The photos were in a collection held by SQD Leader Kenneth Frederick Bawden No 250882 RAAF. Enlistment details are scant. Enlisted on 4.12.1939, served Darwin area 15.9.1942. - 6.1.1943, after details are near nil but records state there was Pacific area service and was awarded the Pacific Star. At discharge on 28.2.1946 he held the rank of Sqd Ldr at Air Force HQ. Refer 2048.9. Photographs in envelope. B & W photos of various sizes, including bombing of Darwin, Rear HQ including Birdum, Daly Waters NT and HQ RAAF in Adelaide.photography - photographs, australia, war damage

Items saved by Maurice Anthony BYRNE No 428397 RAAF, born Bendigo, enlisted on 13.10.1942 age 18 years. Discharged from the RAAF on 30.12.1948.9 editions of magazine (one cover missing). Published by R.A.A.F.books - magazines, military, raaf

Items saved by Maurice Anthony BYRNE RAAF. Refer Cat No 215.9 for service history..1) map details on the map with biro lines marking the route taken by a traveller 1937 .2) map printed both sides Western New Guinea B6 December 1943 .3) map sheet B6 January 1944 top part of Australia .4) map Australia north plotting sheet .5) map C4 June 1943 .6) map Australian Aeronautical C5 June 1943documents - maps, military equipment

Items saved by Maurice Anthony BYRNE RAAF. Refer Cat No 215.9 for service details. 55 documents, mostly in Japanese and Indonesian. Allied Forces propaganda directed at foreign enemy forces.japanese, military history, documents - pamphlets

Uniform re F.O Catherine W Sewell WAAF. Refer Cat No 252.2.1) Jacket, Heavy Cotton, Navy, Black Buttons .2) Skirt, Heavy Cotton, NavyJACKET - CHEVRON LOWER SLEEVE(L) RANK BAND BOTTOM OF EACH SLEEVEuniforms, womens, raaf, ww2

Uniform belonged to Kenneth Frederick BAWDEN No 250882 RAAF. Refer Cat No 213.109P for his service details..1) Jacket - Twill Cotton, Navy Blue, Service Insignia. .2) Belt - Twill Cotton, Navy Blue, Brass Buckles. .3) Trousers - Twill Cotton, Navy BlueCHEVRON LOWER SLEEVE(R) RANK RIBBONS ON BOTH LOWER SLEEVESuniforms, raaf, ww2

Items were collected by Arthur COWLEY No 50704, RAAF. Refer Cat No 354.5 for his service details..1) Travel Brochures about London for British & Allied Visitors, black & white print. .2) Cartoon booklet of Aussies in London B&W ( sponsored by ASPRO. Put out by the RAAF for RAAF Welfare Fund. Cost 2/6. .3) Travel Guide to Birmingham 1944. Forward by Mayor of Birmingham. Colour Produced for the Armed Services.documents - pamphlets, travel

The whistle belonged to Arthur COWLEY No 50704, RAAF. Refer Cat No 354.5 for his service details.Pea whistle from a Survival Kit RAAF & RAFSide One "293/14/ 1795" Side Two "A.M Symbol of a Crown 23/230"whistle, survival, raaf/raf

RAAF "All Seasons" 1972 uniform replaced the old dark navy blue Uniform belonged to Flight Sgt. D. Bending All Seasons Uniform .1) Jacket - Cotton, blue, 4 large gold metal buttons, 2 small gold metal buttons, metal crown and eagle badges on both collar lapel, service ribbons, rank insignia, "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE", embroidered crown and 3 chevrons on upper sleeves. .2) Trousers - Cotton, blue .3) Shirt - Polyester, light blue, epaulettes with AUSTRALIA embroidered, crown and chevrons, service ribbons .4) Tie - Polyester, navy blue .5) Belt - Polyester, blackuniforms - military, airforce

The patches and insignia belonged to Arthur COWLEY RAAF. He enlisted on 22.1.1942 age 18 years 6 months as No 50704 which was a ground staff No. From 12.2.1942 to 12.9.43 he went through various courses at Sale, Lake Boga, Somerset, Richmond and Adelaide. Finally accepted into Aircrew he embarked from Melbourne for Canada for training as a Bomb Aimer on 27.9.1943, arriving Canada via San Francisco 19.10.1943. He then attended Bomb Aimers Courses at Mossbank and Edmonton. Granted a Commission as a Flying Officer on 24.3.1943, embark for England 10.4.1944 and posted to various bases for advanced training. Finally on 7.3.1945 he is posted to No 462 Sqd RAAF flying Halifax Bombers in Bomber Command and begins operations from Foulsham. Arthur completes 8 missions before the war is over with Germany. Departs England 28.11.1945 for Australia and is discharged on 11.1.1946. .1) Bomb Aimers Wings, Cloth, dark blue background with White "B" and Wing. .2) Shoulder Badge, cloth, dark blue with light blue "Australia"& Eagle. .3) Rank Badge, light blue propellor on dark blue background. .4) Badge Shoulder, cloth, Australia light blue on a dark background. .5) Badge Shoulder, cloth, light blue eagle on a dark blue background.air force, raaf, badges uniform

.1) Hat Badge RAAF with two pins .2) Hat badge two piece with brass backing 1 piece is a crown 1 piece a flying eagle .3) Badge propeller RAAF rankbadges raaf, uniform

This Para Smock was worn by 'Dutchy' Holland (MBE) as a RAAF Warrant Officer PJI during his time at PTS Williamstown. The badges were collected by him from para units and para training units world wide.WW2 Dennison Parachute Smock owned by 'Warrant Officer 'Dutchy' Holland RAAF PJI with numerous parachute qualification and unit badges.Brass plaque on wooden display-hanger reads: RAAF Warrant Officer PDS (Dutchy) Holland, MBE . This Parachute Jump Smock was worn by him as a Parachute Jump Instructor during his time at the RAAF Parachute Training School, Williamtown, NSW. The badges were collected by him from units world wide.parachute training, badges, world war 2, memorabilia

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first school of mines in Australia.Exercise books of newspaper clippings relating to the Ballarat School of Mines. Clippings include: 12 Feb 1936 - State Scholarships 12 March 1936 - Dr J.R. Pound 19 March 1936 - MacRobertson Scholarship 23 March 1936 - gift to the museum - Wardle and Jermyn donate timber specimens 11 May 1935 - A.W. Steane 13 June 1936 - Frederick Longhurst appointed art instructor 27 July 1936 - Ballarat Junior Technical School Reunion 11 Sept 1936 - Wiltshire Poster Competition 30 Oct 1936 - Dressmaking classes 20 NOv 1936 - Nornie Gude NOvember 1936 - Ballarat School of Mines Reunion 16 March 1937 - Oval for Ballarat Junior Technical School - White Flat 11 Nov 1937 - Poster competition - Betty Brown and Albino Paganetti 08 Feb 1938 - Frederick J. Martell obituary 07 July 1938 - Henry Kum-Yuen 14 July 1938 - Red Cross Competition for Women 06 Aug 1938 - School Pine Plantation at Vale Park 19 Aug 1938 - Memorial trees planted at Ballarat Junior Technical School to the memory of Cliff Ellis and Ken Butler 06 March 1939 - Ballarat School of Mines Reunion 16 May 1939 - Ballarat School of Mines Battery 19 April 1940 - Progress of Technical Education - New Engineering workshop opended by Sir John Harris 03 June 1940 - W.H. Middleton obituary 16 July 1940 - Training munition workers 30 May 1941 - Lady Tracers 19 Oct 1942 - War Poster competition 24 February 1944 - Ballarat School of MInes Record Enrolments Feb 1944 - D.F.C. for Ballarat Airman H.J. Trevenen 11 Feb 1945 - Harold Herbert Obituary 14 Oct 1945 - Technical Schools in Wartime 23 Feb 1946 - Molasses and Chaff for SMB Initiates 06 June 1946 - Plans for Victory Ball 13 Sept 1946 - Ken Walker sculpts Prime Minister Chifey's bust 23 Aug 1946 - Edgar McConnon obituary 24 Oct 1946 0 Retirement of A.F. Heseltine 25 Nov 1946 - Army huts for classrooms 12 Dec 1946 - Proposed New Theatre for Ballarat by Geoff Richards 16 Dec 1946 - Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys who served in armed forces during World War Two 28 July 1947 - Pottery section at Ballarat School of Mines 31 July 1947 - Red Cross Hut removed to the Ballarat School of Mines 10 March 1948 - Guncotton Factory buildings to become nurses quarters 18 March 1948 - Samuel Mayo Obituary ballarat school of mines, ballarat techncial art school, swimming shield, ballarat school of mines museum, ballarat war museum, sydney pern, t.m. pescott, c.w. brazenor, victory ball, w. rowe, joan walker, graeme dowling, ken walker, prime ministers' avenue, ben chifley, amalie feild, amalie colquhoun, h.h. smith, portrait, girls' preparatory classes, world war two, w. williams, raaf, w.s. williams, william william, william williams, new workshops, herbert j. trevenen, harold herbert death, les crouch, swimming, ballarat city baths, heather scott, clunes hospital nurses' quarters, ballarat ladies' art association scholarships, samuel henry mayo, samuel mayo death, girls preparatory classes, w. william, pilot, killed in action, education reform, ballarat schoool of mines museum, h.j. trevenen, world war ii, world war 2, ballarat junior technical school war service, nurses quarters, guncotton factory building, s. mayo death, initiation, ballarat school of mines scrapbook, newsclippings, j.r. pound, macrobertson scholarship, a.w. steane, ballarat junior technical school, wiltshire's poster competition, ballarat junior technical school old boys' association, ballarat junior technical school old boys' reunion, nornie gude, a. nye, albino paganettu, betty brown, dorothy woolcock, jean coates, jack hewitt, hazel robinson, gilda gude, white flat oval, gauge tower demolition, a.f. hesiltine, darwin, victor greenhalgh, frederick martell, memorial trees, cliff ellis, valda king, pharmacy, reunion, engineering workshops, thomas k. sim, daylesford, battery, h.h. smith reunion, ballarat technical art school reunion, w.h. middleton obituary, munition makers, plumbers, pottery industry, girls education, munition trainees, lady tracers, waterloo prize money, war museum, art as vocation, art education, nine-inch telescope, returned soldiers' league, repatriation classes, pinkertson scholarship, amel robert gordon, projector, pethard cup, ballarat food appeal for britain, queen mary, ballarat swimming pool, ballarat school of mines initiation, swimming carneval, prime ministers avenue, edgar mcconnon, community theatre project, world war two service, john l. burt, hockey, pottery, ceramics, ballarat school of mines coat of arms, coat of arms, k. bremner, red cross hut, s.m.b. follies, ken palmer, s. mayo, chinese, albert steane, university women, a.f. heseltine, student activity, swimming sports, albino pagnetti, w.h. middleton death

Neville Mirvane Bunning was born in Rockhampton, Queensland in 1902. He was home taught until 1916 and then was a boarder at Geelong Grammar School, Victoria until 1921. He then returned to Queensland and worked on the family property. During this time he built ceramic kilns and taught himself the required skills for ceramiic production. During the Depression he went to Sydney and set up an artist's studio. In 1934 he went to England and studied, wrote and did commission work. Achieving local success and had work acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Neville returned to Australia and became a lecturer at East Sydney Technical School until the outbreak of the Second World War. He joined the RAAF. After the War he joined the staff of the Art School of the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries until his retirement in 1964. Neville Bunning formed the Ballarat Artist's Society, a group which sponsored art and invite guests to speak to students and the public of Ballarat. He wrote a weekly column in "The Courier", the local newspaper where he encouraged people to be more aware of the trends in art. His works were included in the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Exhibition. His sympathetic understanding of Aboriginal culture is recorded in a letter written in 1937 to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Neville Bunning continued painting during his retirement. His last major exhibition was held at the Golden Age Gallery in Ballarat in 1983. The sketch books cover a range of topics using pen, ink and watercolour.28 A3 sketch books, spiral boundneville bunning, queensland, geelong grammar school, ceramics, kilns, depression, sydney, england, commission work, victoria and albert museum, east sydney technical school, art school, ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat artist's society, second world war, raaf, australian bicentennial exhibition, golden age gallery ballarat, painting

1 x extension strap marked M.W.85 Ltd 1942 found in bottom of pack This is part of Anderson uniforn collection including pants, jacket, shirt, tie, side cap, and small pack.A large pack, model 1908 made of woven cotton webbing, with 2 inner closing flaps with grommets for closing with string. The outer flap has two web straps with brass ends secures by two grommets. Two removable shoulder straps (not matching) two fixed brass C clips for securing extention straps.156725, LAC Anderson, T.A.J. RAAF Terence Aloysius Josephraaf, ww11, patern, 1908, large, pack

The patch badge was worn on shirts by members of the 2 Commando Company Sky Divers, one of Victoria's and Australia's earliest Skydiving clubs. Formed in 1961 by Warren Hutchings within 2 Commando Company, members jumped under the auspices of the Army and RAAF.One of the few military sponsored clubs, it was a pioneer in Australian skydiving before the advent of the Australian Parachute Federation.Circular cloth sew-on badge, black and white with stiched-on parachutist with red and white striped canopy; gold stitched border.2 Commando Company Skydivers2 commando company - sky divers - early skydiving club - warren hutchings - australian skydiving- australian parachute federation

Digitised video (3.04GB) Duration: 40 minutes. Recorded August, 2018 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)In March 2017, Rachael Cottle commenced an internship with Museums Victoria. Working in the Humanities department, Rachael worked with a collection of 154 items from a World War II RAAF air crewman, Norman Henry James. Rachael shares her story of interning and volunteering at Australia’s largest public museum organisation.

Papers, photographs and information of Herbert Clifford Jones. ID Tags (see E152) KIA WW2documents, ww2, raaf

Picture of owner.RAAF - set of links in black case. Clarence Norman Kneebone Air Force Cadets 1941, Melb.ephemera, ww2, raaf

Glaum A. F. Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF)174223equipment, ww2, raaf

RAAF Air Training Corps (1 of)uniform, current, raaf

Small silver Queens crown. Possible for F/Sgts Mess Jacketbadge/buttons, ww2, raaf

Air Training Corps lapel badgebadge/buttons, raaf

Beaufort bomber equipment,equipment, ww2, raaf

Epauletttes RAAF Greatcoat Wing Commanderuniform, raaf

RAAF Wing Commander (2)uniform, raaf

Locket with RAAF Emblem. "Sweetheart"ephemera, ww2, raaf