Sold by Ringarts Bookshop, Haifa1. This is a small pocket book, grey cover, black ink printing. It has words and phrases of colloquial Arabic and/or Hebrew. 32 pages. It is for Australian Imperial Forces in the Middle East. 2. Palestine Road Map. It has cardboard cover and opens out to a road map, scale 1:500,000. It has a drawing of the old section of Jerusalem on front cover.passchendaele barracks trust, 1. nr9430t, 2.9431t, ww2

Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3. "The Paths I've Trod / Autobiography of an Australian Nurse"Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown print on front, spine and back. Illustrated two sepia toned photographs - front 1/2 portrait of author (1940, back - author receiving her Bachelor of Arts. 249 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs. Title page and endpapers back - handwritten signature and notes.Title page - handwritten, blue ink, author's signature "E. Burchill B.A., B Lits, R.N., R.M., I.W. (AUTHOR)/ Melbourne/ 1987" End papers - back - handwritten, blue ink. ("David/ 855937") name and no's have been crossed out.books, military history, ww2, nurses

"THE BATTLE FOR/ SHAGGY RIDGE/ The extraordinary story of the Australian Campaign against the/ Japanese in New Guinea's Finisterre Mountains in 1943-44"Soft Cover Book Soft cover - cardboard, gold, dark green and grey colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - in - colour - front two photographs, at top, troops resting, bottom soldiers in dug out positions. Back - troops marching out of the foothills. 318 pages - paper, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs and map diagrams.books, history, ww2, new guinea

The photos depict post WW1 scenes.This is a cardboard covered booklet. Inside it are ten postcards of scenes of Tel Aviv. There are numerous holes stamped on the left side to enable the postcards to be torn out of the booklet and used. The photos are a low resolution black & white. The images on the postcards is of newspaper quality, cut and glued to the cardboard postcard. The front cover has an image of a building within a circle with the words " Souvenir of Tel Aviv on bottom left. Bottom right has two lines of Hebrew writing.ww2, tel aviv

The 38th Battalion was classed as “Bendigo’s own”. The contents cover the Coy’s of the Battalion being; A Coy, HQ, Band, MG Pl, B Coy Golden Square, C Coy Eaglehawk, D Coy, Echuca, Deniliquin, Rochester, Kerang and Swanhill for the parade times half year ending 3.6.1922.Pamphlet, folds out to 3, pink colour, all pages are in black print, front has name of Battalion, Training date ending plus Officer Commanding details, adjutants details, inside has details of “Company” training times and dates, rear page has some.On front, “Lieut Colonel I.Blezard Commanding”. “C. Guilfoyle Capt Adjutant 38th INF Battn”38th inf battn, training syllabus, parades

.1) covers the Quarter ending March 31st 1919, .2) covers the quarter endingJune 30th 1919. Both programmes cover “B Coy 5 & 6 Pl’s, JNR Technical School 11 & 12 Pl’s, Marist bros College 7,8.9,10 Pl’s”.1) Programme of Parades 3rd Batt 38th Senior Cadets Australian Military Forces, folds out, light brown colour, front has space for Cadets name, address and other items, inside has times and dates per unit. .2) Same as .1) except no Cadets name on and differant times, fawn colour, all print on both in black type, rear page has a list of 8 instructions..1) On front in black pen, "K Guiney 5 Pl B Coy 126 Sternberg St Bendigo”38th senior cadets, programmes, pamphlets

The Symbol on the front cover “WSS” stands for War Savings Stamps.War Saving Stamp folder, folds out to three pages, front has blue cover with print in black and white with area for “to and from”, inside 3 pages have blue/white with squares divided into 32 places for War savings stamps, there are 6 stamps blue colour which feature a fighter plane, price per stamp 6d (pence), rear 2 pages are blue edged with information re War savings stamps and value.On front in black type, “To Mrs J Guiney”, “from Robert Tea Co Ltd”stamps, war savings, currency

Letter from Alf Ferris to his family in Terrick Terrick, refer cat No 4283.3PLetter, “YMCA with the A.I.F” letterhead, print in red and black, ruled lines, dated, has sections blanked out.“France 8th July 1917, Dear ones at home”letters, ymca, france

Letter card sent by Alf Ferris to his Mother in Terrick Terrick Victoria. Ferris collection, refer Cat No 4183.3PLetter card with fold out colour photos of Weymouth U.K, print on front in black with PO stamp in black, hand written in purple pencil, rear page has hand written letter.On front, “Souvenir Letter Card WEYMOUTH No 11” Stamped, “AIF Camp P.O MY 27 19” (May 27th 1919)letter cards, weymouth

See Dean 4575PCircular wooden drink coaster with slightly raised edge. Recessed into it is; Outline of Tasmania - Rats of Tobruk Association in black ink, year 1989 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The coaster is still in original bag. The label states it is made out of Huon pine.drink coaster, rats of tobruk

The book is put out by the “Australian Comforts Fund”Book red covers buckram, rectangular shape, 128 pages, all print in black, 6th edition, space for Soldiers particulars, covers 37 subjects, rear has calendar for 1942 - 43.On front in black, “Australian Soldiers Pocket Book”book, pocket, australian comforts fund

The origin is unknown and possibly came out of another publicationSheet of paper folded off white colour, all print in black has verses on one side the other blank.Poems, “The Soldiers Home” and “Daily routine of a Soldier”, Both by “Pte Sandy”literary work, poetry

It appears the last owner was William Edwin Hayward. VX 30915, 2/2nd A.A. Regt.NB> This has a wrong cover taped to this pamphlet. The cover is small Arms Training - Grenades. The actual text is Jungle Warfare Training for Platoon & Section leaders. The text is in black ink with drawings and illustrations. It is 44 pages. The actual text has 3 ring binder holes on left side.On P.1 of the text is - CPL Hughes L.R.. Crossed out is C.L. Gourlay.aust army, jungle warfare, ww2, s.w.p.a.

Black soft covered exercise book with handwrritten examination results for Shorthand at the Ballarat School of Mines. Each students name is given, and whether they passed, failed or got a Credit. In some years their mark out of 100 was given.shorthand, ballarat school of mines, examination results, phyllud bradley, dorothy serjeant, marjorie dermer, linda gibson, maude williams, phyllis gower, millie perlman, euphemic wishart, esther berry, jean mcgregor, william elsworth, john scarff, rheita mcilvena, saba swan, nancy beames, lenis proctor, isabel kopke, john pearson, robert sutherland, lorna williams, john quayle, lorna geary, una thompson, john rogers, ive nott, keith davey, mary keith, gladys kitt, akice bird, lyla harvey, doris wright, pamsy ellisadeline blake, lorna sykes, joyce mitchell, jean wilkinson, pansy ellis, e. dahlenburg, alice bird, may curry, phyllis loveland, frank franklin, doreen radford, annie saunders, mriam metz, raymond carey, ray currey, mina long, albert richardson, l. valpied, j. morrow, joan ellis, denise kidd, b. forte

Army officer's peaked cap worn on formal occasions, dark blue with red band around hat. The peak top side is finished in high gloss black leather and the hat has a similar high gloss black hat band. Worn by an officer in the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). This hat is referred to as a 'blues' hat.Navy blue cap with red and black trimming. The hat itself is a flat cap made out of navy blue felt. around this is a red felted band, itself encircled with a black patent band and peak. The black band is held on by two smaller badges, which are brass in colour and have an image of the Australian map (above which is the crown) and around the edges says Australian Military Forces. At the front of the cap is a badge which says: Royal Australian Engineers. On badge: Royal Australian Engineers. Moni Soit Qui Mal Y Pense Inside cap: L. Silberston and Sons Ltd London hat, engineer, army, australian army, rae, royal australian engineer, officer

Food/Personal items sent by family to troops serving overseas. Hand made cotton bags were completely sealed. Overseas address was simply made out to "Abroad"Food, personal items and presents were sent by the family or friends to serving troops overseas. Canvas/Cotton bag hand sown together with black cotton.VX 18968 Dvr N.E. Morris A Section no1 Echelon 7th Division A A S C Supply Column 2nd AIF Abroad From M. L. Morris Wilson St Cheltenham Melbourne Australia (Identical information Written on both sides of the bag.parcel present cotton bag vx 18968 morris 2aif 7 division cheltenham

This slouch hat belonged to Royal Australian Air Force serviceman/woman Forsyth. Khaki-coloured slouch hat with folded cotton band with blue strip around brim; gold coloured badge depicting a wreath with crown atop and ornamental letters “RAAF”. Four plastic eyelets at crow of hat and signature fold on crown. Wide brim edged with brown coloured binding. A hook on the left crown and left brim attach together to lift one side of the hat. On interior, brown leather chinstrap with metal adjustable buckle ad black leather sweatband stitched in with zig-zag black stitching and secured by khaki silk bow at back. Bow attaches a card reading “58” in a circle. Sticker on interior centre in brown and metallic gold. Size sticker hidden underneath sweatband reads “58 7 1/8”Label on interior of cotton band reads “A.G.C.F./VIC 1989 [broad arrow]/SIZE. 58/8405-66.[crossed out 109-5392]033-5309”. Handwritten on interior brim “FORSYTH”. Size labels read “58” and “58 7 1/8”. Sticker reads “COMMANDO/WOOL SLOUCH HAT/MELBOURNE”uniform, royal australian air force, raaf, r.a.a.f., slouch hat, 1980s

These binoculars appear to have been made for use by service personnel, carrying a broad arrow symbol on the barrel. The inscriptions "MG" may indicate the manufacturer or initials of the owner. The service number 48582 may indicate that the pair was owned by Lionel James O'Dempsey, a Victorian who served as a Lance Sergeant with the 3 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment during the Second World War.Brass binoculars with cotton cord acting as strap, fastened via a knot on one side of a small loop cast into the side of the barrel. Two cone shaped barrels with circular convex glass disc on each wide end. Each barrel joined together via a joint platform approximately halfway and 9/10ths of the way up the binoculars. Binoculars can change shape by barrels swivelling on a central pin. Binoculars also zoom in and out (i.e. barrel reduces and expands) due to grooved dial in centre of pin. One eye piece missing on left side, right side intact but able to be unscrewed. Barrels are tinted green from copper corrosion and retractable barrel sections have black colouring in parts.Inscribed on centre platform between eye pieces "M G", in the direction of the wearer. On top of adjustable barrels: "[broad arrow] (right side)", "Mk VSP-/48582"second world war, worl war two, world war ii, binoculars, looking glass, surveillance

Black & white photo of a group of 16 Australian Soldiers, taken in Bendigo. Black print identifies company & troops. Mounted on heavy fawn coloured cardboard.In black print above photo: “A COMPANY - NO 4 SECTION 3rd AASC, CAMP, BENDIGO” In black print below photo:BACK ROW L-R: R J Smith, L C Polgaise, H Jobling, L G Gilliam, H C Jones, H H Major, R B Ennis CENTRE ROW L-R: S H Mounsey, H Hore, Cpl F G O'Leary, Sgt O R Hamilton, Cpl P J O'Leary, J Kirby, F L Jeffery FRONT ROW L-R: D J McPherson, W R Larke” On back: Bill LARKE Murphy St Bendigo joined the Army Training Camp at Racecourse Bendigo in June 1940. Started as 3rd Australian Army Supply Service Corp. Changed to 2/32 Training Battalion (a camp was opened at Showgrounds Bendigo but closed down later). 2/32 T Battalion became 2/22 Training Battalion, they marched out of Racecourse Bendigo to Puckapunyal and became 4th Anti Tank Regiment.photography, aasc, bendigo

Black & white photo of a group of Bendigo & District Returned Soldiers. Pte BOLITHO holding dog mascot in centre front row. Postcard with back set out for message only, address only & stamp here.Top of photo: "GROUP OF BENDIGO AND DISTRICT RETURNED SOLDIERS" Listed below photo: "Names of soldiers"photography, bendigo ww1, returned soldiers

Schooling, Service & The Great War. Secondary Resource. See also Reg No 3929.8.Schooling, Service & The Great War. .1) Soft cover book, cardboard with front fold out flap. White print on front / back covers. Illustrated in colour, background, group photo of children at school desks, 2 posters & embroidery. Inside of cover is colour photo of timber, leather satchel & papers. Spiral bound in black wire. 94 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white / sepia / colour photos. CD plastic pocket on front flap. .2) Paper poster, white print, college colour, black white photos, copy of book cover. .3) CD Rom, plastic. illustrated copy of book cover.education, kit, schools, ww1

(.1) The men are from C Coy 1 RAR firing SLR rifles at the Battalions jungle training area KOTA TINGI in south Malaya. (.2) Pte John GILES at LASAH north Malaya, operational camp for A Coy 1 RAR. (.3) Pte Victor ALLEN A Coy 1 RAR in north Malaya base camp with “FEARLESS” a 3 month old mascot who wandered into the camp and stayed. While ever music was on FEARLESS would listen. (.4) The soldier in forefront is Max (Dad) KELLY. Served 2nd AIF, BCOF, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. The photos relate to the collection of William Francis (Dinky DEAN BEM, VX93960 2nd AIF, 3742 1 RAR 1943 - 1975. Refer Cat No 124.2 for his service details. All photos are B & W. (.1) Five men on a range shot, four men shooting, a typed sheet attached with details. (2) A soldier kneeling aiming an SLR, a typed sheet attached with details. (.3) Soldier and small dog listening to a radio, atypical sheet attached with details. (.4) Two soldiers patrolling with rifles. (.5) Soldier splashing water over himself. (.6) Soldiers on parade right dressing. (.7) Two soldiers patrolling walking on a log. (.8) Two soldiers reading a book on Malaya. (.9) Two soldiers adjusting slings on their SLR’s. (.10) Two Officers seated having a cup of tea. (.11) Soldier kneeling aiming a shotgun. (.12) Soldier drinking from a water bottle. (.13) Soldier kneeling with a small black dog. (.14) Soldier holding an SLR rifle. (.15) Two soldiers leaning out of an aircraft. (.16) Soldier playing a guitar. (.17) Two soldiers kneeling holding a tin of food. All photos are stamped on the rear in purple. “Public Relations Australian Army Force, GHQ FARELF” (then either) “ELL & a number” or GUN & a Number MC”photography, military, malaya

The cards revolve around "Hannah FIRTH". See also Cat. No. 4048.10P for more cards. .1) Addressed to "Hannah" from "Clarry (Peanuts)". .2) To "Dear Hannah, April 13th 7.30pm". Not signed off but from same person as .1) & .3). .3) Addressed "Dear" from "Dillon (Clarry)". .4) To "Dear Hannah" from "Yours ERIC". .5) There is no to or from but mentions "ERIC". .6) - .9) all are written on rear in large purple writing with the following: "Love to Hannah x x" "To Hannah with Love x x x" "With the Australian Contingent in Eygpt" "Love to Hannah x x" .10) Addressed to "Mrs H. FIRTH 18 Brunswick St Morley Leeds Yorkshire". The date on card is unclear. .11) On rear in red "No 33 - some of the nurses in their quarters at an Australian Casualty Clearing Station". .12) On rear in fine print "Patriotic Series No. 22" Across both 4048.10P & 4049.12P there is two other addresses for "MISS H. FIRTH". 1. 28 Young St Fitzroy, Melbourne. 2. 2 Turner St Abbotsford, Melbourne.Twelve photograph postcards of different scenes revolving around “Hannah”.1) & .2) Postcards, colour, centre has oval shape with British flag and all around are 11 smaller flags with country name on. In gold speckled writing top & bottom "From A. 10th Field Coy Engineers. On rear in black pen extensive letters. .3) Postcard, colour, centre has horse shoe with Australian & British flags. In same speckled gold writing as .1) & .2). On horseshoe in black pen "Good luck to Hannah & Clarence". .4) Postcard, black & white, showing a ship, at the bottom printed "TROOPSHIP HORORATA". On rear short letter in purple. .5) Postcard, sepia, showing soldier on horseback at the Pyramids & Sphinx. On rear brief letter in pencil. .6) Postcard, sepia, showing a street scene which appears to be a place called "Muski" in Eygpt. Brief note on rear in purple. .7) Postcard, sepia, showing domed building, re the "Blue Mosque". Brief note on back in purple. .8) Postcard, sepia, scene over buildings being "View from the Citadel". Brief note on the back in purple. .9) Postcard, sepia, showing a sailing craft on a river being "Felluca on the Nile". .10) Postcard, colour, hand drawn, shown a flag flower arrangement, centre in an arrow through a heart. Address on rear in black. .11) Postcard, black & white, showing a group of nurses. Card was put out by the "Aust Comforts Fund". .12) Postcard, colour, drawn showing six different nations soldiers carrying flags.photographs, postcards, hannah

Photos relate to James Lyle Truscott No.1842 RAAF. Refer to Cat. No.4040.8P .1) On rear in pencil: "No.21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron Laverton 1937. SQD LDR Charles EATON DFC F/O Bobby Hitchcock." .2) On rear in pen: "21 SQD Laverton Vic 1937" .3) On rear in pen: "A Flt 21 SQD". There are also 19 names on rear out of the 21. Lyle Truscott is centre row, 2nd from right. .4) On rear in pen: "Laverton 29-6-39 No12 GP SQUADRON ADVANCE PARTY JUNE 1939 - Melbourne." The names are also listed underneath. Lyle Truscott is on the right front row. This group moved to Parap NT soon after..1) Photo, black & white. large group of airforce personnel in four rows outside a hangar. .2) Photo, black & white. large group of RAAF personnel outside a brick building. .3) Photo, black & white. group of RAAF personnel outside a brick building. .4) Photo, black & white. group of RAAF personnel in work dress. All slightly different in size.photographs, raaf, laverton

Photos are in a collection relating to James Lyle TRUSCOTT No.1842. Enlisted in the RAAF 13.5.1935, aged 19. Discharged 7.2.1942 with the rank of LAC. .1) Photo, black & white, three men standing in front of a large tree. .2) Photo, black & white, group of men stretched out in a barracks area. .3) Photo, black & white, man in uniform, pith helment beside ant hill. .4) Photo, black & white, two men, in uniform, hats, ties in gardens. .5) Photo, black & white, Bush setting with crashed plane in distance. .6) Photo, black & white, crashed aeroplane. .7) Photo, black & white, harbour scene with two ships in distance. .8) Photo, black & white, close up of section of large ship..1) On rear in pen: ARCH LOXTON, JIM TRUSCOTT, BOB THOMPSON. .2) On rear in pen: RAAF DARWIN, ACCOMMODATION CIVIL DROME 1940, note lack of rainwater tanks. .3) On rear in pen: ARCH. A. LOXTON (S.A. ATHLETE) near Darwin 1940 - 1983 lives at Tocumwal NSW. .4) On rear in pen: Jim Truscott, Ben Kennedy, Darwin Botanic Gardens 1940. .5) On rear in pen: 6AM 11.12.39 Thursday, END OF DARWIN CIVIL DROME - No Deaths - Troops Returning south to join AIF. .6) On rear in pen: 6am 11.12.39 DARWIN CIVIL DROME, No Deaths - Lookheed Electra, DMF troops going south. .7) On rear in pen: 1939 - from ABBOTTS House DARWIN HARBOUR - foreign ships detained. (why?) .8) On rear in pen: This is part of the Queen Mary close up - will enclose this next letter - Lyle.photographs, raaf

The photos were taken over approx. 3/5 months during mine and bomb clearance in the Darwin area, 1946-47. The photos were supplied by C. C. Parish RAN No.32690 who worked on the clearance. All photos were written on the back in blue pen: .1) Old Blitz wagon we carried the mines out of Darwin area to blow up 50 miles away. .2) Mines to blow up Darwin 46-47. .3) Smoke plume from demolition of mines approx 6 miles away 46-47, 200 ton in one go. .4) Stack of mines and bombs ready to blow up Darwin 46-47. .5) Mines & bombs for demolition Darwin. .6) 2000lb mines & 1000lb bombs to be blown up Darwin 46-47..1) Photo, black & white, two trucks and six men. .2) Photo, sepia, stack of bombs with three men in front. .3) Photo, sepia, forest in front with smoke plume from bombs. .4) Photo, black & white, stack of bombs, with loader behind and vehicle. .5) Photo, black & white, large stack of bombs. .6) Photo, black & white, large stack of bombs, loader behind.photographs, disposal, bombs

Diary written by LAC John Morrison No. 42562 RAAF. Enlisted 22-8-1941, Discharged 5-12-1945. Serving in 9 Transport and Movement..1) Diary, ruled paper, blue ink, both sides, dated 31-1-1942 to 24-11-42 detailing the raids on Darwin. .2) Document, typed in black re: Darwin air raids beginning 19-2-42, 4-3-42 and 16-3-42. This is .1) beginning to be typed out.diary, lierary work, raaf, darwin

Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details..1) Yellow card detailing accommodation on ship Louis Pasteur. .2) Cream card detailing accommodation on ship New Amsterdam..1) Handwritten on front: Table 90 (crossed out) 81 Stamped in red on front: D. STARB'D. SECTION No 7 HAMMOCK Handwritten in black on back: LOUIS PASTEUR 9/4/43 - 17/4/43. .2) Stamped in black on front: 122 Sgt RAAF Handwritten in black on back: New Amsterdam (38000) March 6th - March 22nd '43 (17 Days) In green pencil: 18 (crossed out) 10berthing, shipping, military

Both Wills are made out to his Father “Walter David”, Mother “Wavetree”, Sister “Melva Joan”. His Mother’s name is spelt “Wavetry on the other Will. Refer Cat No 3979.2 for Alans Service details..1) Will A.A.F.A 130 Australian Military Forces, blue fine paper, black printed with printed entries. .2) Envelope “On his Majesty’s service” brown colour to suit .1) .3) Will, A.A.F.A 130 Australian Military Forces, light fawn coloured paper, black printed with hand written entries in black pen. .4) Envelope A.A.Form A131 Australian Military Forces, brown colour, to suit .3)..1) Details; dated 10 March 1942, Alan Walter Mason V245099, 17th Motor Regt, 25 Queen St Bendigo. .2) On cover stamped in purple “13 June 1942”. Hand written in black, 13/6 V245099, Mason, Albert Walter, 17 Motor Regt. On Rear stamped “IDLE GOSSIP SINKS SHIPS”. .3) Details; dated 17 May 1943, Alan Walter Mason, V245099, 2/1st Aust DKS OPG COY RAE, 25 Queens St Bendigo. .4) On Cover stamped in purple. “11.June 1943”. Hand written; 11/6 V245099 Spr Alan Walter Mason 2/1st Aust Docks OPG Coy RAE 17.5.1943.wills, military, documents

Schooling, Service and the Great War Primary Resource. See also Cat No 3930..1) Book, soft cover, cardboard with front fold out flap, white print on front & back covers. Illustrated with colour background, group photo of children, embroidery & badges. Inside of cover is a colour photo of timber, leather satchel & papers. 82 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white / colour photos. Spiral bound, black wire. .2) Poster, paper, Schooling, Service and the Great War. Collage copy of book cover, colour photos. .3) Paper, paper, Australian War Memorial Education Services 2015. Black print, collage colour photos. .4) Poster, paper, Discovering Anzacs. Black print, black / white / colour collage photos. .5) Poster, paper, Anzac Day Schools Award 2015. Black print, black / white photo. .6) Poster, paper, Leadership and Legacy. Yellow print, colour photos. .7) Bookmark, paper, Gallipoli, The First Day. Black print, colour photos. .8) Erratum. Paper, black print for page 30.education, schools, kit ww1