The Making of Armoured Military Vehicles in Australia, 1915 to 1945
A Public Lecture by Major Paul Handel RFD (retd)
This presentation will provide an overview of the manufacturing of armoured vehicles by Australian industry as well as looking at the vehicle types produced by them. Part of the presentation will cover the methods of specification, designing, testing and producing these vehicles. Their use during training in Australia, and on the battlefield, will be covered.
Lecture Time & Venue
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 10:30AM-11:30AM, Auditorium, Anzac Memorial Hyde Park, corner Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets, Sydney CBD. Admission is free of charge but a donation would be appreciated. For further information call 0419 698 783 or email: president@militaryhistorynsw.com.au.
Our Venue – Anzac Memorial Hyde Park
The current venue for The Military History Society of New South Wales lecture program will be the Auditorium at the Anzac Memorial Hyde Park, corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets, Sydney CBD. Numerous bus services stop at the location and Museum railway station is only 160 metres away. The venue will be opening its doors at around 10:00AM.
Our Recent Lectures
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Mr. David Twyford on The English Electric Canberra Bomber and its part in the Malayan Emergency, 1950-60
Mr. David Twyford, Society Member and former RAAF pilot and flying instructor, on The English Electric Canberra Bomber and its part in the Malayan Emergency, 1950-60.
The Hon. Justice Paul Brereton AM, RFD on From Soudan to the South West Pacific: Military campaigns and the development of national identity
Major General the Honourable Justice Paul Brereton AM, RFD on From Soudan to the South West Pacific: Military campaigns and the development of national identity.
Dr Rhys Crawley, Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies, Australian National University on Reconsidering the August Offensive, the climax at Gallipoli, 1915.
The Brigadier E. J. H. (John) Howard CBE Commemorative Lecture for 2015 with Dr Rhys Crawley, Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies, Australian National University on Reconsidering the August Offensive, the climax at Gallipoli, 1915.
Benjamin Howell on The Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo
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Mr. Ravdan Bold, Ambassador of Mongolia to Australia, on The Battle of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan)
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