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Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Suzanne Brugger, Australians and Egypt 1914 - 1919, 1980
Hardcover book with brown cover and yellow dust jacket with simple line drawing of an Egyptian and Australian. Inside on front page is part of a leaf held down with sticky tape.Written on first page "Dear Rex Happy Birthday 1985 Love from Harry" "Mrs May Hall"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Sir Irving Benson et al, The Man with the Donkey, 1965
Picture on cover is actually of Dick Henderson, New Zealand Medical Corps, who is often conflated with Simpson. Simpson was also known as Murphy, hence the title of the painting.Hard cover, blue buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover, black print on front and spine, red print on back. Watercolour image of "Murphy and his donkey" on cover, black and white image of Australian stamp on back. 95 pages, plain, illustrations and black and white photos. Biography of John Simpson Kirkpatrick.Handwritten in dark blue on front end paper "Donated by Bgo "Y" Men's Club". Black RSL stamp.books- biography, military history - army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William E Thomason, Marching On - The Bendigo Regiments and Companies 1858-1958
Information on author on back cover: "Born in Bendigo", "lived at St Just Point", "educated at the Long Gully State School and the Bendigo Technical College" "by trade a milk and cream tester", "sewed with the Royal Australian Naval Sick Berth Service" and joined the then Bendigo District Ambulance Service in January 1951.Softcover cardboard, black and white print on front, spine and back. Black and white photos on front and back on light olive green background. Quarto bound. 194 pages, plain, illustrated, black and white photos.RSL stamp on front end paper.books, local military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Ronald Carl Blair, A Young Man's War / 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, 1992
Colour paper dust cover with picture of marching soldiers in shades of brown. 428 pages, illustrated with black and white photos and maps on inside covers. hard cover, buckram."Donated to Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Walter Witmarsh"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Les Carlyon, Gallipoli, 2002
Softcover, cardboard, black and white print on front, spine and back. Sepia photo of soldiers on front and spine. 600 pages, plain, illustrated with black and white photos.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Bapaume and Bullecourt 1917, Australians on the Western Front, 2007
Hardcover, cardboard, pale grey-purple. "1917" title has black and white photo of barbed wire and clouds inset. 428 pages, includes black and white photos and maps and diagrams.Includes label with previous owners' names and address.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Amiens to the Hindenburg Line 1918, Australians on the Western Front, 2008
Includes label with previous owner's details..1 Hardcover, tan with black and white photo of soldiers inset into "1918" title.144 pages with black and white photos. .2 Donation letterbooks, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Australians on the Western Front, Villers Bretonneux 1918, 2008
Includes label with previous owner's details.Hardcover, blue with black and white photo of city street with plume of dust or smoke inset into "1918" title. 108 pages with black and white photos.book, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Fromelles and the Somme 1916 - Australians on the Western Front, 2006
.1 Hardcover book, grey with black and white photo of cratered landscape inset into "1916" title. .2 Donation letter. .3 Errata.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Ypres 1917 - Australians on the Western Front, 2007
Includes label with previous owner's details..1 Grey hardcover book with black and white photo of soldiers marching past a ruined church inset into "1917" title. 102 pages, includes black and white photos. .2 Donation letter.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen and Unwin, Encyclopedia of Australia's Bottles, 2001
Book, with orange and black cover with photograph of five soldiers crossing stony ground. soft cover Author Chris Coulthard - Clark. 309 PP books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Corps Committee of the Royal Australian Engineers (Department of Defence), Ubique. The Royal Australian Engineers. 3 Volumes, 1) 1977 .2) 1979 .3)1982
Three volumes. Dark Blue hard covers with dust jackets Author MajGen RR McNicoll CBE. .1) Ubique the royal Australian Engineers 1835-1902 "the colonial Engineers." Blue and While dust jacket with soldier in red and navy uniform standing with sword in right hand 203 PP .2) The Royal Engineers 1902 - 1919 " Making and Breaking." 232 PP. Author Maj Gen RR McNicoll CBE, cream and sepia coloured dust jacket photograph of the building of Watson's Rer Anzac Cove June 1915. .3) The Royal Australian Engineers 1919 -1945 "Teeth and Tail." 432 PP Author Maj Gen RR McNicoll CBE AM. Cream and Sepia coloured dust jacket photograph of sappers disarming anti vehicle mines near Derna, Cyremaica 1941..1) .2) .3) Donated by the Batham Family written in ink on title pages,books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Thomas Nelson, The Australian people and the Great War, 1980
Hard cover book with murlard yellow coloured cover dust jacket. Light green colour front - poster picture of soldier returning home to wife and sone Back - five posters overlapping. Author Micheal McKernan 242 PPWritten in ink. First pafe N.T Dally St Kilians Bendigo 7/1/1981 sticker bottom of first page " From Bishop Noel Daly's collection 2004" written beneath photo of girl third from right of picture Sister M Seagrave.books, social history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Rehearsal Australians at war in the Sudan 1885, 1985
Donated by A.J BALSILLIE MBE. Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Red hard cover with lithograph of infantry men marching though street centred on cover Author K. S Inglis 176PPDonated by Major J Balsillie MBE JP 2.1.200 ink and name stampbooks, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Corfield and company, Give me back my dear old cobbers, 2008
The story pf the 58th and 59th Australian Infantry Battalions 1913-1942. Author Robin S Corfeild Black hard cover with grey dust jacket with photos- Ruc Petillon cemetery and Badges from 58th and 59th Battalions.military history, books -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Broken Years. Australian Soldiers in the Great War, 1975
Soft cover, thin cardboard photo of 2 soldiers on cover 295 pages with index and photo section in middle orange spine,On fist page in pen "Angeles Eeles 9/5/4 Br/KH " Mn May Hall"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, To the Last Ridge. First W.W. Memoirs. Witt Downing, 1998
first published by HH champion Australian Authors /azenes Melbourne in 1920soft cover with sepia photo of clouds , and red coloured poppies rear cover has sepia portrait of the author in uniforms 207 pages. on first page is pern " + Noel Daly Bendigo bvix MAu 1998 Sacred Heart cathedralbooks, military history, memoirs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Barry Dickins, Ordinary Heroes: Personal Recollections of Australians at War, 1999
Orange softcover. Front cover has images of a family, a group of soldiers, a pair of medals and an archway.Signed by author on title page "Barry Dickins Bendigo RSL 12.5.99" Signature on title page JH Lockett 108 (108)"military history, book -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Anthony Staunton, Australians in World War 1: Australian Light Horse, 2007
Black and cream softcover with fold in flaps. Front cover has head and shoulders photo of Light Horseman in uniform.Sticker on first page with previous owners' names and address.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Goodway Printing Group, Darwin's Battle for Australia Vol 1 and 2, 1 2005 .2 2007
.1 Darwin's Battle for Australia Volume 1. Softcover with colour photo across both covers showing horizon between ocean and sky. Inset on front cover is a smaller composite photo of Japanese bombers flying over an explosion and a shipwreck. Title in black is vertical against right edge. .2 Darwin's battle for Australia Volume 2. Softcover with picture across both covers showing a view of a beach behind plants and palm trees. title in yellow at bottom..2 Inside front cover "Donated by Bill Hosking".books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, George Odgers, Diggers: The Australian Army, Navy and Air Force in Eleven Wars From 1860 to 5 June 1944, 1994
Vol 1. See also item no 724.Hardcover book with dustjacket. Both covers are blue, the spine is yellow. Front cover has a Southern Cross with a yellow section with a painting of soldiers manning a cannon and a horse team in the background.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, George Odgers, Diggers: The Australian Army, Navy and Air Force in Eleven Wars From 6 June 1944 to 1994, 1994
Vol 2. See also item no 723.Hardcover book with dust jacket. Both covers are blue, spine is yellow. Front cover has picture of Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese with two tanks in the background. Picture is between the stars of the Southern Cross.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Ann Howard, You'll Be Sorry! Reflections of the AWAS from 1941-1945, 1990
Details the experiences of members of the Australian Women's Army Service during WWII. Green buckram hardcover with dust jacket. Book has title in gold on spine. Dust cover is green with black and white image of women leaning out of windows. 193 cut edged plain paper pages, with illustrations.On front end paper "Francis W Dean BEM"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Norman Bartlett, With the Australians in Korea, 1957
Second edition, 1957.Dark green buckram hardcover book, no dustcover. 294 pages, with black and white photos.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Norman G Manners, Bullwinkel, 1999
Details the story of Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of a massacre of Australian nurses by the Japanese during WWII.Orange buckram hardcover book with title in gold on cover and spine. Red dust cover with image of nurses and inset colour picture of Vivian Bullwinkel in red, grey and white nurse's uniform. 239 plain paper pages with cut edges and illustrations.On front end paper "John W Bill Toon OAM. 8th Div AASC. Ex POW. VX30397. Siam Burma Death Railway Slave 1942-45" and "Donated by Bgo YMCA" books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Richard Reid, In Captivity: Australian Prisoners of War in the 20th Century, 1999
ISBN 0642 4148 58Softcover book with black and white front cover with stylised barbed wire across centre. 70 pages with black and white photos."Donated by Bgo YMCA"books, military history, prisoners -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William Heinemann, Independent Company The Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43, 1984
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 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, John Laffin, Digger The Legend of the Australian Soldier, 1990
ISBN 0-7251-0594-1296 page illustrated softcover book. Cover has picture of Australian soldiers. Title is in a black box above with coloured borders."Francise W Dean BEM"book, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Lee Opitz, Heroes at Home and Abroad 1939 - 45, 1995
ISBN 0-6462-4519-8117 page softcover book. Yellow cover with black text and drawing of a soldier and woman embracing. Cut page edges, includes B&W photos."Donated by WC Gilbert, formerly of 2/5 LL Inf Bn 6 Div 1939-45, who enlisted in Bendigo 1939"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Dr John Moremon, War-Salamaua 1942-1943 Australians in the Pacific War, 2006
ISBN 1-8770-0718-8Illustrated softcover book with black cover and purple spine. Front cover has white text and a purple edged B&W photo of Australian and US troops wading through water.books, military history