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Monash at The Battle of Hamel: a brilliant pupil outshines his master by Robert Muscat
The Military History Society of New South Wales Incorporated presents [...]
How Australia’s signals-intelligence network helped win the Pacific War by David Duffy
The Secret Code-Breakers of Central Bureau tells the story of the country's significant code-breaking and signals-intelligence achievements during the Second World War.
The Malayan Emergency, 1948-60, by Seumas Tan
The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) marks one of the bleakest period in the history of Malaya (now known as Malaysia). This lecture traces the emergence of the Communist Insurgents and explores the events that led to the declaration of the Emergency.
Peter Sweeney – Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942
The Battle of the Coral Sea was off the north-east coast of Australia between 4 and 8 May 1942 fought by US and Australian forces against the Japanese. It was the first aircraft carrier battle ever fought.
The Battle of Lake Tanganyika by Dennis Weatherall, Councillor of the Society
Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world, but one of the strangest battles of WWI took place on its placid waters. Hear Battlefield Guide Dennis Weatherall's detailed account of this feat of arms.
49th Annual General Meeting and Lecture
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Military History Society of NSW, Major General the Honourable Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD will give a lecture on Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG, MA, LLB.