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Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Book - Military Aircraft book, Military Aircraft of Australia. Author: Stewart Wilson . A comprehensive reference work on the aircraft which have proudly served Australia's armed forces through both war and peace
Blue background with sketches of military aircraft on covernon-fictiona comprehensive reference work on all australian military aircraft -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, LEAFLET & LETTER, David A FINLAYSON & Michael K CECIL, "Pioneers of Australian Armour in the Great War", 2015
Part of the Leo Reoch Cohn Collection. See Catalogue No. 5527.2 for his service record.Hard Cover Book with Dust Cover. 1. Hard cover - cardboard, black colour buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, red, white and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated black and white photographs, front armoured car with crew. Back - tank with 3 persons. 376 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. 2. Leaflet - for book launch, thick paper, white, red and black print with two illustration as per dust cover. 3. Letter - paper, white with black print from book authors, 1. Front end paper, handwritten blue ink "David Finlayson/ 15 Aug 15".books, armoured vehicles, tanks, ww1, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BATTLE CAMPAIGN WW2, Russell Hill, "Desert War", 1942
Book - Account of Battle campaign Tobruk, WW2.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown colour buckram cover with white print on spine (illegible). 140 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. End papers - illustrated sepia tones - map of Libya/Egypt (front) - map of Tobruk and battle. Campaign books.Front end paper - handwritten blue pen - "15-"books, military history, ww2, campaigns -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW2, E. T. LYNES, "SUPPLY COLUMN AT WAR", 1996
Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, dark green print on front, spine and back. Illustrated sepia tones, three small photographs superimposed over indistinct photograph, front, back two small photographs. 153 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, maps and drawings.books, military history, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, PICTORIAL, Robert Nelson, Frank Morgan, Peter Breen, Stuart Reid, "A Pictorial History of Australians at War", 1970
Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3.Hard cover book with dust cover. Cover - cardboard, with yellow buckram. Gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, cream colour print on front and spine. Illustrated in black and white, a collection of ten photographs and artwork. 323 pages - cut, plain, white paper, Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs, posters, drawings and artwork. Front and back end papers - illustrated sepia tones photograph of troops and barbed wire in silhouette. Front end paper - handwritten name.Front end paper - handwritten blue ink signature "Ron Bollard".books, military history, pictorial books -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY - Facsimile, The Education Department, Victoria, "The Education Department's Record of War Service Victoria 1914-1919", c1921
Book - Facsimile - Hard cover, cloth tape binding. Cover - cardboard, front black print on white background. Blue cloth tape binding. 304 pages - paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white copies of photographs and illustrations. Handwritten marking top front cover> Owners stamp top front cover.Front cover - top, handwritten, grey lead pencil "50-" Front cover - Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr. W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/ Victoria, 3555, Australia"books, history, war service, ww1, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY - Facsimile, The Education Department, Victoria, "War Service Record 1939 - 1945", 1959
Facsimile - hard cover, cloth tape binding. Cover - cardboard, front - black print on white background. Green cloth tape binding. 313 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white copies of photographs and illustrations. Handwritten marking, top front cover. Owners stamp top front cover.Front cover top - handwritten, grey lead pencil "50--" Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/Victoria, 3555, Australia"books, history, war service, ww2, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - BEEHIVE STORE HONOUR BOARD WW1, Bee Hive Staff, Photographic Honour Roll Members of the Beehive Emporium Staff who served in the Great War WW1, c1918-1925
This honour roll was found in poor condition in a district antique shop. It was fully restored by an enthusiastic local lady, It was presented to the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum on 20 April 2022. The Museum is now known as the Bendigo Military Museum. The Beehive was a major store in Pall Mall Bendigo, the Main Street through the centre of the City. Names on the roll. Top row, E. Buddle, Edgar Peter No 4450 14th reinforcements 6th BN. R Jenkins, Reginald Claude No 4526 14th reinforcements 6th BN. H Crowalladar. Spelt wrong, actually Thomas Henry Cadwallader No 4160 13th Reinforcements 7th BN KIA 18.8.1916. J. A. Williams, John Arnold No 9797 16th reinforcements 2nd Fld Amb. J. Holl, James Thomas No 2432 5th reinforcements 60th BN. 2nd row, N. Veale, (Veal) Norman Joseph No 2070 5th reinforcements 14th BN Major Robert Oswald Henderson D.S.O, 38th BN HQ, KIA 29.9.1918. Rank at death Lt Colonel. P, Buddle, Thomas Percy No 3359 9th Reinforcements 58th BN KIA 27.4.1918. 3rd row. C. Wood MM, Charles No 2453 5th Reinforcements 24th BN, MM 20.9.1917, Bar to MM 14.6.1918. T. Henderson MM, Thomas Richard, 15th Reinforcements 5th BN (2nd Lt). Awarded MM after joining the Canadian Army. F. Marriot, Frederick No 1897 13th Reinforcements 4th LH Regt, MM 2.11.1917 4th row. N Meagher, Norman Bernard No 43 38th BN HQ. G.Speedy, George Thomas No 21718 General reinforcements Army medical Corp 1917. W. Trebilcock, William Edward No 55239 5th General Reinforcements (Vic) 1918. C. P. Fisk, Charles Reginald No 55371 6th General Reinforcements (Vic) 1918. "MM" Military Medal "DSO" Distinguished Service Order The frame is a flat faced hardwood timber, varnished. Each corner has a decorative scroll work of leaves and flowers. They are dark brown colour. There is a gold rim around the inside of the picture frame. Inside are 15 oval openings, in which are black and white portraits of WW1 soldiers. The writing and captions are in white paint. Each name has a decorative loop around it. There are two sets of National flags painted near the top. Red and blue tints.ww1, honour roll, beehive -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, Gallipoli Collection, PEDERSON Peter, "ANZAC TREASURES, THE GALLIPOLI COLLECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL", 2014
Hard Cover Book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard , beige colour buckram with white print front and spine. Dust cover - paper with folded edges top and bottom, mottled dark grey coloured background with golf and white print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in gold, large Rising Sun Badge front to back. 421 pages - cut, plain, white. Illustrated colour black and white photographs. End papers - back and front, mottled dark grey colour. Bookmark - ribbon - brown.bookjs, military history, ww1, australian war memorial -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK - IMPACT OF WAR, DEMPSEY Dianne, "When He Came Home - The impact of War on partners and children of Veterans", 2021
"When He Came Home - The impact of War on partners and children of Veterans"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, black and white print on front, spine and back. Background colour - muted greys and cream. 174 pages, cut plain, off white. No illustrations. Title page - handwritten inscription.non-fiction"When He Came Home - The impact of War on partners and children of Veterans"books, impact of war, veterans -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet, FRANCOIS Herve and AUDOIN-ROUZEAU Stephanie, Historial of The Great War, 2018
Museum Exhibition - "The Musee de Peronne" the overall conflict. "Musee de Thiepval" Battle of the Somme.Soft cover book, Soft cover, cardboard, red and white colour print on front, spine and back. Front cover - illustrated top copy of illustration in black and white of figure with gas mask. Bottom colour photographs of the two museums. 32 pages paper and lightweight cardboard with foldout pages. Illustrated black and white; and colour photographs, posters, paintings, displays, maps. Front and back and papers - illustrated, sepia tones, handwritten letters.Museum Exhibition - "The Musee de Peronne" the overall conflict. "Musee de Thiepval" Battle of the Somme.books, museums, ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - FOLDER, WAR DIARY, Catholic College, Bendigo. School project, "THIS BOKK HOLDS WAR DIARY FROM WILLIAM E. PEACH
"'WILLIAM E. PEACH ( of Beechworth) 7th Battalion A.I.F. during WW1 (1915-1916) Written from Egypt, France and England"Folder with clear plastic binding comb. Cover- front clear plastic, back black coloured cardboard. Title page- paper, brown, print on orange coloured background. Pages - not numbered paper, plain, white . Facsimile containing printed items, documents and photographs.folder, war diaries, aif ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, The Battle of the Somme, GLIBERT Martin, SOMME - THE HEROISM AND HORROR OF WAR, 2006
"The Battle of the Somme" was among the bloodiest conflict of all time. Yet despite it's horrific destruction, the fighting at the Somme was characterized by incredible bravery.Soft Cover Book. Soft cover - cardboard, black and red print with beige background on front, spine and back. Front cover background illustration, black and white photograph troops in a trench. Back cover background illustration black and white photograph "Over the top". 332 pages, cut, plain, of white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps "The Battle of the Somme" was among the bloodiest conflict of all time. Yet despite it's horrific destruction, the fighting at the Somme was characterized by incredible bravery.book, ww1, somme -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The history of the Great European War . Vols I-II
Presented to the school by Mrs W Paterson in 1948. Possibly wife of old collegian William Arbuckle Paterson (PY1925) who served on the Ballarat College Council 1960-1971.Example of ongoing commmunity support of the school. The Weatherly Library was opened in 1936 and its collection significantly established by donation or bequest of old collegians and members of the college community and associates.Red cloth bound books with gold and black lettering and illutsration on spine and coverBook plate on flyleaf: Literature / Crest / Ballarat College / Library / Presented by / Mrs W Paterson 1948...w-a-paterson, weatherly-library, ballarat-college -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The Education Department's record of war service 1914 - 1919
Presented to the ballarat College Weatherly LIbrary by former student and school historian Newton Wanliss. Newton enrolled at Ballarat College in 1871 and attended the school along with his brothers David, Cecil, Ewan, Sydney and Neville. He left in 1877. Newton's father was Hon. T. D. Wanliss The Wanliss family grew up in Wanliss House Sturt St, which was bought by the school in 1910. The house remained on the property until 1996Example of ongoing community support of the school. The Weatherly Library was opened in 1936 and its collection significantly established by donation or bequest of old collegians and members of the college community and associates.Light brown cloth covered book bound in plastic with gold lettering on front cover and spineBook plate inside front cover: Crest / Ballarat College / Library / Presented by / Newton Wanliss 1938...newton-wanliss, ballarat-college, weatherly-library -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Stand Easy - After the Defeat of Japan 1945 Published for The Australian Military Forces by Australian War Memorial, 1945
A collection of personal stories which extended from the collection of Khaki and Green. The service numbers have been used to identify those who have contributed to the content.Personal recounts and reminiscing of service by Army service personnel, after the Japanese surrender. The title 'Stand Easy' meaning that whilst there was a surrender the Army's task still continued. Contributors to this publication can be identified by their service number.Green hardcover with light green text and picture of soldier. The spine also has light green text of title. The inside front and back covers have green art geometric patterns. Illustrations, photographs, cartoons, blamey, nerve war, medical evacuation, 2nd australian corps, surrender of japan, bougainville, borneo, 5th australian division, 6th australian division, 7th australian division, 9th australian division, tarakan -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Cohuna District The War Years 1939=1945 BOOK, Cohuna District The War Years 1939-1945, 1987
Historical Information of Armed Servicemen from Cohuna and DistrictA4 Size Book Soft Back In Excellent ConditionNone -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book prize, Nelson's history of the war (6 vols)
John Stanley Coltman attended Ballarat College 1913 - 1920; Son of W F Coltman of 208 Clarendon St, Brother of W Lawrie, Owen H & Gwenda. A high achieving student John was Dux of College 1919, School Captain 1920, Captain of cricket 1920, tennis 1918, 1919, 1920, football 1919, 1920, athletics 1919 1920, Stroke of first crew 1919 and 1920. The Coltman Demonstration Room, part of the MacKinnon Wing First Floor, was named in honour of John (1919py) and Owen Coltman (1917). A 6 volume leather bound set with Ballarat College crest and borders embossed in gold on front cover; page edges are maroon marbled; gold lettering on spine; bookplate fixed to inside of front cover; library plate to right side of end pages;Bookplate: Ballarat College / Awarded to / J S Coltman / Form VIa / Rhodes Prize for Boy who best [buefies] / the Public School Ideal / (Pres. by T T Hollway Esq) / A S Polson B A / Principal / Christmas 1919rhodes prize, 1919, ballarat college, t t hollway (1869) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BOER WAR, R E King Limited, The Boer War 1899-1900, c.1900
Hard, cardboard cover, mustard & yellow buckram with black & gold print on front & spine. Illustrated in black silhouette soldiers with field gun. 344 pages, cut, plain, beige. Illustrated with black & white photos.Handwritten in grey lead pencil on front flyleaf: “This book belonged to Alexander Steele, Father of Maude Mary Hanson nee Steele, Maternal G.Grandfather to Kenneth John Hanson” Handwritten in black ink on top of flyleaf: “A Steele” Bottom of flyleaf: “Donated by Ken Hanson” “RSL stamp”book, boer war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - PAMPHLET, Advice to Personnel Discharged During the War, 7.1945
RAAF pamphlet No 25 issued by the Rehabilitation Section of the RAAF to provide advice to personnel discharged during WWII. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Brown, card cover. 16 cut edged pages with black print on all. Pages stapled to the cover. Title on cover.rehabilitation, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - POETRY BOOK, Penguin Books Australia LTD, Poems of the Great War, 1998
Book, soft cover, cardboard, white print on black back ground front and back with illustrations of red poppies, 144 pages, beige colour with collection of poems, no illustrations.On front fly leaf, “Ted Barkmeyer”poems, poetry, the great war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, John Terraine, The Great War, 1997
Soft cardboard cover, white / red print, front spine & back. Illustrated on front, black / white photo of Australian troops at Chateau Wood in the Ypres Salient on 29.10.1917. 195 pages, cut, plain, white. No illustrations.book, great war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW2, Bill Young, My War in Pictures My Thoughts in Verse
Soft cardboard cover, dark blue print on front & spine, block print on back. 4 coloured illustrations of POW scenes on front and one coloured illustration on books. 158 pages, cut plain paper. Black & white illustrations of POW scenes & personnel. WWII autobiography of reflections, recollections & images.“Black printed label adhered to front flyleaf. In appreciation; I would like to make it known, that this copy, being one of the fifty copies sponsored by Mr Leigh Bates, Dally Sullivan, Ian Bennett, and Colin Ferguson is presented in memory of their relatives and friends who died up there in the wilds of North Borneo.....B.Y.”books, borneo, my war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Mixed media - PACKAGE - TEACHER'S AID BOOK, DVD & CD ROM, Australian Department of Veterans Affairs, Australian Women in War, 2008
.1) Book. Hard cover. Printed images of WWII women in armed forces, nursing & land army. Bottom image is photo of modern females in RAN. Red & blue printing. 108 pages, illustrated photos & maps. .2) DVD - Australian Government Department Veterans Affairs. Changing roles of women, 1899 - today. Images identical to front cover. .3) CD Rom identical cover to .2) above.books reference/military, audio-visual technology - audio/visual accessories, illustrations-prints, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop, 1986
Please note: A newspaper article & handwritten note included with book.Hard cardboard cover, red colour buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover is red background with white print on front, spine & back. Colour portrait photo of Weary Dunlop on front, colour copy of a Jack Chalker water colour illustration of Weary Dunlop operating in a jungle hospital on back. 401 pages cut plain white paper, illustrated with black & white photos of illustrations, diagrams & photos. Auto biography diary. Fawn paper fly leaf front & first title page contain handwritten dedications.Handwritten in black in on front fly leaf: Donated in memory of Joyce & Edward Baker WWW2 Jan Pavich Sebastian 7/11/2012. Weary Dunlop saved my life when my mother was 6 months pregnant with me as no other Doctor would operate on her goiter. Weary saved my life because of this. Long live his memory Jan Pavich. Handwritten in blue ink on first title page: Joyce Baker with all possible good wishes Weary E E Dunlopbooks-diaries, military history-army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, THE GREAT WAR, Remember Them, A Generation of Victorians at the Great War, 2010
Soft cardboard cover. Black & white print on front, spine & back. Black background with sepia colour photo of a group portrait of soldiers on front in foreground. Inscription front fly leaf. 192 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos, maps & illustrations.Handwritten in black ink on title page front fly leaf: "To Bendigo District RSL Museum with best wishes Katrina" On title page on front fly leaf: "RSL stamp"books-military-history, great war, victorians -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Robert Anderson & Associates Pty Ltd, Dark Somme Flowing, Australian Verse of the Great War 1914 - 1918, 1987
From back flap: Here are the works of over seventy Australian poets..1) Hard cardboard cover, mid brown buckram with black print front & spine. .2) Dust cover, mid grey coloured background, black print on front & spine with photos of an oil on canvas painting by George Bell 'Laying the duckboards, France'. 146 pages, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated black & white photos. Front & back fly leaf & end papers illustrated with sepia portrait photos of men in uniform. Inscription on rear of front fly leaf.Handwritten in blue ink on rear of front flyleaf: “To Rita with best wishes from Wilbur?”book, somme, dark rising -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, The Times - History of the War 1914, 1914
Vol I . Hard cardboard cover, red buckram, gold print on front & spine. Gold print round seal on front. 516 cut, plain, white, slightly glossy pages. Black / white photos & maps. Bookshop sticker on front end paper, title page: “D Hope, Bookseller, Devonport, Tas” Handwritten in black ink on front end paper: “Henry J Curwen Devonport Feb 27 1915” Handwritten in blue ink on title page: “Mary P Clancy”book, the times, 1914 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, Michael McKernan, Victoria at War 1914 - 1918, 2014
Hard cover, cardboard, buckram. Orange background with white print on front & spine. All over brown illustration of men in uniform. Dust cover has brown / orange background, white / black print on front, spine & back. Front illustration sepia of soldiers marching with background of buildings. 280 cut, plain, glossy white pages. Black / white illustrations, sepia / colour photos. Front & back flyleaf illustrated photos.book, victoria, at war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, THE GREAT WAR, Ark Edition 1987, The Great War 1914-1918, 1987
Book, soft card cover, orange coloured background on front with 3 Soldiers standing & several on the ground. Blue back cover with description of contents by Norman Stone, Tes & Arthur Marwick. 239 cut edged pages, black & white illustrated.Inside front cover: Handwritten study notes Other study notes in pencil in margins & passages underlined in chapters 1 - 4 In ink on top of page 3: “Bruckmann” books, the great war