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Colac RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Dress Jacket, Defence Department Australia, Corporal's Dress Jacket, 1940?
Baulch Family HistorySIgnificantKhaki Dress Jacket size ? Issued by Defence Department AustraliaSleeve (both sleeves) patches Red and Blue on a grey background. Brass "Australia" flashes on both shoulders. Corporal stripes and Star on Right sleeve. Australian medals x 4 on right chest: - 1939 - 45 Star, - Pacific Star, - 1939-45 Australian Service Medal, -War Medal. Rising Sun Collar badges x 2. Brass buttons (1 button missing lower front) -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Recognition of Service World War II - Ian Darnton Watson, 1946
Ian Darnton Watson was a member of a prominent family of civic leaders in Wodonga. He was born on 6th July 1925 in Albury, the first son of Kenneth Darnton Watson and Phyllis Lenore Emily Austin. He completed his primary education at Albury Grammar School, and later became a boarder at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. He enlisted for service at Albury on 25th January 1944 and commenced full time service on 8th February 1944 at Royal Park in Melbourne, Victoria and was allocated to the 2nd Medium Regiment. He embarked for overseas service in Borneo on 30th July 1945 and disembarked in Australia on 15 April 1947 after serving with the Australian occupation forces in Japan. Mr Watson was discharged on 22 April 1947 at which time he was a member of the Australian 2nd Medical Regiment. On discharge he returned home to help his father farm his property, De Kerilleau in Wodonga. De Kerilleau was classified by the National Trust in 1974. Ian described his father, Kenneth as a hardworking, practical man, who for two years from 1929 - 1931, had been the Wodonga Shire President. Cr K. D. Watson was again elected to the Council in 1943 and served until he died in October 1951. In March 1957, he married Miss Lesley Buttfield, of Sydney, NSW. They had three children, Fiona, John and Rowena. John was later to become a member of Wodonga Council and served as mayor. Ian was past President of the RSL branch at Wodonga, Captain of the Wodonga Rural Fire Brigade, and President of the West Wodonga Primary School Committee. He also served on Wodonga Council from 1974 until his death on 14 December 1981, aged 56.This certificate is significant because it acknowledges the War Service of a prominent member of the Wodonga communityA colour printed certificate presented to Ian Darnton Watson in appreciation for his service for "King and Empire" during World War II. The text is surrounded by columns and an arch. The Australian and British flags are at the top as well as representations of the Navy, Army and Air Force. It also features the logo of the Shire of Wodonga above the text. The badge of the Commonwealth Armed Forces is at the centre bottom of the certificate. This small collection also includes black and white photographs of Ian Watson from his Service Records and another photo in uniformOn Certificate: PRESENTED TO Ian Darnton Watson BY THE PRESIDENT, COUNCILLORS AND CITIZENS OF THE SHIRE OF WODONGA as a record and an appreciation of Your Services to King and Country during the Great War which commenced 3rd September, 1939. Given under the Common Seal of the Shire of Wodonga by the President, Citizens this Councillors and Citizens this 26th day of February 1947watson family wodonga, ian darnton watson, de kerilleau -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
RSL Photo Album, Waverley RSL Photo Album Section 1
Photo Album 360 Pocket "Photo Safe" divided for cataloguing purposes into 4 sections. Section 1 Recent Colour Photos of RSL and commemoration services Section 2 Black and white photos of earlier commemoration services, Section 3 WWII photos mainly of New Britain 1945, Section 4 Early photos of Memorabilia display.Showing Roy Longmore's 104th Birthdayphoto, roy longmore, 104th birthday, pukapunyal -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Photo Album Waverley RSL, Photo Album Section 2
Photo Album 360 Pocket "Photo Safe" divided for cataloguing purposes into 4 sections. Section 1 Recent Colour Photos of RSL and commemoration services Section 2 Black and white photos of earlier commemoration services, Section 3 WWII photos mainly of New Britain 1945, Section 4 Early photos of Memorabilia display. -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
RSL Photo Album, RSL Waverley Photo Album Section 4
Photo Album 360 Pocket "Photo Safe" divided for cataloguing purposes into 4 sections. Section 1 Recent Colour Photos of RSL and commemoration services Section 2 Black and white photos of earlier commemoration services, Section 3 WWII photos mainly of New Britain 1945, Section 4 Early photos of Memorabilia display. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post 1975
The miniatures belonged to Peter James Dodd, refer Cat No 2436.2P for his service details.Miniature medal set Court Mounted. 1. Australian Active Service Medal 1945 - 75 with clasps “Vietnam & Malaya” 2. General Service Medal with clasp “Malaya”. 3.Vietnam Campaign Medal. 4. Australian Defence Medal. 5. South Vietnamese medal with clasp “1960-“. 6. Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal.“217842 P.J.DODD”awards, medals, vietnam, malaya -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Freedom Medallion, c. 1995
Round brass medallion. Obverse has an inner circle in which a returned soldier is depicted greeting a woman and two children. The boy is wearing the soldier's slouch hat. The outer circle contains the words 'AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS 1945-1995'. The reverse has an inner circle with the Australian coat of arms and an outer circle with the words 'FREEDOM MEDALLION'.medal, world war ii, wwii, commemoration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THESE TEARS OF FIRE'' BY CLIVE TURNBULL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 53 page hardcover biography of Francis Adams, Australian poet of the 1880s, by Clive Turnbull. Published about 1945 by the Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Designed and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press. Edition limited to 500 copies. Australian Heritage books. Catalogue sticker ''2161 TUR'' on spine.Clive Turnbullbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, clive turnbull, francis adams, biography, poetry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS TICKETS
One (1) Tourist tram ticket for 1/-(one shilling) No. Ba208402, printed in Blue ink. Years 1944, 1945, and 1946,have been crossed out and replaced in red ink 1947, 1948, and 1949. Reverse : Adult Tourist Ticket 1/- , Tye 2-17 see other side, not transferable to another person.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: MANILLA ENVELOPE
[a] Manilla envelope of Cohns Bros, handwritten caption 'June 30th 1945, 'Sales of Spirituous Liquors to Persons not Licensed to sell. [b] Documents pertaining to above enclosed.There are two copies titled -'Sales to Private Customers for year ended 30.6.1945 Drinks sold include 8 Gallons of Brandy and 48 1/2 Gallons of Ginbendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Optical Munitions, Glass “Sandwich” block
Part of a series entitled “Optical Munitions - School of Natural Philosophy, 1942-1945”. Black and white photo of man, possibly E. R. Johnson, examining rectangular glass “sandwich” block in light. N.B. As at time of writing it is not certain that the “man” pictured in nos. 147 and 149 is the same individual as pictured in no 140. (EGM. 11/11/99)In ink on lower left hand corner : “29”. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: LOVE IN HARD TIMES
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, April 23, 2004. Love in hard times: there was a simple hand written inscription on the back of this photograph. It said "the marriage of LAC John Summers RAAF, to sapper Yvonne Gledhill, Army, Fortuna, 28 May, 1945. By Father Thomas at St Killians, with army girls in the background".newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Banner - Banner Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995, 1995
This banner was flown in Melbourne during the 50 anniversary of the ending of World War II This banner is believed to have been flown in Melbourne outside the town hall Banner Street celebrating the end of World War II, light green top and bottom, scroll in dark green with gold border and the years 1945 - 1995 at the bottom, and in a dark green arc across the top with gold borders - AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS. the middle section of the banner is a silhouette of a man kissing a women the colours of the silhouette is tan and white AUSTRALIA REMEMBERSthe theme of the banner is man returning from war and meeting his partner -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Medal - Vietnam service medals
Medals awarded for service in the Vietnam War. This set is as presented to Private Lionel Leslie Corrie, Service number 1201398, who served in 9RAR from 09/11/1968 to 09/04/1969 (152 days).A rack of five replica medals attached to colourful striped ribbons. two have silver bars. Silver Australian active service medal 1945-75; Silver Elizabeth Reign DEI GRATIA; Silver Australian defence medal; Bronze anniversary of national service 1951-'72; Gold & Green enamel white star with peace sign. vietnam, adf, medal, awards, corrie, 9rar, service medals, vietnam service -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Sequence of Acts of Parliament", c1955
Set of personal papers - set of 7 handwritten papers pinned in top left hand corner, titled "Sequence of Acts of Parliament" dated up to 11/5/1954, Orders in Council and National Security repeal Act of 1945. Compiled by H. S. McComb as part of his work on the consolidation of the MMTB Act in the mid 1950's.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, parliament, order in council, world war 2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET, SUMMER, RAAF, Holeproof, 1953
RG BENNETTS 119452. RAAF 1942 - 1945. Re-enlisted again after WW2.1. Jacket - Polyester light khaki long sleeved. Black buttons, shoulder epaulettes. 2. Belt - Polyester, black metal buckle.RAAF on Epaulettes.uniform, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, MILITIA INFANTRY BATTALION, F. M. BULDEN, "The Chocos", 1987
"THE CHOCOS" - "The story of the Militia Infantry Battalions/ in the South West Pacific Area/ 1941-1945"Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, mid green buckram, gold print front and spine. Dust cover - paper, mid green and gold print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in white print, front one, back two map outlines of Islands. 314 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.books, battalions, pacific war, 1941-1945, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tennis Racquet, 1940's
Used by internees at Camp 3. Recquets were purchased in 1945 through Camp Canteen.Slazenger tennis racquet, wooden frame with black leather handle grip and gut strings.Slazengertennis racquet, ruff h, tatura, camp recreation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Decker and Kazenwadel Wedding
Camp 3 Wedding, 1945. Marriage of Gerda Decker & Albrecht Kazenwadel. Palestine Internees.Bride and Groom standing in front of a hut with children to the left and children and adults to right.gerda decker, gerda kazenwadel, albrecht kazenwadel, palestine internees, camp 3 wedding -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Two Tailors' Buttons, c.1940
These two buttons are tailors' buttons for clothing made in Warrnambool. The brown one is from the firm of Frederick Williamson who had a tailoring business at 157-159 Liebig Street, Warrnambool. His father Edward had started the tailoring business with a shop in Timor Street in the second half of the 19th century. Frederick Williamson was a Warrnambool City Councillor on three occasions (1924-1930; 1934-1939; 1942 -1945) and Mayor 1942-1943. The black button came from the Liebig Street, Warrnambool clothing and haberdashery store of Cramond and Dickson who employed tailors and dressmakers to make clothing to order. John Cramond and James Dickson opened their Warrnambool store in 1855 and it was a dominant business in Warrnambool for 119 years, closing in 1974. It was common practice in the first half of the 20th century for tailors and large clothing stores to have their own buttons for their suits etc.These two buttons are of some interest as examples of buttons made specifically for two local Warrnambool businesses. .1 Round button, light-brown in colour with four holes in the centre, a curved back and imprinted letters around the edge. .2 Round black button with four holes in the centre, a curved back and imprinted letters around the edge..1 F. Williamson Warrnambool 2. Cramond & Dicksonfrederick williamson warrnambool tailor, cramond & dickson warrnambool -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
Between 1939 and January 1941, 575 members of rhe 20th Light Horse Regiment enlisted in the 2nd AIF. The Regiment was reinforced with men from all over Victoria called up for compulsory service.The 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) was raised in 1920 as part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Citizen Military Forces, with Headquarters at Seymour and depots along the Goulburn Valley from Mansfield to Tocumwal in southern NSW. In December 1941, 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 20th Motor Regiment. In 1943 the Regiment was deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. Upon its return in April 1945, the Regiment was redesignated 20th Pioneer Battalion. It was disbanded following the end of the war. 20th Light Horse was the only light horse regiment to serve overseas in WWII.This is one of a collection of photographs featuring a Light Horse regiment drawn from rural and regional Victoria in the period immediately prior to mobilisation for World War 2 (1939-1945).Black and white photograph of large group of soldiers arranged in three rows with one man in front with piano accordion." 20th ALH members after enlistment in 2nd AIF 1940."20th light horse, 20th motor regiment -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Australian forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One. While the battle ended with success for the Allied forces over the Japanese defenders, this victory is generally regarded as having not justified its costs. 225 Australian soldiers of the 26th Brigade, 9th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force were once buried here. They were killed in the Battle of Tarakan (1 May - 21 June 1945) or died due to their wounds until 15 August 1945.The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1996 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour. Reproduced black and white photograph of a monument/cenotaph and lawn grave sites with white crosses.Handwritten on rear - Tarakan Cemetery2/24th battalion, wangaratta, tarakan -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, H.M.A.S.ADELAIDE
On 1 September 1939 Adelaide (I) commissioned for war service under the command of Captain HA Showers RAN, and operated on the Australian coast for defence of trade.This is a limited print of HMAS Adelaide. No 6 in a series of 25. Royal Australian Navy 75th Anniversary.White bordered coloured print mounted on M.D.F.board.H.M.A.S.ADELAIDE,an improved Chatham class light crusier,shown during service in the Second World War. No 6 in a series of 25 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75 TH ANNIVERSARYh.m.a.s., navy, royal australian navy, ship, cruiser, ww2, world war two, lara r.s.l. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, David and Martha (Ruston) Medhurst, 1900c
David Medhurst (1855-1939) and wife Martha Ruston Medhurst (1860-1943). This studio portrait (date unknown) shows them as a middle aged couple.Pioneer family of Greensborough.Black and white studio portrait, man standing holding a small piece of paper, woman seated. Open book on small table at her right hand.On back: 'Mr and Mrs Medhurst who did much to help Greensborough. Mrs Medhurst born in Greensboro'. Also later additions of dates of birth and death and connections with descendants.medhurst family, partington family, martha medhurst, david medhurst -
Greensborough Historical Society
Folder, Black Family Land Titles, 1891o
Collection of seven Certificates of Title for land in present-day Watsonia owned by members of the Black Family, ranging from 1891 to 1939, including transfers to 1967.Looseleaf folderblack family, watsonia -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Frank Tate, c1910
Frank Tate was the Director of Education with the Victorian Education Department. He was born on 18 June 1863 at Castlemaine. He died on 28 June 1939 in Melbourne.Photographic Portrait of Frank Tate, the first Director of Education in Victoria (1902-1928).frank tate, victorian department of education, education -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Internet photograph, Oskar Speck
Images obtained from internet. Oskar Speck who kayacked from Germany to Australia, arriving at Thursday Island in September 1939, interned Camp 1. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Documents, Story by Eva De Jong Duldig
Story by Eva De Jong Duldig, of Jewish families who fled to Singapore & Straits Settlement in 1939. Interned and brought to Camp 3 in September 1940. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Framed Print of a Painting."Queen Mary 1936-67"
Refer to the Following Links- The War Years 1939 to 1946 -https://www.queenmary.com/history/timeline/the-war-years/ Refer also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary Wooden framed print of Queen Mary 1936-67, Cunard-Steamship Co. LondonRefer under Physical Description Painting signed by "Hii 81" -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR. R. HUDDLE
Document: carbon copy of letter. Letterhead ' Australian Federated union of Locomotive Enginemen, Victorian Division' dated 2nd. November, 1939, signed by General Secretary, C. Collins. Letter requests quarterly card be made out for any member who is high in arrears and not making a reasonable effort to reduce his contributions.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e, victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e, collins, c., huddle, r.