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Book, Wild Dingo Press, The ANZACs : 100 years on in story and song : Australia and New Zealand in World War 1, 2014
This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, sound disc, p.158.This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.anzac - history, anzac - songs and music, anzac - stories -
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Book, Ronald J. Austin, As rough as bags : the history of the 6th Battalion, 1st AIF, 1914-1919, 19912
A battalion history of the 6th battalion using personal diaries and recollectionsIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.388.non-fictionA battalion history of the 6th battalion using personal diaries and recollectionsworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Alick Jackomos et al, Forgotten heroes : Aborigines at war from the Somme to Vietnam, 1993
... Australia - Aboriginals - Personal histories - Military ...The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.Ill, p.88.The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.australia - military forces - aboriginal members, australia - aboriginals - personal histories - military -
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Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.1. Blitzkrieg 1939-1941, 2008
Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
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Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.2. Axis ascendant 1941-42, 2008
Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
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Book, Derrik Mercer, Chronicle of the Second World War, 1990
This volume continues to use the approach of previous "Chronicles" and details the events of the war from September 1939 to August 1945, week by week and even hour by your for certain key events such as the D-Day landing. It contains black and white and colour photographs, some of them full page size and the content has been checked by senior British military chiefs: Lord Lewis, Sir John Stanier and Sir Michael Armitage. Topics range from "My War", which gives personal war memoirs from well-known public figures including Spike Milligan, Dr Robert Runcie, Denis Healey and Vera Lynn, and "The Technology of the War", which details machinery as it developed in all waring nations for the war in the air, on land and at sea, to "The Heroes of the War", which contains details of every individual who won the Victoria Cross or the George Cross during the war.Index, ill, maps, p.731.non-fictionThis volume continues to use the approach of previous "Chronicles" and details the events of the war from September 1939 to August 1945, week by week and even hour by your for certain key events such as the D-Day landing. It contains black and white and colour photographs, some of them full page size and the content has been checked by senior British military chiefs: Lord Lewis, Sir John Stanier and Sir Michael Armitage. Topics range from "My War", which gives personal war memoirs from well-known public figures including Spike Milligan, Dr Robert Runcie, Denis Healey and Vera Lynn, and "The Technology of the War", which details machinery as it developed in all waring nations for the war in the air, on land and at sea, to "The Heroes of the War", which contains details of every individual who won the Victoria Cross or the George Cross during the war.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
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Book, Naval Institute Press, A pictorial history of the sea war, 1939-1945, 1995
More than 450 photographs present a superb visual record of World War Two - the great convoy battles fought between aircraft, U-boats and escorts; the battles with the German raiders; desperate struggles in the icy seas of the Arctic; great naval-air battles in the Pacific; the vast amphibious operations that brought the Allies to grips with the enemy on land; and much more. For the six years between 1939 and 1945, naval action was seen on every ocean of the world. This sea war was on a unique scale - it had never been seen before, has not been experienced since and surely will never be witnessed again. This pictorial history brings together images from international archives and personal collections to demonstrate the diversity and drama of these years, to portray the atmosphere experienced by the mariners in this most unforgiving battlefield of all, and to provide an unprecedented visual record of this most event filled period of naval history.Ill, p.190.non-fictionMore than 450 photographs present a superb visual record of World War Two - the great convoy battles fought between aircraft, U-boats and escorts; the battles with the German raiders; desperate struggles in the icy seas of the Arctic; great naval-air battles in the Pacific; the vast amphibious operations that brought the Allies to grips with the enemy on land; and much more. For the six years between 1939 and 1945, naval action was seen on every ocean of the world. This sea war was on a unique scale - it had never been seen before, has not been experienced since and surely will never be witnessed again. This pictorial history brings together images from international archives and personal collections to demonstrate the diversity and drama of these years, to portray the atmosphere experienced by the mariners in this most unforgiving battlefield of all, and to provide an unprecedented visual record of this most event filled period of naval history.world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - pictorial works -
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Book, Berkley Caliber, Air combat : an oral history of fighter pilots, 2006
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges fighter pilots - usa Air warfare - History Personal ...Personal recollection by fighter pilots of their experiences from the second war to the present dayIndex, ill, p.343.non-fictionPersonal recollection by fighter pilots of their experiences from the second war to the present dayfighter pilots - usa, air warfare - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: PERSONAL LETTER, 30 May1905
Document. Personal letter from ''Hag'' ''Hygeia'' Quarry Hill, 30th May 1905 to Alex Hamilton.Letter congratulates Alex on his performance the previous night.performing arts, elocution, personal letter -
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Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH, Early 1900s
Document. Photograph cut from a newspaper of Mr H. Bradley and Mr A.J.Hamilton. Caption ''Second Prize'', '' Useful Knowledge''. Messrs H Bradley and A J Hamilton. Both dressed in academic robes and are holding an open book: Personal: Alexander John Hamilton Born 7/11/1878 in Nelson, New Zealand. Father Rev. Alexander John Hamilton, Mother Ann Blythe. Married Evelian Lavinia June Ellis in 1907. Their daughter Nancy Blythe Hamilton was born in Bendigo 1n 1911. Alexander John Hamilton died 26/4/1964. Aged 86. Buried Bendigo, MON F3. Evelina Hamilton died 27/10/1965. Aged 86, Buried Bendigo, MON F3. Nancy Blythe Hamilton married Edward Gladstone Townsend in 1933. Historic Rates Index Alexander John Hamilton, Hargreaves St, Grocer, 1902. Partner in grocery Business trading as ''Hamilton and Pulfer''.performing arts, elocution, newspaper photograph. -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTIONL FIREMEN
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, April 21, 2005. Firemen: Bendigo has always been served by a dedicated fire brigade, which often took on the elements regardless, of personal risk when attempting to save property and life. Pictured in the early 1900s is a fire crew aboard one of the first trucks used in Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Document - STILWELL COLLECTION: LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
A photocopy of a letter of introduction. Mr Stilwell being about to proceed to Australia has applied to me for a testament as to my personal knowledge of him. The letter is dated 27 August 1832. Unable to make out the signature.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - TOBACCO CUTTER
Cast Iron Tobacco cutter mounted on wooden block with black enamelled handle.personal effects, smoking accessories, tobacco cutter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - SHAVING SET
Mens shaving set in original box Gillette Empire Set made in England, in a metal case with brown & black mottled effect, contains Shaver with screw on handle. Conditions of sale printed on back of box.Made in England Gillette.personal effects, shaving, razor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - TOBACCO TIN WITH CIGARETTE ROLLERS
Imported Two Seas Tobacco Tin with contents 3 brass hand cigarette rollers & 3 small wooden items 1 a brush. Red tin with gold & black print Imported Two Seas Cut Tobacco Mild Four Ounces, The Leaf used in the manufacture of Imported Two Seas Cut Tobacco is selected from the choicest crops grown in Virginia Imported Two Seas Cut Tobacco is supplied in three grades of strength Mild Medium & Strong. One roller marked L'Universel L.T.Bte_S.G.D.G PatentManfactured at United States Bonded Manufacturing Warehouse Class6 No1 Petersburg Virginia USApersonal effects, smoking accessories, tobacco tin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - POCKET KNIFE
Small chrome plated pocket knife with 2 blades & 2 hanging rings.Made in Germanypersonal effects, keyrings & knives, pocket knife -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1948/1949 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Personal Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for the 12 months from 1st july to 30th June 1949 for lillian Prout. Total net income 588 pounds. Group certificate from Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley & Balmer attached.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1949/1950 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1949 to 30th June 1950. Total Net Income 649 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1950/1951 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1950 to 30th June 1951. Total Net Income 749 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1951/1952 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1951 to 30th June 1952. Total Net Income 881 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
A letter sent to Mrs. Lydia Chancellor Golden Square from Mr. V. L. Faravoni Deputy Town Clerk of the City of Brighton. The letter conveys Victor Faravoni's and his father Leo's personal regards following the interest Lydia Chancellor took in earlier members of their family who resided in Bendigo in the early 1900s'. 18/08/1966.communication, postal, faravoni family, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, history, faravoni family, victor faravoni, leo faravoni, len faravoni, stan faravoni, eric faravoni, charles faravoni -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: PERSONAL LETTER AND ENVELOPE, 1904
Document. Sheet of writing green paper with views of Bendigo along one side and Bendigo printed on top edge. Letter is addressed ''Dear Lyle'' inviting him to visit while a mutual friend is there. Signed K.A.and Lil. Envelope addressed to Mr Batger C/o Connolly's Bendigo.performing arts, elocution, letter and envelopepersonal -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1952/1953 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1952 to 30th June 1953. Total Net Income 960 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1953/1954 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1953 to 30th June 1954. Total Net Income 1,025 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1954/1955 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1954 to 30th June 1955. Total Net Income 880 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1955/1956 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1955 to 30th June 1956. Total Net Income 215 pounds.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1956/1957 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1956 to 30th June 1957. Total Net Income 201 pounds.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1957/1958 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1957 to 30th June 1958. Total Net Income 219 pounds.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1958/1959 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1958 to 30th June 1959. Total Net Income 213 pounds.document -
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Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1959/1960 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1959 to 30th June 1960. Total Net Income 220 pounds.document