75th Anniversary (1:1939)

 

With the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2 approaching - on 15th August with VP Day (Victory in the Pacific). We will be commemorating the event with a week of stories, sourced from “Wimmera diggers at war 1939-1945”compiled by Tania Barber from the pages of the Wimmera Mail Times. 

Each day will feature a story or event from a year during the war.

Day 1: Commencing with the recruitment of soldiers in 1939 – a photograph of some members of the 1st Armored Car Regiment camped at the Horsham Showgrounds in October 1939.

 

 

  The ‘1st Armored Car Regiment’ was formed prior to the war, with the regimental colours of gold, red, brown & green. It had the Territorial Title of ‘The Wimmera Regiment’ and the regimental badge depicted an armoured car in a scroll with the motto "Celere Exploratu" (swiftly/quickly/rapidly explore/investigate) inscribed.

 

Honour boards & memorials

"Looking after War Memorials and Honour Rolls" is a Heritage Skills Workshop presented by the Heritage Council of Victoria, Heritage Victoria in the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

The ageing, flaking sandstone headstone of John Bell of Antwerp Station, 1861
Situated in the Horsham Cemetery
 
This workshop is aimed at owners and managers of War Memorials and Honour Rolls in the Wimmera and Southern Mallee area, and would be useful to members of Cemetery Trusts, local museums, and community halls.

Jeparit's War Memorial

 
The workshop includes sessions on:
• Documentation and records
• DPC - Veterans Affairs Branch grant programs
• Materials: stones, mortars, inscriptions, gilding, metals
• Care, including cleaning and graffiti removal
• Care of timber honour boards
There will also be a tour of relevant sites to inspect practical examples from the course
material. 
Workshop Presenters are David Young OAM, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, an experienced heritage consultant specialising in building materials conservation, and Jenny Dickens Heritage Victoria’s Materials Conservation Officer.

Mitre State School Honour Board now in the Mitre Hall

 
The workshop is on Friday 29th May from 9am to 5pm (registration from 8.45am). 
The venue is the Horsham RSL, 36 McLachlan Street in Horsham. Lunch, morning and afternoon tea is included.
The workshop is free, but Bookings are essential as places are limited, email paulinehitchins@delwp.vic.gov.au (including dietary requirements). Enquires 9208 3622