Light brown soft cover. Front cover has drawing of a fighter plane with a contour map in background. Back cover has two fighter planes. Author - PETER DORAN Pages 282 Written on front page. "Donated by BGO YMCA" books-military-air force, military history

Donated by Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE. Refer 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Hard cover, black colour buckram. Silver colour print on front and spine. Dust cover white print title over black background. red and blue accents. Black print on spine. Black and white photograph design on silver background. Pages 467 cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs. Colour photographs of paintings.Black and white stamp on front fly lead "Major A. J. BALSILLIE MBE JP" Hand written black ink on second fly lead "Donated by (stamp) 2 -1- 2000"books, history

Fly cover - red, blue, white, black, blue print, khaki background. Black and white photos. Hard cover - navy blue buckram. Black print (text) on white paper. Pages 264books, history

RUPERT GOODMAN - author - specialized in writing military history.Hard cover cardboard, red, black and purple print on cover. Colour photograph of women in Voluntary Aid Detachments uniform on front cover. Australian Red Cross emblem on front. 281 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs.Owners label on title page (top) "FRANCIS W. DEAN. BEMbooks-history, societies-benevolent

Soft cover book. Green background. Black and white writing. Two photos. Pages about 50 Illustrated with photos, drawings and documents."Donation to RSL Bendigo by GEORGE H NICHOLLS"books, history, autobiography

Harry Atkin VX21935 2nd AIF. Refer 1079P for his service history.Soldiers paybooks, two yellow one brown cover brown re H.Atkin.“VX21935 Harry Atkin recovered PW” (Prisoner of War)books, pay

Harry Atkin No VX21935 2nd AIF. Refer 1079P for his service history. Record of Service Book A.A.B 83 re H. Atkin.“VX21935 Pte H Atkin”record of service, books, atkin, ww2

The Bible is linked to either Charles Todd No 2881, 14th Batt, James Todd No 2418, 12th Batt. Refer Cat No 1217, 1340P.Bible, pocket sized, brownish colour. Front cover has "New Testament, Souvenir of Peace, World Wide War 1914-18"books-religion, religion-christian, military history

Black, buckram hard cover, gold title on spine. Black dust cover with white lettering, contents description on back. 192 pages cut edges - illustrated.Donated by Bendigo Y Mens Club on front end page.books, history, espionage

Details the history of the Returned Services League (RSL) from its inception in 1916 to 1986.Book, brown buckram hard cover with title on cover & spine in gold lettering. Purple dust cover with illustration on front. Title in white letters. 229 pages with cut edges. Contains black & white & colour illustrations.On title page signed by authors: Peter Sekuless, Jacqueline Rees, Bendigo 6th July 1998books-history, societies-service clubs

Dark brown hard cover with dark brown dust jacket. Picture on front of dust jacket of group of soldiers crossing a fast flowing river. 432 pages. Lex McAuley, Author.Written on title page: Donated by Len Bucher family.books, miltary, history

Light Khaki, hard cover book. 287 pages illustrated. Title in gold letters with red backing on spine. Title also in black lettering on white paper stuck on spine.Written on fly leaf: "Donated by K Proud"books, history

Book, light green soft cover, photo in centre of 2 small boys standing to attention. 236 pages. Back cover has photo of the Editor on lower LHS.Written on title page: Donated by F O'Connellbooks, history

Book, blue & white soft cover, landscaped. Front cover has a drawn map of small towns & wooded areas. Author Alex H Gould DFC & 115 co-authors, 96 pages. A flyer advertising the sale of the book is taped inside the front cover, on the back of the flyer is a letter from the author to the donor of the book.Printed on 1st page: Donated by Stan Rayson On 2nd page: Stan, blame Bill Buller for this - best wishes Alex Gould 27.4.98books, history

Classic Aircraft of World War II presents detailed profiles of the 6 most significant & dramatic aircraft of the greatest war in history: they are Stuka, Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, Zero, P-51 Mustang & B-29 Super Fortress.Book, hard cover, dark blue buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover with title in red & black print on front, back & spine. Illustrated in colour, numerous WWII aircraft on mid blue colour background. 400 cut pages illustrated, black & white & coloured photographs & diagrams.In black ink on front flyleaf: RSL Stampbooks, history, air force

Book, soft paper cover, blue colour, white print, 258 illustrated pages, black & white photos throughout.To Bendigo RSL Regards Gloria Garbutt, Ruth McAuleybooks-history, photography-photographs, illustrations

Note book belonged to Frederick Arthur William Hutson No 3539 AIF. Refer 922 for his service history.Cover is brown waterproof fabric. Notebook is insert refill with quarter inch graph lines in blue. Extensive writing in pencil relating to "Corps Gas School 28.10.1918."On notebook refill in ink "No 3539 Cpl FAW Hutson HQ’s 57th Battn AIF"books- military, documents-notebooks-education

"In Memories of Vietnam" Australian who knew the war from close up look back over the years and recall their experiences in their own words. Sft cover, card board, white, beige and black print of front book and spine. Front cover illustrated with black and white photographs of three soldiers in uniform with jungle background, beige colour back cover bacvkground. 283 pages.On front fly leaf - hand written blue ink " Donated by Leon Burke".books, militar history

Hard cover with dust cover. Black and white photos of Himmler, Speer, Goering with some children. Pages 243Donated by Bendigo YMCAbooks, history

"The Battle of Coral" is the exciting and dramatic story of the biggest unit level battle involving Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. Donated by Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE. Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Hard cover, red colour buckram. white colour print on spine. Dust cover with plastic cover, black and red colour print on front, back and spine. Illustrated yellow colour background, silhouette of helicopter/jungle on front. 361 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. End paper - illustrated maps.Title page - hand written in black ink "Donated by / 2-1-2000" - owners stamp in black ink "Major A.J. BALSILLE, .M.B.E.,J.P.books, military

The pay books belonged to Francis William (Dinky) Dean BEM, No's VX93960 2nd AIF, 3742 1RAR. Refer Cat No 124.2 for his service details..1) Pay book, mustard colour No 26748. B & W image of soldier, passport size, stapled inside back cover. .2, .3, .4) Pay books, Tan colour, No's 27965, 11195, 15297.Handwritten on each pay book: "3742 Dean Francis William."documents, financial, service records, army, military history

The album belonged to RSM Edgar Frederick Dawson DCM, No 4472. Refer Cat No 893 for his service history.Large bound Photograph album containing photos from mostly the 57th Batt AIF in WW1. The front has a scroll centre with Post Cards embossed.books - albums, photography - photographs, military history

Items belonged to Edward Lane No 40676 RAAF. Refer 211P for his service history also 209.2, 210. Instruction books., RAAF, blue and light brown covers, cover printing in black, subjects are Morse code and mess guide lines.morse code, messes guide raaf

Book belonged to Thomas Henry ISER V24933 and VX102660 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 383.2 for his service history.Handbook on baseball rules, Published by Australian Army Amenities Service.books, baseball rules, amenities

Books belonged Thomas Henry ISER V24933 and VX102660 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 383.2 for his service history.Compendium of 13 pamphlets, Field service pocket books Australian and British in a red buckram cover.Spine is marked "Field Service Pocket Book 1938" Stamped each edition Headquarter 4 Armed Regt. Golden Square No. 5 handwritten T.H. ISERbooks-collections, field service, military

Belonged to Thomas Henry ISER V24933 and VX102660 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 383.2 for his service history.Cardboard cover, folds out to reveal Radio Training procedure 1944 and morse code.At top in black pencil, “HQ SQD”books-technical, signals morse, military

This second edition charts the evolution of doctrine development in the Australian Army by detailing a list of instructional and tactical literature of the Army and its precursor pre-Federation Australian colonies. The bibliography demonstrates the range of subject areas that Army has addressed over its history, including such esoteric issues as censorship, the evolution of Signals training, accreditation of war correspondents & the management of enemy POW and repatriation of Australians taken POW.ISBN 978-0-9946046-8-2bibliography, tactical & instructional pamphlets & books, military education

HistoricalA4 soft covered booklet military history, navy, eddie patton, vietnam war, joe gains, ken lang, bill ross, jack white, bill white, barrie goldsbury, barbara howell, ross smith, les lester, world war 2