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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Breen, Bob, First to Fight: Australian Diggers, N.Z. Kiwis & U.S. Paratroopers in Vietnam, 1965-66. (Copy 2)
This is the story of an Australian battalion which fought as part of a unique US Airborne Brigade, a formation which spearheaded the escalation of American intervention in Vietnam, and which became the first and last truly ANZUS combat force to fight in war.This is the story of an Australian battalion which fought as part of a unique US Airborne Brigade, a formation which spearheaded the escalation of American intervention in Vietnam, and which became the first and last truly ANZUS combat force to fight in war. australian. army. battalion, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - new zealand, us airborne brigade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - GUIDE MAP OF BENDIGO & EAGLEHAWK, Late 1920's
Map. Guide Map of Bendigo & Eaglehawk. Light brown coloured booklet containing folded map of Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Outer cover is printed in blue and red ink and states - With compliments of J H Curnow & Son, Auctioneers, Real Estate Agents, Farm & Dairy Produce Merchants, Bendigo. Printed by J B Young, Lithographer. Map shows tramways & bus routes. Map shows Agricultural Showgrounds located between Park Street, Water Street, Barnard Street and Bridge Lane. Also shows Acclimitization Reserve located behind The Botanical Gardens at White Hills. Shows the location of Sailors Gully, Peg-Leg Gully, Jobs Gully, California Gully, Long Gully, Ironbark Gully, Golden Gully, Poverty Gully, Sheepshead Gully, Charcoal Gully, Eaglehawk Creek, Bendigo Creek and Back Creek. Contains interesting facts about Bendigo - Area 7,900 acres. Population - 26,000. First Council elected - 1855. Proclaimed a Borough - 1863. Proclaimed a City - 1871. Gold Rush broke out - 1851. For first 10 years gold yield averaged 8,600 ozs. per week . Total gold yield to 1923 - 572 tons valued at 82,000,000 pounds. Deepest mines - Victoria Quartz 4,614 ft., New Chum Railway 4,318 ft. 13 mines over 3.000 ft. deep. 53 mines over 2,000 ft. deep. Sewering of City commenced 1922, all principal buildings now sewered. Map printed by Arnall & Jackson, General Printers, Stationers & Engravers, 476 Collins Street. Map displays advertisement for J H Curnow & Son, Bendigo's leading Auctioneer and Estate Agents, Mitchell & Queen Sts. Bendigo. Map Scale 20 chs. = 1 in.cottage, miners, guide map of bendigo and eaglehawk -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Quartz Mining Co 1870's
Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Quartz Mining Co No2 Poppet Head constructed 1868. On christening of the Engine, Mrs. T. Brown christened it "The Duke of Edinburgh". At the back of the winding engine building of the No2 Shaft is the Grant and Lamont Crushing Battery built in June 1876. On right can be seen the Whim of the Pioneer and Galatea mine.Poppet Head and Winding House of Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Quartz Mining Co mine. Tree on left and bushes in foreground. Three chimneys prominent on right of photograph.stawell -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1954
Scanned and printed by LERHS.Copy of page from The Lakes Post showing children of grades 3 and 4 at Lakes Entrance State School. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThis picture was taken of a grade 3-4 class at Lakes Entrance State (Primary) School 2672 back in 1954. If you can pick out a face or know somebody that attended the school around this time let the 'Post' know.schools -
Bass Coast Shire Council - Robert Smith Collection
Artwork, other - 2672 Ao .....Shocking, Honore Daumier
French 1808 - 1879Lithograph