Melbourne City of Literature
Sectarian Riot? Coverup?
Melbourne Rare Book Week
Event Date:
19 July 2024 05:00 PM to 19 July 2024 06:00 PM
Author / Presenters:
Major General (Ret’d) Michael O’Brien CSC, MDA, BSc (Mil)
Event Venue:
Tonic House
Event Organiser:
Royal United Services Institute of Victoria
Australia’s disastrous Battle of Fromelles has generated a large volume of literature over the last 100 years. It has caused a riotous assembly in Bendigo and accusations of a coverup. Mike will review the writings from his intimate experience with the twenty-first century re-burial and identification of Australia’s lost soldiers from this battle.
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