NATIONAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCES

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

2006 Conference

Hosted by the South Australian Branch, this conference was held in the RSL Memorial Hall at the Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide over the Easter weekend 15 - 17 April 2006.  In addition to presentation of formal papers a Research in Progress session was held which included brief presentations by members seeking information or reporting on progress of their various research pursuits. The conference program also included a visit the Army Museum of South Australia at Keswick Barracks. (Papers from this conference were published in the September 2006 edition of Sabretache)

Conference Program
Photos from the 2006 Conference

2004 Conference

Hosted by the Albury-Wodonga Branch, this conference was held on the NSW Labour Day long weekend 2-4 October 2004 at the Army Museum Bandiana. A number of excellent papers were presented by members and the Geelong Military Re-enactment Group presented a display on North-West Europe 1944 where re-enactors fitted out in authentic uniforms, webbing and equipment operated period vehicles and fired small arms and artillery. The conference program included tours of the Army Museum Bandiana, the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Museum and the the Tenix Armoured Vehicle Workshops. (Papers from this Conference were published in the March and June 2005 Editions of Sabretache)

Photos from the 2004 Conference Re-enactment Display

2002 Conference

This conference with the theme "Australian Military History - Lessons from the 20th Century for a new Century" was hosted by the ACT Branch and held at the RSL Club, Canberra over the Labour Day long weekend 5-6 October 2002. (Papers from this conference were published in the March 2003 Edition of Sabretache.)

2000 Conference

Hosted by the ACT Branch, this conference was held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend 10-12 June 2000 at the Canberra RSL Club. Included in the conference program was a visit to see the Queen's Birthday Official Trooping of the Colours Ceremony at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, as well as a tour of the Anzac Parade War Memorials and a visit to the Australian War Memorial Research Centre. (Papers from this conference were published in the September 2000, December 2000 and March 2001  Editions of Sabretache. )

List of Conferences Held Prior to 2000

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