Gippsland Armed Forces Museum in Fulham, Victoria, Australia | History Museum

Gippsland Armed Forces Museum

Locality: Fulham, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5144 5500

Address: Lyon Cres 3851 Fulham, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.gippslandarmedforcesmuseum.com

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25.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/Gippsland-Aviation-Accidents-787796994970437/?modal=suggested_action¬if_id=1592050076329684¬if_t=page_user_activity&re Visit the museums other page Gippsland Aviation Accidents.

25.01.2022 A Father Christmas wearing a tin helmet, walks along Regent Street, London. 23 December 1940 (Photo source - Life Magazine)... (Colorised by Sanna Dullaway) https://www.facebook.com/sannadullaway

25.01.2022 The Museum will re-open on Sat 14th Nov at 10am under State Covid protocol restrictions.

25.01.2022 The museum will be re opening on Sat 6th June As the restrictions in Victoria ease we are thrilled to advise we are reopening with restrictions still in place. Social distancing rules will still apply with a restricted amount of visitors to 20 We have hand sanitiser at the entrance and will have cleaning protocols in place for a safe visit for everyone.

24.01.2022 Our sign is finally up after 10 years.

24.01.2022 Horse tourniquet & scissors WW1 13th Light Horse, They belonged to William Howell recognised as being a contender for shooting down the Red Baron in some articles by him in the 1986 "Who shot the Red Baron" Settled in Yarram

24.01.2022 The Pilot Officer Geoff Collins display at museum. Geoff served with the RAAF 77 Squadron from 1951 until the end of the Korean War. He played with the Melbourne Football Club in 1948-1952,1954 and played 88 games. He also played in the 1948 Grand Final win and was captain in the 1954. He passed away on 14th August 2005. ( Model made by Mal Cotton)

22.01.2022 Dear supporters, members & Volunteers. We are updating you regarding activities at the museum because of continuing developments with the Coronavirus pandemic and the advice from the Australian Government. Most of our Volunteers are elderly and we have made a decision to close the museum from this Sunday 22nd March at 4pm until the 2nd May. We will look at the developments in May whether we stay closed longer. Many thanks to everybody for the support so far this year. Hope you come back in the future and keep safe.

22.01.2022 More parts made for Beaufort A9-164 cockpit

21.01.2022 PC9 stabiliser up and ready for display on the 14th Nov.

20.01.2022 Uniform of Alan Russell Savige 13th Light Horse Militia 1920-40

20.01.2022 Sadly someone decided they needed our trailer more than us...

19.01.2022 The museum will miss a great supporter 94 year old LAC Albert James Dorning ( Alby) of No.3 BAGS ( Bombing & Gunnery School ) and AGS ( Air Gunnery School ) West Sale. .Alby passed away on 17th January and will always be remembered at the museum with his stories We send our condolences to Albys family and friends RIP mate.

19.01.2022 New exhibit for museum when we reopen. Signed card by Former Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin

18.01.2022 Our new display today Major Robert Cherry (Retd) 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment. Kindly donated by Robert and family of Stratford. Please come see this latest display.

18.01.2022 Today marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War. It is a day to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the some one million Australians who served ...and say a simple, thank you for your service. I encourage you to tune in to ABC from 9.30am to watch the commemorative service at the Australian War Memorial. Lest we forget. #OneInAMillion

17.01.2022 Merry Christmas to all our Volunteers, members and visitors. Stay safe and hope to see you all in 2020

17.01.2022 Remembering 2nd Lt. Henry Orous Null today. The Null, Conger and Hughes families have been great supporters of the museum over the years.

16.01.2022 Not content with just looking at military equipment at our museum? Have a chat to our friends over at South Gippsland Tank Adventures.

16.01.2022 Remembering 2nd Lt. Henry Orous Null today. The Null, Conger and Hughes families have been great supporters of the museum over the years.

16.01.2022 Some of our Navy Display

15.01.2022 A letter written on the canvas of a downed German aircraft during WW1 . A note in the corner : " One has no excuse for not writing on account of a shortage of paper when he can get aeroplane wings" on the Somme Front 1917. A copy of the letter with original fabric is on display at museum.

15.01.2022 Moving the Macchi display around with Fin & Rudder now on display.

15.01.2022 Checking up on Macchi A7-014 and A7-015 to see if they are doing the right thing.

12.01.2022 The Army and Navy sections are doing the right thing at the museum.

12.01.2022 F-4E 697219 at East Sale early 70,s. Just found on old slides

11.01.2022 Remembering Pearl Harbour 7th Dec 1941 at the museum. Our flag which was raised on the U.S.S Arizona Memorial in 1993

11.01.2022 The museum is currently closed. We hope to open when the current restrictions are lifted next month.

11.01.2022 Encouragment from Rick of Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas USA to the museum and Australia

10.01.2022 Due to the increase of Covid-19 in Victoria the museum will close again from the 27th June to the 25th July. We are concerned for our elderly volunteers manning the museum as their health comes first. Sorry to all our visitors that have planned to visit during the school holidays. Keep safe to all and we will evaluate the situation in a month.

10.01.2022 More work on Beaufort .

10.01.2022 The museum will continue to stay closed until further notice,. Keep safe to all and we will evaluate the situation after the Stage 3 lockdown.

10.01.2022 Regrettably our doors are closed until May 2nd at the earliest; Due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Stay safe everyone.

10.01.2022 Remembering the Flight Office at West Sale 1942-45 2020

09.01.2022 Remembering two US Army pilots of the 8th Squadron 49th Fighter Group who lost their lives in the defence of Australia near Eden NSW on this day 28th March 1942. Lt Neal Takala P-40E 41-5602 and Lt John Musial P-40E 41-5559

08.01.2022 #OTD: HMAS Voyager Sunk On the 10th of February 1964, the destroyer HMAS Voyager was involved in a collision with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne off Jervis... Bay. In the resulting collision, Voyager was cut in two and sank in 1100 metres of water, with the loss of 81 sailors and 1 civilian technician. At the time of the incident, Melbourne was engaged in night flying exercises, with Voyager acting as plane guard, rescuing crew as necessary. This was the first time both had been involved in close quarters manoeuvring for almost six months and both ships were darkened and showing only navigational lights. At approximately 20:56, some twenty miles south east of Jervis Bay, the two ships collided. Melbourne struck Voyager at the aft end of her bridge, heeling her over to an angle of about 50 degrees. A flash appeared to come from Voyagers A Boiler, and she emitted high pressure steam and black smoke. Debris, including the revolution table from Voyagers bridge, and a pair of binoculars, was thrown onto Melbournes flight deck. The impact pushed Voyager bodily through the water for a few seconds, and then she broke in two. Her forward section passed down Melbournes port side, and the stern section down the starboard side. The forward section sank soon afterwards and the after section about three hours later. The disaster resulted in the loss of 82 lives (14 officers, including the commanding officer, 67 sailors and one civilian dockyard employee). There were 232 survivors. Melbourne was damaged but sustained no casualties. Lest we forget the loss of these brave men during this terrible tragedy. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you appreciate this content, please considering liking the page and sharing this post so others can learn about Australias fascinating military history! See more here: https://www.facebook.com/OTDAustralianMilitaryHistory

08.01.2022 Due to the increase of Covid-19 in Victoria the museum will continue to stay closed until 22nd August, Keep safe to all and we will evaluate the situation in a month.

07.01.2022 Changing the layout of the museum over the shutdown.

07.01.2022 Working on the undercarriage of Macchi A7-015 today

06.01.2022 Yes the museum is open again. One of our newer members gives you a quick tour round just some of the recent changes on his youtube channel. https://youtu.be/bnTCY-ng8Fs

05.01.2022 A bit of a clean up today on the Anson Cockpit

04.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/Gippsland-Aviation-Accidents-787796994970437 visit the museum other facebook page

04.01.2022 In memory of F/Sgt James Henry Catterick at Hazelwood Cemetery

04.01.2022 Happy New Year . We hope 2020 is going to be a better and bigger year for the museum. Thank you to all volunteers, members, visitors and Facebook supporters for all your support last year. Hope to see you all this year again.

03.01.2022 Encouragment from Rick of Ricks Restorations in Las Vegas USA to the museum and Australia

02.01.2022 The museums sectioned Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engine from Avro Anson MG 125 which served at AGS Air Gunnery School West Sale.

02.01.2022 The museum AGM will be at museum on Sunday 22nd Nov at 1pm.

02.01.2022 20 years ago we planned the museum wondering if it would be a success. The museum is growing all the time and hope to see everyone when we reopen.

01.01.2022 The Gippsland Armed Forces Museum has several copies of "Remember Them" by Tony Clark for $30 this weekend.

01.01.2022 Another display piece ready for display. PC9 tailplane