Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum in Goulburn, New South Wales | Monument

Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum

Locality: Goulburn, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4823 4842

Address: 256 Memorial Road 2580 Goulburn, NSW, Australia

Website: ehive.com/collections/200650/rocky-hill-war-memorial-museum

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25.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 9TH OCTOBER 1917 The Battle of Poelcappelle, Belgium, by the Australian 2nd Division, commences.... 1953 RAAF Canberra came second in the London to Christchurch air race.

25.01.2022 #OnThisDay 18th MAY 1915 Turkish counter-attack on Gallipoli The Turkish counter-attack sought to drive the Australians and New Zealanders from Anzac Cove. The attacked failed and over 10,000 Turks were killed, wounded, in their greatest disaster of the entire campaign.

25.01.2022 #rockyhill #placesofpride We are undertaking a project to update our details and photographs on the Places of Pride website over the coming days and weeks...

23.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 19th NOVEMBER 1941 HMAS SYDNEY was lost with its entire crew of 645 men in a sudden and disastrous encounter with the German raider, Kormoran, off the Western Australian Coast.

23.01.2022 #OnThisDay 11 May 1916 - The Goulburn Evening Penny Post (1881-1940) reported on page 4. GOULBURN AND THE WAR. Lieut. Paulin, formerly of Goulburn, had rather a rough time after leaving Gallipoli, but is now quite fit again. He was doing duty at... the depot in England previous to returning. He has transferred from the Light horse to the Infantry. He is now second in command of a company, and may be appointed a captain any day. At Tel-el-Kebir Lieut. Paulin saw Majors Holdorf, Ford, and Twynam, all looking very flourishing and well. He has met a good number of men from Goulburn. Jack Chisholm is with the 6th L.H. Capt. Jack Donnelly is Adjutant to a battalion. His brothers Charlie and Pat are still with him. Capt. Donnelly is in France. Pte. E. H. Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Stephenson of Bannaby, is still in hospital in Egypt, but he is not sick, being merely in isolation. He has met a number of Taralga boys, also Gunner Isaac. He gives an account of his experiences at Gallipoli. Pte. Alex J. Stephenson, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson, is well, as also are the other Taralga boys. Jack McKenzie is out of hospital, and looking well. Pte. Stephenson has met Fred and Roy Stephenson, also Cecil Handley, and several Goulburn boys. Unfortunately the Taralga boys, with the exception of Jack McKenzie and Pte. Alex Stephenson, have been separated. Fred and Roy Stephenson are in the same brigade, but a different battalion, to the other two mentioned. Image TROVE See more

23.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 8TH OCTOBER 1942 The 25th Brigade, 7th Division contacts Japanese rear-guard at Templeton’s Crossing, in pursuit of the Japanese retreating along the Kokoda Trail.... Templeton’s Crossing was named after an Officer of the 39th Battalion.

23.01.2022 #rockyhill #remembranceday2020 #lestweforget Today we launch an 11am Daily Service of Remembrance in the Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum. Recitation of the Ode... Last Post One Minute’s Silence Rouse On this day and every day, We Will Remember Them

22.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 11TH FEBRUARY 1951 The Chinese launch their fourth phase offensive in Korea.

22.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 30th NOVEMBER 1943 The Battle of Gusika, Papua New Guinea, with the 2/28 Battalion takes the Horaces Ears.

21.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 10th NOVEMBER 1964 The Australian Government introduces selective conscription of 20 year old males by ballot under the National Service Act.... The National Service Scheme saw 15,381 young men serve in Vietnam. See more

20.01.2022 #rockyhillgoulburn Look what we found in the Archives at the University of Wollonging - some rare footage of the memorial tower and the basement museum in preparation for Anzac Day 1967...https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/12339

19.01.2022 #rockyhill #beforethememorialtower A 1908 postcard was donated today showing a rare glimpse of Rocky Hill without the memorial tower. If you zoom in on the image you will also see 2 people on horseback and a horse drawn wagon crossing the river on what was then a single rail line - the rail line was duplicated in 1910.

19.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 7TH OCTOBER 1943 2/17 Battalion withstood concerted Japanese attack to drive the Australian 2 Division, back into the sea at Scarlet Beach, PNG.... 1951 The 3rd Battalion RAR drives towards ‘The Hinge’ on Hill 317, as the fighting continues at Maryang-San Korea.

17.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 12TH FEBRUARY 1900 Pink Hill, South Africa, held by Victorian, South Australian and British Troops was attacked by a superior Boer force, resulting in the deaths of seven Australians and wounding of 22 others.

16.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 24th NOVEMBER 1943 Sergeant T.C. Derrick DCM, 2/48th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross at Sattelberg, New Guinea.... Sgt Derrick seized the summit of Sattelberg, virtually single-handedly, leading the way for Australian occupation of the dominating feature.

15.01.2022 #rockyhill #beforethememorialtower #taketwo In yesterday's post we assumed the image showed the rail line - it didn't - as one of our followers pointed out, it depicts people and horses on an early road bridge at North Goulburn - thanks for the photo showing both bridges! The yards were also identified as the North Goulburn Rail Stock Yards.

15.01.2022 The Centre for Volunteering NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Southern Inland Regional Ceremony Senior Volunteer of the Year - Bryan Mulquiney... Bryan Mulquiney, volunteer with Goulburn Mulwaree Council, has won the 2020 Senior Volunteer of the Year Award, at the Southern Inland Regional Award Ceremony of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, held via Zoom on Thursday 8 October. This is the 14th year of the awards which are held by The Centre for Volunteering. Gemma Rygate, CEO, of The Centre for Volunteering, noted during today’s ceremony that more than 118,000 nominations were received statewide. Bryan has been recognised for his work as a volunteer with the Museums section of Goulburn Mulwaree Council for the last 7 years. His consistent dedication to performance excellence can be demonstrated by the volunteer work he carries out at the Goulburn Historic Waterworks 2 days per week. He is also willing to assist whenever needed at our other museum - Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum. Bryan works tirelessly doing grounds work, maintenance, minor construction work, rubbish collection, gardening and steam engine preparation in readiness for our open "steaming" days. He also volunteers is time on weekends to assist with Museum events, including set up, pack up, providing tours and information to visitors. Bryan has a positive attitude and promotes the Museums in the Goulburn and wider community. The Goulburn Historic Waterworks is a special place known for its historic significance, rarity and beauty. It is a jewel in the crown of Goulburn and provides an idyllic setting for picnics, group bus tours, weddings, walking, bird watching, fishing, canoeing and those interested in history. Without Bryan's special qualities of leadership, resourcefulness, proactiveness, kindness and many practical skills the Waterworks would not be the stunning place that is it. Bryan has been invited to attend the NSW State Gala Award Ceremony in December. #nswvolunteerawards

14.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 28th NOVEMBER 1942 Flight Sergeant R.H. Middleton posted to 149 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, was awarded the Victoria Cross after a raid on Turin, Italy. This was awarded posthumous.... Terribly wounded Middleton kept his damaged bomber flying saving the lives of his crew at the cost of his own.

13.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 21st NOVEMBER 1943 The Japanese surprise raid at Scarlet Beach, near Lae, Papua New Guinea, was narrowly held by Australian and American defenders.

12.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 13TH FEBRUARY 1946 Australian personnel played a prominent role in the British Commonwealth Occupation in Japan at the conclusion of the Second World War in the Pacific.... They were allotted the devastated Hiroshima Prefecture on the Island of Honshu.

12.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 14TH OCTOBER 1927 HMAS Adelaide arrives at the British Solomon Islands as a part of a punitive expedition. The Royal Australian Navy operated as part of the British Empire Force.... 1950 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, suffers their first casualties during the Korean War.

11.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 23rd NOVEMBER 1944 The arrival of Australian Troops opened the campaign on Bougainville that cost over 500 Australian lives by the war’s end.... 1948 Formation of the Australian Regiment which became the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR).

10.01.2022 #OnThisDay 20th May 1941 Germans invade Crete. German airborne forces begin their invasion of Crete. Though outnumbered by Allied troops, they were better equipped and better organised. After less than two weeks of fighting, the allied troops began to evacuate the island. Image: German paratroopers dropping from Junkers Ju 52s over Crete, 20 May 1941. IWM (A 4154)

10.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 29th NOVEMBER 1950 The 3rd Battalion RAR secures the Teadong River ferry crossing, Korea. This was one of only two North-South roads available for the US Eighth Army’s retreat in the face of Chinese forces. 3RAR secured the crossing and protected it from the Chinese and North Korean Forces.

09.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 10TH FEBRUARY 1944 End of the Japanese resistance on the Huon Peninsula, New Guinea.... Fighting in the Huon Peninsula lasted until mid February and involved heavy fighting at Lae, Finschhafen, Sattelberg, Shaggy Ridge and the Ramu Valley.

09.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 2ND OCTOBER 1943 The Australian, 9th Division captures Finschhafen in New Guinea, which becomes the base of the protracted Peninsula campaign 1943-1944.... 2005 RAAF begins medivac of victims of the second Bali bombing.

09.01.2022 #OnThisDay 21st MAY 1968 HMAS Sydney leaves Brisbane on its tenth voyage to Vietnam with 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. Image: Private Len Christopher, was among 500 officers and men of 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), who embarked on HMAS Sydney in Brisbane to begin a twelve month tour of duty in Vietnam with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).(AWM)

09.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 11th NOVEMBER 1918 Germany signs the Armistice ending the fighting on the Western Front. The First World War ended at the Eleventh hour of the eleventh month.... 1941 The opening of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

09.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 12TH OCTOBER 1899 The Boar War begins in South Africa.

08.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 4TH OCTOBER 1917 Lance Corporal W. Peeler from Castlemaine Victoria was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Broodseinde Ridge, during the battle of Ypres, Belgium.

08.01.2022 #rockyhill #volunteers Rocky Hill volunteers recently posed for a photo shoot with Tina Milson for an upcoming Art of Ageing Exhibition in the Goulburn CBD. We are so fortunate to have such a dedicated group of people working with us!

07.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 26th NOVEMBER 1943 2/43rd Australian Battalion repulses strong Japanese attacks on Pabu Hill, one of the outlying features near Sattelberg, New Guinea.

07.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 27th NOVEMBER 1941 HMAS Parramatta was sunk by German Submarine, U559, in the Mediterranean near Tobruk.... The Parramatta was part of the Navy’s Tobruk ferry service to keep the besieged port supplied.

07.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 3RD OCTOBER 1918 The Battle of Beaurevior, France begins.... 1951 3rd Royal Australian Regiment involved in the Battle of Kowang-San, Korea. 1992 The Vietnam Veterans National Memorial was opened honouring Australians who served and died in the war.

07.01.2022 #rockyhill #fromtheair #goulburnaustralia A fabulous 360 degree view of the Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum precinct, Goulburn City and the surrounding district - thanks for posting Canberra Through The Lens

07.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 14TH FEBRUARY 1900 The relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State, South Africa, was a major operation undertaken to break the Boer siege of the town.... 500 Australian troops were involved in the breaking of the siege, commanded by Lieutenant-General John French.

06.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 11TH OCTOBER 1944 The Australian 6th Brigade landed on Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, with a small Militia force successfully contained the large Japanese garrison holding Rabaul, PNG

06.01.2022 #rockyhill #sydneyweekender #rainbow It was a pleasure to host the Sydney Weekender crew last night and today to film the memorial tower and the museum and have a chat about our collection. We'll update you when the program is about to go to air. In the meantime, here's a few pics from the filming....

05.01.2022 #OnThisDay 10th May 1900 - Boer War The New South Wales Mounted Rifle in action on the Zand River, South Africa. Image AWM P00044.072 Mule transport crossing at Zand River, 1900. Lord Roberts' advance on Pretoria .

04.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 22nd NOVEMBER 1901 Lieutenant L.C. Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, from Kilmore, Victoria awarded the Victoria Cross at Geelhoutboom, Natal.... Lt. Maygar was the sixth and last Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer War. See more

04.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 13TH OCTOBER 1969 The HMAS Brisbane returns to Sydney, after completing its first deployment to Vietnam.... 2002 RAAF C-130s began medivac of victims of the Bali bombings.

04.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 9TH FEBRUARY 1943 Japanese defeated on Guadalcanal. ... The Japanese defeat on Guadalcanal, contributed to their having to withdraw from the Kokoda Trail when they were insight of Port Moresby.

04.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 10TH OCTOBER 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed to end World War 1.... 1990 HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney leave for service in the Persian Gulf, to join the Multinational Naval force as part of Operation Desert Shield.

03.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 5TH OCTOBER 1918 Montbrehain was the AIF’s final action in France in the First World War. The 2nd Australian Division captured the village at a cost of 430 casualties.... 1951 The Australian Government announces that the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment would be sent to Korea.

03.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 25th NOVEMBER 1899 Members of the New South Wales Lancers, involved in the battle of Gaspan, South Africa, one of the defeats suffered by the British in the opening months of the Boer War. ... 29 members of the NSW Lancers where the first Australian troops to reach South Africa. See more

03.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 20th NOVEMBER 1944 Decisive air and battle of the World War 11 that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet.... 2000 396 Combat Support Wing formed in Darwin NT.

02.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 6TH OCTOBER 1943 The battle of the Shaggy Ridge in Papua New Guinea.... 1971 The Carrier HMAS SYDNEY arrives in Vung Tau, Vietnam, with 3rd Battalion RAR, as the Australia’s participation in the Vietnam War wound down.

02.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 12th NOVEMBER 1943 The last air raid on Darwin.