ill, maps, p.95.non-fictionA history of the railways in the Dubbo District of New South Wales.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- riverine operations, american, inland waterway vessels, mekong river delta, navy mobile riverine force, us army

In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam, vast tunnel complexes were discovered. Built by the Viet Cong, these tunnells allowed them to hide from enemy troops and aircraft.tunnel rats 1965-1971, viet cong, us combat troops

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

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Ovservation Group (MACV-SOG) was established in January 1964 under the pretence of conducting analysis f lessons learned in combat involving all branches of services.history / military / vietnam war., macv-sog, laos, cambodia

This book provides detailed information about how US Army units operated in America's longest war. Special Forces veteran Gordon L. Rottman examines the different types of infantry battalion and the units that supported them, their training, armament, equipment and organization down to platoon level.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - united states, us army, united states - special forces

The Vietnam Experience, has been to present, mostly in our own words, a comprehensive, accurae chronicle of America's long and painful involvemen in the Indochina war.vietnam war - 1961-1975, indochina, da nang, tan son nhut, bien hoa

The elaborate fortification that our Marines were forced to attack - the hundreds of metres of neck-deep bunkers, fighting holes, gun pits, and connectiong trenches so cleverly woven into the hedgerows, buildings, and thickets - were constructed over the previous weels by full-time efforts of a local VC support battalion. 1961-1975 -- tunnel warfare, vietnam war (1961-1975), us marines, tunnel rats

The US Army Special Forces (USSF), also known as the "Green Berets" performed a wide variety of missions in Vietnam, many of them unique and never since deuplicated.united states. army. special forces, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states, us army special forces (ussf), green berets

The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplaine by its nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongl by usual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fl. A helicopter does not wat to fly. vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american., helicopter pilots -- united states., military helicopters -- vietnam.

Whether thunderoulsy shouted 'Airborne' or 'Nhay Du!' the airborne espirit de corps was a leu motivating factor for a select brotherhood of units which once fought in an out-of-the-way corner of the world.vietnam war - military helicopters, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations

Even though the US Army possessed the Army Air Forces during World War 2, this was actually a semi-independendent arm inclusive of the Army Air Corps.vietnam war (1961-1975), military helicopters -- vietnam., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american, us army, army air forces

A for Sale notice of 4 pages. Dark blue background. Header and photo of Port Melbourne Courthouse, Police Station and residence at 111 Bay Street. Inside pages have a map and pictures of the buidings, identified by Lots.built environment - civic, bay street, architecture, law, police, police station, court house, lockup, cell block, frank gordon & co

The two takeovers could not have been more different. The first was peaceful, almost prosaic.vietnam war, 1961-1975, congress of people's representatives, vientiane, laos

This photograph shows Growers Ian Appledore, Kaye Appledore and Murray Appledore, Wool Manager Keith Jackson, Wool Classer Phillip Gibson, Geoff Allibon and Brendan Dart posing with the million dollar bale after it was sold on 11th January 1995 in Geelong. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Colour photograph showing three six men and one woman standing around a bale of wool.michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, sale room, geelong wool centre

non-fictionThe editor's interest in the Hassed Family goes back many years to the time when he first met his wife, Elaine Patricia Cox, daughter of Leonard and Helen (Nellie) Cox (nee Morris). Over the years he got to know and love her Nan Patty, "Patricia Honora Morris" (nee Hassed) and her extended family. During the many times he spent with Nana Patty he found that she was writing to the Bradshaw family in Ireland, Nana Patty's mother was Mary Bradshaw, who migrated to Australia in 1885 as a young lady along with five of her brothers. Mary Bradshavv spent several years in Queensland with her brother John Bradshaw, before moving to Bullengarook, Victoria to stay with her Auntie Eliza Coffey (McInerney), who was a sister of Mary Bradshaw's mother Honora Bradshaw (nee McInerney). Eliza and her husband Thomas Coffey had a farm next to the Hassed farm in Bullengarook, Thomas had died in 1885 and Mary came to help on the farm, it was not too long before Mary met Michael Hassed next door, eventually marrying Michael in 1893.mary mullampy, keilor (vic.), bullengarook (vic.), james healy, sarah hassed, james hassed, richard hassed, jemima mcintosh, michael hassed, mary bradshaw, ann hassed, mary anne hassed, ellen o'donnell, edward hassed

A book of 110 pages based on journals kept by the author, this book gives an authentic, first-hand insight into what cruises were like in the 1950s.non-fictionAfter making a life changing decision to travel overseas on a working and backpacking holiday, the author then had to earn enough money to pay for the voyage, travel and backpack. He resigned from his employment in the railways and began work on a much more lucrative job in his trade. Soon he had all the money he needed for the adventure. The author left Australia in November 1951 on the TSS Moreton Bay and spent two exciting years working in England, and backpacking in the UK, Scandinavia and the Continent. He returned to Australia in October 1953 on the TSS Orion. This book is the story of his very different experiences on board each ship. The TSS Moreton Bay from Port Melbourne to Southampton, and the TSS Orion from Naples to Port Melbourne. Both voyages were filled with many exciting events and experiences, some of which were completely unexpected. The author believes he was very fortunate to have travelled on those ships and will never forget the experience as long as he lives.gordon smith, tss moreton bay, tss orion

A bound volume including two separate books describing life working on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.non-fictionThis volume gives a personal account of Gordon Smith's experience working on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and living in the construction towns. The first book "Concrete, Hard Rock, Earth and Snow" covers the period from 1953 to 1959. The second book "High Plains Patrol 1959-1963" explains changes to activities and life on the Bogong High Plains as construction of the Kiewa Scheme neared completion. The books describe work and social life whilst raising a family during this period.kiewa hydroelectric scheme, gordon smith, bogong high plains

ill, maps, p.179.non-fictionStories from railway people of their work experiences on the New Zealand Government Railways.railroad operations - new zealand, railroad - new zealand - personal reminiscences

ill, p128.non-fictionPictorial history of railways in Australia and New Zealand.railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history, railroad operations - australia and new zealand

Index, ill, notes, p.502.Richard Sorge was a Russian spy in Tokyo who had infiltrated the German embassy and was able to pass sensitive information to Moscowworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, espionage - soviet union

Index, ill, maps, p.262.non-fictionPersonal account of the fall of Singapore by the Commanding Officer of the Australian forces.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, australia - military - personal narratives