This exhibition is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the departure from Victoria of the first troops to serve overseas.  HMAT Orvieto, the convoy’s flagship, left Port Melbourne on 21 October 1914.  Many East Melbourne residents were aboard it and other ships in the convoy.  Our exhibition will tell some of their stories, and of others who enlisted later.  

The exhibition is open during library hours:
Monday:  10am-6pm
Tuesday:  1pm-8pm
Wednesday:  10am-6pm
Thursday:  10am-6pm
Friday:  1pm-6pm
Saturday:  10am-4pm
Sunday:  2pm-5pm