Objectives

The Military Historical Society of Australia was founded in Melbourne in 1957. Its objectives are the pursuit of research and the promotion of public interest in military history with reference to the defence forces of Australia.

2023-24 Business Plan

The Society’s current Provisional Business Plan is located here

See also MHSA Social Media Policy

Society Patron

The Military Historical Society of Australia has appointed the following as Patron:

Society Patron:   Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy AC (Retd)

Organisation

The Society is coordinated through a Federal Council located in Canberra with a number of state and territory  branches.

Society Journal

The Federal Council is responsible for the publication of the Society Journal Sabretache, which is produced usually on a quarterly basis and is distributed to all members.

Membership

You may join the society either as a non-branch member or become a member of one of the state or territory branches.  The benefits of joining are outlined in more detail on the Joining the Society page.

For further enquiries relating to membership you can contact the Membership Officer by email: members@mhsa.org.au

The Membership Office Duty Statement can be found via this link: Member Officer Duty Statement

Research Enquiries

While the Society is happy to provide basic details of where to find information, it does not provide detailed research services to members of the public.  Federal Council has agreed that if a query could be answered with less than three hours work, a donation of $25 would be required  before any action would be taken. If it looked like more than three hours work, the enquirer would be referred to a professional research officer. The Society has some members who provide military research services, and these can be found in the Researchers & Publishers section. The Australian War Memorial provides a list of research agents, which includes Society members.

If you have a research enquiry, please contact the  Research Coordinator