Item in the collection of H.B. FIELD, 1st & 2nd AIF, refer Cat No 890P for his service details.Water Bottle and Carrier .1) Enamel. 2 pint, cloth covered, with cork .2) leather, with canvas shoulder pad leather strap.2) marked in ink by hand "E.L.SMITH"equipment, water bottles, military

A gift to Ron Cochrane, a member of the Navy commissioning team of HMAS Voyager. The box was handmade by two brothers CLARK/E (?) from Benalla. The signatures done in ball point pen belonged to the crew attached to the portside Forward Mess. They presented the box to Cochrane who was responsible for the Mess as a token of appreciation. Ron Cochrane R46195 served as a Leading Hand with the Royal Australian Navy between 1951 and 1957 and served on numerous ships including HMAS Voyager between 6/2 - 6/10/1957. He was born on 20/3/1933 at Ballarat East. Daring class destroyer, Voyager, was the first ship of her class to enter Australian service, and the first all-welded ship to be built in Australia. During the night of 10 February 1964, Voyager and the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collided off Jervis Bay, when the destroyer passed in front of the carrier during post-refit sea trials. Voyager was cut in two by the collision, sinking with the loss of 82 of the 314 people aboard. This was the largest loss of Australian military personnel in peacetime, and the subsequent investigations resulted in the holding of two Royal Commissions—the only time in Australian history this has occurred.Cream painted wooden box with metal hinges. There is an inscription and ship on the lid and autographs written in ink on the underside of the lid. On top of lid - HMAS Voyager 1957 On bottom: Bills, bills and more bills !!!!!! Dotted line R Cochranehmas, voyager

From the Maritime Union of Australia: In December 2015 the crew of the MV Portland heard about their sacking by newspaper article. What ensued was a 60 day sit in by the crew to fight for their jobs. The crew were threatened with legal action but they stood firm because they believed that their ship was purely cabotage trade taking Australian resources from one Australian port to another Australian port as it had done for 27 years without incident and it should have an Australia Crew. On January 13 2016, at 1am the five remaining crewmembers aboard the Alcoa-owned vessel were woken by up to 30 security guards and intimidated into leaving the vessel. A foreign crew had been flown in and it crewed the ship and it sailed off the Australian Coast. This documentary was produced one year after the dispute but since then the Australian Industrial Relations commission was attempting to prosecute the union and the crew. They failed.Bronze coloured medallion. One side has an image of a vessel with writing around the circumference of the object. The reverse of the objects has a list of vessel specifications. with plastic stand - acrylicPortland Smelter Services Pty. Ltd / Hyundai Corp. Hyundai Heavy Ind Co Ltd / Naming Ceremony / For / 36500 DWT Bulk Carrier / MV Portland / March 25, 1988 / Ulsan / Koreavessels, vessel, container, maritime union

Items issued to "Henry Smyth", 3792681. Refer Cat No. 9561 for his service details.Four set kit. 1. Webb belt, green with keepers and buckles. 2. Water bottle carrier, green colour, wool lined has two press studs. 3. Cup, canteen, steel with folding handle, kidney shaped. 4. Water bottle, plastic, kidney shape, screw top lid.1. Stamped on "BELT/PISTOL M19-6". 2. Stamped on in black, “cover, water canteen - M - 1956 FSN 8465-577-4926-3-". 3. Stamped on "K-G-LUKE -MELB - 8465-50-242-7849 - 1968^” 4. Stamped on "1965 ^ - 8565 -71-198-8703"henry campbell smyth, kit, equipment, webbing

Item in the collection re Lt Col J. Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.Khaki webbing carrier pouch for holding an army compass. Colour was khaki now blackened. Lid held shut with one press stud."Swatton" handwritten in inkpasschendaele barracks trust, compass, pouch, equipment

During the Vietnam War, the HMAS Vampire repeatedly escorted the troop-carrier HMAS Sydney, which transported for Australian soldiers travelling to and from their service in Vietnam.An aerial b&w shot of HMAS Vampire at seaD11hmas, vampire, navy, vietnam, destroyer