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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Readers Book Club, The edge of the sword, 1954
In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then Adjutant of the Glosters, has painted a vivid and accurate picture of the battle as seen by the officers and soldiers caught up in the middle of it. The book does not, however, end there. Like the majority of those who survived, the author became a prisoner-of-war, and the book continues with a remarkable account of his experiences in and out of Chinese prison camps. This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure.Ill, p.286non-fictionIn April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then Adjutant of the Glosters, has painted a vivid and accurate picture of the battle as seen by the officers and soldiers caught up in the middle of it. The book does not, however, end there. Like the majority of those who survived, the author became a prisoner-of-war, and the book continues with a remarkable account of his experiences in and out of Chinese prison camps. This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure. korean war 1950-1953 - history, korean war - campaigns - gloucestershire regiment -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Indra Publishing, Best we forget, 1998
Donkey Simpson, a typically naive young Australian, thrust into uniform by his country, sets out on the adventure of a lifetime -- or so he thinks. But Vietnam is not what he expected. It's a horror story. It's a story over which he has no control, at first a 'typical Army stuff-up' which wrenches him this way and that, like a puppet soldier on a string, and then something far more dangerous and sinister threatens to destroy him -- but who's pulling the strings? This is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful ideologies which none of them understood. They walk the fine line of sanity, swinging wildly between love and hate, pathos and humour, patriotism and treason, life and pointless death. Donkey Simpson's story is centred around the Public Relations Office of the Australian contingent, and a spy in the nearby Intelligence Office -- a spy of unclear loyalties, working for the South Vietnamese allies, working for the enemy, or working only for survival? The novel has its ugly aspects -- most soldiers' lack of respect for the Vietnamese, whether ally or enemy, the callous disregard for human life, and the treachery practised on both sides. Collapse summaryp.390.fictionDonkey Simpson, a typically naive young Australian, thrust into uniform by his country, sets out on the adventure of a lifetime -- or so he thinks. But Vietnam is not what he expected. It's a horror story. It's a story over which he has no control, at first a 'typical Army stuff-up' which wrenches him this way and that, like a puppet soldier on a string, and then something far more dangerous and sinister threatens to destroy him -- but who's pulling the strings? This is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful ideologies which none of them understood. They walk the fine line of sanity, swinging wildly between love and hate, pathos and humour, patriotism and treason, life and pointless death. Donkey Simpson's story is centred around the Public Relations Office of the Australian contingent, and a spy in the nearby Intelligence Office -- a spy of unclear loyalties, working for the South Vietnamese allies, working for the enemy, or working only for survival? The novel has its ugly aspects -- most soldiers' lack of respect for the Vietnamese, whether ally or enemy, the callous disregard for human life, and the treachery practised on both sides. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Random House, Write home for me : a red cross women in Vietnam, 2006
Working as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross to tend to the non-medical welfare of the sick and wounded ANZAC forces. Jean had planned to report on the war in spare moments - but there were none. For one year she lived in the spotlight: a young Australian woman among 5,000 men. This intimate personal account is told from the rare and compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront. Jean tells of the resilience of the soldiers in the face of daily atrocities and of the international medical personnel fighting to save lives and to rebuild shattered bodies and minds. It is also the story of the Vietnamese, struggling to maintain not just their traditions but their very lives in the face of brutal hardship. With infectious humour, Jean tells of striving to be like a sister to the men when sex was in the very air they breathed. But she experienced stark terror when she faced a crazed gunman, had a close call in a minefield and was caught in the midst of a Vietnamese skirmish. Jean also offers an unvarnished look at the Australians' worst battle in Vietnam, Long Tan, and their worst landmine disaster. With unblinking candour, she writes of the harsh realisation that after nine months in Vietnam she had grown cold to the unrelenting horror of war. From diaries, letters and Red Cross reports, Jean Debelle Lamensdorf has researched and written a story not only of tragedy but also of hope and humour. It is a compelling adventure story - and one of love.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.302.non-fictionWorking as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross to tend to the non-medical welfare of the sick and wounded ANZAC forces. Jean had planned to report on the war in spare moments - but there were none. For one year she lived in the spotlight: a young Australian woman among 5,000 men. This intimate personal account is told from the rare and compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront. Jean tells of the resilience of the soldiers in the face of daily atrocities and of the international medical personnel fighting to save lives and to rebuild shattered bodies and minds. It is also the story of the Vietnamese, struggling to maintain not just their traditions but their very lives in the face of brutal hardship. With infectious humour, Jean tells of striving to be like a sister to the men when sex was in the very air they breathed. But she experienced stark terror when she faced a crazed gunman, had a close call in a minefield and was caught in the midst of a Vietnamese skirmish. Jean also offers an unvarnished look at the Australians' worst battle in Vietnam, Long Tan, and their worst landmine disaster. With unblinking candour, she writes of the harsh realisation that after nine months in Vietnam she had grown cold to the unrelenting horror of war. From diaries, letters and Red Cross reports, Jean Debelle Lamensdorf has researched and written a story not only of tragedy but also of hope and humour. It is a compelling adventure story - and one of love. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 - red cross - women -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Brolga Publishing, Mary in the morning, 2013
A Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summaryIll, p.192.non-fictionA Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Simon & Schuster et al, They dared return : the true stories of Jewish spies behind the lines in Nazi Germany, 2009
A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third ReichIndex, bib,ill, p.239.A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third Reichworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, anti nazi movement - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Marshall Cavendish Editions, Rainforest tears : a Borneo story, 2008
Set in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.Ill, maps, p.556.fictionSet in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, borneo - fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL AREA MAP
Photocopied map on cream paper. Map is the Victoria Hill area showing the locations of the Gold Mines Hotel, John Brown Factory and W Rae's Home. Map also shows mine shafts and open cuts.map, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill map, gold mines hotel, john brown factory, w rae's home, victoria consols, adventure and advance open cut, great central victoria, rae's open cut, victoria qiartz, ballerstedt's open cut, lansell's '180', north old chum, central nell gwynne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Two typed copies of notes titled 'The Rich Victoria Hill and its Historical Associations'. Notes include notes on travel to Victoria Hill, picture from Rae's Open Cut, sign post for items of interest at Victoria Hill, picture Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, picture of the Victoria Quartz Mine and Rae's 35 Hd. Crushing Battery.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, bendigo and vicinity 1895, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill from rae's open cut, nell gwynne poppet legs, robert wallace studios, ironbark 9victoria reef gold mines) hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, william rae's home, mr and mrs conroy, william rae junior, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, john brown knitwear factory, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo, new chum and victoria, old chum, pioneer, burrowes and sterry's, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1871, b m l records mines department, john wybrandt, j c t christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, from old chum to the victoria hill, george lansell, lansell's 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst mine, a roberts & sons, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, shamrock, shenandoah, new chum railway, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the adventure, luffsman and sterry's claim, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Random House, First victory : 1914 : HMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider Emden, 2013
HMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider, Emden. When the ships of the new Royal Australian Navy made their grand entry into Sydney Harbour in October 1913, a young nation was at peace. Under a year later Australia had gone to war in what was seen as a noble fight for king, country and Empire. Thousands of young men joined up for the adventure of having 'a crack at the Kaiser'. And indeed the German threat to Australia was real, and very near - in the Pacific islands to our north, and in the Indian Ocean. In the opening months of the war, a German raider, Emden, wreaked havoc on the maritime trade of the British Empire. Its battle against the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney, when it finally came, was short and bloody - an emphatic first victory at sea for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy. This is the stirring story of the perilous opening months of the Great War and the bloody sea battle that destroyed the Emden in a triumph for Australia that resounded around the world. In the century since, many writers have been there before Mike Carlton. Most were German, some of them survivors of the battle, others later historians, and they have generally told the story well. British accounts vary in quality, from good to nonsense, and there have been some patchwork American attempts as well. Curiously, there has been very little written from an Australian point of view. This book is - in part - an attempt to remedy that, with new facts and perspectives brought into the light of day.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.476.non-fictionHMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider, Emden. When the ships of the new Royal Australian Navy made their grand entry into Sydney Harbour in October 1913, a young nation was at peace. Under a year later Australia had gone to war in what was seen as a noble fight for king, country and Empire. Thousands of young men joined up for the adventure of having 'a crack at the Kaiser'. And indeed the German threat to Australia was real, and very near - in the Pacific islands to our north, and in the Indian Ocean. In the opening months of the war, a German raider, Emden, wreaked havoc on the maritime trade of the British Empire. Its battle against the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney, when it finally came, was short and bloody - an emphatic first victory at sea for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy. This is the stirring story of the perilous opening months of the Great War and the bloody sea battle that destroyed the Emden in a triumph for Australia that resounded around the world. In the century since, many writers have been there before Mike Carlton. Most were German, some of them survivors of the battle, others later historians, and they have generally told the story well. British accounts vary in quality, from good to nonsense, and there have been some patchwork American attempts as well. Curiously, there has been very little written from an Australian point of view. This book is - in part - an attempt to remedy that, with new facts and perspectives brought into the light of day.world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Simon & Schuster, The resistance : the French fight against the Nazis, 2009
The French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.403.non-fictionThe French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.world war 1939-1945 - resistance, france - german occupation - 1940-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War memorial, Mud & dust : Australian Army vehicles & artillery in Vietnam, 2009
In association with the Australian War Memorial, Mud & Dust showcases photographs of the vehicles in action, with detailed colour scheme notes, internal features and stories from their war record. Mud & Dust includes the stories of those who drove and serviced the vehicles and brings the wars they fought in into a new dimension. Their narratives record the tragedies of war as well as the adventures experienced by soldiers.Bib, ill, p.304.In association with the Australian War Memorial, Mud & Dust showcases photographs of the vehicles in action, with detailed colour scheme notes, internal features and stories from their war record. Mud & Dust includes the stories of those who drove and serviced the vehicles and brings the wars they fought in into a new dimension. Their narratives record the tragedies of war as well as the adventures experienced by soldiers.vietnam war - 1961-1975 - australian participation, vietnam - military equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO MEMORIES, 1860 - 80
Typed notes titled ' Bendigo Memories, 1860 - 80'. Mentioned the Meudell family, some successful mine owners, the statue of the shepherd and the wild beast in the Conservatory Gardens, an argument over a rooster between two Chinese neighbours, Laying the Foundation Stone of the Sandhurst Masonic-Hall, a ring presented to Mr Lysaght by the Chinese, and 'It Slowly Fades Away' which is about a house near a tennis court which has an old brewery under the back garden.document, bendigo memories 1860 - 80, g d meudell, 'the pleasant career of a spendthrift', william meudell, bank of victoria (bendigo), hon henry miller, george lansell, bank of new south wales, oriental bank, union bank, adventure and advance mine, g ballerstedt, 180 mine, garden gully united co, john boyd watson, carlisle mine, kentish mine, barnett lazarus, william hunter, joseph hunter, robert hunter, burnewang park, william moffat, bendigo advertiser 1930, mr r buck, statue in conservatory gardens, bendigo advertiser 26/2/1949, mr wells, abraham harkness, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 16/6/1868, sing toe, ming foy, mr flegg, mr mclachlan, mr w perry, laying the foundation stone of the sandhurst masonic-hall, messrs vahland and getzschmann, mr w c vahland, brother j m'intyre w m, brother buckley, brother connelly, golden and corinthian grand united lodge, the rev j c m'cullagh, brother g p joseph, the australasian sketcher 9/8/1873, chinese testimonial, mr lysaght, bendigo advertiser 27/11/1856, ben eagle, 'it slowly fades away', michelson home, joch, mr michelson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MAJOR MITCHELL AND MOUNT ALEXANDER
Typed notes mentioning the naming of Mount Alexander, Coliban, Campaspe and who named them. Also the origins of the names.document, major mitchell and mount alexander, tommy-came-last, the major mitchell tourist trail, major general john byng, phillip of macedonia, alexander the great, henty s, surveyor davidson, alexander mollison, george augustus robinson, william morton, mr charles hotson ebden, john randell, public library of melbourne, les blake, governor burke, phillip parker king, crown solicitor henry field gurner, arthur phillip, hume, australia felix expedition, l blake, place names of victoria, g brenmer, booklet for secondary schools, m cannon, historical records of victoria vol 1, j h l cumpston, thomas mitchell surveyor general and explorer, h f gurner, chronicle of port phillip, t l mitchell, three expeditions into the interior of eastern australia, a f mollison, an overlanding diary, w l morton, adventures of a pioneer, m s 5188, itinerary from the journal of the exploring expedition returning from portland bay, m s 5189, mitchell's 1837 map, j o randell, pastoral settlement in northern victoria vol 1, pastoral settlement in northern victoria vol 2, records of the victorian archaeological survey number 5, journals of george augustus robinson, t c sargent, some peninsular names in australia felix, w h wells, a geographical dictionary or gazetteer of the australian colonies -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Bowman, David, The Vietnam Experience (Copy 3)
This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand fact to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the way.This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand fact to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the way. 1961-1975- pictorial works, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Bowman, David, The Vietnam Experience (Copy 1)
This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand fact to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the way.This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand fact to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the way. 1961-1975- pictorial works, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american -
Moorabbin Air MuseumEssay (item) - Echo Hotel November: A Flying Adventure, Author Possibly E.H.x.Neill
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook - Paperback Book, The Merry Mis-Adventures of Meg & Peg, 2021
Author Margot Warnett grew up on a Dairy farm just outside TaturaA4 size paperback book with predominantly blue sky and an illustration of two girls standing on a wire farm gate. One girls has a purple check dress on, black gum boots and holding a white rabbit. The other girls has a blue dress, gum boots and holding a black duck. A white and brown horse, a calf, a sheep and farm dog and a lizard are also in the picture. The two girls are also pictured on the back cover.Written by Margot Warnett Illustrated by Julie Haysomwarnett, book, children, meg and peg, dairy farm -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Video Tape, Abbreviated documentary for German TV on the adventures of Oskar Speck
Documentary filmed by Czweink's production partly in Camp 1 and the Tatura Museum. The abreviated form used to sell the full documentary, which was shown on German TV. -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Arthur Ransome, Missee Lee, 1949
Hardcover, No Dust Jacket"Mandy Boyd, 158 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell" Inside front coverchildren's adventure story, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Nancy Bruce et. al, World Wide Adventures: A Colorix Book
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketHandwritten scribbles throughoutwalsh st library -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, John Morgan, The life and adventures of William Buckley, 1996
Early (1852) biography of William Buckley, with introduction and notes by Roland Schicht (1996).maps, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsport phillip bay, yarra river, william buckley -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Adventures of the little black trackas : yedabila (animals), 2008
A children's story about animals.Illustrations, translationsbangerang, storytelling, animals -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hill, Ernestine, My Love Must Wait - The Loves and Adventures of Matthew Flinders, 1968
A historical novel, based on Matthew Flinders' life of navigation, exploration and discovery.explorers, navigation -
Clunes Museum
Book, A.L.O.E. (Tucker, Charlotte Maria), THE MINE, OR, DARKNESS AND LIGHT, 1859
ADVENTURE BOOK FOR CHILDRENTAN COLOURED HARDCOVERED BOOK WITH 2 X GOLD INTRICATE IMPRINTS ON THE FRONT COVER - 192 PAGES fictionADVENTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN peter kimpson, laura slocombe nee hudson -
Clunes Museum
Book, BALLANTYNE HANSON & CO. EDINBURG & LONDON, SCHOOLBOY STORIES
Schoolboy Stories is a collection of tales written by Ascott Robert Hope and originally published in 1888. The book is a compilation of short stories that revolve around the lives of schoolboys and their adventures. The stories are set in England and they capture the essence of life in a boarding school during the Victorian era.DECORATED GREEN HARD COVER BOOK - SCHOOL BOYS STORIES BY ASCOTT R. HOPESchoolboy Stories is a collection of tales written by Ascott Robert Hope and originally published in 1888. The book is a compilation of short stories that revolve around the lives of schoolboys and their adventures. The stories are set in England and they capture the essence of life in a boarding school during the Victorian era. local history, book, short stories, books -
Clunes Museum
Book, BLACKIE & SON LIMITED 50 OLD BAILEY EL LONDON GLASCOW&DUBLIN, THAT LITTLE BEGGAR, 1890'S
CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FICTION SET IN THE UKHARD COVER BOOK , FRONT COVER DECORATED WITH BLUE BACKGROUND, A FEMALE AND MALE CHILD IN COSTUME AND AN IMAGE OF THE RISING SUN IN THE BACKGROUND 128 PAGESfictionCHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FICTION SET IN THE UKrural living in the uk, jack the dog -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Book, My Long Life- Douglas Sladen- Anecdotes and Adventures- Introduction by Sir Philip Gibbs- Hutchinson and Company, London
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Nillumbik Shire CouncilSculpture: Matcham SKIPPER, George Dreyfus Composer, 1987
Eltham was a creative hub during the twentieth century, attracting innovative visual artists, architects, writers and film makers to collaborate, forging lifelong friendships and artistic legacies. Skipper produced this bronze sculpture of friend, Composer George Dreyfus for the then Shire of Eltham Art Award. Matcham Skipper (b.1921 NZ - d. 2011 Melb.) was a renowned local sculptor, jeweller and builder and an accomplished teacher, designer, ironworker, and photographer. His work is held by many museums and public collections in Australia and overseas. He was a long term resident of Montsalvat in Eltham with his family deeply involved in the building and evolution of this artists colony, which was the vision of architect and painter Justus Jorgensen. George Dreyfus (b.1928 Germany - arrived 1939 Aus) is an Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer. He has composed numerous film and television scores, including Tim Burstall's 'The Adventures of Sebastian the Fox' (1963), 'A Steam Train Passes' (1974), 'Rush' (1974), 'Dimboola' (1979) and 'The Fringe Dwellers' (1986). It was the score for 'Rush' which brought him wider recognition. He has written four operas, two symphonies, chamber music and film scores spanning five decades. Dreyfus is well known for having worked with the late director, writer and producer Tim Burstall, a key figure in Australian postwar cinema and local who lived in Eltham. Burstall was instrumental in rebuilding the Australian film industry in the 60s, creating groundbreaking Australian films including 'Stork' and 'Alvin Purple'. Figurative bronze bust of well known Australian composer George Dreyfus. He is wearing a shirt underneath a sweater. His left arm/hand is placed over his chest. His eyes are half closed as if immersed in the music. A green patina can be seen in areas on the sculpture. Signature and date cast (incised with tool) onto the back shoulder blade: 'MATCHAM SKIPPER 1987'ek prac 2015, montsalvat, eltham, george dreyfus, matcham skipper, bronze, bust, tim burstall, sculpture, rush -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex, The brothers Barmbarmbult and Mopoke, 1991
Story retold by Alex Barlow with illustrations by Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne. "Long ago, when the great spirit ancestors were making the land, two spirit brothers lived in north-west Victoria. They were the brave warriors Barmbarmbult. this story recounts one of their many adventures."32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.Story retold by Alex Barlow with illustrations by Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne. "Long ago, when the great spirit ancestors were making the land, two spirit brothers lived in north-west Victoria. They were the brave warriors Barmbarmbult. this story recounts one of their many adventures."readers (primary) | readers -- aboriginal australians -- folklore. | readers -- aboriginal australians -- religion. | readers -- aboriginal australians -- food. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- folklore. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- religion -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- food -- juvenile literature. | food -- folklore. long age -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barrett, Charles, Australian adventures, 1945
A collection of short stories on early figures in Australia's history.95 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 18 cm.A collection of short stories on early figures in Australia's history.adventure stories. australian.
