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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, The fishing harbour, Gothenburg, Sweden, 9 July 1950
This series of photographs captures life at sea and the conditions on the ship M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg in 1950.This photograph is part of the Allan Quinn collection, which is a pictorial autobiography, and it represents one of many moments of his time abroad as a seafarer.Black and white photograph of a fishing harbour in Gothenburg, Sweden, 1950. In the bottom left corner of the photograph are roofs of buildings. In the bottom right corner of the photograph is a ships dock area with a warehouse, crates, and several ships docked. This section extends towards the middle of the photograph. The background is very industrial with large ships and machinery. This section of the photograph is very dark.On the back of the photograph is the date 9/7/50 in blue ink.1950, ships, river, industrial, masts, sweden, mongabarra, allan quinn collection, allan quinn, gothenburg, warehouse, dock, houses -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, M/S "Mongabarra" in dry-dock at Eriksbergs, 1950
This series of photographs captures life at sea and the conditions on the ship M/S "Mongabarra" in 1950. This photograph was reproduced and exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.This photograph is part of the Allan Quinn collection, which is a pictorial autobiography, and it represents one of many moments of his time abroad as a seafarer.Black and white photograph of the M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg in Eriksbergs dockyard, Gothenburg, Sweden. The ship is directly in the middle of the photograph taking from the very front of the ship in the dry-dock. There are several ladders lined up along the left-hand side of the ship beginning from the ships front. There are several wooden planks lying on the ground in front of the ship and walls either side of the ship.ship, sweden, mongabarra, allan quinn collection, allan quinn, gothenburg, drydock, shipyard, dockyard, eriksbergs, letters-from-abroad -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Carnival in Rio 1949, 1 March 1949
This photograph shows a scene from the first time Allan Charles Quinn attended Carnival in Rio. Although having made several trips to South America previously, he had not experienced Carnival before. The photograph is also complemented by a letter written to his mother including a description of Carnival.The Allan Charles Quinn collection forms a pictorial autobiography of life at sea for a young man in the period immediately following World War II. The collection also includes a series of letters between Allan and his mother, some explaining the photographs and some talking about other experiences or mundane situations.Black and white photograph of Carnival float in Rio de Janeiro. To the fore of the float there is a man holding a bow and arrow with several elaborately dressed women sitting atop a structure. There is also a large crowd visible in the foreground.Blue ink on reverse: CARNIVAL IN RIO/ 1-3-49allan-charles-quinn, south-america, rio, carnival, floats, crowd, bow, arrow, 1949, rio de janeiro, brazil -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Carnival in Rio 1949, 1 March 1949
This photograph shows a scene from the first time Allan Charles Quinn attended Carnival in Rio. Although having made several trips to South America previously, he had not experienced Carnival before. The photograph is also complemented by a letter written to his mother including a description of Carnival. This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.The Allan Charles Quinn collection forms a pictorial autobiography of life at sea for a young man in the period immediately following World War II. The collection also includes a series of letters between Allan and his mother, some explaining the photographs and some talking about other experiences or mundane situationsBlack and white photograph of Carnival float in Rio de Janeiro. There is a large crowd visible in the foreground. The float has several places for the elaborately dressed women to sit, each of which resembles a throne of some kind. There are four women on the float and what appears to be a driver holding onto reins.Blue ink on reverse: CARNIVAL IN RIO/ 1-3-49allan-charles-quinn, south-america, rio, carnival, floats, crowd, letters-from-abroad, rio de janeiro, brazil -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Carnival in Rio 1949, 1 March 1949
This photograph shows a scene from the first time Allan Charles Quinn attended Carnival in Rio. Although having made several trips to South America previously, he had not experienced Carnival before. The photograph is also complemented by a letter written to his mother including a description of Carnival. This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.The Allan Charles Quinn collection forms a pictorial autobiography of life at sea for a young man in the period immediately following World War II. The collection also includes a series of letters between Allan and his mother, some explaining the photographs and some talking about other experiences or mundane situationsBlack and white photograph of Carnival float in Rio de Janeiro. There is a large crowd visible in the fore and back ground. On the float are two horses standing on their hindlegs with a woman appearing to ride one. There is also another women visible at the rear and a man standing at the back.Blue ink on reverse: CARNIVAL IN RIO/ 1-3-49allan-charles-quinn, south-america, rio, carnival, floats, crowd, horses, letters-from-abroad, brazil, rio de janeiro -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PRINTED REMINISCENCE: LOOKING BACK WITH TOM ROWE
Printed reminiscence ''Looking Back with Tom Rowe'' with Appendices. 27 stapled pages and 28 - 42 loose sheets of Appendix. Loose sheets (7) of Select Bibliography and (poor quality) copies of photos including portraits of un-name male and un-named female; also picnic gathering of approx 20 hatted/suited men in rural setting. No author, no date of authorship.bendigo, history, autobiography tom rowe, the great depression, mr t rowe, world war 2, central deborah gold mine. mr charles robert searle rowe, new chum railway company, north old chum syndicate, list of mine managers, golden square school, big hills gold mine, henry gibs, new chum synline, school of mines, cr. g d garvin, central deborah mine, golden square fire station, the fife shire hotel, the rose of australia hotel, hicks spurs, red white and blue mine -
Women's Art Register
Book, Wakefield Press, Dear Marilyn, 2003
An illustrated autobiography of South Australian artist Barbara Leslie born 1940. Painter and illustrator Leslie charts her life through three sections. Book 1: letters to her best friend Marilyn; Book 2: written to her inner child; Book 3: a diary format after Merilyn's death.non-fictionAn illustrated autobiography of South Australian artist Barbara Leslie born 1940. Painter and illustrator Leslie charts her life through three sections. Book 1: letters to her best friend Marilyn; Book 2: written to her inner child; Book 3: a diary format after Merilyn's death.south australian bushfires, art school, drawing, family -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Robert Graves, Goodbye to all that, 1957
Poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, he thought, forever, Good-Bye to All That bids farewell not only to England and his English family and friends, but also to a way of life. Tracing his upbringing from his solidly middle-class Victorian childhood through his entry into the war at age twenty-one as a patriotic captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, this dramatic, poignant, often wry autobiography goes on to depict the horrors and disillusionment of the Great War, from life in the trenches and the loss of dear friends, to the stupidity of government bureaucracy and the absurdity of English class stratification.ill, p.279.non-fictionPoet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, he thought, forever, Good-Bye to All That bids farewell not only to England and his English family and friends, but also to a way of life. Tracing his upbringing from his solidly middle-class Victorian childhood through his entry into the war at age twenty-one as a patriotic captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, this dramatic, poignant, often wry autobiography goes on to depict the horrors and disillusionment of the Great War, from life in the trenches and the loss of dear friends, to the stupidity of government bureaucracy and the absurdity of English class stratification.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - english, graves robert 1895-1985 - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Readers Book Club, The long walk, 1958
Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer. On 19th November 1939, he was arrested by the Russians and after brutal interrogation he was sentenced to 25 years in the Gulags. After a three month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter he escaped with six companions. This title tells the true story of his adventure, survival and escape.Ill, maps, p.285.non-fictionSlavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer. On 19th November 1939, he was arrested by the Russians and after brutal interrogation he was sentenced to 25 years in the Gulags. After a three month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter he escaped with six companions. This title tells the true story of his adventure, survival and escape. political prisoners - soviet union - autobiography, prisons and prisoners - russia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne University Press, Not as a duty only : an infantryman's war, 1976
An autobiographical account of the wartime experiences of Henry GullettIll, p.169.non-fictionAn autobiographical account of the wartime experiences of Henry Gullettworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, henry gullett - autobiography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich, 1981
Memoirs of the man who was appointed as the head architect and minister of armaments and war production for the Nazi government.Index, notes, ill, p.699.non-fictionMemoirs of the man who was appointed as the head architect and minister of armaments and war production for the Nazi government.germany - politics and government - 1933-1945, albert speer - autobiography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Moyle, Col (Sketchy), Indebted: From a Quaker schoolboy to an Australian SAS Soldier, 2017
Indebted is not your usual military autobiography. 'Sketchy's' easy-to-read memoir is both humorous and thought-provoking. It gives a unique insight into jungle warfare during the Vietnam conflict and training and culture in the Australian Army, particularly the Special Air Service. It is a powerful book that will be of interest to both service and non-service personnel.Indebted is not your usual military autobiography. 'Sketchy's' easy-to-read memoir is both humorous and thought-provoking. It gives a unique insight into jungle warfare during the Vietnam conflict and training and culture in the Australian Army, particularly the Special Air Service. It is a powerful book that will be of interest to both service and non-service personnel.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, australia. army. special air service regiment -- biography, soldiers -- training of -- australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Eric Eckstein, 17 October 1989
Eric Eckstein - his story as told to a Tatura Historical Society meeting. A noted speaker Eric and Mrs Eckstein were invited and accepted to be our guest speaker. Co incidentally a member of our Society remembered the name and wandered if it was the same bloke. It was. Eric having taken the opportunity of the learned men among the Dunera people, furthered his education and qualified as a secondary teacher. Numurkah was one high school to which he was posted. It was a memorable and enlightening evening.7 page printout in a plastic folder, transparent front cover with a red flap left hand side extended to the back with inscription below. Top right hand corner and along left side.Top right hand corner "Erick Eckstein. One of the Dunera Boys - as told to the Tatura Historical Society 17 October 1989. Left hand margin: "Erick Eckstein Recollections of his internment and Dunera experience" Tatura 1989erick eckstein, dunera, dunera boy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Robert Kahn, Recollections of a Dunera boy, 20 November 1991
Autobiographical memoirs of the writers arrest, Dunera, Hay, Tatura, 8th Employment Company, and demobilisation. Salient excerpts from his book "Chapters From My Past".Dark blue hard back plastic cover with the inscription (see below). Robert L. Kahn. Recollections of a Dunera boy. Interred Camp on the spine of the folder.robert kahn, dunera, life in an internment camp, internment camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Vittorio Tolaini, Voyage of an alien, October 1982
an interesting account of one of the 734 who joined the ill fated Arandora Star of which 486 perished and one of the 200+ survivors who subsequently came to Australian on the Dunera. The German survivors from the Arandora Star, 244 joined the B & G class 2288 Jewish Refugees, some 2732 souls. Graphically described in the first 20 pages and life in Australian prison camps until he returned to England in 1946,Folder. Voyage of an alien. picture of the Dunera. by Vittorio Tolaini. printed on a gold coloured cardboard cover.Voyage of an alien. picture of the Dunera. by Vittorio Tolaini. printed on a gold coloured cardboard cover.dunera, arandora star, italian aliens, italian pow's, dunera boys, marco grazzi, german survivors -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Bruno Simon, letter from Mr Bruno Simon, 23 September 1990
in reply to correspondence between Lurline Knee and Bruno Simon clear plastic folder with a black border and back. Contains a one page letter from Mr Bruno Simon.A typed letter from Mr Bruno Simon via Tassis Bergamo Italy 23 September 1990 (head the letter)bruno simon, dunera, hay, tatura, refugee from england -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Monash University Publishing, Vittorio Tolaini, 1989
Written during his internment during WW2.Vittorio Tolainis personal account of his internment at Tatura and Loveday SA.vittorio tolaini, internment camp loveday, internment camp 2, internees autobiography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Bert Whitmore, 14 July 1989
an insight into the history and events of camp 14 as narrated by 90 year old Bert Whitmore.A clear plastic cover with a dark blue margin with white strip on which is written "Loveday internment camp 14 - Bert Whitmores Memoirs". The front page has a plan of internment camp 14.Loveday internment camp 14 - Bert Whitmores Memoirsloveday, south australia, bert whitmore, internee memoirs, camp 14 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Autobiography, Detained by the Enemy, 1942-1945, 1987
Personal history written by Bill Anderson of his experiences in the Australian Army in WW2. He volunteered at the age of 18 years after Japan entered the war, as an Ally to Germany and Italy, the aggressors. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in camps in Malaya and Singapore, enduring previously untold horrors at the hands of the Japanese captors. Written for his grandchildren to read and perhaps understand.Burgundy hard covered book with printed title in gold, containing photocopied handwritten material and printed material.Two photos and descriptions of the author, and his record of his Army Service. 1 - Bill Anderson aged 20 years and 10 months (May 1941); 2 - Bill Anderson aged 66 years and 10 months (May 1987). Service record. These items inside front cover of book.documents, reports, bill anderson, australian army, australian army personnel -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
A4 Display Book - Autobiography, Reg Mould of Shepparton, 1995
Life history of Reg Mould and his family from 1925 - 1995, including descriptions of travel in Australia.Collection of memories of Reg Mould. Childhood in Shepparton,. Tally Ho Boys Home, working in railways, war service. In green A4 display book with 12 plastic sleeves.life of reg mould, reg mould -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Manning Clark, The Puzzles of Childhood : His Early Life, 1989
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketAn invitation to Mrs. R Boyd to a perfume launchmanning clark, australian - historian - autobiography, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Barry Humphries, My Life as Me, 2002
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketChristmas cards slipped into inside cover to Patricia and Johnbarry humphries, australian - comedian - autobiography, walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Bob Ansett - An Autobiography, Ansett, Bob et al, 1986
Bob Ansett is a well-known Australian entrepreneur and founded Budget Rent a Car. He is the son of the late Sir Reginald Ansett (Ansett airlines).Autobiographical interest.Paper. Front cover: Colour photograph of Bob Ansett (seated); white text.Front Cover: authors' names and title.ansett, bob, ansett, robert, ansett, reginald, ansett, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, businessmen - autobiography, pullan, robert -
Unions Ballarat
Mudeye: An Australian boyhood and beyond, Dowling, Bary, 1995
Autobiographical and historical book, starting around the time of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles Ballarat and war time issues. Local (Ballarat) history.Paperback; book; 266 pages. Front cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; title and author in black lettering; sticker - NSW premier's literary awards 1996 shortlisted. Back cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; black lettering; excerpts from reviews.None.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - ballarat, autobiography - bary dowling, war - world war ii, history - family, ballarat -
Unions Ballarat
Not by myself (Don Woodward Collection), Jones, Fletcher, 1976
Story of the Fletcher Jones men's-ware store that was originally established in Bendigo on 14 August 1895. Autobiographical account.Autobiographical interest. Relevant to the birth of the textile and clothing industry in Victoria.Book; 240 pages. Cover: green/grey; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Dust jacket: mottled green-grey background; sepia photographs on the front and back; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jones, fletcher, textile, clothing and footwear, australian businessmen, businessmen - autobiography, businesses -
Unions Ballarat
So we take comfort (Don Woodward Collection), Lyons, Enid, 1965
First-hand story of Dame Enid Lyons' marriage to JA Lyons. JA Lyons was Australian Prime Minister (United Australia Party) from 1933 to 1939. Biographical and political interest.Book; 283 pages. Dustjacket: purple background; pink and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.In blue pen, "To Margaret. Graduation Day 5-5-66. John [surname illegible].btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lyons, dame enid, lyons, ja, prime ministers - ja lyons, united australia party, politics and government, biography/autobiography -
Unions Ballarat
Christopher Skase: Beyond the mirage (Don Woodward Collection), Prior, Tom, 1994
Biography of Christopher Skase. Skase was involved in the media, an investor in holiday resorts and even bidded for MGM (Hollywood) at one point. After a financial "crash", Skase retreated to Majorca stating that he was suffering ill health.Media and millionaires. Biographical interest.Book; 247 pages. Cover: brown background; one sepia and one colour photograph of Christopher Skase; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, skase, christopher, biography, corporate directors, businessmen - autobiography -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Book - History/Autobiography, Black Jack Press, Men In Hats And Other Tales, 2000
pp. xii, 175, paperback, 2 maps. Author's childhood memories of Belgrave where his father, Elef Jorgensen, was a local doctor.jorgensen family, belgrave -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press (Australia), Santamaria: A Memoir, 1997
Autobiography of local (Kew) political identityxv, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Autobiography of local (Kew) political identitysantamaria ba, national civic council, political biographies -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Marjorie Lawrence, Interrupted Melody: The story of my life, 1949
Autobiography of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence (1909-79)ix, 307 p. illus., ports. 21 cm. non-fictionAutobiography of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence (1909-79)marjorie lawrence -- 1909-1979, opera singers -- biography