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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Heinemann, Retreat from Kokoda: The Australian campaign in New Guinea 1942, 1982
An account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by WilliamsIndex, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by Williamsworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hutchinson, Blood and Iron : The Battle for Kokoda 1942, 1991
An account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942 with the Japanese side also described in some detailIndex, notes, ill, maps, p.413.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942 with the Japanese side also described in some detailworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda trail - new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Black Dog Books, Kokoda track : 101 days : an Australian story of extraordinary bravery, 2007
An extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion. In eight short and brutal weeks, these soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.179.non-fictionAn extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion. In eight short and brutal weeks, these soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, australian army - 39th battalion -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hardie Grant Book, The spirit of Kokoda : then and now, 2002
Australia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.193.non-fictionAustralia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track papua new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hachette, Kokoda, 2008
Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.479.non-fictionKokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, South-west Pacific area - first year : Kokoda to Wau, 1959
This volume describes the activity of the Army in New Guinea.Index, ill, maps, p.656.non-fictionThis volume describes the activity of the Army in New Guinea. world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, The path of infinite sorrow : the Japanese on the Kokoda Track, 2009
The Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.324.non-fictionThe Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there. kokoda track 1942, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Paul Ham, Kokoda, 2004
For the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates. It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East AsiaIndex, bib, ill, p.602.non-fictionFor the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict. In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates. It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East Asiaworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Memorabilia - Print Title Print Other Identifiers No identifiers Media No Attached Media Description Physical Description Framed print from 'The Australian' giving information around the Kokoda Trail, Kokoda Track Information Print
Historic articlePrinted copy of an article from the Print Title Print Other Identifiers No identifiers Media No Attached Media Description Physical Description Framed print fromaustralian kokoda campaign in wwll -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Bill Edgar et al, WARRIOR OF KOKODA(A Biography of Brigadier Arnold Potts), 1999
940.5426092, biography, isbn: 1 86448 901 1 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. South-West Pacific Area First Year. Kokoda to Wau, 1953
Official history complete with dust cover556 pages -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - WW2, Retreat from Kokoda, 1958
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Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book - Book/Paperback, Paul Ham, Kokoda, 2005
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Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Patrick Lindsay, The Spirit of Kokoda - then and now, 2005
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Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peter Fitzsimons, KOKODA, 2008
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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Heinemann, Retreat from Kokoda, 1958
An account of the Kokoda campaignIndex, ill, maps, p.319.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaignworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea, kokoda track -
Mentone Grammar School
Flag (collection) - Australian Flag, The Kokoda Treck
This flag was carried over the Kokoda Treck by successive generations of Mentonians from 1993 to 2003. On each occasion, the party (which also included representatives from the AGSV and APS Schools) was led by the Reverend Roger Williams, the School Chaplain. The flag was presented to Mentone Grammar School by Rod Atkinson, M.P., Federal Member for Isaacs. It is noteworthy that in more than three decades of this educative mission to Papua New Guinea, Reverend Williams conducted over fifty such crossings of the Owen Stanley Range. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland – 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line – through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea. The track was the location of the 1942 World War II battle between Japanese and Allied – primarily Australian – forces in what was then the Australian territory of Papua. Neville Clark, 2003 -
Mentone Grammar School
At the end of the Kokoda Treck
An annual pilgrimage undertaken by Mentonians, led by Rev Roger Williams, until Papua New Guinea was deemed too dangerous for school trips. -
The Celtic Club
Book, Tony Griffiths, Beautiful lies: Australia from Kokoda to Keating, 1993
A humorous, maverick account of Australia from WW2 to the 1990s. (Kokoda to Keating).Index, bib, p.218.non-fictionA humorous, maverick account of Australia from WW2 to the 1990s. (Kokoda to Keating).australia - politics and government, australia - history -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Souvenir - Battle for Australia, Kokoda Trail
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Author- Peter Fitzsimons, Kokoda
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Charlton RSL Sub Branch
Article - Spent bullet on wood stand, Spent bullet from the Kokoda Track on small wooden stand
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Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, FRAMED WW2, 3 Nov 1942
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER DEPICTING A GATHERING OF TROOPS AT "RAISING THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG AT KOKODA" 3rd November. Photograph details and information on "The Story of Kokoda" in black print on white paper below photograph. Frame: brown stain colour timber with decorative moulding. Dark green cardboard mount, glass front." photography-photographs/frame accessories, military history-army, ww2, kokoda, army -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Boots, Jungle
The jungle cleats were added after Kokoda trail, to give added traction in the mud.Australian Army boots used in world war 2, for use in tropical areas.Australian Army boots, pattern 10085, with jungle cleats, part of world war 2 kit1945, with number 6 underneath that, and number 5 underneath that. with 7 cleats on the front sole, 4 marked "R" and 3 marked "L". Plus a metal ring around the heel.boot, ww2, kokoda -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Painting - KOKODA
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Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Montage
Kokoda Past & present at Kokoda Memorial site at Ferntree Gullypicture, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Picture
Wounded at Kokodapicture, ww2, army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - DIORAMA, KOKODA, Post WW2
Diorama inspired by image from State Library of Victoria image No H98 104 / 2102.Diorama mounted on black base. 1/35 scale model of 25 pounder field gun with 5 man crew maneuvering a gun into position around a tree with a pulley system. In black print on gold name plate attached to front of black base:: “25 Pounder Field Gun 14th Australian Field Regiment, Kokoda, September 1942”military history-army, arms-ordnance, handcrafts, kokoda -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed Map
Brown timber frame containing black and white map. Has two squares top left side and lower half contains three circles. The Kokoda Trailkokoda trail, papua new guinea, world war 2 -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Carved Baton, Carved by a native
This baton was carved by a native at ower corner.The Kokoda track in Papua/New Guinea was the scene of fierce fighting during WWII. Australian troops halted the Japanese advance,turning defeat into victory.Mr Vic Geisler was a member of 39 battalion AIF during 1942.This baton was carved for him.A piece of timber carved as a baton. The handle has the name of Sgt.V.J.Geisler carved into it,and a hash type pattern around itSgt.V.J.Geislerkokoda, baton, native, carved