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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160904T043000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160904T060000
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SUMMARY:A Matter of Honour – the 5th VMR and Wilmansrust 1901
DESCRIPTION:by Australia‚Äôs foremost Boer War historian\, Dr Robin Droogleever. The 5th VMR was the largest of the eight contingents sent by Victoria to the Boer War.¬† It also suffered the most casualties\, most notably at the action at Wilmansrust after which it was accused of cowardice\, as a ‚Äòdamned fat\, round shouldered\, useless crowd of wasters . . . white-livered curs . . . You can add dogs too.‚Äô Dr Droogleever investigates the charges and the record of the 5th VMR\n \nDr. Robin Droogleever is the President of the Anglo Boer War Study Group of Australasia and has written a number of books on the Boer War. He edited Banjo Paterson’s letters From the Front and has written a number of regimental histories including of Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry in the Boer War; the campaign record of the Victorian Bushmen in the Boer War\, titled That Ragged Mob\, and a similar history of the 1st and 2nd Victorian Contingents to the Boer War\, titled Colonel Tom’s Boys. The regimental history of the 5th Victorian Contingent\, titled A Matter of Honour\, will be published in 2016. ¬†He co-authored a resource book on the Boer War with Max Chamberlain titled The War with Johnny Boer. \nSynopsis of the talk ‚Äì A Matter of Honour ‚Äì the 5VMR in the Boer War.  \nTHE 5th VMR has not fared well at the hands of Australian historians who have condemned it as a unit which brought the good name of the Australian soldier into disrepute. After what was at first a negative knee jerk reaction to the defeat of the left wing of the unit at Wilmansrust in June 1901\, the truth finally prevailed and the unit was ultimately to regain not only its own honour but the honour of the Australian soldier. Strangely enough\, it is not the extraordinary hard work undertaken to regain that honour that historians applaud but they prefer to judge the unit solely on its defeat at Wilmansrust. Colonel Stuart Beatson\, in whose column the 5VMR\, had been placed\, led the attack\, and the public was denied the truth of events before\, at and after Wilmansrust. Australian newspapers found it impossible to get any official report into the disaster for months afterwards and it was during this time that most of the mischief developed. \nI accept that the 5VMR had problems but on close inspection they were very little different from the problems that earlier contingents had faced. The men who joined up were from the same mould as those who had fought bravely before in the earlier contingents so there was little reason to believe that they could be justifiably termed ‚Äòwhite livered curs and wasters‚Äô as Beatson called them. As more and more was learnt about the real reasons for the easy victory of the Boers at Wilmansrust\, it became clear that the conclusions made by the court of inquiry into the disaster were not a true reflection of circumstances. At the heart of it was Beatson but even his role has been distorted by the passage of time and evidence was to be mis-used by the Victorian press to the extent that he became a villain of the very worst type. The mud had not only stuck to the 5VMR; it was now all over Beatson as well. Much of that mud still sticks to both today. The ‚ÄòDigger‚Äô website which claims to speak for the Australian soldier past and present\, has a photo of the 5VMR monument with the question ‚ÄòMonument to Cowards?‚Äô What a question to pose! It is simply an insult that I hope this talk will set aside for the rubbish that it is and show listeners that this was not only a unit which regained its honour but is a unit that we can certainly be proud of. \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/a-matter-of-honour-ai-the-5th-vmr-and-wilmansrust-1901/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160904T033000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160904T053000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
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SUMMARY:Fromelles and Pozi—êres: In the Trenches of Hell
DESCRIPTION:On 19 July 1916\, 7\,000 Australian soldiers – in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front – attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France.\nBy the next day\, there were over 5\,500 casualties\, including nearly 2\,000 dead. \nYet the sad truth is that\, nearly a century on from those battles\, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. \nWith his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research\, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry. \nDate: Wednesday 9 March\, 5.30pm arrival for 6pm start \nLocation: Auditorium\, Shrine of Remembrance \nCost: FREE\, gold coin donation welcome
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/fromelles-and-pozi-eres-in-the-trenches-of-hell/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160903T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160904T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T022409Z
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SUMMARY:Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November.\nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nThe exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 Soldier Settlement Scheme and the harsh realities of life on a soldier settlement farm\, through to the 1925 Royal Commission and beyond. \nBetween 1918 and 1934\, the Soldier Settlement Scheme helped settle around 11\,000 returned soldiers on farming land across Victoria through government leases. \nThrough the exhibition‚Äôs original records\, as well as first-hand video and photo accounts\, discover how the Scheme helped to shape the Victorian landscape as we know it today. \nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories is presented by Old Treasury Building in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria\, and is supported by the Australian Government‚Äôs Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund. \n  \nDiscover your WW1 soldier settler ancestors at soldiersettlement.prov.vic.gov.au – See more at: http://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/soldier-ww1-soldier-settler-stories#sthash.FO0NtCYZ.dpuf \n  \nSoldier On WW1 Soldier Settler Stories \nWill reveal previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nWhere: Old Treasury Building\, Spring Street\, Melbourne. \nWhen: 9 November 2015 until 15 August 2016. \nOpen Sunday to Friday 10am-4pm \n(closed Saturdays). \nBookings: This is a FREE exhibition. \nBookings not required. \nhttp://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/current \nWednesday 14 October 10:30am\,
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/soldier-on-ww1-soldier-settler-stories-photo-courtesy-of-mary-chandler-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160902T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160903T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T022409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T022409Z
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SUMMARY:Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November.\nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nThe exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 Soldier Settlement Scheme and the harsh realities of life on a soldier settlement farm\, through to the 1925 Royal Commission and beyond. \nBetween 1918 and 1934\, the Soldier Settlement Scheme helped settle around 11\,000 returned soldiers on farming land across Victoria through government leases. \nThrough the exhibition‚Äôs original records\, as well as first-hand video and photo accounts\, discover how the Scheme helped to shape the Victorian landscape as we know it today. \nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories is presented by Old Treasury Building in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria\, and is supported by the Australian Government‚Äôs Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund. \n  \nDiscover your WW1 soldier settler ancestors at soldiersettlement.prov.vic.gov.au – See more at: http://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/soldier-ww1-soldier-settler-stories#sthash.FO0NtCYZ.dpuf \n  \nSoldier On WW1 Soldier Settler Stories \nWill reveal previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nWhere: Old Treasury Building\, Spring Street\, Melbourne. \nWhen: 9 November 2015 until 15 August 2016. \nOpen Sunday to Friday 10am-4pm \n(closed Saturdays). \nBookings: This is a FREE exhibition. \nBookings not required. \nhttp://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/current \nWednesday 14 October 10:30am\,
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/soldier-on-ww1-soldier-settler-stories-photo-courtesy-of-mary-chandler-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160901T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160902T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
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SUMMARY:Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November.\nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nThe exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 Soldier Settlement Scheme and the harsh realities of life on a soldier settlement farm\, through to the 1925 Royal Commission and beyond. \nBetween 1918 and 1934\, the Soldier Settlement Scheme helped settle around 11\,000 returned soldiers on farming land across Victoria through government leases. \nThrough the exhibition‚Äôs original records\, as well as first-hand video and photo accounts\, discover how the Scheme helped to shape the Victorian landscape as we know it today. \nSoldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories is presented by Old Treasury Building in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria\, and is supported by the Australian Government‚Äôs Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund. \n  \nDiscover your WW1 soldier settler ancestors at soldiersettlement.prov.vic.gov.au – See more at: http://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/soldier-ww1-soldier-settler-stories#sthash.FO0NtCYZ.dpuf \n  \nSoldier On WW1 Soldier Settler Stories \nWill reveal previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. \nWhere: Old Treasury Building\, Spring Street\, Melbourne. \nWhen: 9 November 2015 until 15 August 2016. \nOpen Sunday to Friday 10am-4pm \n(closed Saturdays). \nBookings: This is a FREE exhibition. \nBookings not required. \nhttp://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/current \nWednesday 14 October 10:30am\,
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/soldier-on-ww1-soldier-settler-stories-photo-courtesy-of-mary-chandler-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160811T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160811T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023748Z
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SUMMARY:58th Battalion's Monument Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:The 58th Battalion Monument will be unveiled¬†by Major General Kevin Cooke\nYou are cordially invited to our most prestigious event \nSaturday 8th October 2016\nQueen’s Park\, Moonee Ponds:\nTime 2 .00 pm corner Kellaway Ave & Pascoe Vale Rd. \n  \nMajor General Kevin Cooke AO RFD ED\nOur Patron\n58/32 Infantry Battalion Association.\nKevin Cooke started his military career¬†in a battalion that was a direct descendant¬†of one of the four Victorian Infantry Battalions¬†that took part in that famous charge at Villers-Bretonneux.\non 24/25th April 1918.\nThe City of Essendon’s historic link with Villers-Bretonneux¬†is maintained today¬†with the Regimental Colours of the 58th Battalion¬†occupying a hallowed place in Essendon’s Town Hall. \n  \nRSVP \nSECRETARY: EV REYNOLDS\nPH: 03 9379 7482 (Academy answering service)\nEMAIL: 5832EV@gmail.com\nor postal address 318 Pascoe Vale Rd Essendon 3040
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/58th-battalions-monument-unveiling/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160810T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160811T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023939Z
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SUMMARY:83rd Melbourne Arms & Militaria Fair
DESCRIPTION:Trade Exhibition ‚Äì New & CollectablesAntique & Modern Sporting Arms; Shooting Accessories; Reloading\nEquipment; Rifle Scopes/Optics; Collector’s & Shooter’s Ammunition;\nHunting and Outdoor Clothing/Footware\, Camping Utilities\,\nTanning/Leather Equipment\, Edged Weapons; Custom Knives\,\nHunter Collector & Utility knives; Safes & Security equipment; Militaria;\nMedals; Books; Military prints; Accessories & Related memorabilia\, etc.\nTHE TRADITION CONTINUES \n$15 ENTRY FEE\, CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE \n1 of 2 GREAT DOOR PRIZES\nLatest bolt action .22Lr Rifle/ scope package\n5 Rifle Safe – sponsored jointly by your Hosts and¬†Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (Vic) \n‚ÄúSecure your gun\, secure your sport‚Äù \nTHE MELBOURNE ARMS & MILITARIA¬†FAIRS \nFor further information or table bookings¬†contact: Email – blackjck@bigpond.net.au\nJeff and Jill Pannan 03-9848-2233: Mob¬†0412561243 Fax: 03-9848-3158\nwww.facebook.com/melbarmsfair
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/83rd-melbourne-arms-militaria-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160809T053000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160809T070000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023741Z
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SUMMARY:Foxholes of the Mind by Bernard Clancy
DESCRIPTION:Bernard Clancy’s riveting stage play about PTSD\, Foxholes of the Mind\, is all set to go on tour in August this year.Tickets go on sale in early July. \nFoxholes premiered at La Mama theatre in Carlton in 2010 to virtually full houses. It had a profound effect on veterans\, wives and families and was widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. \nThis 2016 production is an updated version of the original play. Playwright Bernard Clancy says: “I originally wrote Foxholes because I wanted to highlight the tragedy of PTSD\, to try to stop the terrible waste and destruction of the human spirit that PTSD entails. \nThe play will be directed again by Wolf Heidecker. His production company\, Larrikin Ensemble Theatre\, is the producer under the auspices of the Geelong Sub-Branch of the Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia in association with Auspicious Arts Projects Inc and Wyndham Community Arts Alliance Inc.  As such\, the tour is a non-commercial activity. Of course costs must be met but any surplus funds will be invested in additional performances as can be arranged. \nClick here for more information
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/foxholes-of-the-mind-by-bernard-clancy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160807T043000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160807T060000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023348Z
UID:9343-1470544200-1470549600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:First drafts of History: Rediscovering Victoria’s war correspondents
DESCRIPTION:From the Boer War to Vietnam and beyond\, Australians have long relied on war correspondents to bring home reports from the front lines of conflict.¬†Rediscover Victoria‚Äôs war correspondents including Alan Moorehead at a presentation by historians Dr Fay Anderson and Garrie Hutchinson\nAustralia has an impressive and enduring tradition of war journalism\, correspondents cinematographers\, artists and photographers who covered wars involving Australian troops and major conflicts\, which did not. Victoria has contributed to this roll call producing some of our most prominent journalists and photographers. My talk will examine two World War I correspondents\, Philip Schuler and Keith Murdoch and a defining group who were accredited during World War II most notably Damien Parer\, Chester Wilmot\, and the maverick Wilfred Burchett. There are also two less well-known names who deserve our attention\, Godfrey Blunden who alerted Australia to the Holocaust\, and Sam White\, a quixotic fellow traveller. It‚Äôs timely to reflect on war journalism\, its role as the first draft of history and to rediscover some of Victoria‚Äôs war correspondents and their compelling life stories. \nAssociate Professor Fay Anderson is a media historian in the School of Media\, Film and Journalism at Monash University. She has published widely on war\, journalism\, oral history\, the military\, biography\, genocide\, and memory. Witnesses to War: The History of Australian Conflict Reporting was co-authored by Fay and Richard Trembath and published in 2011. Fay‚Äôs and Sally Young‚Äôs co-authored book\, Shooting the Picture: A History of Australian Press Photography\, will be published in August 2016 by MUP. \nGarrie Hutchinson has written or edited more than 30 books including¬†Eyewitness: Australians write from the Front-line\,¬†Pilgrimage: A Traveller‚Äôs Guide to Australia‚Äôs Battlefields\,¬†Pilgrimage: A Traveller‚Äôs Guide to New Zealanders in Two World Wars\,¬†An Australian Odyssey: From Giza to Gallipoli¬†and¬†Not Going to Vietnam: Journeys through Two Wars. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and also completing a PhD on those who sailed to the First World War on the flagship of the first convoy\, the¬†Orvieto. \nParis\, France. 1945-02-18. Group portrait of Australian war correspondents in the Place de l’Opera in Paris. Left to right: Colin Bingham\, of Sydney Morning Herald; Godfrey Blunden\, of Sydney Daily and Sunday Telegraph; Geoffrey Hutton\, of Melbourne Argus; King Watson\, of Sydney Daily and Sunday Telegraph; Henry Bateson of Truth and Sydney Daily Mirror; Colin Wills\, of London News Chronicle.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/first-drafts-of-history-rediscovering-victoriaaos-war-correspondents/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160802T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160803T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T022932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T022932Z
UID:9297-1470168000-1470189600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Government and the Australian War Memorial\, supported by the Commonwealth Bank and Telstra are proud to be bringing the Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience to communities across Australia.\nThe Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience is a travelling exhibition that tells the story of Australia‚Äôs involvement in the First World War\, and the ensuing Century of Service of Australia’s armed forces in all wars\, conflicts and peacekeeping operations in which Australia has been involved. \nThe Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience follows a chronological timeline spanning from pre-war Australia to the present day\, using a mix of arresting visuals\, artefacts\, audio and film to engage visitors. \nA key feature of the experience will be the curated ‚Äòlocal stories‚Äô zone that will be part of the exhibition. These zones will be created in close collaboration with local communities and will contribute to the legacy for each region. \nThe Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience is the flagship community event of the Australian Government‚Äôs Anzac Centenary national programme. \nhttp://www.spiritofanzac.gov.au/
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/spirit-of-anzac-centenary-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160711T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160712T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023147Z
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SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160610T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160610T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023742Z
UID:9365-1465516800-1465524000@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Trailblazers and Peacekeepers
DESCRIPTION:Australian and New Zealand doctors have administered anaesthesia in every major conflict since the Boer War. These men and women have\, and continue to\, provide care in often difficult and dangerous circumstances. Join us for a curator-led tour of this exhibition exploring historical accounts of anaesthetists in conflict and first person reflections from contemporary conflicts including the Gulf War and Afghanistan.\nPresenter: Monica Cronin\nDate: Tuesday 6 September\, 2pm\nLocation: Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History\, 630 St Kilda Road\, Melbourne VIC 3004
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/trailblazers-and-peacekeepers/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160606T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160606T220000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023348Z
UID:9346-1465246800-1465250400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:A62 HMAT Wandilla Leaving Port Melbourne with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion
DESCRIPTION:Centenary Commemoration\nGuest Speakers: \nMichael Danby MP\, Federal Member for Melbourne Ports \nTony Smith MP\, Federal Member for Casey \nGeorge Ward – Secretary Military Historical Society of Aust (Vic) \nContact: Anthony McAleer – 9736 4384
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/a62-hmat-wandilla-leaving-port-melbourne-with-the-3rd-pioneer-battalion/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160606T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160607T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023136Z
UID:9319-1465243200-1465268400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160603T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160603T010000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T022947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T022947Z
UID:9302-1464912000-1464915600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Battlefront Innovations and the Engineer’s War
DESCRIPTION:Join the City of Sydney Historical Association and professional historian Nicole Cama\, as she traces the inventive engineering and innovations of World War I. From toy tanks and patriotic badges\, to message rockets\, battlefront inventions and the Anzac brand\, Cama investigates the many designs\, trade marks and patents registered during the First World War.\nThe diverse records held at IP Australia and Australia‚Äôs other cultural institutions have not only revealed these hidden inventions\, but also the pervasiveness of the war itself and its impact on the home front. Some Australians saw it as their duty to innovate at such a crucial time\, while Anzac trade marks illustrate the potency of the ‚ÄòAnzac spirit‚Äô and how it was adopted to sell and promote products. Overall\, the quirky designs produced during this period reflect changing attitudes to the war; some manifested in items of patriotic support\, while others made trinkets of hope and loss. \n  \nCost: Members $3.00. Non-Members $5.00
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/battlefront-innovations-and-the-engineeraos-war/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160512T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160513T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023147Z
UID:9326-1463083200-1463108400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160511T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160512T040000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023801Z
UID:9372-1463000400-1463025600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Back to Museum Day
DESCRIPTION:50th Anniversary Battle of Long TanVietnam Veterans and their families are invited to take part in this commemorative day. \nFormalities in the morning with guest speaker followed by an afternoon of great entertainment. \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/back-to-museum-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160509T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160510T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023146Z
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UID:9323-1462824000-1462849200@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160508T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160509T000000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023559Z
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UID:9357-1462744800-1462752000@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Lunch with Bryan Dawe\, A Satirist’s Journey
DESCRIPTION:The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is proud to present Lunch with Bryan Dawe\, A Satirist’s Journey\, on Friday 5 August 2016 starting at 12 noon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBryan Dawe is one of Australia’s finest political satirists. He has enjoyed a long career on radio; television\, film and the speakers’ circuit. \nOn television he is best known for his work with fellow satirist\, John Clarke\, on the ABC 7.30 program and for his role in the much acclaimed ABC Television series ‘The Games’. Bryan has also appeared in various films including the hit Australian film ‘The Castle’. \nA Satirist’s Journey is a highly amusing and deeply poignant story in which we also learn about Bryan’s early influences\, his life in the music industry and song-writing career and how he created his two endearing characters\, Roly Parks and the outrageous doyen of The Melbourne Club\, Sir Murray Rivers QC. We also learn how Bryan and John Clarke began their enduring creative partnership. \nTickets\, $35 and $30 concession\, can only be purchased online by clicking here\nPrice includes a light lunch\, the holographic Light & Sound Show\, a guided tour through the Museum and\, of course\, Bryan Dawe. Beer or wine available at bar prices. There are limited seats and booking is essential. For more information please contact Sonia at NVVM 03 5956 6400 or sales@vietnamvetsmuseum.org
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/lunch-with-bryan-dawe-a-satiristaos-journey/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160505T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160605T200000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023237Z
UID:9334-1462482000-1465156800@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Breaker Morant
DESCRIPTION:In South Africa during the Second Boer War Australian Army lieutenants Harry “Breaker” Morant Peter Handcock and George Witten stand accused of the murders of six Boer prisoners and the assassination of a German missionary. British Commander-in-Chief Lord Kitchener is determined to see the men found guilty\, which he can then use as a bargaining chip in an impending peace conference with the Boers. Though they acted under orders\, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff. During his lifetime\, Harry “The Breaker” Morant became a popular hero through daring feats of horsemanship and for the bush ballards which he regularly contributed to The Bulletin and other papers. His court martial and subsequent shooting by the British sparked a huge controversy in Australia. Controversy which still rages to this day\, and which may never be resolved.A Play by Kenneth G. Ross & the Lilydale RSL \nSeason 2. 20l6 @  5th May – 11th June\nMatinees: Sundays 29th May and 5th June.\nBookings:  9735 1777\nOffice Hours  11am – 2pm  Monday\, Tuesday\, Friday.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/breaker-morant/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160411T040000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160411T060000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023950Z
UID:9379-1460347200-1460354400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Curator Tour – 1966: The Year That Changed the World
DESCRIPTION:Dr Ian Jackson will take a guided tour of the 1966 exhibition exploring the events of 1966\, a momentous year for Australia. In 1966\, thousands of Australian service men and women served in Southeast Asia at the height of the Cold War.\nAustralia redoubled its commitment to the Vietnam War by sending a complete Task Force with\, controversially\, the first conscripts to serve overseas since the Second World War. \nAt the Battle of Long Tan\, the Task Force faced its hardest test so far.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/curator-tour-ai-1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160409T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160410T020000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023544Z
UID:9353-1460239200-1460253600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:With Horse & Morse – Australian signallers in Mesopotamia\, Persia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 - Exhibition - Last Days
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition highlights the images of soldier photographer E K Burke\, who served with the 1st Australian Signals Squadron in 1918-1919.Burke was both a signaller and a photographer\, and the exhibition shows images of not only the operations of the signals squadron from training through embarkation to the deserts and mountains of the then Mesopotamia\, Persia and Kurdistan\, but also images of everyday life and places in those regions through his ‘military tourist’ eye.\nThe British and Indian Army offensive to capture Baghdad in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) ended in ignominious defeat at the hands of the Turks in 1916.  But with fresh resolve new forces were assembled which captured Baghdad in March 1917\, supporting the Palestine campaign and keeping pressure on the Turkish armies as they retreated.  With the collapse of the Russian Armies in the region because of the Russian Revolution\, a new mixed Imperial and colonial unit initially called Dunsterforce\, attempted to support and train local militias in Persia (now Iran) to keep the pressure on the Turks and their German allies in the theatre. With the end of the war\, Allied forces remained in place and also moved into northern Kurdistan to keep the peace. Throughout the campaign in Mesopotamia\, Persia and Kurdistan\, an Anzac signals squadron and later an all Australian signal squadron supported the far flung operations in these regions\, providing signals intelligence as well as strategic and tactical communications as they trekked using horses\, mules and Ford motor vans. The last troop of the 1st Australian Signal Squadron did not return home until November 1919\, the last AIF unit to do so. \n \nDr Andrew Kilsby is an independent historian.  He has convened numerous military history conferences and curated exhibitions\, as well as written several military history books\, including The Forgotten Cruiser (with Greg Swinden) and The Riflemen. \nHe was curator for the exhibition With Horse & Morse in Mesopotamia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 at the Highway Gallery\, which highlighted the images of signaller-photographer E K Burke. \nContact Dr Andrew Kilsby on 0408 342 795 for further details. \nWednesday 17th August – Sunday 11th September 2016 between 12 noon and 4 pm. The Gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday each week.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/with-horse-morse-ai-australian-signallers-in-mesopotamia-persia-kurdistan-1918-1919-exhibition-last-days/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160407T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160408T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023136Z
UID:9320-1460059200-1460084400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160404T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160405T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023136Z
UID:9317-1459800000-1459825200@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160402T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160403T030000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T022947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T022947Z
UID:9303-1459627200-1459652400@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:New Directions in War and History: Debating military history
DESCRIPTION:The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre (ANU) and the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (UNSW Canberra) are pleased to announce an international conference that explores the future of military history\, to be held at the Australian National University 4 – 5 February 2016.The conference aims to explore the unique position occupied by military history between the public\, scholarly and professional arenas. Historians of all fields have long mined the wealth of sources that war generates\, and the history of war remains popular at an undergraduate level. In Australia the centenary of the First World War has generated substantial public interest\, while the Anzac myth is central to national commemoration of war and a signifier of national identity. Yet\, military history arguably remains on the margin of the historical discipline in Australia\, following an international trend in which the field has been considered to be traditional and conservative. \nThis conference aims to re-consider military and naval history as a genre of history\, while also providing a forum for discussing new and innovative approaches in the field. In doing so\, paper proposals that explore the limits of military history\, its controversies and omissions\, its utility and successes are encouraged. The conference theme\, ‘New directions in war and history’\, is deliberately broad so as to generate a discussion between Australian and international scholars who examine conflict through a range of cultural\, social\, economic and political history lenses and those scholars situated within the more traditional military history but who are exploring it in innovative ways. \nThe Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday 4 February at $70 per person. If you would like to attend please register on the registration page. \nLink to the payment for the Conference dinner is here РConference Dinner Payment \nPlease register here
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/new-directions-in-war-and-history-debating-military-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160310T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160311T040000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023147Z
UID:9324-1457643600-1457668800@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160307T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160307T230000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023348Z
UID:9345-1457384400-1457391600@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Reserve Forces Day Parade 2016
DESCRIPTION:A message from the Patron-in-Chief His Excellency The Honourable General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d) Governor General and Commander in Chief\nQuote: “Reservists are vital part of Australia’s long and distinguished military history\, from the Boer War to our current commitments around the globe. Reservists continue to be recognised and honoured.” \nOur Parade Host the Hon Tim Fischer AC invite you to Assemble – Government House drive at 1000hrs \nThen March to Shrine for Parade and Commemorative Service \nReserve Forces Day 2016 pays tribute to the former and current era Reservists\, and commemorates WW1 events of 1916 especially the Raising of the 3rd Division under MAJ GEN John Monash. \n(All previous Commander since 1977 of the 3rd Division are attending) \n100 Years since the raising of the 3rd Division By then MAJ GEN John Monash
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/reserve-forces-day-parade-2016/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160207T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160208T040000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023359Z
UID:9347-1454875200-1454904000@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:82nd Melbourne Arms & Militaria Fair
DESCRIPTION:Trade Exhibition ‚Äì New & CollectablesAntique & Modern Sporting Arms; Shooting Accessories; Reloading\nEquipment; Rifle Scopes/Optics; Collector’s & Shooter’s Ammunition;\nHunting and Outdoor Clothing/Footware\, Camping Utilities\,\nTanning/Leather Equipment\, Edged Weapons; Custom Knives\,\nHunter Collector & Utility knives; Safes & Security equipment; Militaria;\nMedals; Books; Military prints; Accessories & Related memorabilia\, etc.\nSATURDAY & SUNDAY\n2 nd and 3rd JULY 2016\nSaturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm\nSunday 9.00am – 3.00pm\n$15 ENTRY FEE\, CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE \nFor further information or table bookings¬†contact: Email – blackjck@bigpond.net.au\nJeff and Jill Pannan 03-9848-2233: Mob\n0412561243 Fax: 03-9848-3158
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/82nd-melbourne-arms-militaria-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160205T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160206T040000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T023136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T023136Z
UID:9318-1454706000-1454731200@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:1966 - The year that changed the world
DESCRIPTION:1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam\, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war\, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution\, in the year the first baby boomers came of age. Fifty years on\, this exhibition tells the story of a year that changed the Australia and the world.\nThis exhibition\, at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne\, will run from 4 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. There is no entrance fee to visit this Exhibition\, which will also be exhibiting items on loan from Vietnam Veterans who were in Vietnam at that time. Opening hours 10am – 5pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/1966-the-year-that-changed-the-world-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160112T230000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260918T032205
CREATED:20190302T024003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T024003Z
UID:9387-1452639600-1452646800@www.mhhv.org.au
SUMMARY:Lunch with Annabelle Brayley
DESCRIPTION:‚ÄúI have said in the past that I never planned to be a writer\, and I didn‚Äôt\, but Our Vietnam Nurses has convinced me that this is why I ended up one. I‚Äôm so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these amazing people and share their stories. They are ordinary Australians who\, one way or another\, answered the call to serve their country and\, in doing so\, achieved remarkable things. We should be proud of them.\nAll of them have been unfailingly generous\, loyal\, trusting and treated me as an equal; all defining features of the mateship that distinguishes Australians at war. \nNot only did their stories need to be told\, but in the telling and reading of them\, we can acknowledge them\, thank them and\, belatedly\, welcome them home.‚Äù \n‚Äì Annabelle Brayley \nCome along to have lunch and meet Annabelle Brayley at the Museum on Thursday 1 December at 12 noon. \n  \nBook your ticket here..\n  \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/lunch-with-annabelle-brayley/
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