One Day Conference 7th October 2023 - NEW SOUTH WALES AT WAR

-

 

Admission is free of charge with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided, but please register your interest as follows:

email: president@militaryhistorynsw.com.au

or call: 0419 698 783

our website: www.militaryhistorynsw.com.au


More about our speakers

Autographed copies of speakers' books will be available for purchase on the day

Major General the Hon Justice Brereton AM RFD is an Army Reservist who holds the rank of Major General. He has served as Second-in-Command Sydney University Regiment (1994-6), Commanding Officer 4th/3rd Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment (1997-99), Chief of Staff 5th Brigade (2004-5), Assistant Chief of Staff Land Headquarters (2006-7), and Commander 5th Brigade (2008-10). From 2011 to 2013 he was Head of Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Division. He holds honorary appointments as Colonel Commandant of the Royal NSW Regiment and the University of NSW Regiment. He sat as a member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal and acted as Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force. Justice Brereton was honoured with membership of the Order of Australia (Military Division) in 2010 and received the Reserve Force Decoration in 1995.

Dr Tom Lewis OAM is a former naval officer and author or co-author of 18 books, all of which are works of military history except for one. He was the editor of Headmark, the Journal of the Australian Naval Institute from 2005 until 2016. His most recent works are: Honour Denied -Teddy Sheean, A Tasmanian Hero, The Empire Strikes South, Darwin Bombed! A Young Person’s Guide to the Japanese attacks of 19 February 1942, Atomic Salvation, and Attack on Sydney – the 1942 Submarine Raid: an 80-year Commemoration Perspective. In 2003, Tom Lewis was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history.

Dr David W. Cameron graduated from the University of Sydney in Prehistoric Archaeology in 1989 and completed his PhD in Palaeoanthropology at the School of Archaeology, ANU in 1995. David has written several books on primate evolutionary biology and over 15 books on Australian military history as well as over 70 internationally peer reviewed papers for various academic journals and book chapters. His latest military history books include The Battles for Kokoda Plateau: Three weeks of hell, The Battle for Isurava: Fighting in the clouds of the Owen Stanley 1942, Saving Port Moresby: Fighting at the end of the Kokoda Track and Gona’s Gone! The Battle for the Beachhead New Guinea.

Michael C. Madden is an author, photographer and medal mounter. He is the founder and host of the podcast, Australia Remembers. Michael has written four novels and two major history books. In recognition of his work on The Victoria Cross – Australia Remembers, Michael was made a patron and Life Member of the Victoria Cross Trust in the UK. He was also made an honorary life member of the United States Army Small Ships Association. Michael’s latest military history book is Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story.

Program: NEW SOUTH WALES AT WAR 

Saturday, 7 October 2023

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon provided 

 

Time

Activity 

8:30 – 9:00

Registration 

9:00 – 9:10

President – Welcome and Introduction 

9:10 –10:00

Major General the Hon Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD

‘Deep Thinkers’: NSW’s 5th Brigade 1st AIF, 1915-1919 

10:00 – 10:30

Morning Tea 

10:30 – 11:20

Dr Tom Lewis OAM

On our Doorstep: Japanese Submarines Attack Sydney Harbour, 1942 

11:20 – 11:30

Changeover

 

11:30 –12:20

Dr David W Cameron

Two NSW Battalions in Hell: Kokoda and the New Guinea Beachheads, 1942-1943 

12:20 – 12:30

Anzac Memorial Tour Brief

 

12:30 – 2:30

Lunch concurrently with Group Tours of Anzac Memorial – Special guided tour including back of house areas and RUSI library 

2:30 – 3:20

Michael C Madden

Kevin Wheatley VC: Surry Hills Boy to Hero of the Vietnam War 

3:20 – 4:00

Afternoon Tea

 

4:10 – 4:30

Final Words 

The Society's main website is here: www.militaryhistorynsw.com.au

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bathurst RSL Letter on Bathurst Boer War Memorial - Lt Peter Handcock

-
Image
Lt Peter Handcock O n Anzac Day this year journalist Peter FitzSimons wrote an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald calling for the removal of the name of Lieutenant Peter Handcock from the Bathurst, New South Wales, Boer War Memorial on the ground that he was a convicted war criminal, for which he was executed by firing squad alongside Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant  in South Africa on 27 February 1902. Handcock was a Bathurst district local. James Unkles is an author, former naval reserve officer, military and civilian lawyer, and campaigner for a pardon for Morant, Handcock and the third convicted man, George Witton. On 30 May 2021 James posted a response to FitzSimons on his website. The response notes that on 4 May 2021 the Bathurst Sub-Branch of the RSL wrote to Bathurst Regional Council, which controls the monument, opposing the removal of any names from the Memorial. A copy of the letter is reproduced below. Bathurst Regional Council has declined to re...
Read more

Second World War Tour 2025: Anzac Day in Athens - Greece and Crete

-
Image
  On the 6 April 1941 the German Army launched its attack against the Greeks on the Metaxas Line and the Imperial Expeditionary Force at Florina. The Allied force was pushed off Greece by 28 April and so began the Battle of Crete. Join our memorial tour lead by Lt-Colonel Ron Lyons (retd), Vice President, Military History Society of NSW, in conjunction with Battlefield History Tours, to Greece and Crete visiting the battlefields where the 6th Division and the New Zealand Division confronted the German Army. This is a special tour developed for the very special purpose that we hope will, in a small way, ensure that this part of Australian and New Zealand history is not forgotten. As we visit the battle sites, each with an informative briefing, we will meet the local dignitaries who maintain our military heritage and pay our respects at the resting places of our fallen. ABOUT BATTLEFIELD HISTORY TOURS www.battlefieldhistorytours.com.au Battlefield History Tours is one of Australia’s ...
Read more

Statement on the Vandalisation of Public Monuments and War Memorials

-
Image
  STATEMENT ON THE VANDALISATION OF PUBLIC MONUMENTS AND WAR MEMORIALS The following statement was adopted by the Council of the Military History Society of New South Wales at their meeting on Monday, 28 October 2024: As a body dedicated to preserving and honouring our state’s military heritage, the Military History of New South Wales is disturbed by continuing instances of defacement, vandalism and misuse of historical public monuments, including war and veterans memorials. Acts of physical destruction as a means of political expression should be condemned unreservedly. These attacks represent an infringement of community rights. They are an illegitimate substitute for the democratic processes by which these monuments are properly managed with broad popular consent. This is true even if controversy surrounds the monument in question. In the case of war memorials, the attacks dishonour the sacrifice, and insult the relatives, of those who gave their lives for the precious freed...
Read more