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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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Mildura Regional Lecture: The Great War in Victorian private life
Mildura Regional Lecture: The Great War in Victorian private life
Join Dr Bart Ziino as he examines the private experience of the Great War in Victoria, drawing on personal letters and diaries to tell a story of the war as an individual, familial, and communal trial. Through an examination of anxieties over loved ones at the front, and tensions over who was bearing the greater […]
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Australia and the Vietnam War
Australia and the Vietnam War
This year marks the 53rd anniversary of Australia’s entrance into the Vietnam War and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war. How do many of the controversies of the 1960s look with half a century’s hindsight? Join Dr Peter Edwards, Official Historian of Australia’s involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948-75, as he challenges […]
Taminick Military Encampment
Taminick Military Encampment
The Adelaide Regiment of Volunteer Rifles 1860-1865 are hosting a large Multi-group blackpowder era military encampment. Period camping, live firing, competitions, socializing. Highly recommended. We have spare tents etc. Start planning your time off now if you are interested in coming. (03) 5766 2367 info@glenrowantouristcentre.com.au https://www.facebook.com/events/833055980121498/
2 events,
Taminick Military Encampment
Taminick Military Encampment
The Adelaide Regiment of Volunteer Rifles 1860-1865 are hosting a large Multi-group blackpowder era military encampment. Period camping, live firing, competitions, socializing. Highly recommended. We have spare tents etc. Start planning your time off now if you are interested in coming. (03) 5766 2367 info@glenrowantouristcentre.com.au https://www.facebook.com/events/833055980121498/