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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medallion, Dead Man's Penny Robert Andrew Hose, 1920s
This medallion, called a Memorial Plaque and popularly known as a Dead Man’s Penny, was one of those given to the family of an Australian soldier who died on active service in World War One. Memorial Plaques, such as this one, were given out in the early 1920s. This medallion was presented to the family of Robert Andrew Hose. Born in Warrnambool in 1892 to George and Janet Hose, Robert Hose was a regular soldier when he enlisted in World War One in August 1914. He served on Gallipoli at Cape Helles where he was wounded but returned to his post and was promoted to corporal. In Egypt he was promoted to Sergeant and then served in France where he was awarded the Military Medal for showing courage, resourcefulness and a fine example to his men in an encounter with the enemy near Beaumetz les Cambrai. In that incident he sustained severe wounds from which he died in May 1917. He is buried in France. As well as the Military Medal he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory MedalThis item is of great importance as a significant memento of World War One that was given to the family of Robert Andrew Hose following his death on active service in World War One. Robert Hose was born in Warrnambool and this medallion is a treasured object in our collection.This is a round bronze medallion with raised images of Britannia holding a laurel wreath over an inscribed name, a lion, dolphins, an oak branch, a lion cub and an eagle. The medal is inscribed around the left and top edges.He Died For Freedom and Honour Robert Andrew Hose robert andrew hose, world war one memorial plaque, history of warrnambool -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Popular tramway Inspector dead - Freddie James, 1946 - 1951
Yields information about the retirement, appointment or death of well known SEC Ballarat inspectors and office managers and has a strong association with the work and involvement in Ballarat activities.Page of five newspaper clippings from The Courier, pasted to a single foolscap lined page. 1 - "Tramways Officer Farewelled" - 8-9-1950, about the retirement of Mr A. V. Mawby in the Electra Hall, following his appointment at Departmental Tramway Superintendent in Melbourne. Has been with the SEC for 29 years. Gives details of the speakers at the function. 2 - untitled, dated 3-2-1951, about the appointment of Mr,. L.J. Denmead as SEC Branch Tramway Superintendent. Notes he was formally with the MMTB. 3 - "Popular Tramway Inspector Dead" - 10-6-1949 - reporting one the death of Harold Phillip (Freddie) James. Worked for the trams for 41 years, was 61 when he died. Gives an outline of his Ballarat activities. 4 - "Recalls Steam Trams" - 15-3-1946 - about the retirement of Mr. W. K. K. Dunstan, as the local branch office manager for the SEC and his commencement in Bendigo when steam trams were operating. 5 - "Drove First Electric Tram" - undated - Mr. G. A. Laurens who retired from the SEC in August last, after 41 years of service. Drove first tram in Ballarat and Bendigo. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. personnel, sec, inspectors, superintendents, retirements -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Deadeye, Late 19th century to 1950s
A dead eye is a part of a vessel’s rig On board sailing ships, dead eyes were used in three different areas. Traditionally dead eyes are made of wood but they have different forms according to where they were used in the vessel rigging. The most common type of dead-eye is flat, with three holes and was used to tension the shrouds, the heavy lines which steadied the masts on each side. Each shroud had a dead eye at the lower end, which corresponded to a similar dead eye attached to the side of the ship. The two were connected with a rope called a lanyard, which was used to tighten the assembly. The stays, heavy lines running forward from the masts, were also tensioned with dead eyes. These are much larger and rectangular, with four or six holes. The third type of dead-eye was a two-holed version attached to an eye at the end of the parallel, which tied a yard to the mast. The loose ends of the parallel rope passed through the dead eye and then down to the deck, making it possible to tighten or slacken the parallel from the deck so that the yard could be more easily manoeuvred. It was especially important for the mizzen yard, which had to be shifted from one side of the mast to the other when tacking the ship.An item used on sailing ships rigging this item of ships equipment and its use has been used from the beginning of the invention of sailing ships going back to ancient times. Its use on sailing vessels had not changed in design or use until they went out of fashion and steamships took their place.Circular wooden ships rigging dead eye with three holes Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing vessel rigging, dead eye, sailing equipment -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Deadeye, Late 19th century to 1950s
A dead eye is a part of a vessel’s rig On board sailing ships, dead eyes were used in three different areas. Traditionally dead eyes are made of wood but they have different forms according to where they were used in the vessel rigging. The most common type of dead-eye is flat, with three holes and was used to tension the shrouds, the heavy lines which steadied the masts on each side. Each shroud had a dead eye at the lower end, which corresponded to a similar dead eye attached to the side of the ship. The two were connected with a rope called a lanyard, which was used to tighten the assembly. The stays, heavy lines running forward from the masts, were also tensioned with dead eyes. These are much larger and rectangular, with four or six holes. The third type of dead-eye was a two-holed version attached to an eye at the end of the parallel, which tied a yard to the mast. The loose ends of the parallel rope passed through the dead eye and then down to the deck, making it possible to tighten or slacken the parallel from the deck so that the yard could be more easily manoeuvred. It was especially important for the mizzen yard, which had to be shifted from one side of the mast to the other when tacking the ship.An item used on sailing ships rigging this item of ships equipment and its use has been used from the beginning of the invention of sailing ships going back to ancient times. Its use on sailing vessels had not changed in design or use until they went out of fashion and steamships took their place.Circular wooden ships rigging dead eye with three holes Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing vessel rigging, dead eye, sailing equipment -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Nesting hollows for birds in dead tree trunks, St Andrews, 29 January 2020
Artificial nesting hollows in tree trunks to encourage wildlife situated near St Andrews Market on the road to Kinglake just near the creekfay bridge collection, 2020-01-29, kinglake road, nesting hollow, st andrews -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Next of Kin Memorial Plaque Dead Mans Penny, Commonly known as Dead Man's Penny
“Pennies” were awarded to the Next of Kin of soldiers who died in or as a result of the “Great War” and approximately 1.5million were issued up until the 1930’s they were accompanied by a scroll (letter) from King George with the message “‘I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War”. The Name of the serviceman, which appears on the medallion' is always shown without rank. This is to show that the sacrifice of all men is of equal value.Stanley Alan Morey was born in Dulwich, London, England from whence he came to Austalia and lived with his parents and elder sister in Brighton Victoria He became a fitter and turner. He enlisted in the A.I.F on the 21th April 1917 Service number 3444 and was assigned to the 59th Battalion and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT “Port Melbourne” on the 16th July 1917 He went to France from England on the 9th January 1918 and joined his unit 18th January 1918 at Le Havre Less than 3 months later he was Killed in Action. He has no known grave but is remembered by a Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France Round Bronze Medallion/PlaqueDepicts British rule of the sea (Britannia with two Dolphins), and a lion representing the British Empire. The lion stands on an eagle which represents the defeated Germany. A small insert has the Soldiers name embossed within a rectangular border. Around the rim of the plaque appear the words "He died for freedom and honour"dead man's penny, stanley alan morey, 59th battalion, villers-bretonneux, next of kin memorial plaque -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun My War Part 52 Dated 3/5/1945, Delay won't be long - Doenitz Heads Broken Reich : Is Hitler Dead?
Newspaper The Sun dated 3/5/1945Newspaper My War Part 52 The Sun dated 3/5/1945Local Newspaper with articles about World War 2 ending -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - Te Sun Newspaer Special Dated 9/9/1940 - My War Part 10 - Frightfulness Raids On London, The Sun Newspaper - Special - Crowded Civilian Areas Bombed - 400 Dead Nazis Lose 88 Machines
Local Newspaper reporting World War 2 - Special - My War Part10Local Newspaper reporting on World War 2 - Special London Bombed - The BlitzLocal Newspaper Dated 9/9/1040 Reporting a=on World War 2 - Special - My War Part 10World War 2 Local Newspaper Reportingworld war 2 1940, air raids on london, the sun newspaper 9/9/1940, the blitz -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, Author " Stanley A. Hawkens O.B.E", Missing, Presumed Dead, 1989
Soft cover book. Cover- cardboard, red , black and white on front, spine and back. Illustrated- front sepia tones half portrait photograph of an airman in uniform superimposed over handwriting in a frame. 209 pages, plain cut, off white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Language - EnglishTitle page. handwritten blue ink - "To my wonderful friends/Bertha& Bob/ Stan Hawken/ 18.4.89"books, raaf, ww2 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, The War 1939-1945 Edited by Desmond Flower and James Reeves Dedicated to the 30,000,000 dead, First Published 1960
A documentary conspectus of the worst war in history beginning at the German invasion of Poland 1939 and ending with the last Japanese surrenders in September - October 1945. This book is an attempt to put together a chronicle of how it actually felt to be alive, to see, to hear, to smell, to feel the war first hand.The War 1939-1945 - Printed 1960 Dark blue cover with ware and tear around the edges MapsDate stamps from HMAS Albatross library wwii, phony war, winter war, norway -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOKS, The War Dead of the British Commonwealth 1939 - 45, 1959
" Lae War Cemetery part 1 (abb - Kus) soft cover Khaki green a register of the names of those who fell 1939-45 and are buried in Cemetries in New Guineabooks, military, catalogues -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Dead right; in the name of the law, 08/06/2013
This feature article deals with Professor Stephen Cordner, Victorian forensic scientist, and his work. Professor Cordner is a member of the Cordner family of Greensborough, a well-known family of doctors.News clipping, text and colour photos.cordner family, stephen cordner, don cordner -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, ABC Books, Where the dead men lie: tales of graves, pioneers and old bush pubs / Bruce Simpson, 2003_
Anecdotes about Australian pioneer life.178p., illus.australia history, anecdotes -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Black and White Print, George W. Bell, Dead Red Gum, Eltham Templestowe Area
Black and white print on photo paper 35mm Black and white slide copy Mount - white 7 dots (Technodia Italy)george w bell collection, significant tree -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Hill of content publishing, Missing presumed dead, 1989
The author describes his life in Victoria during the great Depression and his wartime experiences in the RAAF. He was shot down over France, but evaded capture and joined the partisans with the help of a French family.Index, bibliography, p.201non-fictionThe author describes his life in Victoria during the great Depression and his wartime experiences in the RAAF. He was shot down over France, but evaded capture and joined the partisans with the help of a French family. world war 1939-1945 - personal narrativies - australia, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie, Dead men rising, 1973
A fictional account of the Cowra break out of 1944.p.288.fictionA fictional account of the Cowra break out of 1944.prisoners of war - japan - fiction, cowra break-out - fiction -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War. (Copy 3), 1996
The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally trumultuous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation.The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally trumultuous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War. (Copy 2), 1996
The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally tumultruous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation.The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally tumultruous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Hendrickson, Paul, The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War. (Copy 1)
The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally trumultuous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation.The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally trumultuous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Rowe, John, Count Your Dead: A Novel of Vietnam. (Copy 2), 1968
John Rowe puts his fingers into the open wounds of the Vietnam War. His book hursts, but it is essential reading for those who want to understand the warJohn Rowe puts his fingers into the open wounds of the Vietnam War. His book hursts, but it is essential reading for those who want to understand the war vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, war stories -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Karlin, Wayne, Wandering Souls: Journeys With The Dead And The Living In Vietnam, 2009
Wandering Souls is an important, moving, utterly compelling, and wonderfully open-hearted book, one that will be become a touchstone in America's literature about the aftershocks of our terrible misadventure in Vietnam.Wandering Souls is an important, moving, utterly compelling, and wonderfully open-hearted book, one that will be become a touchstone in America's literature about the aftershocks of our terrible misadventure in Vietnam. 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, 1961-1975 - casualties, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - united states -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Dead Men Rising, 1951
Originally from South Shepparton Technical School library.Soft covered novel based on Cowra breakout by Japanese POW's.cowra breakout, japanese breakouts, cowra internment camps, cowra pow camps -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Dead End of Modern Architecture, 1971
Discusses the new skyscrapers changing our skyline and classifies them into two types - development buildings and name buildings.Original manuscript of the article ‘Big boxes with holes – for high profits or for prestige’ published in The Sunday Australian on 01.08.1971.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 8 pagesmodern architecture, skyscrapers, development buildings, name buildings, sculptural competitions, clean and uncomplicated, marland house, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Newspaper - Clipping, The Sun, Robin Boyd dead, 52, 16.10.1971
It contains an announcement of Robin Boyd's death and summarises his career.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Newspaper - Clipping, Herald (Melbourne), Robin Boyd dead, 52, 17.10.1971
This article contains an announcement of Robin Boyd's death on and gives a brief summary his recent activities.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Standards Association of Australia, Australian Standard CA34, Part 1 - 1969: SAA Loading Code Part 1 - Dead and Live Loads, 1971
Softcoveraustralian standard, steel structure standard, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Burchard, Bernini is Dead? Architecture and the Social Purpose, 1976
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketNewspaper clipping inserted at front: King E 1994, 'Battle of the baroque', The Age, Travel, Saturday 23 July, p. 6. Photocopied typed A4 insert at p. 637: Travel Book Newsletter, 1976, 'New books show how architecture reveals history', October. Contains review of this book.architectecture, society, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Bennett Copplestone, Dead Man's Tales, 1926
Hardcoverwalsh st library -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (play) by Tom Stoppard performed at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing 26 March 1980
Paper programrosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, athenaeum theatre, tom stoppard, melbourne theatre company -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, John Perry, The Quick And The Dead, 2002
History of Stawell Easter GiftStawell and its race through Time. Author - John Perry Blue Cover Finish of Easter Gift 1928 - Colour Photo$8.00 on Coverstawell athletic club. stawell easter gift. stawell history, professional sports, running races, photographs, central park