Cooee /ku:'i:/ a shout used in Australia, a means of re-uniting those separated, to help to find or bring somebody home - in this case, to help connect us with the past.

COOEE History and Heritage provides history and heritage services to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. We specialise in unlocking and reconstructing the past for any individual or organisation wanting to do more with history than just file it away.

In the Field and On the Field - Book

In the Field and On the Field - Book

From Cooee History and Heritage’s oral histories and web articles, a high quality hard cover book of the highlight history of Rugby Union in the Australian Army has been produced. The book highlights the ...

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Fear God and Honour the King: HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

Fear God and Honour the King: HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

Cooee History and Heritage was appointed by Military History and Heritage Victoria Inc. to curate and produce a centenary exhibition to commemorate the arrival in Port Phillip Bay on 26 March 1913, of HMAS ...

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The Forgotten Cruiser: HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

The Forgotten Cruiser: HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

Barely remembered today, HMAS Melbourne was the first cruiser of the new Australian Navy. Built at Birkenhead, England, and commissioned in January 1913, she arrived in Melbourne on 26 March 1913 with a mixed ...

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A Reputable Set of Men - the Sandringham Club

A Reputable Set of Men - the Sandringham Club

Cooee has been commissioned by the venerable Sandringham Club in Melbourne to research and write a hundred year history to be published in May 2013.  One of the few remaining men-only clubs left in Victoria, ...

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