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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin Books, Vietnam : A History, 1985
A summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.752.non-fictionA summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam - history 1945-1975 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, University of North Carolina Press, A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives, 2010
An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersIndex, bibliography, p.223.non-fictionAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - sources -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Kevin Fewster et al, A Turkish view of Gallipoli : Çanakkale, 1985
An account of the Gallipoli campaign from the Turkish sideIndex, ill, maps, p.139.non-fictionAn account of the Gallipoli campaign from the Turkish sideworld war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - turkish, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, W. H. Allen, The camera at war : a history of war photography from 1848 to the present day, 1978
The camera at war examines the nature of war photography and its relationship to society's view of warIndex, bib, ill, p.240.non-fictionThe camera at war examines the nature of war photography and its relationship to society's view of war"war photography - history, war photography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Bahçeşehi̇r University Pres, Gallipoli 1915 : through Turkish eyes, 2012
A Turkish view of the Gallipoli campaignIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.485.non-fictionA Turkish view of the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, military history - turkey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO GOLD FIELD: LANDSCAPE VIEW OF A MINE
Black and white photo (copy) . Image shows poppet head centre, poppet heads visible in far background. Two mine chimneys and large mullock heaps. Mine road way in front. Unnamed site but possibly New Chum mine in foreground. Hill visible in background. Taken looking towards easterly direction over Bendigo valley. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LANDSCAPE VIEW OF BENDIGO: GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE , CAMP HILL SCHOOL IN CENTRE
... Black and white photo: landscape view of Bendigo valley... and white photo: landscape view of Bendigo valley looking towards ...Black and white photo: landscape view of Bendigo valley looking towards One Tree Hill in distance. Great Extended Hustlers timber mine buildings, chimney and poppet head in foreground, trees middle ground, One Tree Hill in background. On back 'Mng10' In pencil - 'Great Extended Hustlers Freehold looking south, Moore St., just north of mine'. James Lerk ' From Hustlers Hill looking over Bendigo to One Tree Hill' late 19C, early 20C ?bendigo, gold mining, great extended hustlers, great extended hustlers mine, mining, one tree hill, camp hill primary school -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Kangaroo Press, Diggers at Colditz, 1997
On June 23 1943 Lieutenant Jack Champ of the 2nd/6th Australian Infantry Battalion was marched into one of the most famous prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. Known then as Oflag IVC, it is now better know as Colditz. By the end of the war there were nineteen Australians in Colditz, and this is the first book to look at life there specifically from their point of view. It was a very special camp. It was designed to retain under escape-proof conditions, a select group of Allied prisoners who had already escaped from other camps and who had been recaptured whilst still in occupied territory. Having seen action in the Western Desert and in Greece, Jack Champ had been captured by the Germans in 1941. He was, however, a reluctant prisoner and took part in two escapes from different POW camps, one of which was a mass break-out of sixty officers through a tunnel that had taken weeks to make. Although the guards frequently outnumbered prisoners, there were more escapes from Colditz than from any other prison of comparable size during both World Wars. In this vivid book Jack Champ and Colin Burgess explain what it was like to be a prisoner in Nazi Germany. It is a curious blend of brutality and humanity, of routines and dreams, and occasional and dramatic excitement as men tried to turn those dreams into the reality of freedom.Index, ill, maps, p.224.non-fictionOn June 23 1943 Lieutenant Jack Champ of the 2nd/6th Australian Infantry Battalion was marched into one of the most famous prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. Known then as Oflag IVC, it is now better know as Colditz. By the end of the war there were nineteen Australians in Colditz, and this is the first book to look at life there specifically from their point of view. It was a very special camp. It was designed to retain under escape-proof conditions, a select group of Allied prisoners who had already escaped from other camps and who had been recaptured whilst still in occupied territory. Having seen action in the Western Desert and in Greece, Jack Champ had been captured by the Germans in 1941. He was, however, a reluctant prisoner and took part in two escapes from different POW camps, one of which was a mass break-out of sixty officers through a tunnel that had taken weeks to make. Although the guards frequently outnumbered prisoners, there were more escapes from Colditz than from any other prison of comparable size during both World Wars. In this vivid book Jack Champ and Colin Burgess explain what it was like to be a prisoner in Nazi Germany. It is a curious blend of brutality and humanity, of routines and dreams, and occasional and dramatic excitement as men tried to turn those dreams into the reality of freedom.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Tess Press, an imprint of Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc, World War II album : the complete chronicle of the world's greatest conflict, 2002
World War II Album presents a simultaneous documentary view of every theater of the war, from the steppes of Russia to the jungles of Malaysia and the Solomons; from the freezing cold of the northernmost fjords to the scorching sands of the Libyan desert; from the bunkers of the West Wall to the boundless oceans.Index, ill, maps, p.740.non-fictionWorld War II Album presents a simultaneous documentary view of every theater of the war, from the steppes of Russia to the jungles of Malaysia and the Solomons; from the freezing cold of the northernmost fjords to the scorching sands of the Libyan desert; from the bunkers of the West Wall to the boundless oceans.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Photograph, Sportsman's Arms Hotel Coldstream, 1900
View of exterior of low single storey hotel with people standing on the verandah, including possibly 3 maids wearing aprons and man in leather work apron. Man on horse to right and troughs to right. Parks Hotel painted on the building side. Sign on front Sportsmans Arms Hotel W Park. Hotel was built around 1900. View of exterior of low single storey hotel with people standing on the verandah, including possibly 3 maids wearing aprons and man in leather work apron. Man on horse to right and troughs to right. Parks Hotel painted on the building side. Sign on front Sportsmans Arms Hotel W Park. Hotel was built around 1900. On white edge " The Lodge Hotel (Coldstream) about 1900coldstream, sportsman's arms hotel -
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Photograph, Rational Dress Picnic, Fernshaw, Vic Watt's River, c. 1895
This is an early stereoview by George Rose. The women in the picture wears 'Rational Dress', which referes to a dress reform during the late Victorian era. THe reform was particulally realted to womens undergarments which were modified to be more comfortable and less restrictive. Stereographic photo - Rational Dress Picnic, Fernshaw, VIC., Watts River Printed in brown along left edge : Rose's Stereoscopic Views,- / Australian Seriies. Printed in brown along right edge: Sold only by George Rose, - / Publisher, Windsor, Melbourne. Printed underneith image: 743, Rational Dress Picnic, Fernshaw, VIC, Watts Riverrose series, fernshaw, rational dress, watts river -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, Eugene VON GUERARD, The fall of the Veliono near Terni with the view up the Valley of the River Nera, 1885
... The fall of the Veliono near Terni with the view up the.... The fall of the Veliono near Terni with the view up the Valley ...Born: Vienna, Austria 1811; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1852; Died: London, Middlesex England 1901RomanticismLedger Gift, 1984Rural valley and mountain landscape with two figures walking down a track beside a waterfall towards a river. Gold brushed gesso decorative edged timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated "Eug.V.Guérard / D. 85" in red oil in l.r.c of composition; Not titledpainting, landscape, river, cliff, mountain, figures, buildings, waterfall, sky, clouds -
Puffing Billy Railway
Locomotive Head Board - Funeral (Graeme S. Breydon), 2006
The funeral train Puffing Billy ran to farewell their Board chairman and Society Treasurer Graeme Breydon. G42 hauled a long train of passenger cars to Gembrook, and tucked in behind the loco was an NQR open wagon carrying Graeme's coffin. And in what is an old British tradition, the top layer of coal in the bunker was painted white (although the resulting smoke was still fairly black!). Two photos are attached. G42 in Belgrave yard, and a closer view of the NQR. The headboard read ---------------------------------- | VALE | | GRAEME S. BREYDON | | 22-8-1951 - 21-8-2006 | | CHAIRMAN ETRB | | TREASURER PBPS | | REST IN PEACE | Historic - Puffing Billy Railway Locomotive Head Board - used on the funeral train G42 that was ran by Puffing Billy to farewell their Board chairman and Society Treasurer Graeme Breydon.Locomotive Head Board - Funeral Head Board (Graeme S. Breydon) Black timber head board with white vinyl letters."Vale" Graeme S. Breydon 22-8/-1951 - 21-8-2006 Chairman E.T.R.B Treasurer P.B.P.S Rest in Peace graeme breydon, puffing billy, head board -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Film Can 8mm, Views of the Goulburn Valley, 1958-1961
... Views of the Goulburn Valley...No 4 Views of the Goulburn Valley. Time 700 + 300... Valley. Time 700 + 300 Green can of 8mm film Views ...Film of the Goulburn Valley around 1958-1961, shot by Hermann William Schrudt. Includes the opening of the German War Graves Cemetery at Tatura.Green can of 8mm filmNo 4 Views of the Goulburn Valley. Time 700 + 300goulburn valley, german war cemetery, schrudt, hermann william scrudt -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - watercolour - copy, South Africa from Ferry
Painted by George RosenkranzThe watercolour has a thin black border around it, a 1 cm brown paper frame, a 4cm plus white mat and framed in a brown wooden frame. Picture is a view looking down into a valley with a pointed top mountain in the centre of the picture. Blue skies with a bird flying in right side. front of mountain are a couple of trees, rocks, grass and plants.george rosenkranz, south africa -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c Early 1990's
The Kaolin quarries at Bulla were an important industry in the district and supplied clay products to the Cornwell and Hoffman companies in Brunswick. The Kaolin deposits were found in the 1850's and were considered to be some of the largest in the colony.A landscape photograph of a valley with a post and wire fence and a partial view of a farm gate in the immediate foreground. A clump of native trees are on the LHS and a small grove of almond trees has been planted on the river flat. Kaolin quarry is on the hillside and two buildings can be seen on the hill top. High tension pylons are in the distance near the skyline.kaolin quarries, almond groves, bulla township, deep creek, hoffmans kaolin mine, hoffmans potteries, cornwell potteries, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins of buildings which can be seen in the Sunbury district and surrounding areas. This series of 13 photographs show various views of one of the remaining uninhabited stone cottages which were built in the early days of the district's settlement.A coloured photograph of a stone cottage with a wooden shingle roof and its weatherboard and corrugated iron out building. A valley between two sections of the building suggests it has been built in stages. Three chimneys are visible and the cottage has three 12 paned sash windows with a doorway in the centre of the front. There is a cyclone wire fence and gate across the front and the garden is overgrown.stone structures, shingle roofs, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins of buildings which can be seen in the Sunbury district and surrounding areas. This series of 13 photographs show various views of one of the remaining uninhabited stone cottages which were built in the early days of the district's settlement.A coloured photograph of a stone cottage with a wooden shingle roof and the remains of the outbuilding. There is a stone wall across the front of the building. The side view of the building is prominent and there is one 12 paned sash window in the wall and two chimneys either side of the roof valley. A bare deciduous tree is behind the building.stone structures, shingle roofs, george evans collection -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Mixed media: Liz NETTLETON, Liz Nettleton, Respite and Repose, 2010
Nettleton creates an image of peace and tranquility after the violence felt from the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires / At the Arthurs Creek cemetery Nettleton found the grave of Reg Evans and Angela Brunton, friends who had perished in the fires / Nettleton sat on the edge of their joint grave and photographed their view / It was only after examining the photos more closely that she realized Mount Sugarloaf had burnt almost to the valley / Sugarloaf is always in an indigo haze. This work is by a local contemporary artist and encompasses themes dealing with the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Mixed media (acrylic paint, acrylic ink and indian ink) on board / Landscape painting of Mount Sugarloaf and green pastures after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires / Mount Sugarloaf is depicted in an indigo haze in the background / A line of trees bathed in light border the mountain's edge / Lines of trees parallel to each other jut out diagonally in the foreground / Framing this view of the landscape is a pattern (topographical maps of the Nillumbik area), which suggest the vast extent of the devastated area of landscape. In black marker 'LIZ NETTLETON' + artist signature '2011' on back - middle right side nettleton, respite and repose, landscape, painting, mixed media, black saturday, mount sugarloaf -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Aerial View of Grampians Ranges inc Valley, 1960's
... both Ranges and the Valley Aerial View of Grampians Ranges inc ...Colour Slide: Aerial View of Grampians Showing both Ranges and the Valley grampians -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Aerial View of Lake Bellfield, 1960's
... Bellfield Looking Up the Valley Aerial View of Lake Bellfield Slide ...Colour Slide: Aerial View of Lake Bellfield Looking Up the Valleygrampians, lake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Aerial View of Lake Bellfield, 1960's
... looking up the valley Aerial View of Lake Bellfield Slide Ian ...Aerial View of Lake Bellfield looking up the valleylake bellfield, grampians -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Long shot Lake Bellfield being filled, 1960's
... Ariel view, Looking up the valley at lake bellfield being... grampians Grampians Ariel view, Looking up the valley at lake ...Ariel view, Looking up the valley at lake bellfield being filledgrampians -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel View of the Grampians, 1960's
Ariel viewo fth egrampians shoning the valley and both ranges -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel View of the Construction of Lake Bellfield, 2022
... Ariel View looking up the Valley athte COnstruction of Lake... grampians Grampians Lake Bellfield Ariel View looking up the Valley ...Ariel View looking up the Valley athte COnstruction of Lake Bellfieldgrampians, lake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel Viewof the Construction of Lake Bellfield, 1960's
Arield View of the construction of Lake Bellfield Looking up the Valleygrampians, lake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel View of Lake Bellfied looking down the valley showing the wall, 1960's
Ariel View of Lake Bellfied looking down the valley showing the wallgrampians -
National Wool Museum
Clothing - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Men's Opening Ceremony Shirt, c. 1984
On the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Uniforms donator Doug wrote- During the 1980s the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technician, my role was a low profile newly created position of “Controller, Technical Marketing” where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the “Product Marketing Group” which exploited trhe traditional high profile approach of marketing wool;s superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. When the forthcoming Los Angeles Olympic Games was announced, the Product Marketing Group seized upon the chance to show the world that we could make top fashion garments and display them on our elite athletes on the world stage. A concept was launched using a contemporary top designer, Adel Weiss, with the most exclusive fabrics and knits available, and all with a lot of hype. This launch failed dismally for the following reasons- - The designer did a wonderful job presenting an excellent fashion range on perfect skinny models. The AOC however wanted a uniform which had an obvious Australian appearance when fitted to elite, and frequently muscular, athletes. - The fabrics chosen did not reflect the performance required by travelling athletes, there was no recognition of the need for ‘easy care.’ - There was no recognition given to the problem of measuring, manufacturing and distribution of a range of articles when the selected athlete could be domiciled anywhere in Australia. - There was no appreciation of such historical facts as Fletcher Jones, who had been unofficial suppliers dating back to the 1954 Olympics in Melbourne, and the Fletcher Jones board member, who was also an AWC board member, and was not in favour of the change. The project passed from Product Marketing to Public Relations, a big spending off-shoot of the AWC Chairman David Asimus, and due to the day to day operations of the project was passed to me and PR took care of the financial matters. The first task was to meet with the AOC and find out exactly their requirements. This lead to the production of a design and manufacturing brief, cointaining exact time lines for each event required to ensure an appropriate uniform on every athlete chosen to represent his/her country on the date given for the Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles. Working backwards the timeline becomes- 1. Noted the exact date of the Opening Ceremony. 2. Estimated the date for distributing completed garments to each athlete. 3. Estimated the time span available for measuring each athlete and commence making each component of the ensemble to the individual measurements of each athlete. 4. Decided the date for making the final choice of uniform design concept. 5. Decided the date for distribution of the design brief to selected designers. These five steps were spread out over a two year period. The Commonwealth Games occur midway between each Olympic Games, work on the Olympic uniform commences the week after the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony and MUST be ready by the prescribed day two years hence. The project also had to remain cognisant of trade politics existing within the span of the task, as well as the temperament of designers in general. It is no overstatement to say that in the past every designer in Australia believed they could, and should, be chosen to design the Australian Uniform. The final choice of designer almost always faced criticism from the fashion press and any designer who had been overlooked. However, with the contenders receiving an exacting brief the numbers of serious contenders greatly reduced. The Los Angeles Olympic Uniforms. A further reason for the AWC bid failure to design the LA uniform was that the AOC had already chosen Prue Acton to design it. This was based on her proven performance during previous games as she had a talent for creating good taste Australiana. Her design concepts also considered the effect when they were viewed on a single athlete as well as the impact when viewed on a 400 strong team coming on to the arena. A blazer trouser/skirt uniform in bright gold was chosen for the formal uniform. It was my task to select a pure wool faille fabric from Foster Valley weaving mill and have sufficient woven and ready within the prescribed timeline. The trouser/skirt fabric selected was a 60/40 wool polyester plain weave fabric from Macquarie Worsted. This fabric had a small effect thread of linen that was most attractive when dyed to match some eucalyptus bark Prue had brought back from central Australia. For the Opening Ceremony uniform, Prue designed a series of native fauna, a kookaburra for the men’s shirt and a pleated skirt with a rural scene of kangaroos, hills and plants. This presented an insurmountable printing challenge to the local printing industry as it had an unacceptably large repeat size and the number required (50) was also commercially unacceptable. The solution was a DIY mock up at RMIT and the employment of four student designers. The fabric selected for this garment was a light weight 19 micron, pure wool with a very high twist yarn in alternating S and Z twist, warp and weft. This fabric proved to be the solution to a very difficult problem, finding a wool product which is universally acceptable when worn next to the sin by young athletes competing in the heat of a Los Angeles summer. Modifications to this fabric were developed to exploit its success when facing the same problem in future games. Garment Making- The most exacting garment in the ensemble is the tailored blazer, plus the related trouser/skirt. Unfortunately tailoring athletes that come in various shapes and sizes such as; - Weight lifters develop an enormous chest, arms and neck size. A shirt made to a neck size of 52 would produce a shirt with cuffs extending well beyond the wearer’s hands. - Basketball players are up to 7 feet tall and garments relying ona chest measurement grading would produce a shirt with cuffs extending only to elbow length. - Swimmers develop enormous shoulders and slim hips, cyclists by contrast develop thighs I liken to tree trunks and a uniform featuring tight trousers must be avoided at all cost. Suffice to say many ensembles require specialist ‘one off’ treatment for many athletes. Meanwhile there is a comfortable in between group who can accept regular sizes so you can cater for these by having back up stock with plenty of built in contingencies. Athletes may be domiciled anywhere in Australia, this creates a fundamental problem of taking their measurements. The Fletcher Jones organisation was key to answering this problem due to their presence in every capital city, as well as many provincial towns around Australia. Each athlete on being selected for the Olympic Team was simultaneously requested to visit their nearest Fletcher Jones shop. The standardised measurement data collected was shared with the other manufacturers, e.g. Pelaco Shirts, Holeproof Socks and Knitwear, Maddison Belts, and even Hush Puppy Shoes. As the time for the Games approached the AOC made arrangements for combining meeting of all. Selected available athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, where, among other things, they were fitted and supplied with their uniform. The method evolved as follows.Men’s cream coloured button up, collared shirt. Images of a kookaburra have been printed onto the shirt, a single kookaburra on the left breast and a pair of kookaburras on the reverse of the shirt. The kookaburras are printed in a brown tone to complement the cream colour of the fabric.On tag - FMaustralian wool corporation, 1984 los angeles olympics, olympic uniforms, men's uniforms, sport, athletes -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
... Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.... / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRAL Aerial view of the Valley ...Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
... Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.... / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRAL Aerial view of the Valley ...Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill