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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, […]
2 events,
Protector at Rabaul
Protector at Rabaul
One hundred years ago Australia suffered its first casualties of World War 1. Not on a remote Turkish peninsula, but much closer to home in what was then called German New Guinea. Australia’s naval commanders were deeply worried by German cruisers north of Australia, but the capture of German wireless telegraph stations remained a priority […]
2 events,
Protector at Rabaul
Protector at Rabaul
One hundred years ago Australia suffered its first casualties of World War 1. Not on a remote Turkish peninsula, but much closer to home in what was then called German New Guinea. Australia’s naval commanders were deeply worried by German cruisers north of Australia, but the capture of German wireless telegraph stations remained a priority […]
2 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
3 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
6 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
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 […]
The Girls in Grey
The Girls in Grey
The Shift Theatre presents The Girls in Grey by Carolyn Bock and Helen Hopkins The Girls in Grey is a powerful play for all Australians, young and old, that brings to dramatic life the story of Australian Army Nurses during the Great War. Elsie Grace and Alice leave our shores in 1914 determined to prove […]
3 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
3 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
5 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Piano & Music of 1939-1945
Piano & Music of 1939-1945
Piano concert celebrating 70 years since the end of World War Two with piano, music and songs of the time. Pianist Deborah Jackson with guest pianists, singers and flute. Contact Details: Deborah Jackson Ph: 9569 9178 Email: dcjackson@bigpond.com
Piano & Music of 1939-1945
Piano & Music of 1939-1945
Piano concert celebrating 70 years since the end of World War Two with piano, music and songs of the time. Pianist Deborah Jackson with guest pianists, singers and flute. Contact Details: Deborah Jackson Ph: 9569 9178 Email: dcjackson@bigpond.com
3 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
3 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
5 events,
Everyman
Everyman
Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]
Story Telling and Victorian Collections
Story Telling and Victorian Collections
Victorian Collections is a free, online cataloguing system especially created for small museums in Victoria. This workshop offers a full day of training, beginning with basic collection management. By the end of the day each participant will have photographed and catalogued an item from their organisation’s collection using the Victorian Collections system. Each organisation should […]
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
Australian success in Papua between July 1942 and January 1943 checked the Japanese southward advance but the victories at Kokoda, Milne Bay and the Beachheads did not remove the Japanese presence in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea to Papua’s north. From early 1943, Australian troops embarked upon a series of campaigns in the Mandate–at […]
8 events,
Story Telling and Victorian Collections
Story Telling and Victorian Collections
Victorian Collections is a free, online cataloguing system especially created for small museums in Victoria. This workshop offers a full day of training, beginning with basic collection management. By the end of the day each participant will have photographed and catalogued an item from their organisation’s collection using the Victorian Collections system. Each organisation should […]
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
Australian success in Papua between July 1942 and January 1943 checked the Japanese southward advance but the victories at Kokoda, Milne Bay and the Beachheads did not remove the Japanese presence in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea to Papua’s north. From early 1943, Australian troops embarked upon a series of campaigns in the Mandate–at […]
‘Doing her bit’: Girls’ wartime adventures
‘Doing her bit’: Girls’ wartime adventures
Girls’ fiction published in England, the United States, Canada and Australia during and immediately after World War I reflects a patriotic fervour that extols imperialist greatness and international allegiances alongside a strong national pride, where girls are encouraged to understand and to accept their responsibilities to family, community, and nation in their support of the […]
3 events,
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
The war on our doorstep Australians in New Guinea 1943-45
Australian success in Papua between July 1942 and January 1943 checked the Japanese southward advance but the victories at Kokoda, Milne Bay and the Beachheads did not remove the Japanese presence in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea to Papua’s north. From early 1943, Australian troops embarked upon a series of campaigns in the Mandate–at […]
The Art of Survival: Drawings by Fred Ransome Smith, POW
The Art of Survival: Drawings by Fred Ransome Smith, POW
Fred Ransome Smith, imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War, used art to document his captivity. Decades later he returned to this art to release and share wartime memories. Experience Fred’s wartime drawings as well as works he created in Australia from 1975 onwards