Documents the role of the Australian Army in Portuguese Timor from 1941-43. Introduction written by Nevil Shute.235 page green hardcover book with gold title on spine. Dust cover is black with silhouette of soldier and leaves against green hills and orange and blue skyline. Pages edges are cut, inside front cover has map of SE Asia and inside back cover has map of Timor. Includes maps and B&W illustrations.Printed sticker inside front cover "From Bishop Daly's collection 2004" On title page "+ N D Daly, Bendigo. January 1986"books, military history, timor

249 page royal blue buckram hardcover book. Cut edged pages, gold print on spine, maps on front and back end pages. Includes B&W photos and illustrations.Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf "Mrs Mary Hall". Blue stamp on front flyleaf "Returned & Services League Memorial Hall Bendigo".books, military history, singapore

ISBN 0-8905-198-6275 page softcover book with pale yellow cover and title in a white box. Cover has a painting of a Sunderland flying boat attacking a submarine. At the bottom of the front cover is a red, white and blue RAAF roundel. Includes illustrations, photos, maps and aircraft designs."N Bainingham"books, military history, anzacs

176 page illustrated hardcover book with maps on inside of front and rear covers. Brown cover with black wordingbooks, military history

186 page cut edged paperback book with B&W photos, drawings and maps. Front cover has drawing of the inside of a POW hut with Japanese characters beneath. Top left has a large Japanese sun symbol, bottom right has B&W photo of a British officer"John W Toon OAM 8th Div AASC" "Donated by Bendigo YMCA"books- military history, internment - japan

ISBN 0-0021-1368-6320 page, cut edged hardcover book with dust cover, illustrated with maps and B&W photos. Cover is brown buckram with gold writing on spine. Dust cover is black with orange title, gold and white subtext and sepia image of Field Marshall Montgomery and the author."Mrs May Hall"books, military history

Cover - hard cover with dust cover, gold print on spine, green coloured buckram, 254 pages, cut pages plain. Black & white photos and illustrations, dust cover red and dark green print, illustrations and photographs in black & white, sepia, orange & green. Maps on end papers frond and back.Handwritten in blue ink on front fly leaf.; Kevin Coughlin 3 McDonald Crescent Bendigo Vic 3550books, military history

Documents the history of the 2/31st Australian infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF 1940-45.Black hard cover with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket illustrated front and back. Title on spine 333p. Maps and black & white illustrations. Page edges cut. Returned and Services League - Memorial Hall Bendigo stamp on inside front cover.books-military-history

All volumes are of buckram hard cover, colour maroon. In the centre are the letters BWC embossed into the cover. Gold writing on the spine. .1) Volume 1. Pages 1-400 illustrated with photos and maps up to 1939 A.D. .2 ) Volume 2. Pages 401-816 illustrated photos and maps, years 1939-1940. .3) Volume 3. Pages 817-1240 illustrated photos and maps, years 1939-1940. .4) Volume 4. Pages 1241-1636 illustrated photos and maps, years 1940-1941. .5) Volume 5 Pages 1637-2096 illustrated photos and maps, years 1941-1942 .6) Volume 6 Pages 2091-2588 illustrated photos and maps, years 1942. .7) Volume 7 Pages 2589-3084 illustrated photos and maps, years 1943-1944. .8) Volume 8 Pages 3085-3576 illustrated photos and maps, years 1944-1945. .9) Volume 9 Pages 3577-4076 illustrated photos and maps, years 1945.books, military history

3. Volume set. Autobiography by Winston Churchill; red cloth covers. Titles in gold on black panels. .1) 373 pages, plain, illustrated, black and white photographs. .2) 309 pages, plain, illustrated, black and white photographs. .3) 350 pages, plain, illustrated, map..1) - .3) Handwritten blue ink on title page "J.M. Coglin Feb 16th, 1949". .2) Handwritten blue ink on title page "Ralph ????ling Strathmore Loddon Vale"books, biography, military history

Items in the collection re J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details. These items are classed as Trench Art WW2..1) Perspex map of Australia with Australian coat of arms in metal in centre. Has shape of colour patch in centre. Australian Armoured Division. .2) Perspex bar with Rising Sun badge suspended beneath on chain. .3) Mother of pearl Rising Sun with metal Rising Sun badge in brass in centre. costume accessories - jewellery, military history - souvenirs, numismatics, trench art

Item donated by Alf Maskell POW. Refer 2485 for his service history.Diagram showing construction of Burma-Siam railway. White background with black writing & markings. Mounted on blue board.Top centre: Diagram showing disposition of strength and others during construction of Burma - Siam Rly (Finished about Oct / Nov 1943)documents - maps, military history - pows

Witness to War - a retelling of the war experience through the private diaries kept by people from all walks of life and from many countries. Hard cover, black colour buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover gold and black print on front, back and spine, background sepia colour photograph of military scene. Black and white photograph of military personnel and people. End papers - illustrated with diary pages. 720 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.On first front title page - hard written black ink "Len Burke" "Donated by Len Burke family" Owners stamp black ink "Len Burke"/ 11/290 St Aidens Road, Bendigo, Vic. 3550 documents-diaries, military history

Hard cover - Black with author and title in gold on spine. White dust cover - photo of solder on front and six photos on back. 704 pages - illustrated - 7 mapsDonated by Len Burke on fly leafdocuments-diaries, military history

Hard cover, red colour buckram, gold print on front and spine. Dust cover, red and black print on front, back and spine. Sepia colour photograph of American military personnel with helicopter on front. 482 pages cut plain illustrated, black and white photographs and maps.First front title page - hand written black ink "Donated by Bgo Y Mens Club" First front title page - black ink RSL stampbooks, military history

Green hard cover buckram with gold print on cover. Gold design on cover. Black and white photos and prints throughout book. Pages 265 Inside covers - cover maps and illustrations.books, miltary history

Thin wooden frame with green border, glass front. Amiens,France. War Office October 1915.Amiens France 1:100,000 For Office Use Onlydocuments-maps, france, frame accessories, amiens

Militia Units of Maryborough 1860-1901 (Victoria, Australia). Historical Publications. Included with book - Author's business card and leaflet titled "History of the/LEGION/of/FRONTIERSMEN/of the/COMMONWEALTH"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, black print on front and back, Illustration - front black and white photograph, half portrait of a soldier in uniform. Back - black and white small military coat of arms. 62 pages - cut, white, plain. Illustrated black and white photographs, maps and diagrams.books, military, history

Red, hard cover with red loose paper jacket, map of world on front (circular, in colours mainly white), gold & white print, black print on inside cover. Colour illustrations & photographs throughout, 176 pages.books, military history

Mid blue buckram hard covers with blue plastic covered dust jackets. Titles on front covers & spines except Vol III due to front of dust jacket missing. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. .1) Vol I Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 786 pages .2) Vol II Air War Against Japan 1939-1945, 533 pages .3) Vol III Air War Against Germany & Italy 1939-1943, 731 pages .4) Vol IV Air Power Over Europe 1944-1945, 539 pagesbooks, military history - airforce

Items relate to Clifford Alfred Cairncross, joined the RAAF on 4.6.1942 No 56931 age 28 years. At discharge on 16.4.1946 he held the rank of LAC in No 40 Operational Base unit..1) Map of ocean curents & surface winds west pacific area - on silk fabric (Nov - Apr). .2) Heliograph mirror & foresight, glass & metal with printed instructions on mirror back. .3) Cotton pouch to hold heliograph. .4) 1 Pair black leather large pilot's gloves .5) 1 Pair brown leather pilot's gloves .6) Aircraft recognition US Navy book .7) Brown leather document pouchdocuments - maps, costume accessories, glove accessories, communications - signals, containers, books - reference

For King and Country certificate - Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Enlisted / sailed / served the Empire in the Australian Imperial Forces / Company / Battalion / Brigade. God Save The King. Verse by CHC Montrose.Cardboard rectangle with map of Australia in gold print, 2 red, blue, white flags. Oval cutouts with block & white photographs of 2 individual soldiers in uniform inserted, black print verse. Rising Sun badge depicted in gold print.“1st Nov 1916 / 16th Dec 1916 / W A Reid / 14th / 4th”, handwritten in red ink. “5th June 1915 / 8th Nov 1915 / W Robinson / 21st & 59th”, handwritten in blue ink.documents - certificates, military history

1.) Paper map, colour with black print, scale 1:500,000 area covers Saigon, Long Bin, Nui Dat, Vung Tau. .2) Laminated paper map showing city of Vung Tau with details of tourist destinations, hotels, churches, black & red print, scale 1:12,500 approx.documents - maps - military & tourist, vietnam

Pictorial book contains the names of Victorians K.I.A 1914 - 1916 and those who enlisted during the same period. Also stories and a list of bravery awards. Each book has a place for a photo inside The MULLER Brothers. Two of the three boys photos are in the book, Albert & Edgar. They All came from Nhill Victoria. Albert Herbert Muller No 448 enlisted in the 4th L.H.Regt C Sqd on 19.8.1914 age 21 years 7 months. Embarked for Egypt 19.10.14 and then to Gallipoli on 20.5.15, KIA by a sniper on 1.8.1915 at Gaba Tepe Gallipoli. Buried Shell Green Gully 2.8.1915. John Herman Muller No 1102 enlisted in 8th reinforcements 8th L.H Regt on 2.7.15 age 22 years, embarked for Gallipoli 20.8.1915, hospital with Mumps 25.10.15, return to unit 17.11.1915, embark for Alexandria 25.12.1915, hospital 16.9.1916 with Tonsilitis, WIA 19.4.1917 GSW to chest, left leg & arm, hospital 28.11.1917 with Diarrheoa, hospital 1.9.1918 (unclear), promoted T/Sgt 13.3.1919, discharged from the AIF 9.12.1919. Edgar Percy Muller No 3227 enlisted in 26th reinforcements 8th L.H.Regt on 9.11.1916 age 18 years 7 months. Attended Signal School 10.11.1916 to 14.2.1917, embarked for Egypt 20.2.1917, hospital 26.6.1917 with Debility, return to unit, WIA 1.12.1917 GSW to Chest, return to unit 9.1.1918, hospital 4.6.1918 with Malaria, return to unit 31.7.1918, hospital again 9.8.1918 (appears to be Malaria severe), return to unit 29.10.1918, discharged from the AIF 20.10.1919.Memorial Book Australia's Roll of Honour 1914 - 1916. History, Heroes and Helpers. Includes illustrations, photos, drawings, maps, portraits, personal records. Includes fold out pictures inside front cover. Photo and details of A. H. MULLER pasted onto first page. Gilt edged pages. Leather bound cover.books - military - reference, memorials

.1) Badge "Rising Sun", lapel, pressed blackened brass, Rising Sun with crown centre, scroll under with "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces" 2 lugs on rear. .2) Button, round, metal, has crown above map of Australia. Around outside. "Australia Military Forces". .3) Button, same as .2) .4) Button, round, metal crown at top over a centre cross with 5 stars. Around outside "AUT PAC AUT BELLO'uniforms, buttoons, lapel, rising sun

Fanny Isabella Nicol, Staff nurse A.A.M.S WWI. Badge collection during and post WWI in aid of returned servicemen and War effort. Refer 1795P for service history, 2317.6, 2591. 5 fundraising badges ( 3 metal, 2 paper) not individually marked. .1) Graphic of war memorial Melbourne (black & white) .2) Oval badge, floral pattern red/white, blue ribbon re Repatriation. .3) Black & white circular badge, metal (General kitchener) .4) Round, blue, metal, map outline of Australia , red print, help win the war. .5) Round metal badge, Australian Flag & soldierfundraising, numismatics- badges

Brought home from Vietnam by George Cameron Wood No 3798253. Refer Cat No 1872 for his service history..1) - 20) Unused envelopes. White paper with map of Vietnam and neighbouring countries, blue and red stripes with blue text "United States Armed Forces Vietnam". .23) Writing pad. Cover has same map as envelopes and text "Air Mail / Fine Lined Tablet"domestic items-writing equipment, documents-envelopes, vietnam

Item in the collection re Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4.Brass "Victory 1945 medallion". Depicts man with sword over a map of Australia on one side, reverse has image of continents with a whale and sailing ship. Small ring at top for chain or lanyard.medallions, victory 1945, memorabillia

Geoffrey Murray, refer Cat No 638P for his service history.Wooden Plaque with the following Map of Vietnam Badge of a Kangaroo Badge of a Kiwi Shield of a Horse surrounded by 9 flags a small inscribed plate and ribbon colours of SVN “Presented to L/cpl G Murray ( Hon Member ) from HQ 1 ATF LAD 1969-70”personal effects, military history, plaques, 1 atf

The item was in the collection re David Andrew No 400247 RAAF, KIA 5.4.43. Refer 2084, 2085, 2091.Brooch, Perspex, white pearl colour, shaped as a map of Australia with a colour patch depiction in the centre, white over red depicting possibly 2nd 8th Batt AIF. Small hole at the top with pin attachment for civilian dress.trenchart, military