Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian

Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian

Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- artillery

Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War Photo Done vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- artillery

After a long day in the boonies, Private Celestine Anderson returned to base, only to come under fire from a group of racist white marines. He apparently snapped, and buried his field axe in the skull of one of his tormentors.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, trials (military offenses) - vietnam

Korea, Malaya and Vietnam is the story of 'Brush Fire' wars against the tyrannical advance of Communist forces seeking to oust the old Colonial system and to establish new Nationalism by the use of force.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian

Found in the donor's house in Service Street, Clunes, Victoria, AustraliaSMALL LEATHER BELLOWS WITH STEEL PIPE PROTRUDING FROM TOP OF BELLOWS, TIMBER FRAMED WITH UPHOLSTERY TACK TO JOIN LEATHER TO FRAME.Nilbellows, fire implements

3 black and white photographs showing the remains of a mural painted on the art room wall in the 1950's.On back of photographs: Mural in old art room (quadrangle). Painted in 1950s.williamstown high school, 1970s, mural, art room, quadrangle, after fire

Original Military Medal awarded to Harold Pearson PREST Lance Corporal 1334 - 37th Australian Infantry Battalion On the 4th October 1917 East of Ypres, Belgium for conspicuous gallantry in action - After locating an enemy machine gun which was holding up the left flank, he single handed rushed the position from a flank and bombed and killed the crew of two men and captured the gun. His promptness and courage not only saved many casualties but enabled the advance to continue.The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award was established in 1916, with retrospective application to 1914, and was awarded to other ranks for "acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire"Blue velvet case with satin lining containing round metal medal with attached blue red and white striped ribbon and gold coloured plastic plaquePlaque -Military Medal awarded to 1334 Lance Corporal H P Prest 37/AUST INF For Bravery in the Fieldh p prest, ww1, mm, 37th infantry battalion

Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) He describes his approach to his work, the collection of language information, culture and heritage, anatomical data, drawings of the traditional lifestyles and encounters with the people. Includes interesting observations on the works of William Thomas, Alfred W, Howitt, Philip Chaney, Albert A.C. La Souef, John Moore Davis and Rev. William Ridley.robert brough smyth, anthropology, aboriginal social life and customs, children, behaviour, death and burial customs, daily life, food, diseases, weapons, shields, boomerang, vessels, baskets, message sticks, stone tool technology, fire, canoes, myths, stories

The Firemen's Ball was held at the Memorial Hall, Sunbury 26 August 1936.A posed group of people attending the Firemen's Ball in Sunbury in 1936.bottom centre: A memento of a Firemen Ball, Sunbury 26.8.36dances and balls, sunbury, memorial halls, fire brigades, firemen's balls, clothing and dress, 1930s, george evans collection

A coloured photograph of the corner of Brook Street and Evans Street, Sunbury, looking towards Macedon Street.post offices, royal hotel, hotels, fire stations, toyworld, businesses, brook street, evans street, sunbury, the corporate personality, george evans collection

The building suppliers and the Sunbury CFA were sited at the northern end of Evans Street and in the past were away from the main shopping centre. As Sunbury expanded and Sunbury Shopping Square was built on the opposite side of Evans Street, the building suppliers closed down and the CFA depot was moved out of the town centre to two other locations to avoid traffic conjestion.A coloured photograph of the east side of Evans Street showing the building suppliers yard and the Sunbury CFA station and towers. The road in the foreground has been marked out for angle parking. There is a metal pole on the extreme RHS of the photograph.building suppliers, shopping centres, sunbury country fire authority (cfa), evans street, george evans collection

The image compilation provides a historical record of old landmarks in the Sunshine area, and also provides images of what the sites look like in recent times.A4 size display book containing older pictures of landmarks in the SUNSHINE locality, plus recent images of the same sites. Images range from the 19th Century to 2010.sunshine hospital, civic halls, churches, fire brigade, schools, hotels, harvester works, kororoit creek, swimming pools, sportes grounds, john darling flour mill, explosives and munitions factories

Photofire drill, frank gray

Photofire drill, frank gray, mr l grigg, engineer, senior tutor, miss g boermans, pts

SIX FIREMEN IN UNIFORM. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1920. BACK ROW GEORGE MORELAND, NED SPARKS, BOB WINGATE, FRANK BROWN. FRONT ROW BILL GALLOWAY., TOM MITCHELL.SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF GROUP OF 6 FIREMEN IN UNIFORM.local history, photography, photographs, fire brigade

Piers Bateman was a local artist, held in very high esteem by his peers and community. He was born in Perth in 1947, moving to Eltham in 1955 as a young child with his family. In 1966 Bateman moved to London for eighteen months to develop his craft. In 1969 he settled in St Andrews, where he built a studio. The St Andrews locale is said to have been a strong influence on his work. Bateman’s talent was such that he was promoted and mentored by such ilk as Charles Blackman, Clifton Pugh and Arthur Boyd, among others. Bateman’s work is an intimate dialogue with the environment, renowned for his paintings of the outback, wilderness frontiers and the sea. He spent a year in the mid-seventies sailing the Greek Islands and the French canals to Amsterdam. In 1980 Bateman and Marcus Skipper embarked on a trans-Australian venture to the red centre and across northern Australia from Cairns to Broome. In the mid-eighties Bateman returned to the Mediterranean, before returning to the Australian outback in the late-eighties. His international career continued on an upwards trajectory between the Australian outback and European seas, providing a unique contrast throughout the course of his career. Bateman's work questions our relationship with the natural world, and in particular, reconciling our colonial heritage with our indigenous past. This line of questioning and his genuine response to place is the key to Piers Bateman’s work, for which he is lauded and celebrated. On September 4th 2015, Piers Bateman died in a boating accident on the NSW coast line. Piers Bateman was an instinctive painter whose inspiration came from nature. He reworked and scraped off the paint, moving it around until forms and colours of the landscape took shape. Although Bateman lived in Spain and Italy, his time in Europe made him aware of the contrast between the two continents and the bright clear light that defined the Australian landscape. At the time of this work, Bateman was living in St. Andrews, but travelled regularly to New South Wales and South Australia on painting trips. The ‘Grass Tree’ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (commonly known as ‘blackboy’) is indigenous to these areas. It is a uniquely Australian, slow growing plant with twenty-eight species growing within Australia. Old examples of this tree are survivors of many wild fires, which can cause their blackened trunk, of one to two metres, branch into two or more heads. These heads consist of thick, rough corky bark, surrounded by long, wiry leaves and flowers that produce seed capsules with hard black seeds. The tree’s ability to be one of the first to flower after a wild fire ensures a food source for many insects and birds.Oil on canvas painting. Detail of three grass trees resting on the side of a mountain/hill. Green and gold palette throughout depicting the colours and light of the Australian landscape. Hand written, low right in capitals: 'BATEMAN'bateman, grass trees, xanthorrhoea johnsonii, landscape

This artwork was a finalist in the 1987 Shire of Eltham Art Awards. The materials Cowcher has chosen constitute different transformations of earth - stone, sand (fired into glass), bamboo and dried grass. The work is a sign of the artist's passion in working with these materials and 'packaging' them into an aesthetic composition that connect and dance with one another.Three purple glass objects in the form of pine cones, held together by raffia, resting on a large slab of white stone. N/A

Belonged to Dot McKean’s parentsHistorical —- used to fill coal fires. Metal structure with a wide base tapered to a scooped neck. Two handles Top and bottom for lifting coal in scuttle None visable

Used in the Palace Hotel, TorquaySignificant because Hotel no longer exists, it was destroyed by fire. Opened in December 1888, destroyed by fire in the 1950's.Cream coloured ceramic cup with red strip with yellow edges and crest of the Palace Hotel Torquay in black on both cup and saucerCream coloured cup and saucer with red strip outlined in yellow and crest of the Palace Hotel Torquay in black. "Vitrified / Globe / Pottery / Co Ltd / Shelton / England." "Supplied by / John Dynon & Sons / Melbourne" Hallmark designpalace hotel torquay, hotel insignia