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Newspaper clipping RINGWOOD Post April 10, 1992SOUTHWOOD Primary School students Matthew Krause, Sarah Weinert and Somin Iskra

168p., 8p. of plates ; A small soft cover book white with a coloured photograph of the author, the title and the authors name in red on the front cover,on the back cover is text by the author and a sepia photograph of an unknown early city.non-fictionThe author tells of her life from the age of two (1889) living in Cheltenham Victoria her years at Cheltenham State School, Teachers Training College, teaching in Melbourne and the country and up till 1920 when she got married and left teaching for awhile she returned to teaching and became Victoria's first full time teacher-librarian at the Presbyterian Ladies' College she was a pioneer in teaching school library practice and visual education. cheltenham, mentone, victoria, steam train, dog boxes, cheltenham state school, presbyterian ladies college, library. school teacher.

vii, 146 pages : illustrations, 12 unnumbered pages of platesnon-fictionStories and memories of children who lived in Wright Street, McKinnon in the 1950'schildhod, mckinnon, wright street mckinnon

non-fictionThe Brighton General Cemetery from 1930 to 1959brighton general cemetery, brighton, cemetery

non-fictionThe Brighton General Cemetery from 1910 to 1929brighton general cemetery, brighton, cemetery

non-fictionThe Brighton General Cemetery from 1960 to 2015brighton general cemetery, brighton, cemetery

non-fictionThe Brighton General Cemeterybrighton general cemetery, brighton, cemetery

Colour print Framed in gold frame.'Picture Depicting contents of soldiers closet, incl. Vietnam service medals, dog tags, Uniform etc.'102/1000 Signed Mementos of a closemateprint, memorbilia

Booknon-fictionAn examination of the relationship between representations of ancient and contemporary goddesses, and how they are used by contemporary artists.pre-history, spirituality, frida kahlo, judy chicago, religion, mythology, anna mendieta, ritual, sacred at, women's movement

Paperback book with pale blue cover. Title and authors name on front cover and spine. Photos of helen Gilles on front and back covers. Numerous black and white photos withinbiography of Helen Gilleshelen gilles, paraplegia, alfred hospital, nurses, nurse education, ahnl

Grey hard cover book, novel by Howard Spring. Published by Collins.

Ill, p.210.non-fictionAn account of the author's experiences in two World Wars, as a Sergeant Major in a machine gun battalion and as a prisoner of the Japanese in Java, Singapore and Thailand. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, prisoners of war - australia

Index, ill (b/w plates), p.362.non-fictionAt 11:28 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2000, high in the Arctic Circle under the roiling surface of the unforgiving Barents Sea, Captain Gennady Lyachin was taking the Kursk, the pride of Russia's elite Northern Fleet, through the last steps of firing a practice torpedo, part of an elaborate naval exercise. Suddenly, the torpedo exploded in a massive fireball, instantly incinerating all seven men in the submarine's forward compartment. The horror, however, was just beginning. The full, gripping story of the remarkable drama inside the Kursk and of the desperate rescue efforts has never been told - until now.russian submarine kursk explosion, submarine disasters - russia

Ill, map, p.352.non-fictionJim Molan is the Australian General who served in Iraq with the Coalition during 2004-05. Initially, under General Ricardo Sanchez, he worked on infrastructure: trying to restore/maintain the provision of water, power and rail services. Under General George W. Casey, he became Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations with the Multi National Forces Iraq and ran the operations for all the US and Coalition forces assigned to the Iraqi area of operations. He had to interact with the new interim Iraqi government, bringing the political, diplomatic, information, economic and reconstruction sectors into line with the military side. In this book he describes his background and military career, but focuses on describing key aspects of his time in Iraq.australian army - iraq war - 2003, iraq war - personal narratives

Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionPhotography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 20th century

Index, ill, p.290.non-fictionA biography of Lord Mountbattenlouis mountbatten 1900-1979, louis mountbatten - biography

Index, ill, p.390.non-fictionIn war, there is no easy victory. When troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, most people expected an easy victory. Instead, the gamble we took was a grave mistake, and its ramifications continue to reverberate through the lives of millions, in Iraq and the West. As we gain more distance from those events, it can be argued that many of the issues facing us today - the rise of the Islamic State, increased Islamic terrorism, intensified violence in the Middle East, mass migration, and more - can be traced back to the decision to invade Iraq.iraq war - personal recollections, iraq war 2003-2011 - history