The Military History Society of NSW

Visit to Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Aviation Museum The latest event on the Military History Society of NSW excursion program was a group visit on Sunday 17 November 2019 to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Aviation Museum at Shellharbour Airport in Albion Park south of Sydney. Most of the group made the trip by private bus driven by our President while others drove down. On arrival we were fortunate to be taken on a tour of the Museum by HARS member and guide Dennis Weatherall, who also happens to be our Society's Secretary/Treasurer. Dennis's encyclopedic knowledge of each aircraft and its history made the visit a very rewarding experience. The Museum displays a fascinating range of both civil and military aircraft stretching back to the earliest days of aviation with a replica of Charles Kingsford-Smith's 'Southern Cross' to a series of propeller and jet passenger airliners including a Super Constellation and the recentl...

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. The two nations fought a small, undeclared war, drawing troops from Australia, New Zealand and Britain to the Malaysian cause. Dennis Healey, UK Secretary of State for Defence, called this “one of the most efficient uses of military forces in the history of the world”. During its deployment to Malaya, 3 rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) was engaged in a number of different operational situations. Colonel Bob Guest Rtd (pictured) will present an overview of ‘Konfrontasi’, highlighting significant events and actions based on personal experience as a digger and subsequent research. During its 5 months tour of Borneo, 3 RAR conducted 30 secret ‘Claret’ operations across the border into Indonesia. Eighteen of these were fighting patrols and there were four significant con...