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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Research notes on Allan Whittaker, 5 Aug 2009
Early records researched by Chris McCONVILLE, historian, MUA Whittaker Committee.Research notes on the life and family history of Allan WHITTAKER. Ten pages, A4 photocopies. Page 1 missing, dated 05.08.2009. Includes Whittaker's military record; also details relating to the shooting at Princes Pier, 1928families, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, mua whittaker committee, chris mcconville -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Journal, Despatches magazine: the newsletter of the Australian Army History Unit
military – periodicals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: a television history: Tet, 1968: Part 7 (Copy 1)
tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - military intelligence -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: a television history: Tet, 1968: Part 7 (Copy 2)
tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - military intelligence -
Ballarat Ranger Military Museum
Book, The Sunnyland Press Pty Ltd, Victoria's Cross .ANZAC to Archangel, 2003
The story of Sgt. Sam Pearse, V.C. M.M. History of Victoria Crosses with reference to the 7th Battalion 1st AIFSoft Cover 144 Pagesvictoria cross -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - TOYS AND GAMES COLLECTION: GAME BOARD FOR QUEEN VICTORIA
Game Board. For Victoria Queen and British Empire. Copyright No. 9301, February 15 1900's. Cardboard.toys, general, great military war game. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - FRENCH MUSIC IN THE XIX CENTURY BY ARTHUR HERVEY
French Music in the XIX Century by Arthur Hervey. Inside front cover photo of Corporal P.T. Knight whose death in France has just been announced. Mr. Knight was an employee of Allan's, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. He left Australia with the 8th reinforcement for the 6th Brigade. He was well known and much esteemed in Bendigo. He was the solo violin with the Bendigo Lyric Orchestra, also a member of the Military Band, Bendigo. On opposite page: London College of Music, Bendigo local prize presented to Percy Thomas Knight, December 1910 for excellence in Theory of Music section junior honours.books, music -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL PROCESSION IN PALL MALL BENDIGO
Black and white photograph showing Pall Mall with Beehive Building, Shamrock Hotel, Alexandra Fountain. Military parade. Crowd watching, some in horse drawn vehicles. Trams at Fountain. Flags at half mast. Commemorative service for death of Queen Victoria, early 1901, which was held in Rosalind Park following parade. Three horse drawn vehicles are in the foreground. One building has Henderson & Doolsson Furniture & Drapery painted on the side. There are two copies, the original glued on cardboard, the other in a black paper folder.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL PROCESSION PALL MALL BENDIGO
Black and white photograph: Queen Victoria memorial procession, Alexandra Fountain, Pall Mall. Parade of military and band personnel. Large crowds watching. Flags on Beehive building and Shamrock Hotel at half mast. Three trams next to Fountain. Three horse drawn vehicles in foreground with occupants watching parade. Some of the shops in the photo: ' Abbot's' 'Henderson & Goodison/Beehive/Furniture & Drapery' 'Hill/Tailor/Outfitter' 'K.W. Van Damme/Havelock'.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO POST OFFICE COLLECTION: OCCASIONALLY USED POSTMARKS, 1915
Document. Occasionally used Postmarks - Bendigo Showground. In 1934 The Old 'Military Camp/Bendigo' postmark was used. Military Camp postmark being erased and Showground being inserted in ink. Inset - the same Postmark used as a 'relief' at Bendigo PO in 1952. In 1935, a different type of relief Postmarker was used at the Showgrounds Post office. The Postmarker that refused to die.(Being Military if simply faded away). -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - CANNON BALL
Cannon ball, surface very pitted. Information with cannon ball states:' Circa 19th Century, discovered at Williamstown in Victoria during excavations 1960'military, army, cannon ball -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION FOR JOHN STAFFORD FARRER
Record of promotion to the rank of Lieutenant issued to John Stafford Farrer on the first day of January 1920. This certificate was found beneath the floorboards of a house at 1 Dungey Ave. Bendigo next to a small black and white photo of a man (item 6453.1)document, certificate, australian military forces -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN STAFFORD FARRER
Small black and white photograph of a man wearing a jacket, whiite shirt and tie. This photograph was found beneath the floorboards of a house at 1 Dungey Ave. Bendigo next to a military certificate (item 6453). The certificate is for John Stafford Farrer and possible the photo represent John.person, individual, male -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Peter Stanley, Men of Mont St Quentin : between victory and death, 2009
In the hands of Peter Stanley, one of Australia's leading military historians, a famous battlefield in France becomes unforgettably connected with Australian men and their families in the long aftermath of the Great War.Index, notes, bibliography, ill, p.298.non-fictionIn the hands of Peter Stanley, one of Australia's leading military historians, a famous battlefield in France becomes unforgettably connected with Australian men and their families in the long aftermath of the Great War.australian army - 21st battalion - 9 platoon - history, world war 1914-1918 - 2nd battle of the somme -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peter Stanley, Bad characters : sex, crime, mutiny, murder and the Australian Imperial Force, 2011
... - history australian army - military deserters - 1914-1921 ...Australia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. This book tells the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes, soldiers who committed offences and crimes, those who deserted, robbed and murdered their comrades and more.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.287.non-fictionAustralia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. This book tells the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes, soldiers who committed offences and crimes, those who deserted, robbed and murdered their comrades and more.australian army - imperial force - 1914-1921 - history, australian army - military deserters - 1914-1921 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Harper Collins et al, Stoker's submarine, 2003
On 25 April 1915 - the day the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli - Lieutenant Commander Dacre Stoker set out as captain of the Australian submarine AE2 on a mission to breach the treacherous Dardanelles Strait with the intention of disrupting Turkish supply lines to the isolated Gallipoli peninsula. Facing dangerous currents, mines and withering enemy fire, Stoker and his men succeeded where British and French submarines had come to grief." "Stoker's achievement meant much in military terms, and even more emotionally in boosting the morale of embattled Allied troops. But what was proclaimed at the time as 'the finest feat in submarine history' has since sunk into oblivion. Few Australians even know their country had a submarine at Gallipoli, much less that it achieved daring feats, sank an enemy craft, and possibly played a pivotal role in Anzac troops staying on the beachhead for eight months." "Now, finally, Stoker's Submarine tells the story of a remarkable naval hero and the men under his command. And the AE2 itself, still lying intact on the floor of the Sea of Marmara, is celebrated as the most tangible relic of Australia's role at Gallipoli, the crucible of nationhood.Index, bibliography, notes, ill. (some col.), maps, ports, p.318.non-fictionOn 25 April 1915 - the day the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli - Lieutenant Commander Dacre Stoker set out as captain of the Australian submarine AE2 on a mission to breach the treacherous Dardanelles Strait with the intention of disrupting Turkish supply lines to the isolated Gallipoli peninsula. Facing dangerous currents, mines and withering enemy fire, Stoker and his men succeeded where British and French submarines had come to grief." "Stoker's achievement meant much in military terms, and even more emotionally in boosting the morale of embattled Allied troops. But what was proclaimed at the time as 'the finest feat in submarine history' has since sunk into oblivion. Few Australians even know their country had a submarine at Gallipoli, much less that it achieved daring feats, sank an enemy craft, and possibly played a pivotal role in Anzac troops staying on the beachhead for eight months." "Now, finally, Stoker's Submarine tells the story of a remarkable naval hero and the men under his command. And the AE2 itself, still lying intact on the floor of the Sea of Marmara, is celebrated as the most tangible relic of Australia's role at Gallipoli, the crucible of nationhood.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - naval operations, submarine ae2 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan, Australian campaigns in the Great War : being a concise history of the Australian naval and military forces, 1914 to 1918, 1919
A concise history of Australian participation in the great warIll, maps, p.206.non-fictionA concise history of Australian participation in the great warworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - australia, world war 1914-1918 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Max Hastings, Armageddon: the battle for Germany, 2004
... fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy ...Armageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.Index, ill, maps, p.584.non-fictionArmageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.world war 1939-1945 - battles - germany, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mark Clisby, Guilty or innocent? : the Gordon Bennett case, 1992
... on Australia's military and legal history, and that the rights and wrongs ...Many Australians, in a typically Australian fashion, recall Gordon Bennett as "the bloke who shot through and left his troops at Singapore". Whether this is a fair assessment or not, there is no doubt that General Gordon Bennett's escape from Singapore in February 1942 left an ineradicable mark on Australia's military and legal history, and that the rights and wrongs of his actions will be debated forever.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.134.non-fictionMany Australians, in a typically Australian fashion, recall Gordon Bennett as "the bloke who shot through and left his troops at Singapore". Whether this is a fair assessment or not, there is no doubt that General Gordon Bennett's escape from Singapore in February 1942 left an ineradicable mark on Australia's military and legal history, and that the rights and wrongs of his actions will be debated forever. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, capitulations - military -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Atlantic, Year zero : a history of 1945, 2013
... the Second World War: military histories, histories of the Holocaust ...Many books have been written, and continue to be written, about the Second World War: military histories, histories of the Holocaust, the war in Asia, or collaboration and resistance in Europe. Few books have taken a close look at the immediate aftermath of the worldwide catastrophe.Index, notes, ill, p.368.non-fictionMany books have been written, and continue to be written, about the Second World War: military histories, histories of the Holocaust, the war in Asia, or collaboration and resistance in Europe. Few books have taken a close look at the immediate aftermath of the worldwide catastrophe.world war 1939-1945 - peace, 20th century - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Angus and Robertson, Menzies & Churchill at war : a controversial new account of the 1941 struggle for power, 1987
In 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, p.271.non-fictionIn 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationaustralia - foreign relations - great britain - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Frontline Books, Battle Group : German Kamfgruppen Action in World War Two, 2014
The German army in the Second World War sought to fight and win swift, decisive victories in a succession of short campaigns - blitzkrieg, or lightning war. Flexibility was as essential as the will to win. Battle groups, or shock troops, were created from miscellaneous, and often disparate military units to undertake a specific local operation; it was the army's skill in combining superior numbers, aggressive tactics and the battle group commander's ability to exploit the changing situation on the ground which brought success on the battlefield. The actions described here cover all theatres of the war, and include battle groups large and small, deployed usually to smash a breach in the enemy line or seal off an enemy penetration. It covers operations in the first dynamic years when Wehrmacht forces defeated the armies of one European country after another in fast campaigns, through to the years after Stalingrad and Africa as they moved towards defeat. The battle groups' contribution to Wehrmacht fortunes offer powerful lessons in the tactics of battle management and this book by James Lucas, a military historian known for his close studies of the German soldier, is considered to be one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts on the subject. Collapse summaryIndex, bibliography, maps, ill, p.173.non-fictionThe German army in the Second World War sought to fight and win swift, decisive victories in a succession of short campaigns - blitzkrieg, or lightning war. Flexibility was as essential as the will to win. Battle groups, or shock troops, were created from miscellaneous, and often disparate military units to undertake a specific local operation; it was the army's skill in combining superior numbers, aggressive tactics and the battle group commander's ability to exploit the changing situation on the ground which brought success on the battlefield. The actions described here cover all theatres of the war, and include battle groups large and small, deployed usually to smash a breach in the enemy line or seal off an enemy penetration. It covers operations in the first dynamic years when Wehrmacht forces defeated the armies of one European country after another in fast campaigns, through to the years after Stalingrad and Africa as they moved towards defeat. The battle groups' contribution to Wehrmacht fortunes offer powerful lessons in the tactics of battle management and this book by James Lucas, a military historian known for his close studies of the German soldier, is considered to be one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts on the subject. Collapse summary germany - armed forces - history, germany - regimental histories -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin, The SAS at war, 1941-1945, 2000
This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.235.This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.world war 1939-1945 - military operations - great britain., special air service regiment -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Sid Harta, Tojo's fate : a Japanese pound and empty beer bottles, 2009
... overlooked about Australian military history Ill, maps, p.203. Tojo's ...Packed with interesting anecdotes this book brings to life events that have escaped or have been overlooked about Australian military historyIll, maps, p.203.non-fictionPacked with interesting anecdotes this book brings to life events that have escaped or have been overlooked about Australian military historyworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, catalina - seaplane -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Victoria Fisher, Australian war diary: Australian armed forces in a changing world 1870-2011, 2011
This war diary distils the major military events of recent Australian history from 1870 the the present day.non-fictionThis war diary distils the major military events of recent Australian history from 1870 the the present day.war - press coverage - australia, australia - social life and customs - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lucy Artymiuk, Destination Australia: Polish soldier immigrants (1947-48), 2019
A Short History of Polish soldiers migration to Australia after WWII. Part I The Surplus Heroes 5 The Foundation of the Polish Republic operating in exile 7 Formation of military 10 Change in relations with the Allies 18 The Polish military in the closing stages of the war 21 The consequences of the Yalta Conference 22 1945 Elections in Britain 24 The Polish Resettlement Corps [in UK] 28 The notion of "Betrayal" 31 The Future 32 Part II Destination Australia 35 Background 37 Polish Armed Forces in the West 39 The "Polish Issue" 43 Polish Resettlement Corps (PRC) 49 Solution? 52 Portrayal of the Poles 54 Australian government decision-making 57 SS Asturias - September 1947 and December 1947 Tasmania: Hydro-Electric Commission 64 SS Strathnaver - August 1948 64 Hobart 69 Victoria 71 Queensland 71 Manus Island 71 South Australia 72 New South Wales 72 Asturias - August 1948 - Sydney 76 Asturias - November 1948 - Western Australia 78 Life at the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission 79 Citizenship 85 Deportation 91 Australian veterans groups 93 Polish veterans groups in Australia 96 Establishing a life 100 Families 103 Polish communities 105 Annexes 109. Includes photographs, facsimiles and maps.ill (b/w), p.158., lists.non-fictionA Short History of Polish soldiers migration to Australia after WWII. Part I The Surplus Heroes 5 The Foundation of the Polish Republic operating in exile 7 Formation of military 10 Change in relations with the Allies 18 The Polish military in the closing stages of the war 21 The consequences of the Yalta Conference 22 1945 Elections in Britain 24 The Polish Resettlement Corps [in UK] 28 The notion of "Betrayal" 31 The Future 32 Part II Destination Australia 35 Background 37 Polish Armed Forces in the West 39 The "Polish Issue" 43 Polish Resettlement Corps (PRC) 49 Solution? 52 Portrayal of the Poles 54 Australian government decision-making 57 SS Asturias - September 1947 and December 1947 Tasmania: Hydro-Electric Commission 64 SS Strathnaver - August 1948 64 Hobart 69 Victoria 71 Queensland 71 Manus Island 71 South Australia 72 New South Wales 72 Asturias - August 1948 - Sydney 76 Asturias - November 1948 - Western Australia 78 Life at the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission 79 Citizenship 85 Deportation 91 Australian veterans groups 93 Polish veterans groups in Australia 96 Establishing a life 100 Families 103 Polish communities 105 Annexes 109. Includes photographs, facsimiles and maps.immigration - australia - polish community, australia - displaced persons -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Jane Ross, The myth of the digger: The Australian soldier in two world wars
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges australian army - history australia - military ...The Australian digger represents all the virtues Australians hold dear - mateship, equality, bravery and irreverence. But before 1914 Australia had no military tradition. Jane Ross has analysed the nature and origins of the myth of the digger.Index, Notes, Bibliography, ill (b/w)non-fictionThe Australian digger represents all the virtues Australians hold dear - mateship, equality, bravery and irreverence. But before 1914 Australia had no military tradition. Jane Ross has analysed the nature and origins of the myth of the digger.australian army - history, australia - military culture -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cathryn Corns et al, Blindfold and all alone: British military executions in the great war, 2001
It was one of the most controversial and still haunting aspects of World War One: the execution of 351 British soldiers for cowardice and desertion in the face of the enemy. Using new material that only now has become available from the Public Records Office and other sources, this compelling history sets out the facts of these courts-martial and shootings--and just as important, places them in the context of the military, social, and medical context of the period.Index, notes, appendices, glossary, ill (plates b/w), p.463.non-fictionIt was one of the most controversial and still haunting aspects of World War One: the execution of 351 British soldiers for cowardice and desertion in the face of the enemy. Using new material that only now has become available from the Public Records Office and other sources, this compelling history sets out the facts of these courts-martial and shootings--and just as important, places them in the context of the military, social, and medical context of the period.world war 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - military tribunals -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Barrie I Follows, Defence at Nepean: A history of defence at the Nepean peninsula, Victoria, 1802-1997, 2011
... - history coast defences - victoria - historia A history of military ...A history of military activities at and relating to the Point Nepean area from the firing of the first shot in this area in 1802 by Lt. Murray from the 'Lady Nelson' up until 1997.ill., facsims., maps, ports. p.126.non-fictionA history of military activities at and relating to the Point Nepean area from the firing of the first shot in this area in 1802 by Lt. Murray from the 'Lady Nelson' up until 1997. fortifications - victoria - nepean peninsula - history, coast defences - victoria - historia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Joseph Cummins, Who dares wins: Ingenious battlefield tactics from the past, 2010
... military art and science - history...-and-the-dandenong-ranges military art and science - history tactics ...Who dares wins captures key moments in history when the ingenuity, vision and daring of brilliant leaders turned the tide of battle.Index, ill (col), maps, p.201.non-fictionWho dares wins captures key moments in history when the ingenuity, vision and daring of brilliant leaders turned the tide of battle.military art and science - history, tactics - history