt. Ben Esler
Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMMHN Board member Capt. Ben Esler, Commander of HMAS Cerberus, the Royal Australian Navy’s premier training establishment in Victoria, will speak about the heritage of the RAN as it marks its […]
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Survival in Singapore – With Tom Trumble
Online via ZoomSurvival in Singapore is a gripping account of an untold story of Japanese-occupied Singapore, and a testament of courage, sacrifice and the resilience of the human spirit. On a pitch-black […]
Spartans & ANZACs – 480 BC · 1941 – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaAustralia had its own Thermopylae. We’ve just forgotten it. 15 April 2026 - April 2027 In 480 BC, one of history’s most famous battles was fought in central Greece at […]
An Astonishing Infantryman
OnlineSteve McCarthy recounts the extraordinary story of a real-life ‘Sharpe’, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hill of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. In the churchyard in Hennock, Devon, a plain box tomb bears […]
Celebrating 35 Years of Preserving Polish Heritage in Australia
Polish Club 19 Carrington Drive, Albion, Victoria, AustraliaCelebrating 35 years of recording Polish Culture and Achievements for future generations, through documents, photographs, artifacts and multimedia. In conjunction with the Polish Community Council of Australia, the President and […]
AWM Author talk: Will Davies
The Australian War Memorial Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell, ACT, AustraliaJoin us for our author talks series in the AWM theatre, bringing together some of Australia’s leading voices to talk about their new books. When: Wednesday, 21 October Where: Theatre, […]
Nurses’ Memories of the Great War
OnlineJoin Jerry Palmer as he explores the personal stories of nurses who served on all sides and various fronts during the First World War. During the First World War, women […]
Holding the Line: Thermopylae, Brallos Pass, and the Making of Memory
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaIn April 1941, Australian and New Zealand troops fought a series of desperate delaying actions during the Allied withdrawal through Greece. At Thermopylae and nearby Brallos Pass, they defended ground […]
2026 Robert O’Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45
China in the World Lotus Theatre, Building 88, ANU 188 Fellows Lane, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAustralia's WWII contribution is overshadowed by the Anzac legend, but wartime economic mobilisation transformed the nation. Joan Beaumont delivers the 2026 Robert O'Neill Lecture. AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945 The […]
Embattled Belief
OnlineProfessor Michael Snape explores the role of religion in the modern British Army, from the Korean War to Afghanistan. Drawing from his latest book, Canon Professor Michael Snape explores the […]
Last Days – Taste of Combat – The evolution of military food
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaAs the saying goes, “An army marches on its stomach.” Yet the essential contributions of those who cook, research, and serve food to hundreds of hungry troops often go unrecognised. […]
