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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clothing - Greatcoat, 1940's
Issued to internee.Internee issue overcoat, dyed from the original burgundy to dark brown after the armistice. Box pleat at back, belt with 3 buttons and 2 pockets with flaps.OLovercoat, internees, tatura -
Greensborough Historical Society
Memorabilia collection, Greensborough RSL et al, Remembrance Day Service 2018, 11/11/2018
A Remembrance Day Service was held at the Greensborough War Memorial Park, 11 November 2018 to mark the centenary of the end of World War I. This group of memorabilia was collected by Rosie Bray.Bronze medallion in red box; newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlet and articleMedallion inscribed "1918, we will remember them" (face); "WWI Armistice 1918-2018" (obverse)world war 1, remembrance day 2018 -
Melbourne Legacy
Medal, World War 1
One of a series of four boards of mounted replica medals of the Australian Defence Forces. This board shows medals pertaining to World War 1. Replicas include the 1914 Star, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mercantile Marine War Medal, 80th Anniversary of Armistice Remembrance Medal. Also a WW1 Memorial Plaque and Anzac Commemorative Medal. There is a cloth patch embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' and one with embroidered Air Force wings from the Australian Flying Corps. The text reproduced at the base accompanied the WW1 memorial plaques. The boards were on display in the Melbourne Legacy Foyer cabinets until June 2017.A record that Legacy holds some war memorabilia as Legatees were once solely returned servicemen.Replica medals from World War 1 mounted on silk inserts into green boards plus additional badges and medallions.Title inscribed in brass plaques say World War 1, 1914 Star, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mercantile Marine War Medal, 80th Anniversary of Armistice Remembrance Medal, WW1 Memorial Plaque and Anzac Commemorative Medal. Cloth badge embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' and one 'AFC'.world war one, medals -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
MAP TO ACCOMPANY HEAVY ARTILLERY SCHEME FOR MOBILE WARFARE".....marked with 'Lanes' and Corps/Division Boundaries, Ordnance Survey, 1:40,000, France. Sheet 62c, Dec 1917. (centring on Peronne and Mont St Quentin), December 1917
Shows detail of Artillery Planning in the area of Peronne & Mont St Quentin. Inscribed "Map to accompany H.A. Scheme for Mobile Warfare". Marked with 'Lanes' and Corps/Division Boundaries.The donor, Staff Sergeant R.O. (Bob) Snape, Reg No 8651, enlisted as a Stretcher Bearer in 1915 but, because of his secretarial skills was employed in HQ positions as soon as he arrived in France and as a stenographer who worked as Confidential Clerk to General Sir John Monash from June to December 1918; and subsequently, for General Sir Talbot Hobbs until June 1919. The map was very likely directly used in the planning of the 1918 battles such as Mont St Quentin.Original Item recovered from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated. Shows detail of Artillery Planning in the area of Peronne & Mont St Quentin. Inscribed "Map to accompany H.A. Scheme for Mobile Warfare". Marked with 'Lanes' and Corps/Division Boundaries.snape collection -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
WWI Campaign Medal, Circa 1920s
Two versions of the British War Medal were produced 6.5 million in silver and 110,000 in bronze. Obverse depicts King George IVs V Britt: Rex Et Ind : Imp. Reverse depicts nude rider on horseback - sword in hand - sun in background. 1914 - 1918.Campaign Medal of the United Kingdom. Medal was instituted on the 26th July 1919 for service between 5th August 1914 the day following the British Declaration of War and the Armistice 11th November 1918. Service # 2320 A-L-CP W. A. Renville. A.I.F. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH HMAS HOBART, 2.9.1945
Copy of B&W photo of HMAS Hobart in black painted wooden frame.Handwritten in black ink on back of frame "HMAS HOBART TOKYO BAY / 2nd Sept 45 / SIGNING ARMISTICE / Bill Miller"photography - photographs, navy ran, hmas hobart -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Mixed Media (textiles): Rosalie COGAN (b.1948 Vaght, Netherlands), Rosalie Cogan, War and Peace, 1987
Cogan is a textile artist and her work is political in nature. 'War and Peace' is about the Vietnam War and a statement about patriotism in war, of lessons not learnt, of remembrance and never forgetting. This work is an expression of her feelings towards this time and of her husband's experience who fought in this war. The Republic of Vietnam 'Vietnam Campaign Medal' is from the former country of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). Established in 1966, it was awarded to members of United States, Australian, and New Zealand military forces serving six months or more in support of Republic of Vietnam military operations. The medal is issued with a device known as the 1960 Bar. The bar displays the date of 1960 followed by a dash and a blank space. The unusual appearance was caused by the government of the Republic of Vietnam stating that the 1960 bar would show the dates of the Vietnam War from start to finish, with the ending date placed on the 1960 bar after the South Vietnamese had triumphed over North Vietnam (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam). Since South Vietnam fell, and the government ceased to exist, an ending date for the 1960 Bar was never established. The Vietnam Campaign Medal is considered a foreign award by the U.S., Australian, and New Zealand governments. The joint Australian and New Zealand campaign medal awarded for service in the Vietnam War is the 'Vietnam Medal'. The obverse of this medal shows the crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II, with titles, while the reverse has the inscription VIETNAM above a symbolic representation of the ideological war in Vietnam. The RSL poppy (the Flanders poppy) has long been a part of Remembrance Day, the ritual that marks the Armistice of 11 November 1918, and is also increasingly being used as part of Anzac Day observances. During the First World War, red poppies were among the first plants to spring up in the devastated battlefields of northern France and Belgium. In soldiers' folklore, the vivid red of the poppy came from the blood of their comrades soaking the ground. The poppy soon became widely accepted throughout the allied nations as the flower of remembrance to be worn on Armistice Day. Today the RSL continues to sell poppies for Remembrance Day to raise funds for its welfare work. "War and Peace' is significant as it explores and highlights a period in history (the Vietnam War), which was contentious both socially and politically. Cogan and her family lived locally, in the Shire of Eltham during this time, and her work is a reflection of the experiences and sentiments of a section of the Nillumbik community. Textile piece. 'War": Cast muslin, machine embroidery onto white calico. Tanin dye, poly thread, side bust view (hand, shoulder and arm). Black machine stiching on shirt and shirt pocket with two vietnam medals. A replica of the 'Vietnam Medal' in muslin is shown reverse and has the inscription VIETNAM above a symbolic representation of the ideological war in Vietnam, which is of a male figure standing between two spherical shapes. The ribbon has a vertical central section of bright yellow which has centrally superimposed on it three thin stripes of red, (representing the South Vietnamese flag) flanked by two stripes of red (representing the Army). On the left is a dark blue stripe representing the Navy and on the right, a light blue stripe representing the Air Force. A replica in muslin of the second medal is the Republic of Vietnam 'Vietnam Campaign Medal' of the former country of South Vietnam. The ribbon has green and white strips with a device bearing the inscription ‘1960 – ‘. The medal is traditionally a gold and white enamelled star with a green, red and gold centre motif. Right hand is touching the medals/heart, while left arm is left resting to the left side over a crutch which ends in a rolled up bandage. 'Peace': Cast muslin, machine embroidery onto calico. Black dye, poly thread and RSL poppy. Side bust view (hand, shoulder and arm). Yellow machine stiching on black shirt and shirt pocket with RSL red poppy on shirt pocket. Right hand is reaching to touch the poppy, while left arm is slightly bent resting on its' left side. Nonetextile, muslin, embroidery, vietnam war, medals, vietnam medal, vietnam campaign medal, rsl poppy, war, peace, armistice, remembrance day, anzac -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER- AMISTACE 1919, DAILY MAIL, 1919 MONDAY JUNE 30 1919
“DAILY MAIL GOLDEN PEACE NUMBER” “MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1919 LONDON, MANCHESTER, PARIS ONE SCHILLING”Newspaper - paper, gold coloured, black print and photographshistory, newspaper, ww1, armistice -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Welcome to the Greensborough RSL Sub-branch Remembrance Day Service 2019, 2019_11
Booklet from the annual Rembrtance Day Service held by the Greensborough RSL. Contains a brief history of the meaning of Armistice or Remembrance Day.12 p. black & white text, col. photographsHandwritten on cover: "101 anniversary of WWI ending"remembrance day 2019, armistice day, greensborough rsl -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Copy of Book, Baxter & Stubbs, An Appreciation: The Arch of Victory, 1921
Trees planted in Avenue of Honour to remember all Ballarat men & women enlisted in WW1. Planting started in June 1917. The Prince of wales opened the Arch of Victory it on 3rd June 1920.24 page soft cover book. Cover features stylised picture of soldier in slouch hat & knight riding horse. Includes numerous photos including Ballarat Arch of Victory, Opening of the Arch, the Prince of Wales, Eleanor Lucas, Lucas girls at work, Ballarat Avenue of Honour and Armistice Day.ballarat arch of victory, ballarat avenue of honour, word war one -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER 1934, The Bendigo Advertiser, 13.11.1934
Item relates to the collection of R T PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Cat No 3239P for his service details.Published in The Bendigo Advertiser, Tue 13.11.1934, pages 9 & 10. Newspaper article titled Duke Visits Bendigo, Historic Loyal Demonstration. Reverse: Page 7 Article re Armistice Day in England; Page 8 Editorial, small articles & advertising. Black ink on sepia paper, illustrated, numerous photos.documents - newspapers, military history, advertiser, 1934 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
BOB: Map France 1:100,000 AMIENS, AMIENS, Geographical Section, General Staff, No 2364. October 1915; Ordnance Survey 1916; Minor Corrections 01/10/1916
Original Item souvenired from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when the Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated.The donor, Staff Sergeant R.O. (Bob) Snape, Reg No 8651, enlisted as a Stretcher Bearer in 1915 but, because of his secretarial skills was employed in HQ positions as soon as he arrived in France and as a stenographer who worked as Confidential Clerk to General Sir John Monash from June to December 1918; and subsequently, for General Sir Tread moreTopographical map. Full colour snape collection -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
1:250,000 COMPOSITE WALL-MAP NORTHWEST EUROPE. Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1914
Original Item recovered from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when the Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated.Cloth-backed paper. 6 map sheets glued together to form one large wall map of NW Europe, covering from Normandy beaches to Cologne and Paris to Strasbourg.snape collection -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, (Oblique shot of battlefield) 30/9/1916, LE BARQUE...... LIGNY THILLOY....... THILLOY, 22.N.1514
Original Item recovered from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when the Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated.Sepia photograph, showing trench lines, gun emplacements, landscape peppered with shell craters.snape collection -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, (Oblique shot of battle field, with shelled/bombed out vilage) 30/9/1916, 3.C.1151, N.26. 6d. 25d
Original Item recovered from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when the Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated.snape collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol VI The AIF in France 1918 - The Armistice by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942 , faded maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973 , 530 illustrations and maps ,C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Canterbury History Group
Letter - William Chancellor's Armistice Day letter, William Chancellor, 13/11/1918 12:00:00 AM
William Perriam Chancellor's Armistice Day letter to his son William George Chancellor serving overseas. Includes photographs obtained by Susan Barnett of the Surrey Hills Historical Society from Andy Rushton.3 page A4 typed document including colour portraits and b&w photocanterbury, wattle valley road, chancellor> william, armistice day, world war 1914-1918, dame nellie melba -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: OFF TO WAR
Arthur Swale was born in 1887 at Wedderburn and became a draper in Inglewood. He served in France following the Armistice from June 1918-July 1919. He married Marion Synott in 1928. Arthur died in 1963.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, December 22, 2003. Off to war: November, 1918, and Arthur Swales, driving, of Inglewood, and two soldier companions take to the road in the early days of automobiles. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: THE WAY WE WAR
Arthur Swale was born in 1887 at Wedderburn and became a draper in Inglewood. He served in France following the Armistice from June 1918-July 1919. He married Marion Synott in 1928. Arthur died in 1963.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, December 23, 2003. The way we war: captured German guns in France, picture by Arthur Swale in 1918. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Flyer, A Great Patriotic Celebration, 1918
Event held the day after the signing of the armistice following World War I. Organised under the auspices of the Southern Group of Orange Lodges; admission free but funds collected in aid of the Group's Honour Board Extension Fund.Single sheet of cream paper that has discoloured with age, printed in black on one sidewwi, world war i, orange lodges, southern group of orange lodges, margaret ware - pianist, wwi peace celebrations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol VI The AIF in France 1918 - The Armistice by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942 , faded maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed A.E./ Emmerson , 74 Sternberg St Bendigo , 530 illustrations and maps ,C.E.W. Beanbooks, military, the aif in france 1918 - the armistice / c.e.w. bean -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tom Prior, Shire of Eltham, Soldiers' War Memorial, unveiled 11-11-26
Note the unfinished state-stones at base. Honour Roll not yet erected. Before the memorial was erected there was a cairn of rocks to commemorate Armistice Day. All travel was mostly by walking and school children walked to town each November 11 Memorial Service.The Reynolds family were early settlers in Research. The Reynolds/ Prior collection of photographs were taken by Tom Prior, the maternal uncle of Ivy Reynolds, around 1900 and the 60 photos in the album give a fine overview of many of the landmarks of Research and Eltham over 100 years ago. lvy lived in the family home for many years at 106 Thompson Cres Research. Ivy's father, Ernst Richard Reynolds and grandfather, Richard Reynolds, lived at the same address. Ivy's father Richard worked for Mr. Trail on his property in Research. Reynolds Road is named after the family. Mr Tom Prior (wife Eva) worked at the Melbourne zoo. He was very innovative and made his own camera, using the black cloth hood to exclude the light. The photographs are a reminder of the rural nature of Research and Eltham and its rich heritage. Black and white photograph mounted in an album, the Reynolds/Prior Photograph Collection, this being one of 53 reproduced black and white images of early Eltham.The Reynolds/Prior Photograph Collection, Presented to the Eltham District Historical Society, 14 June 2006 by Ross McDonald. A second copy was also presented to the Andrew Ross Museum, Kangaroo Groundreynolds prior collection, kangaroo ground, war memorial -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Plaque - Plaque, brass inscribed with Naval countermine information
Found in garden shed of Mr Harry Barratt [WWI Gallipoli] and donated by his grandson. In 1877 Swan island was designed to defend shipping in Port Phillip and Hobson's Bays. The scheme, involving massive expenditure, comprised a forward defence system of forts at Port Phillip heads dominated by Fort Queenscliff and South Channel Fort (artificial island), and a network of coastal batteries. Some development of fortification had occurred in the 1850s, but it was the impetus of the Jervois-Scratchley reports which led to major work being undertaken in the 1880s. The overall defence plan involved a combination of guns, mines (known as electric torpedo) and ships to defend the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. Swan Island Fort would be used to protect the minefields in the harbour, Naval observation countermine charge 500lbs wet G.C Standard mine from 1877 to 1905 when charge was removed and mines used as buoys. In 1914 mines were recharged and used for defensive mining until Armistice.Brass plaque inscribed with information on naval countermineNaval observation or countermine charge 500lbs wet G.C. Standard mine from 1877 to 1905 when charge was removed and mines used as buoys. In 1914 mines were recharged and used for defensive mining until the Armistice.sea mine, plaque, pre wwi, naval countermine, swan island -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 165 November 2005
Contents: • Next meeting, Panel presentation: Councillors Making History • November Meeting • Special General Meeting • Christmas Function • Invitation • Armistice Day Commemoration Service Kangaroo Ground • Combined Historical Societies Projects • Heritage Places in the News • Good News and Bad News The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - Armistice Peace Tram, 1919
Photograph the cable tram set decorated by the Tramway Board for the Armistice or Peace following the second world war. Was illuminated and ran throughout the cable tram system. See Records 4255 and 4256 for further details and a pamphlet. Image used in a MMTB Poster - see record 6368.Yields information the Peace tram used to celebrate the World War 1 Armistice.Black and white photograph on Kodak Velox paper.trams, tramways, tramway board, world war 1, cable trams, celebrations, peace tram -
Canterbury History Group
Letter - Armistice Day November 1918, Chancellor, W.P, 1/11/1918
A letter from W.P.Chancellor to his son Bill, on the Western Front in France, describing how the family celebrated Armistice Day. Includes a covering letter to Colleen Morgan from Margaret Macdonald, nee Chancellor, and another letter, from Colleen to Frances Barrett of the Canterbury History Group. Margaret Macdonald has included a copy of an early postcard of Wattle Valley Road4 A$ pages; 2 typewritten and 2 handwritten pagescanterbury, wattle valley road, chancellor family, melbourne town hall, melba> dame nellie, cross street, canterbury mansions, world war 1914-1918 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER - FRAMED, Aust Govt, Department of Veteran's Affairs, 2016
Acknowledgment of Centenary of ANZAC Day. "Almost 300.000 Australians served on the Western Front in France and Flanders, taking part in every major British offensive between 1916 and the Armistice in 1918. More than 46,000 lost their lives of whom some 18,000 have no known grave. Behind the front line they took every opportunity to rest and recover, including these three men of the 1st Division, photographed in Vignacourt, France.Poster - Sepia coloured. Cream coloured border, dark brown plastic material frame. Glass protection.“ANZAC DAY 25 April 2016” “Centenary of the Somme”, “Three Men of the 1 Division". poster, centenary of the somme -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program - religious service, Closing Service of 70th Anniversary Festival, 1928
Program commemorating the church's 70 year history, and Armistice Day, in 1928. All Saints Anglican Church in East St Kilda is one of Melbourne's oldest Anglican churches. The foundation stone was laid on 8 November 1858 and the first service was held in the church on the 8 December 1861. The building which can seat up to 1400 people is said to be the largest Anglican parish church in the southern hemisphere. Two sheets of yellow paper, folded and bound with two staples and printed in blackall saints church, all saints anglican church st kilda -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, The Takadaussie, August 1919
The Takadaussie - Journal of H.M.A.T "Takada" voyaging Devonpart to Australia - Souvenir Copy August 1919 Colombo Built in 1914 by the British India Steam Navigation Company originally for the Indian-chinese trade. The Takada was used as a hospital ship making numerous trips with sick and wounded soldiers. On the signing of the Armistice she made three trips carrying repatriated prisoners of war before transporting Australian troops home.Beige and black booklet with photograph of three primitive barges surrounded by ornate borderhmat takada, the takadaussie, troopship, ww1 -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Tarnagulla children going to Peace Celebration, 1919, Tarnagulla children going to Peace Celebration, 1919, 1919
Murray Comrie Collection. Following the Armistice at the conclusion of the First World War, the residents of Tarnagulla, Newbridge, Arnold's Bridge (Arnold), Murphy's Creek and Woodstock gathered for a Peace Picnic celebration at Newbridge in July 1919. The traction engine of Calder Bros. was used to convey the Tarnagulla contingent to Newbridge on five wagons. A huge bonfire was lit at night. The picnic was declared an unqualified success, and the Tarnagulla participants returned to town at 7.30pm that evening.Monochrome photograph depicting children from Tarnagulla School on wagons pulled by Don Calder's steam traction engine, going to a Peace Celebration in 1919. Copy of an older original, Copy probably made in 1980s-90s. There were four wagons crammed with children, followed by a fifth wagon with the Tarnagulla Brass Band at full volume. The convoy travelled direct to Newbridge to the picnic ground, then home via Llanelly where they were cheered on by the Llanelly schoolchildren and residents. tarnagulla, war, military, ww1, first world war, peace, commemoration, community celebrations, school, children, calder, transport