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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:19700101T100000
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SUMMARY:Mud and Blood - WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop - Special Performance
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nThe 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\, it shows how Pompey Elliott and a soldier’s mother deal with his vow to look after ‘his boys’ in war as if they were his own. This vow\, driving the play’s drama\, was made at a farewell to troops a century ago at Essendon Town Hall\, now the Clocktower Centre\, where Mud and Blood will be centre-stage on Fri 31 August. Women’s efforts and struggles are also pivotal . Please share in your networks and newsletter this opportunity to see a story about local heroes by a Moonee Ponds writer. \nA brilliant cast and skilled production team is powerfully directed by Alice Bishop\, who has been nominated for a Green Room Award for best director. Writer and producer\, Meg McNena\, has an Amnesty International Award and others for writing; this is her sixth play staged. Darren Mort\, a lawyer like Pompey\,plays his complex character masterfully. Humour and songs intone the era. \nMud and Blood‚Äôs Melbourne premiere is at the Clocktower Centre\, Moonee Ponds at 12 noon on Friday 31 August with a Q&A and talk by Ross McMullin\, awarded historian\, biographer and author of two books on Pompey Elliott (included in the matinee price) and opening night is 8pm 31 August. \nElliott trained youth in the Essendon Rifles militia; three units of his 7th Battalion came from the Northern suburbs and one from the Western suburbs; they trained at Broadmeadows and went with him to Gallipoli\, Lone Pine\, Fromelles and trenches of The Somme\, where Elliott turned the outcome of WWI in the Allies favour. Pompey inspires as husband\, father\, brother\, friend\, leader\, veteran and senator – the soldier before and after war; the stalwart wife keeps the family going; the cost for Pompey in making this heartfelt but impossible promise and returning to unveil honour boards and memorials. \nWe want to share this significant history of world-changing times for the newly declared nation of Australia and to increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder. \nHere is the vox pop from our successful preview in Charlton\, where Pompey was born. \nClick here for more information
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/mud-and-blood-wwi-play-by-meg-mcnena-directed-by-alice-bishop-special-performance/
LOCATION:Victoria
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SUMMARY:2014 Reserve Forces Day Parade – Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:The Reserve Forces Day Parade will take the form of a ceremonial march led by a Military Band for former and current Navy\, Army and Air Force Reservists from Government House. Drive to the Shrine of Remembrance\, and conduct of a formal Parade and Commemorative Service on the Northern Forecourt of the Shrine. The event will be attended by Federal and State Members of Parliament\, Senior Defence Force Officers\, Local Government and civil dignitaries. The Parade will be escorted onto the Forecourt by a Pennant Party of Lighthorsemen in period dress. Wreaths will be ceremonially laid at the Eternal Flame in a ‘Centenary Remembrance’ of those who served in the First World War 1914-18.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/2014-reserve-forces-day-parade-ai-melbourne/
LOCATION:Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140611T223000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140612T010000
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SUMMARY:Meet The Rats
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Rats of Tobruk\, Ron Williamson and Bob Semple\, as they share their recollections of the siege of Tobruk 73 years ago. Hear about their battle experiences\, living conditions and the camaraderie which was shared by the Rats\, as they were to be forevermore named.\nThis mateship continues today in the Rats of Tobruk Association\, supported by a broad network of friends honouring their efforts and contribution. \nPresenters: Ron Williamson and Bob Semple \nDate: Thursday 6 November\, 12.30pm start \nCost: FREE\, gold coin donation welcome
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/meet-the-rats/
LOCATION:Victoria
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