Owen William HOSKING No V21675 enlisted on 15.3.1941 but was discharged on 29.2.1942 age 22 years. At discharge he was serving in 2 CAV Div Provost Corps.Certificate of Appreciation from Shire of Kerang to Trooper Owen W Hosking. Wooden frame with glass front. Certificate - white with blue printing and red seal with gold and blue decorative boarder. Mounted with white boarder. Signed by Shire President and Secretary.documents-certificates, frame accessories, kerang shire

David Baird (J.P.) was elected to Ballarat Shire Council in 1928 serving till 1960.He was Shire President in 1931-32,1940-41,1946-47,1956-57. Original Historic Photo of all Councilors for the year 1959.Councilor D. Baird,(J.P.).Sepia photo,(rectangular),on white mount,situated left hand side of bottom row of composite photo of all councilors for the year 1959.Presented to Ballarat Shire council by Charles Edward "Ted" Brown,President 1959-1960, to commemorate opening of Wendouree Municiple Centre 20th November 1959.ballarat shire council 1959, d shire, wendouree municiple, centre opening 20th november 1959, d baird jp

Councilor R.W.Crosthwaite (J.P.),was elected to council in1928 serving until 1947. He served two terms as Shire President, in 1935-36 and 1941-42.Original HIstoric Photo of all Councilors for the year 1942-43. Sepia photo (rectangular) set in brown mount, of Councilor R.W.Crosthwaite,(J.P.), and is situated right hand side of third row. it forms part of a collection of photos of all councilors for the year 1942-43.Presented to the Ballarat Shire Council by Councilor R.T.White (J.P.) President, 1942-43ballarat shire council, r w crosthwaite j p, 1928 1947

These booklets were issued to officers serving in areas where it was envisaged it might be necessary to deploy troops to assist civilian police and authorities to maintain law and order.Small green covered book with title 'Aid to the Civil Power'. Staple bound. Manuscript name 'Clarke' on top right cover.Clarkecivil power, military

George Vivian Trewartha (1917-1985) was a master draper. He married Marjorie Isobel Harris in 1945 after serving as a Leading Aircraftsman during WW2Trewartha's Bendigo: Material tag cream in colour with green print * Trewartha's Bendigo metre, Price and Good Value* In red brio hand written is 140cm, 7 metre and $1.50. Has sample imprint. Box 625business, retail, material, trewartha's bendigo

Typed below photograph, 'Major General Beavis receiving new plaque for Memorial Tree North Ringwood State School grounds. Tree originally planted in 1955 in sand brought from Gallipoli in 1936 when R.A. Pullin was serving in H.M.A.S. Australia. The visit commemorated the 20th anniversary of the landing'.

The pages of written text cover everything the RSL does from welfare, commemorative, legal aid, membership, women's auxiliary and housing to name a few. Bert Pollard was an active RSL Member involved in Committee and the District Board. He served in WW2.Diary black plastic covers with gold text on front cover, top has the RSL logo followed by "Serving Still - 1969 - Victorian Branch", inside first page are details re Anzac House Melbourne, there are 28 pages of written text, page for members personal details, 4 blank pages for notes, the Calendar itself folds out for viewing and to enter notes, last page has a 12 month calendar. "Bert Pollard, phone 5433741"brsl, smirsl, diary

A pocket size booklet with a series of articles about Aleppo, Syria. This booklet was sent to an Australian family by a local citizen befriended by an Australia soldier serving in Syria during World War 2. The book inner cover is marked "To Val with best wishes from Bert?? Aleppo 1-2-47". The Foreword explains that during the period 1943-44 large numbers of servicemen were visiting the area hence the need for this document.printed title "Aleppo and its Environs"souvenir, ww2, world war 2, syria, aleppo, blundell

Program Booklet for the Conferring of Freedom of Entry to the City of Ringwood upon Royal Australian Engineers 4th Combat Engineer Regiment, Sunday 18 March 2001. The Program booklet includes: - Order of the Ceremony - Image of the Freedom of Entry Scroll - List of serving Officers of the Regiment, including the Commanding Office, Lieutenant Colonel D. G Hughes - List of Councillors including the Mayor, Cr Peter Gurr - Information about the Regiment

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Serving it up: some of the staff at the Deli Café situated under Moran and Cato's in Hargreaves Street (now Wooz surf and street wear in Pall Mall) in the early 1940s. From left Vi Lambert, Ethel Murdoch, Silvia Doyle, Valda Hilson, Elsie Hogg, Molly White, Mrs Dudley (Dud) and Ruby Lenten (Stevens). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.This round ‘Wattle Day’ button is edged with a green and yellow wattle design. It is inscribed with white capital latters on a blue background in the centre. The first ‘national’ Wattle Day was celebrated in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide on 1 September 1910. Public support for Wattle Day peaked during World War I, when it was a potent symbol of home for military personnel serving overseas, and a means of raising money for organisations such as the Red Cross."Wattle Day"wattle day, patriotic buttons, first world war (1914-18)

Pay book issued to Edmond Paget Seymour VX 102658, Serving in Australian Army during WW2. Tracking pay details, next of kin, medical and training.Pay book for Australian Soldier No. 264394. Cover brown. Coat of Arms and Australian Military Forces. 26 pages inside. Rear cover has 2 photos of soldier stapled in. Records inside cover from 15/5/41 to 25/6/43. All pages stamped with "Discharge" in purple. Two small holes punched through bottom of the book 3cm apart.Pages stamped in purple "Discharge". Front cover VX102658, "Edmond Paget Seymour".passchendaele barracks trust, soldiers pay book, e. p. seymour

Probably WWII issue. The owner was VX106755 Andrew M. CLARK, Enlisted 15.7.1942, discharged 14.12.1945 serving in 2/4th Aust LAA Regt with the rank of Gunner.Khaki coloured , cotton sleeping bag. It is tapered at the foot end. It is sewn with square panels, approx. 17cm square. One side opens up for entry. It has three cotton straps to tie it up.Inside is written the letters “A.M.C”sleeping bag, wwii

Robert Hunter GOLDIE, VX40795 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 9.7.1940 age 25 years. He was discharged with the rank of Sgt on 24.11.1941 serving in the 2/24th Battalion.Coloured certificate with Australian & Union Jack flags mounted with green border. Tan wooden frame with glass front & white cardboard backing with wire hanging strap. On certificate: “GOD, KING AND COUNTRY SHIRE OF MCIVOR. Presented to Private Robert Goldie for active service overseas. 31st August 1940” Signed by: “President, Councillor & Shire Secretary” Bottom L: “Red seal” In black print on white background under certificate: “Donated by R Fair”certificate, shire, mcivor

Councilor Charles Thomas Henderson was elected to council in1914 serving until 1941.He served two terms as Shire President,1920-21 and 1929-30.Original Historic Photo.Oval photo of Councilor Charles Thomas Henderson,set in narrow moulded wooden frame,on brown mount,with gold surounding photo. Councilor Charles Thomas Henderson,1920-21,1929-20.ballarat shire council, henderson charles thomas, 1914 41

Councilor John Lester was elected to council in1886 serving until 1906.He was appointed to three terms as Shire President,1888-89,1895-96 and 1901-02.Original Historic Photo.This photo of Councilor John Lester, is set in a maple coloured frame(moulded)with a narrow cream inner edge and a very light brown woodgrain effect mount. The photo is oval.The gold metal plaque with name incribed is set at the top of the frame.John Lesterballarat shire council, 1886 1906, lester john

This robe was worn by G.G.Ashworth, RAAF 0315515, when he was serving as a chaplain (3rd class) in Vietnam from 30/11/65 until 17/02/66. This robe was worn by G.G.Ashworth RAAF 0315515 when he was serving as a chaplain in Vietnam from 30/11/65-17/02/66Blue cotton fabric(gabardine) ecclesiastical robe with pleated back. Crossover lapels have four black plastic buttons. Robe is partly lined with black taffeta and has a stand-up collar.ecclesiastical robe, vietnam, 1965-1966, ashworth, chaplain, raaf, robe, priest

Silver serving plate, presented to Mr R W Pettitt on the occasion of his wedding anniversary, by the council of the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society, 30-4-1963.Presented to Mr R W Pettitt on the occasion of his wedding anniversary, by the council of the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society, 30-4-1963.CONGRATULATIONS/ ON YOUR/ SILVER WEDDING//ANNIVERSARY/ FROM THE COUNCIL/G A & P SC'TY/ 30.4.63geelong agricultural and pastoral society, pettitt, mr r. w.

This pressure pack driven suction unit contains a lanyard to be placed around the neck (source Peter Naylon AHSV member and serving paramedic. 4 September 2016Clear plastic bottle with green and white screw on cap with external plastic tube. Plastic bottle contains a green and white pressure pack.vacuumised cartridge for jet suction Laerdal

The Trustees of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial have defined a Prisoner of War to be a person who was captured by a common enemy and/or interned in a neutral or non-combatant country. To be defined an Australian Prisoner of War, the person needs to be either an Australian Born person serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service; or in the Uniform of a friendly country, or Born Elsewhere and serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service. A Prisoner is a person who has lost personal privileges, suffers deprivation of liberty or is unable to return home or dies in captivity.Colour photograph of a War Memorial designed by Peter Blizzard. The granite wall of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial features a listing the names of Australian Prisoners and was opened on the 6th February 2004 by General Peter Cosgrove AM MC to recognise and remember over 36,000 Australians who became Prisoners of War during the Wars of the 20th Century. In 2008 the Memorial became the First Military Memorial of National Significance outside Canberra. The Memorial which was designed by Peter Blizzard OAM, symbolises that all Australian prisoners embarked on a journey to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars that many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia. Heritage Victoria describes the memorial in the following way" "A JOURNEY OF HONOUR, REMEMBRANCE AND HEALING - The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial is a dramatic and highly symbolic tribute to the sacrifice made by more than 35,000 young Australian service men and women in four theatres of war. At the heart of the monument is a stark, 130 metre long, highly polished black granite wall, engraved with the names of all Australian prisoners of war. The names on this 'honour roll' are listed in historical order from the Boer War in 1899, through to the Korean War in 1953. It is a testament to the contribution made by so many. Standing sentinel at the centre of the Memorial are six huge basalt obelisks, etched with the names of all the countries where Australians were held prisoner of war. The obelisks stand in a large reflective pool, set back from the central pathway, symbolising the distance that separated Australia's prisoners of war from their homes and their loved ones. Opposite the pool is a larger obelisk flanked by flagpoles and a ceremonial stone on which to lay wreaths. The central pathway is itself symbolic, with each of the paving stones cut in the shape of a railway sleeper. The pathway defines 'the journey' taken by the prisoners of war and the journey visitors take around the monument. At the end of the granite wall where the pathway ends, visitors face a large stone engraved simply 'Lest We Forget'. Water flows from beneath the stone, along the base of the granite wall and into the reflection pool in which the obelisks stand. This cycle of flowing water, symbolising spirituality, healing, cleansing, birth and rebirth, guides visitors on their journey through the Memorial." ballarat, ballarat botanical gardens, peter blizzard, ballarat north gardens, war memorial, prisoner of war, prisoners of war

Form issued to service personnel to obtain clothing during WW2. Each person was allocated a set of coupons to obtain adequate clothing. Serving soldiers would require for uniforms.Small chit of paper form Rg.D4, called special clothing coupon issue. Yellow faded paper, signature of equipment officer on back.Issued to "A. Peterson". Official No. "'145478", dated 18 Nov 1943. Stamped "Equipment Officer", signed by "F/Lt - (?). Form No. 201216 - Chit representing 25 coupons.passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, clothing coupon

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

Item belonged to Arthur Gordon James Lake VX34877, enlisted 11.7.19140 age 21 years, discharged from the 2nd AIF on 11.2.1946 serving in the 2/14th Batt.White calico bag with draw string, on the front and rear in pen the owners details.On the front, “VX34878 A.G. Lake 61099”. On the rear “VX34878 Sig Lake A.G 61099 HQ Coy”.bags, accessories, calico

Cyril Norman Paynter enlisted in the AIF on 1.4.41 age 20 years. Serving in the 2/21st Batt AIF he was taken Prisoner of War. Date of death was 8.7.45. Medal set, court mounted, set of (5) re C.N Paynter. 1.1939-45 Star. 2. Pacific Star. 3. Defence Medal. 4. War Medal 1939-45. 5. Australian Service Medal."VX52502 CN Paynter"numismatics-medals, military, metalcraft

In November 1914 Williams was serving onboard HMAS Sydney when the German ship Emden was sunk. He continued in service with the navy after the war, and also served in WW2.Royal Australian Navy service record of John Robert Williams (8298). Cap band from German ship S.M.S. Emden.john robert williams, hmas sydney, sms emden, ww1

Pte E.A. Middleborough was killed in action in Egypt 31st October 1942 while serving with 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion. Buried at El Alamein War Cemetery.Framed display containing 5 WW2 Australian medals and memorial scroll. Medals are; 1939-45 Star, Africa Star complete with 8th Army clasp, Defence Medal. War Medal 1939-45 and Australian Service Medal.Details on medals; VX35798 E.A. Middleborough

This bandolier was made in 1967 for Australian military use. It has pouches for 5 round stripper clips of 7.62mm ammunition. Bandolier as worn by Australian personnel serving in the Vietnam War.Jungle green five pocket AUST MK1 ammunition bandolier. The pockets are designed to hold 7.62 mm ammunition. There are six painted brass snap fasteners to secure the closing flap over the pockets. Stamped on the back is 'AUST/MK1 VQ V 5/67'. The bandolier is secured around the wearer via a self-fabric strap with a double brass ring fastening.AUST/MK1/CH/N/12/67bandolier, belt, vietnam, beechworth, ammunition