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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, […]
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Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]
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Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]
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A Women’s Perspective: The work of women in war
A Women’s Perspective: The work of women in war
The involvement and role of Australian women in wartime is many and varied. Come and listen to two Australian women share their story. Helen was ten year‚Äôs old when the Second World War was declared and one after the other her four brothers enlisted to serve. Helen was one of the many who sent comfort […]
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A Women’s Perspective: The work of women in war
A Women’s Perspective: The work of women in war
The involvement and role of Australian women in wartime is many and varied. Come and listen to two Australian women share their story. Helen was ten year‚Äôs old when the Second World War was declared and one after the other her four brothers enlisted to serve. Helen was one of the many who sent comfort […]
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Centenary of the First World War (1914-19) Travelling Exhibition
Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition will present the chronology of the First World War (1914-18). It will provide you with the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories of the 416,809 Australian men, 114,000 of whom were from Victoria, who enlisted, as well as the Australian women who served overseas as nurses.
World War I exhibition – focussing on the individual cost of conflict
The exhibition, running from 4 August 2014 until 8 August 2016, will explore the experience of World War I and its aftermath through the lives of ordinary people. It will focus on the physical and psychological damage caused by the war, and the long-term impacts the of war on our society.
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National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia – Monthly Meeting & Lunch
National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia – Monthly Meeting & Lunch
The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by Lunch. We encourage any Veteran of Malaya, Malaysia to come along and join us for lunch and hopefully then join the Association.
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National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia – Monthly Meeting & Lunch
National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia – Monthly Meeting & Lunch
The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by Lunch. We encourage any Veteran of Malaya, Malaysia to come along and join us for lunch and hopefully then join the Association.
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Mark Dapin, The Nashos’ War: Australia’s national servicemen and Vietnam
Mark Dapin, The Nashos’ War: Australia’s national servicemen and Vietnam
Royal United Services Institute Victoria - Book Launch Mark Dapin, The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam On 10 March 1965, the first nasho's birthdate was drawn from a lottery barrel at the Department of Labour and National Service in Melbourne. Over the next seven years, a total of 63740 young Australian men would […]
