On 9 August 1918, on high ground overlooking the Somme River, an entire British Army Corps was held up by German machine gunners. The battle had raged for 30 hours and more than 2000 Englishmen had fallen. Meanwhile, two Australian sergeants, Jack Hayes and Harold Andrews, went absent without leave and crossed the Somme ahead of the British lines. Gathering weapons and four of their best mates, Hayes and Andrews returned to take on the Germans.

2023 Law Rare Book Lecture: The Weird and Wonderful World of Animals and the Law Presenter: Professor Katy Barnett For this lecture, Professor Katy Barnett will discuss the book she
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👗 Stories Stitched in Fabric Are you interested in costume history and design? Then join the Brighton Historical Society at the PMI Victorian History Library for a talk about their
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Our September Speaker Series, features a talk by Carolyn Macvean, Manager of the Victorian Parliamentary Library and Information Service. This presentation covers some of the history of the library, completed
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History Council of Victoria Presents - Making Public Histories: Australia's Broken Years? Historian Joan Beaumont’s books Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War (2013) and Australia’s Great Depression (2022) offer profound reinterpretations of those
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Labassa mansion was built on gold. Some residents made their fortune with a pick and shovel; others like Cobb & Co. owner Mr Robertson amassed millions through farsighted opportunism. Hear
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The Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.

🖌️ The life and art of Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, The master from Marnpi How did a non-Indigenous man write the authorised biography of a Western Desert artist he never met?
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Centenary of Consecration and Book Launch When: 8 October 2023 at 11.00am Where:61 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill RSVP: Contact John Andrews 0439 614 461 On Tuesday 3 October and Sunday 8 October
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This is a joint Family History Connections and PMI Victorian History Library event. Join us for a story of an ordinary family's journey from frontier warfare and dispossession through economic
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