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Welcome to the Military History Society of NSW

This website has been created for Society members, as well as all persons who have an interest in the military history and heritage of New South Wales, Australia and the globe from ancient to modern times.

Since 1968 we have been the leading forum for the discussion of general military history and heritage in Sydney and New South Wales. We offer monthly lectures by interesting experts, a quarterly magazine presenting original content, social media sites, and group visits to places of historical significance.

Membership is open to all persons interested in military history, and all facets of military collecting and modelling, irrespective of their place of residence.

About us

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Lectures

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Excursions

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Reconnaissance Magazine

Blog

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Useful Links

Websites and information sources for the military history enthusiast

Our Recent Lectures

Pyrrhic Victory: Third Battle of Kharkov 1943

Pyrrhic Victory: Third Battle of Kharkov 1943

Military Admin2021-02-12T02:40:00+00:00February 12, 2021|Categories: Past speakers|

Field Marshal Erich von Manstein snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the Third Battle of Kharkov in what was ultimately a pyrrhic victory

REMINISCENCES OF MY NAVAL CAREER: A lecture with Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths

REMINISCENCES OF MY NAVAL CAREER: A lecture with Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths

Military Admin2020-07-27T12:50:15+00:00March 22, 2020|Categories: Past speakers|

Rear Admiral Guy R Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (Ret) is one of Australia’s most distinguished military leaders, having served in the Royal Australian Navy – with stints in the Royal Navy – from enlistment as a Cadet Midshipman in 1937, aged 13, to retirement as Rear Admiral in 1980.

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WARSAW UPRISING 1944: A conversation with Les Gade

WARSAW UPRISING 1944: A conversation with Les Gade

Military Admin2020-08-09T13:13:41+00:00February 15, 2020|Categories: Past speakers|

WARSAW UPRISING 1944: A conversation with Les Gade on his role as a Polish youth in the revolt against German occupation

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Konfrontasi Digger 1962-66 by Col (retd) Bob Guest.

Konfrontasi Digger 1962-66 by Col (retd) Bob Guest.

Military Admin2020-08-20T02:46:21+00:00January 15, 2020|Categories: Past speakers|

Between 1962 and 1966, Indonesia under the aggressive leadership of Sukarno ‘confronted’ the new state of Malaysia, labelling it a cloak for British imperial interests in south-east Asia.

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CRIMEA 1855: How Britain built a railway to besiege Sevastopol By Colin Kay

CRIMEA 1855: How Britain built a railway to besiege Sevastopol By Colin Kay

Military Admin2020-08-09T13:15:07+00:00November 11, 2019|Categories: Past speakers|

The Military History Society of New South Wales Incorporated presents LOCOMOTIVE OF WAR: CRIMEA 1855. How Britain built a railway to besiege Sevastopol, by Colin Kay.

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Myths of the Somme By Major John Hitchen

Myths of the Somme By Major John Hitchen

Military Admin2020-07-27T12:50:15+00:00October 23, 2019|Categories: Past speakers|

The Somme campaign between July and November 1916 is widely regarded as one of the greatest tragedies in British and Imperial military history.

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