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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Playing Fireman, c1900
This photograph was taken about 1900. Herbert Schlink, on the right of the image was born in was born on 28 March 1883 at Wodonga, Victoria to German migrants Albert Joseph Schlink and Franzsiska Trudewind. He initially enrolled in Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney, but after one year he transferred to medicine and graduated in 1907. This marked the beginning of a brilliant career. He was appointed as honorary gynaecological surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney NSW from 1922. As a director of the hospital board from 1926, Schlink as chairman (1934-62) supervised the opening of Gloucester House, King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies, Queen Mary Nurses' Home, the neurosurgical and psychiatric blocks, the (Sir Earle) Page Chest Pavilion and the hospital chapel. As a gynaecologist, Herbert pioneered the use of cobalt ray therapy in treating pelvic cancer and instigated the systematic follow-up of cancer patients. In 1954, Herbert was created Knight Bachelor for his public services and his service to medicine. He had previously received the Silver Jubilee Medal from his Majesty King George V, and the Coronation Medals of 1937 and 1953. Outside of his medical career, Dr Schlink was an enthusiastic skier. In 1926 he made the first winter crossing from Kiandra to Kosciusko. He was a foundation member of the Kosciusko Alpine Club and was directly responsible for the building of the first chalet at Charlotte Pass. Schlink Pass near Guthega in the Snowy Mountains is also named in his honour. Charlie Ryan is the boy on the left. He was to later become the editor of the Wodonga and Towong Sentinel after the death of his father in 1912.This image is of significant as it depicts a group of local boys including a preeminent medical professional who was born in Wodonga and a newspaper editor.A framed photo of a group of boys playing with a fire cart in Wodonga.Below photograph: "PLAYING FIREMEN / Young Charlie Ryan, left, with the boys of the village./ Herbert Schlink, probably the boy on the right, was to/ become Sir Herbert Schlink, on of the nations most/ distinguished men of medicine. Circa 1900. Photograph courtesy: Wodonga Historical Society"wodonga fire fighters, sir herbert schlink, charles henry ryan -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - FIGHTER SQUADRONS OF THE R.A.F. AND THEIR AIRCRAFT, J.D.R. RAWLINGS, 1969
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Rottman, Gordon L, Viet Cong Fighter, 2007
An enemy in the shadows, the Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front, the Communist Party of the Republic of Vietnam.An enemy in the shadows, the Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front, the Communist Party of the Republic of Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- underground movements, guerrillas -- vietnam, viet cong, national liberation front, vietnamese communist party -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - North AmericanP-51D & K Mustang technical reference, P-51D & K Refernce Manual May 23 1945
Technical overview of P51D & K fighters circa 1945Pocket manual in small book form non-fictionTechnical overview of P51D & K fighters circa 1945 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER COMBAT CLAIMS 1939-1945, JOHN FOREMAN et al, 2004
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Model (Item) - Fiat G50 Freccia 630 single engine WW2 fighter scale 1:72 needs a wheel
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Scutts, Jerry, Wolfpack: Hunting MiGs over Vietnam, 1988
In World War 2 the unofficial title 'Wolfpack; belonged to the 56th Fighter Group assigned to the 8th Air Force in England.In World War 2 the unofficial title 'Wolfpack; belonged to the 56th Fighter Group assigned to the 8th Air Force in England. 1961-1975 -- regimental histories, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - NIGHT FIGHTER, C.F. RAWNSLEY et al, 1957