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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Army History Unit, The Western Desert campaign 1940-41, 2009
The North African campaign has been studied in detail over the years but much of the study has been dedicated to the battles between the British Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Korps. There has been little serious study of Wavell's campaign against Italian forces in 1940-41, nor of the role played by the Australian Sixth Division.Index, bibliography, maps, p.96.non-fictionThe North African campaign has been studied in detail over the years but much of the study has been dedicated to the battles between the British Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Korps. There has been little serious study of Wavell's campaign against Italian forces in 1940-41, nor of the role played by the Australian Sixth Division.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, libya - campaigns - 1940-1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Chatham et al, The naval war in the Mediterranean 1940-1943, 1998
A complete account of the war in the Mediterranean both above and below the waves until the Italian surrender in September 1943Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.352.non-fictionA complete account of the war in the Mediterranean both above and below the waves until the Italian surrender in September 1943world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – mediterranean -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Herald-Sun Readers Book Club, Wingless victory : the story of Sir Basil Embry's escape from occupied France in the summer of 1940 / related by Anthony Richardson, 1954
The escape of Basil Embrey from occupied FranceIll, maps, p.288.non-fictionThe escape of Basil Embrey from occupied France escapes, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Photographs - Collingwood Technical School, Allan Studios, Mounted photographs of Trade School CTS, circa 1940, Early 1940s
Collingwood Technical School trained apprentices in many trades. These photographs depict some of the machines and machine parts built in class. Captions : 1. Marking off and checking castings 2. Examples of other machine parts, etc., being made in Youth Employment classes in engineering machine shop. 3. Cutting the traversing screw for a 5 ¼ inch lathe. 4. Grinding lathe spindle. 5. Cutting helical flutes in a shell end mill. 6. Arbor Press. Another valuable machine produced by Youth Employment and senior technical evening students. 7. Milling angular slides of lathe saddle. 8. 5 ¼ inch lathe product of Collingwood Technical School. These are high quality professional photographs taken circa 1940. 8 black and white photographs mounted on brown card. Photographs depict various aspects of lathe work.Each photograph has a hand written caption on the front. Also handwritten in black pen "Allan Studios".collingwood technical school, cts, apprentices, students, lathes, machinery, machine parts, nmit, -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Photographs - Collingwood Technical School, Mounted photographs of Trade School (Electrical) CTS, circa 1940, c1940
Collingwood Technical School trained apprentices in many trades. These photographs depict apprentices operating various machines. Captions: 1. Collingwood Technical School / Electrical fitting apprentice operating a lathe [2 copies] 2. Collingwood Technical School / Electrical mechanic apprentice testing in the electrical laboratory. These are high quality professional photographs taken circa 1940. 3 black and white photographs mounted on brown card. Photographs depict various aspects of electrical fitting and mechanics work.Each photograph has a hand written caption on the front. collingwood technical school, cts, apprentices, students, lathes, electrical trade, nmit, -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Book: Tom Thrupp's war: July 1940-June 1941, by his daughter Rosalie Bray (Thrupp), June 26, 2011
Book of 109 pages, with images. preston technical school, thomas thrupp, teaching staff, 1930s, second world war, nmit -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hamilton, 1940 : myth and reality, 1990
Examines British government policy during World War II, arguing that widely held beliefs about Britain's role in the events of 1940 are largely myth.Index, bibliography, notes, p.263.non-fictionExamines British government policy during World War II, arguing that widely held beliefs about Britain's role in the events of 1940 are largely myth. great britain - politics and government - 1933-1945, great britain - foreign relations -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time Life Books, North Africa 1940 - 1942: The desert war, 1988
Australian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, France: Summer 1940, 1969
The fall of France in 1940Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe fall of France in 1940world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, St Ermin's Press, The secret history of SOE : the Special Operations Executive, 1940-1945, 2000
At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersIndex, bib, maps, p.814.non-fictionAt the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Ministry of information, Front line 1940-1941, 1942
The official story of the civil defence of BritainIllnon-fictionThe official story of the civil defence of Britain the blitz, civil defence - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Kangaroo Press, Battle of the wine dark sea : the Aegean campaign 1940-1945, 1994
The war fought in the Aegean sea during World War TwoIll, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe war fought in the Aegean sea during World War Twoworld war two - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - mediteranean -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Warner Engine Handbook For Super-Scarab Model 165, Warner Engine Handbook Super Scarab Model 165 First Edition August 1940
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Electrical & Hydraulic component spare parts breakdown 1940<>1955 - US Army Air Force
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Cabin components [eg oxygen, valves, heaters - etc] spare parts breakdowns 1940<>1959
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Reverend Tamillas Muppen (1931-1940) with children of the Parish, St Margaret's, Eltham, 75th Patronal Festival, 1936
Digital scan of photograph - Original Source Copy: St Margaret's Parish Archives. church of england, churches, eltham, st margarets church, reverend tamillas muppen, patronal festival -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, A view up the Yarra River from Wonga Park in the 1940’s. [Scouts on Mount Lofty looking upstream] ??, late 1940s
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The Wonga Park ‘swimming pool’ in the Yarra River, 1940’s – now in Jumping Creek Reserve (1985) [This may be the swimming pool in Jumping Creek Reserve or may be the swimming pool in Clifford Park in use in the 1948-9 Pan-Pacific Jamboree], Late 1940s
THE ROSE SERIES P. 922 SWIMMING POOL, RIVER YARRA, WONGA PARK, VIC. -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Looking across Yarra River from ‘Yarra Brae’, 1940, c1940
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Valley on ‘Yarra Brae’, 1940, c1940
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The junction of the Yarra River with Watson’s Creek, on ‘Yarra Brae’ northern boundary in 1940, C1940
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Charlton RSL Sub Branch
Certificate - Certificate of Appreciation, 1940 Call to Arms Certificate
Paper certificate of service from the Shire of Charlton to J.R.CopelandShire of Charlton seal, J.R. Copeland. J.Edwards, A. Beanland -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - The Yarra Brae homestead in 1940, which was burnt down in the early 1970’s. A ripple iron house
Mr. Edward Hughes’ house ‘The Oaks’, in 1893 [Construction would not have started until late 1893 so photo would appear to have been taken a while after that.]mr. edward hughes’ house ‘the oaks’ -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The cedar train carriage used by Arthur Davis as his kiosk and store in the late 1940’s, late 1940s
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Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, View down Jumping Creek Road towards Lilydale in 1940’s with ‘Old Post Office’ on left. Still standing in 1985, but is now part of a private home, late 1940s
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Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Document - Annual Report, 29th Annual Report and Balance Sheet of the Kadimah National Library 1940
Annual report produced by Kadimah26 pagesj. okno, r. rothberg, a. patkin, m.j. pushet, p. lasica, m. zacharin, m.cohen, h. housey, i. rothman, s. roth, n. fogel, n. super, j. honig, l. shapiro, j. lederman, i. sher, a. novik, n. silberberg, i. plotkin, s. wynn, a. pearl, i. hurwitz -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, J. M. Spaight, The Battle of Britain, 1940, 1941
A contemporary account of the battle of BritainIndex, bi, ill, p.231.non-fictionA contemporary account of the battle of Britainworld war 1939 - aerial operations - britain, battle of britain -
Benalla Aviation Museum and Men's Shed Inc.
Photograph - Early Cadets, ATC Cadets 1940's
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Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, Front of building and roundabout of Pleasant Creek Special School - Stawell - Circa 1940 to 1950
Pleasant Creek Colony history in brief Warning about distressing information Patient information Disclaimer Source On this page: Pleasant Creek Colony history in brief Warning about distressing information Patient information Disclaimer Source Pleasant Creek Colony history in brief In 1861, the Pleasant Creek Hospital opened as a medical facility for the population of Stawell and district. Another building was added in 1904, Syme Ward for convalescent patients. In 1933, the facility was replaced by a newly-built hospital in the town of Stawell. In 1934, the Mental Hygiene Department acquired the old Pleasant Creek Hospital site and converted it to accommodate children with disabilities, which became Pleasant Creek Special School. The first residents (18 boys) were admitted in 1937 from Royal Park Depot. At the end of 1937, there were 98 children living at Pleasant Creek. In 1968 the Pleasant Creek Special School was renamed Pleasant Creek Training Centre, caring for people with intellectual disabilities. From the 1950s to the 1980s, there were several building developments: •1957, Lonsdale Unit expanded capacity to 113 •1969, Bellfield and Fyans Units increased numbers to 196 •1977, Alexandra Unit converted to recreational and lecture room facility. •1977, Day Centre, Nurses' Home and Clinical Services Administration buildings •1985, Nara Unit closed for renovations and residents moved to the previous staff living quarters. https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/CollectionResultsPage/Pleasant-Creek-Colony -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, View out from the front of the school of a snow covered driveway at Pleasant Creek Special School - Stawell - Circa 1940 to 1950
Black & white photo