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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Interior of fort at Ngok Tavak looking NW, 1/05/1968 12:00:00 AM
Colour image of inside fortified battle area at Ngok Tavak showing tents in trench and two indigenous soldiers beside a sandbag mortar pit created for two 105mm guns. Jungle & mountains in background.battle of ngok tavak, mortar pit, nung, john white, ngok tavak, vietnam -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 11, Peter Waugh, 21/07/2015 12:00:00 AM
Track repairs in Wendouree Parade, June 2014. 6022.1 - Roger Gosney standing on track looking at damaged section 6022.2 - Close up of damaged section of track 6022.3 - Work crew including dog in safety vest 6022.4 - Work crew digging up road watched by the dog 6022.5 - Close up digging up road, Alan Snowball using jackhammer, Greg Robinson with spade, Roger Gosney on the far side with spade, and Barry Richardson with spade. 6022.6 - Greg Robinson in trench watched by Alan Roger, and Barry 6022.7 - Same group looking into the trench 6022.8 - Alan on hands and knees beside trench preparing for welding 6022.9 - preparing for welding, with safety screens in place. 6022.11 - Greg Robinson and Roger Gosney resting beside Wendouree Parade. (no. 10) Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, road works, btm, track repairs, wendouree parade -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - BROOCHES, C.1939 - 45
Items in the collection re J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details. These items are classed as Trench Art WW2..1) Perspex map of Australia with Australian coat of arms in metal in centre. Has shape of colour patch in centre. Australian Armoured Division. .2) Perspex bar with Rising Sun badge suspended beneath on chain. .3) Mother of pearl Rising Sun with metal Rising Sun badge in brass in centre. costume accessories - jewellery, military history - souvenirs, numismatics, trench art -
Wannon Water
Safety helmet, Protector Tuff Master
Damaged workers helmet. Head protection worn by construction worker damaged during a collapsed trench accident in Cherlin Drive 1979.The object illustrates the importance of wearing appropriate safety equipment.Grey plastic safety helmet, with fabric straps and rubber head fitting. Helmet has a large crack in the brim and a dent in the head area.Inscription : Protector Tuff master/approval G.M.E. HH22 BS2826-ASZ10-67warrnambool, safety equipment, water supply -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Artwork, other - Trench Art, Shell-1914, 1914
Making trench art was a common way of passing time. Soldiers would use what was available to them. In this case a brass shellMade from brass 25Pdr shell. The has raised clovers and 1914 prominent around a systematically pitted surface. Previous attempts to polish the shell have left these pits white/green in colour. The top of the shell has been cut with triangles removed to leave a sharply serrated top. 1914ww1, trench art, wark vc club, regimental property -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH & POSTCARDS, 2) 17/02/1916
.1) Albert BOLDISTON, No. 747 enlisted 02/11/1916 ANZAC cyclist Batt. then 37th Bn. Discharged 29/01/1919. .2) Letter is to "Mr & Mrs DILLON from Pte. J. BURKE No. 3477 21st Batt. A.I.F", dated 17/02/1916. .3)-.10) These are "Daily mail official war pictures". Series 18. Albert Boldiston No 747 enlisted in the AIF in reinforcements 7 Anzac Cyclist Batt on 2.11.1916 age 24 years. Embarked for England 16.12.1916, transfer to 8th Batt 7.3.1917, embark for France 14.6.1917, transfer to 37th Batt 29.6.1917, hospital accidental injury (sprained ankle) 5.7.1917, rejoin unit 10.9.1917, hospital 18.11.1917 with Trench Feet, rejoin unit 13.6.1918, WIA 10.8.1918 GSW left wrist (through the joint) return to Australia 20.10.1918, discharged from the AIF 29.1.1919. Joseph Martin Burke No 3477 enlisted in the AIF in 8th reinforcements 21st Batt on 16.7.1915 age 21 years 4 months. Embark for Egypt 29.12.1915, transfer to 60th Batt 26.2.1916, then 57th 21.3.1916, then 13th FAB (Artillery) 27.3.1916, embark for France 16.6.1916, transfer to 25th FAB 9.7.1916 then 13th FAB 24.1.1917, hospital England while on leave 29.10.1918 with Influenza, return to Australia 21.12.1918 re the Influenza for discharge, discharged from the AIF 21.3.1919..1) Photo, B&W on cardboard, group of soldiers (20) seated outside building. Albert BOLDISTON is on 2nd left front row. .2) Postcard photo, B&W, soldier in peak cap standing. Letter on rear in ink from J.M. BURKE. .3) Postcard photo, B&W featuring "King George" in a gun pit. .4) Postcard photo, B&W featuring "Australian heavy gun at work". .5) Postcard photo, B&W featuring "Australians loading a trench mortar". .6) Postcard photo, B&W showing a camouflaged troopship. .7) Postcard photo, B&W, soldier keeping a lookout in trench. .8) Postcard photo, B&W showing "An observation balloon". .9) Postcard photo, B&W showing wounded waiting for the field ambulance. .10) Postcard photo, B&W showing "Australian gunners at work". .11) Card, yellow with black print both sides relating to a 37th Batt. 1st & 2nd A.I.F reunion "Whippbang 1950"..5) "Troopship in port".photography-photographs, military history - army -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Fragments from France, c.1918
A 48 page book, primarily humorous drawings that provide a lighter look at life in the trenches of France. It is missing its original cover and has a white cardboard cover to replace it. The drawings were drawn by Captain Bruce Bainsfather and published in The Bystander, a London publication and republished in Australia in 5 volumes. Unknown which volume this is from. Primarily humorous drawings that provide a lighter look at life in the trenches of France.Illustrations from World War One that would have been significant to the founding legatees who had all served in World War One.Front, white cardboard cover, with black stripe on the bottom and two vertical black and white patterns on right and left side of cover. Rear cover, white cardboard, blue stripe top and right hand side of cover. Pages and spine sewn together with white cotton, reinforced with grey tape. Pages, glossy white paper. Full of cartoon caricatures accompanied by frontline humour.world war one, souvenir, magazine -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE WW1, FRAMED, c.1919 Certificate
Refer Cat No 172, 173 for service details.Timber frame, mid brown with glass front. Dark green mount. In Memoriam Certificate decorated in grey, silver print, flowers & leaves, red & blue crossed flags. Red paper common seal of the Shire of East London at lower right. Oval shaped black & white photo, portrait of a soldier in uniform inserted in a frame within the certificate at lower left. Some of the print appears to be hard printed.“Bmdr A.J Dalziel 3rd Div Trench Mortar Battery. Died in France 24th Feb 1916. Aged 24 years. Signed by Shire of East London, President & Councillors”documents-certificates, frame accessories, shire seat loddon, dalziel -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, RISING SUN, c.WWII
Badges relate to the HEWSTON family collection WW1 & WW11. .1) This a typical Perspex badge made by soldiers WW2, classed as Trench art..1) Badge, Rising Sun, white perspex with metal clasp. .2) Badge, Rising Sun, lapel with clasp, metal. .3) Badge, Rising Sun, lapel with clasp, metal.“Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”numismatics-badges-military-army, rising sun, trench art -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, first half 20th century
Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and steam shovels. This photograph records early an early type of excavator used to construct drainage channels in rural Victoria.A black / white photograph / postcard of a man digging in a very large trench, probably a drainage channel, with an earth mover in the background. The machine has the name "RUSTON" on it. In the foreground is a man, dressed in a long dark coat, watching.agricultural-machinery drainage-channels ruston -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
Coloured slide. Same worksite as 5264, 5265. Opening at end of drain visible. Trench has been filled in up both sides of drain, so level. Some concrete form work at mouth of drain. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO WATER CHANNEL
Crane lowering excavator in water channel, 2 workers near crane. Crane bears the name of Leech's Mobile cranes. Two men standing between crane and 4 wheel tractor with blade and trench attachments.Kodakorganisation, industry, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: BARREL OF GERMAN 15'' GUN CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS AT CAPPY, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, B & W, WW1, long barrel of 15'' German gun, lying in a trench, captured by Australians near Cappy, . One soldier sitting on barrel and one soldier standing next to it. Undated. Two copiespostcard, postcard, ww1, german 15'' gun barrel -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - TRENCH ART BADGE, 1942-46
The badge is a type of Trench Art. Belonged to Billy Bird No VX113169, 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for his service details.Badge made out of Perspex depicting the Rising Sun Badge. The back ground is black affixed to a copper plate silver crown with red lining. The crown has silver rising sun set of swords above it."Aust Commonwealth Military Forces"trench art, military., rising sun -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Trench Art - Plane
Trench art in the form of a model plane made out of 303 shells acquired during the second world war in New Guinea by Syd Marsh.Silver/bronze coloured metal object in the shape of a model P38 plane made out of 303 shellsNiltrench art, ww2, new guinea -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Gaida Stevens, World War One Tunnel Entrance, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 2015, 2015
Lone Pine was an action that featured one of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign. The attack was planned as a diversion for the Australian and New Zealand units that were to breakout from the Anzac perimeter by capturing the heights of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. At 5.30 pm on 6 August 1915, the Australian artillery barrage lifted and from concealed trenches in no man’s land the 1st Australian Brigade charged towards the Turkish trenches. The troops paused on reaching the Turkish trenches, finding that many were covered by timber roofs. Some fired, bombed and bayoneted from above, some found their way inside and others ran on past to the open communications and support trenches behind. Others advanced as far as "the Cup" which was where Turkish support units were located and from where the Turks counter-attacked. By nightfall, most of the enemy front line was in Australian hands and outposts had been established in former Turkish communication trenches. The Australian Engineers dug a safe passage across no man’s land so that reinforcements could enter the captured positions without being exposed to Turkish fire. Having captured the Turkish trenches, the Australians now tried to hold what they had taken while the Turks desperately and determinedly tried to throw the Australians out. From nightfall on 6 August until the night of 9 August a fierce battle ensued underground in the complex maze of Turkish tunnels. The Australians succeeded in drawing the whole of the immediate Turkish reserve. Six Australian battalions suffered nearly 2,300 killed and wounded at Lone Pine. Seven Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest number ever awarded to an Australian division for one action.(http://www.awmlondon.gov.au/battles/lone-pine)Entrance to a tunnel at Lone Pine, Gallipoli. gallipoli, world war one, tunnel, mmm -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Laying water main in Main Street, 1935. Looking towards the east
Black and white photographImage shows excavator digging trench for water main on Main Road (Maroondah Highway. Towards the north-east, near the corner of Warrandyte Road. Bently's timber yard and Pratt's butcher. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BROOCH & MEDAL, C 1939 - 45
.1) Sent by M J TAYLOR to his sister Avril. .2) Issued to Mrs Ida TAYLOR, who lost her son, M J TAYLOR in WW11. A star was added for each son who lost their life in the war. Malcolm John Taylor 418772 RAAF. Refer Reg No's 112P, 113, 114.2. .1) Badge, RAAF, melted into blue perspex. Oval shaped. Type of trench art Souvenier. .2) Badge, Mothers and Widows. Metal circular shape with a bar supporting 1 star & suspended by 2 small chains..2) On front: For Australia Issued by the Commonwealyh Governmentbrooches, badges commemorative -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - TRENCH ART WW2, 1942-46
Items are made to resemble cheese and butter knives. Trench art belonged to Billy Bird No VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601..1) Brass Blade set onto a rifle cartridge. .2) Brass Blade set onto a rifle cartridge .trench art, domestic items, metalcraft, cheese & butter -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader et al, Options brought to table, 18/01/2017
A radical plan, which would see the North East Link built with fly-overs and trenches rather than tunnels, could affect Banyule residents.News article 1 page, black text.north east link, banyule, metropolitan ring road -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Trench Art - Vase, unknown
Trench Art is the name given to objects manufactured by both soldiers and civilians from shell casings, bullets, shrapnel and miscellaneous battlefield debris, and is predominantly associated with World War I (1914 – 18). The most common material used for trench art are brass shell casings, which, once decorated, can be utilised as vases. Often items will bear an inscription such as the name of a French village or theatre of war and engraved decoration or embossing. There is no known history in relation to this itemLarge brass shell casing with decorative engraving.Engraved - Les Halles D'Ypres 1914-19 with engraving of building possibly town hall or church . Several symbols, numbers and letters imprinted on base of casing. brass shell casing, trench art, world war one, first world war, wwi, ww1, ypres, flanders, vase -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - TRENCH ART, 1970
Items like this were made in Unit lines in the Australian Base Nui Dat Vietnam. A type of trench art. Peter Ball collection, refer cat No 4704Souvenir, 7.62 mm SLR round with a section of a safety pin embedded into the inner lead lining, green army cord attached to wear around the necksouvenir, trench art -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - photographic, Daily Mail Battle Pictures, Church Service Before Battle, c1916
Printed on the postcard (verso) 'this impressive picture shows a Church of England service on the battle-field for troops going into the trenches, the Chaplain officiating from a small field altar. A number of men near around an altar with a priest during World War One. chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, egypt -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Badge, Brooch
This is a Royal Australian Air Force hat badge which has been modified to form a brooch. The badge has a clasp with pin attached to the back side and a safety chain. This is possibly an example of trench art to make a 'sweetheart' brooch.raaf, royal australian air force, badge, brooch, trench art -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GROUP PORTRAIT, Circa 1940
Photograph - black and white. Group portrait, of 6 women and 2 men. Standing on the steps of a building. All wearing coats, cold but sunny. One man wearing a trench coat, one lady having fur on her collar.person, group, photograph. group portrait. circa 1940. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Decorative object - Dinner Gong, 1940's
Base of this dinner gong is made from a name plate off a steam engine that was found in the Northern Territory. The two ends supporting the gong are made of either anti tank of anti aircraft bullets that are soldered into salt and pepper shakers that were acquired from a Chinese 'Joss House' in the Northern Territory. The kangaroo and boomerang were copied from an Australian penny.Brass dinner gong suspended on a stainless steel kangaroo and boomerang. Side pillars are made with brass bullets standing on brass salt and pepper shakers. Also includes brass gavel. Trench art made by VX19808 William CurtisAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces rising sun badge on front of gong.trench art -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Sutton Spring, Daylesford
Emerging from the base of Wombat Creek Sutton Spring has two mineral water pumps. The spring is named after the Sutton brothers of Cornwell, who discovered it while looking for alluvial gold along Wombat Creek in the 1850s. By 1900, a trench had been dug to expose the spring, and a pipe had been driven through the spring eye. Sandstone rockwork encircled the trench. On 27 February 1907 the Sutton Mineral Spring Reserve was gazetted. By that time the trench had been enlarged and rendered, and a lean-to shelter had been built over the approach track. In 1927 Wombat Creek was rerouted allowing the land around the spring to be cleared and pipework repaired. Five bores were dug in 1929 and equipped with hand pumps. The bores were all shallower than 9.7 m. An attempt was made to replace one of these bores with a new bore, however it was not possible due to ground instability. These two bores are the oldest of all the mineral springs open to the public. Also in 1929 Council contemplated encouraging private enterprise to establish a ‘hydrobath’ similar to those in Europe, after mineral water had been discovered flowing from several other vents in sandstone and slate strata below the typical level of the creek. However, the option was not enacted although at the time to capture the flow another bore to a depth of 15m was sunk. In 1936 architect P. Scott Williams adopted a similar notion and examined the prospect of establishing a Hydropathic establishment above Sutton Springs, assuming a reliable mineral water supply could be found. That idea also lapsed. In October 1997 the Sutton Spring trench was restored to enable the public to again take mineral water at the spring. The restoration included clearing the sides of the creek and removing willow root growth. In 2002 a major overhaul of the trench and its underground works was undertaken and all plumbing replaced. This involved re-routing the creek through sandbagging, covering the spring eye with geofabric and then concrete. Unfortunately due to ongoing water quality issues, public access to take water from the trench was closed, however the trench can still be viewed.A mineral water spring at Daylesford is surrounded by a drystone wall. mineral water, sutton spring, daylesford, central springs, p. scott williams -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLETS WW1, The Bystander's Fragments from France, C.1914 - 18
See also Cat No 3477. Part of the HEWSTON collection re WW1 & WW2..1) 6 pages stapled together from 2nd edition of above book. .2) 11 pages from 1st edition of above book printed in greenish ink..1) Printed bottom in centre: “In the Support Trench” Printed bottom L: “Bruce Bairnsfather” .2) Printed bottom in centre: “Still Keeping His Hand In” Printed bottom L: “Bruce Bairnsfather”booklet, fragments, bystanders -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Taken during World War I on the Western Front, this photograph depicts four soldiers dressed in full uniform and kit walking through muddy trenches on wooden duckboards.On the Western Front, the war was fought by soldiers in trenches. Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived. They were very muddy, uncomfortable and the toilets overflowed. These conditions caused some soldiers to develop medical problems such as trench foot. There were many lines of German trenches on one side and many lines of Allied trenches on the other. In the middle was no man's land, which soldiers crossed to attack the other side. 'Duckboards' (or 'trench gratings') were first used at Ploegsteert Wood, Ypres in December 1914. They were used throughout the First World War being usually placed at the bottom of the trenches to cover the sump-pits, the drainage holes which were made at intervals along one side of the trench. This made it easier to pump out the pits when necessary. The raised edges of the boards in theory helped protect men's feet from accumulated water; walking along them (especially at night and in the wet) was something of an art as it was easy to lose one's footing and slip or trip on the fequently misaligned sections.Sepia rectangular reproduced photograph on matte photographic paperReverse: 6528/ (A copyright and reproduction notice from the Australian War Museum, printed in blue ink)/burke museum, military album, trench warfare, duckboards, soldiers, ww1, wwi, world war 1, world war i, western front -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Munition, Trench Art
Example of trench art, this is made from a used artillery cartridge (or case) from an 18 pounder field gun. This cartridge was manufactured in 1917. The 18 PDR was the main artillery armament of the British and Commonwealth forces during World War 1.