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Mud and Blood – WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop – Special Performance
Mud and Blood, Meg McNena's compelling 80-minute, six-actor play, is about distinguished Australian general, Harold 'Pompey' Elliott, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. The tenacity of Australian men and women is shown in battle and at home. Timing in 2018 with Anzac and Armistice centenaries adds impact. Set 1914-1921, […]
Australian Women at War & The Girls in Grey
A WW1 Play, "The Girls in Grey" Authors talk and display called¬† "Australian Women at War" is about the Australian nurses in world War OneThe display called the "Australian Women at War"opened 19th March 2013 There will¬† be an Authors Talk there on the 5th April. For more information you can call the Mooroolbark Community […]
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Indigenous Australians at War touring exhibition
Indigenous Australians at War touring exhibition
Indigenous Australians have served Australia in all major conflicts from the Boer War to the present. The armed services would provide a first experience of equal opportunity, although sadly not an enduring one. In this exhibition the Shrine celebrates the courage, tenacity and resourcefulness of Indigenous Australians in the armed forces. The exhibition uncovers the […]
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Military Heritage Exhibition
Military Heritage Exhibition
You are invited to call in over this long weekend, view the exhibition & changes, have a drink on us, visit the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk & collect your commemorative postcard. 6th to 31st March Military Heritage Exhibition in Main Gallery Wed to Sun 11am to 4pm & Wed to Sat eves from 6pm til […]
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Ray Parkin’s Odyssey
Ray Parkin’s Odyssey
Join Pattie Wright, who from interviews with Ray together with first time access to his diaries and extensive archive, wrote his recently published biography, Ray Parkin‚Äôs Odyssey, as she speaks on this chronicler of HMAS Perth, his beloved ship and those who did and did not return. Ray Parkin was a sailor first and foremost. […]
5 events,
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Indigenous Australians at War touring exhibition
Indigenous Australians at War touring exhibition
Indigenous Australians have served Australia in all major conflicts from the Boer War to the present. The armed services would provide a first experience of equal opportunity, although sadly not an enduring one. In this exhibition the Shrine celebrates the courage, tenacity and resourcefulness of Indigenous Australians in the armed forces. The exhibition uncovers the […]
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Military Heritage Exhibition
Military Heritage Exhibition
You are invited to call in over this long weekend, view the exhibition & changes, have a drink on us, visit the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk & collect your commemorative postcard. 6th to 31st March Military Heritage Exhibition in Main Gallery Wed to Sun 11am to 4pm & Wed to Sat eves from 6pm til […]
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Ray Parkin’s Odyssey
Ray Parkin’s Odyssey
Join Pattie Wright, who from interviews with Ray together with first time access to his diaries and extensive archive, wrote his recently published biography, Ray Parkin‚Äôs Odyssey, as she speaks on this chronicler of HMAS Perth, his beloved ship and those who did and did not return. Ray Parkin was a sailor first and foremost. […]
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Finding HMAS Sydney
Finding HMAS Sydney
In 2008 the finding of HMAS Sydney, sunk by the German Raider HSK Kormoran on 19 November 1941, touched the heart of the nation and brought a measure of peace to the families of the 645 Sydney men who were killed. This talk tells of the Finding Sydney Foundation (FSF), from its inception to success, […]
