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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - "Next of Kin. Search Begins", Bendigo Advertiser, November 25 2017
Mr Wilfred (or William) Warwick's name is listed on a war memorial in Rosendale, in the United Kingdom. He died in a prisoner of war camp in 1918. Why did he list his next of kin as one Mrs A. L. Pankhurst of Wattle Street Bendigo?Bendigo Advertiser. Search for Relationship between Mr. Warwick and Mrs Pankhurst of Wattle Street, Bendigo. Cover story in Bendigo Advertiser dated Saturday December 16, 2017. Genealogist Judy Pearman.controversy, william warwick, mrs pankhurst -
Bendigo Military Museum
Magazine - THE WRANGLER WW2, J. Lyons & Sons, c1944
The Wrangler was a magazine issued during WW2 in Western Australia with proceeds going to W.A. Prisoners of War. The magazine contained stories, jokes, poems etc and were mainly contributed by readers. The readers seem to be mainly from an industry factory most likely in armaments.Small 16 page magazine stapled together on cream coloured paper. On top is a picture of a wreath with two bullet shells making up a "V". Titled "The Wrangler" and has Vol No. date and price. Contents were written in black and were message to readers gossip on workers, social news, poems and general news.Titled "The Wrangler".the wrangler, book, home front, ww2 -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Picture - Framed
Photo memorabilia of Lt. Douglas E HARRIS MC, two photos one in war time uniform and one with medals (retirement age) and citaition This object relates to Douglas Ewart HARRIS. Douglas Ewart served in the Commander 11 Platoon 'B' COY The South Wales Borderers SRN 324910 before being discharged from duties as a Army Commissioned Lieutenant (LT). Douglas Ewart HARRIS was not a prisoner of war. Douglas Harris was awarded the Military Cross.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Wallaloo Red Cross Branch Records, 1939 - 1946
Series of Books Compact Cash Receipt Books - Prisoner of War Fund Membership Roll 1944-1946 Australian Rec Cross Society Regulations Exercise Book - Minutes 1939 July 1941 with newspaper articles Exercise Book - Minutes July 1941 - June 1924 Exercise Book - Minutes July 1942 - 1943 Exercise Book - Minutes March 1943 - Oct 1944 Exercise Book - Minutes Nov 1944-Aug 1946 with newspaper articles stawell, ww2, war -
Unions Ballarat
Aboriginal workers: Special issue of Labour History #69, Various authors, 11/1995
... History of Aboriginal workplace issues in Australia.... of Aboriginal workplace issues in Australia. Indigenous/Aboriginal ...History of Aboriginal workplace issues in Australia.Indigenous/Aboriginal workplace conditions.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, indigenous issues - aboriginal, work -
Unions Ballarat
Justice for Aboriginal Australians: Report of the World Council of CHurches team visit to the Aborigines June 15 to July 3, 1981 (David Spiers Collection), World Council of Churches
... to Australia to assess the situation of Australian Aboriginals in 1981.... the situation of Australian Aboriginals in 1981. Aboriginal affairs ...Report of the World Council of Churches team visit to Australia to assess the situation of Australian Aboriginals in 1981.Aboriginal affairs, rights and welfare.Book; 91 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions ballarat, aboriginal affairs, world council of churches, australian council of churches, mining, land rights, health, housing, education, employment -
Orbost & District Historical Society
leg irons, early 19th century
Iron leg shackles were worn by convicts to both punish inmates and prevent escape. Combined with physically exhausting labour, they helped control prisoners. The shackles weighed a considerable amount (there were differing sizes) which made it difficult to walk easily, resulting in a shuffling gait.A pair of very heavy leg irons. They are made of iron with holes at each side so they can be bolted around the legs. There is a long iron chain connecting the two D-shaped pieces.leg-irons shackles convicts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Invitation, 2015
Originally on the site of the Government Camp, the Sandhurst prison was built in 1863, when it housed both male and female prisoners. In 1972 it was renamed the Bendigo Prison, a medium security prison for male inmates. It closed in 2004 and was redeveloped as an arts and performance precinct named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place.Two invitations to the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2015ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol, opening -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Commemorative Programme, 2015
Built on the original site of the Government Camp, the Sandhurst prison was built in 1863 when it housed both male and female prisoners. In 1972 its name was changed to Bendigo Prison and it then ceased operation in 2004. It was then turned into an arts and performance centre named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place) in 2015.Commemorative Programme for the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2015. Includes a loose sheet with the lyrics for "Ulumbarra" written for and performed at the Gala Opening. Fourteen pages. Black and gold cover, coloured photographs.ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol, opening -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Ross Brundrett, Wilma recalls war horror, Friday, 13 August 1999
Article and photograph relating to former nurse Wilma Young recounting her experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and her time as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) on Bangka Island Indonesia. Her talk was part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the revised Geneva Conventions.Page of a newspaper with multiple headlined articles, a colour photograph, logo and advertisement. Photograph of three women looking at the camera, two are in nurses uniforms with white wimples and the third wearing a multicoloured jacket with four medals and various pins attached.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, geneva convention -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Story, Wartime Memories by Ivy Williams
A story written by Ivy Williams, nee Gorman, now Botheras, in 1994. It tells of 6 prisoners of war, who were sent to help her and her husband Fred, harvest their crop of peaches in 1941. Three of them were Ezio Neri, Hans Holsbauer and Osker Fleischer.HistoricOne piece of A4 paper with a typed story and poem. Has been laminatedivy williams, fred williams, ezio neri, hans holsbauer, osker fleischer, fruit pickers, italian pow's -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Ticket Ulumbarra Theatre Opening 2023, 2015
Built on the site of the original Government Camp site in 1863, the Sandhurst Prison held both male and female prisoners. It was renamed the Bendigo Prison in 1972 as a medium security prison for male inmates. It closed in 2004 and was redeveloped as an arts and performance precinct named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place) 2015.Two tickets to the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2023.ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol -
Orbost & District Historical Society
charge book, 11.6.1885 - 30.1. 1944
The Sergeant, senior Constable, or Constable on duty at Orbost Watchhouse, received all charges against prisoners brought in by different constables, ascertained their nature and if satisfied it was a proper charge was obliged to record the name of each prisoner and the particulars of the offence. This information was recorded in a charge book. Recorded also were details pertaining to the charge itself included: the charge number; the date and hour of both the apprehension and the recording of the charge in the Charge book; personal details of the person being charged including name, address, date and place of birth, a short summary of the nature of the offence and any other relevant details which followed the charges. In general entries became less detailed over time but the format of the entries and the type of information collected remained similar.This book is associated with Orbost and provides insights into the nature of crime as well as the experiences of police and victims in Orbost.A large, heavy register with hand-written entries. Pages are ruled with columns and printed headings. It also contains an indexed list of names and dates in a separate section at the back.charge-booh-orbost-police-station crimes law -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1937
Rev. Desmond Tarran (1916 - 1992). Born at Werribee. Converted at age 15. Entered the Home Missionary Training College in 1936. Spent 29 years in many appointments including 3 years 1950 - 1952 in Inland Mission in the Murchison area, Western Australia. Enlisted as an army medical orderly in 1940. Served in the medical service in Palestine and was transferred to a forward casualty station, then taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942. On the Death Railway in Thailand worked closely with Dr E. (Weary) Dunlop and Dr Albert Coates in caring for starving and maltreated prisoners. Returned to home mission service in 1947. In 1966 was selected for special ordination as a Methodist minister. Served 11 years in country and city churches before retiring in 1978.Satin, black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Rev. Desmond Tarran, as a post card.desmond tarran, home missionary, methodist minister, prisoner of war -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Jenny Brown, The stone artefact : wondering the dreaming, 2022
... with the extraordinary "otherness" of Aboriginal Australia... with the extraordinary "otherness" of Aboriginal Australia ...The discovery in a Melbourne park (opposite the Osborne Peninsula, North Warrandyte) of an enigmatic Aboriginal stone tool led writer Jenny Brown on a fascinating journey that connected her with expert anthropologists, archeologists, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders to discover what it was. The stone tool invited many interpretations and spun off just as many amazing stories and experiences. It also afforded Jenny the appropriate canvas to tell of her own time-warping encounters with the extraordinary "otherness" of Aboriginal Australia, and with an especially marvelous character, the late Elder of the Yuin Tribe of southern NSW, Guboo Ted Thomas.193 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 30 cmindigenous history, aboriginal artefacts, warrandyte, archaeology -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
War Medal 1939-1945
This object relates to Charles Ben FRENCH. He was born on 17/11/1904 in Melbourne, VIC. Charles Ben served in the NZ Merchant Navy () enlisting on, in before being discharged from duties with the as a Merch. Navy Non-Commissioned Baker (BAKER) on . Charles Ben FRENCH was not a prisoner of war.medals, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Post Card, Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, 8 August 1944 (received 14 June 1945), 8 Aug 1944
"Dear Kevin, Everybody home here is well, hope you and Bobby are well. Sid, Laurie home, hear regular from Eddie. Lots love Polly DAD" Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, Australian Prisoners of War, C/o Prisoners of War Information Bureau Tokyo, Japan from his sister Polly (Mercia Castledine). “After the cholera had been evidence for a few days, the Nips decided that the works on the railway had to be carried on and so isolated all the cases (a number more had developed since we were first quarantined) and sent all other men back to work. By this time, the number of men unfit for work had increased tremendously and the medical officer and medical orderlies were hopelessly overworked. Volunteers were called for to assist in this cholera ward; a disease highly contagious and with a terrific death rate. This meant isolation, but did not deter many men from offering their services, Bob and Kevin Arrowsmith being selected.” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown This post card is significant for its rarity as very few ever made it through and were saved. In these instances the information provided by Polly was cryptic informing Kevin and Bob Arrowsmith that brother Eddie and brothers-in-law, Laurie Mears and Sid Castledine were all still alive.Digital image of original held in private collection of Joan Castledine, daughter of Sid and Polly (nee Arrowsmith) Castledine.bob arrowsmith, burma-thailand railway, eddie arrowsmith, joan castlemaine, kevin j. arrowsmith, laurie mears, lucy mears (nee arrowsmith), mercia (polly) castledine (nee arrowsmith), postcards, prisoner of war post, sid castledine -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Post Card, Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, 16 June 1944 (received 14 June 1945), 16 Jun 1944
"Dear Kevin, Hope you are both well, everybody well home here, constantly thinking of you, hear regular, Eddie, Laurie, Sid. Lots love Polly Dad" Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, Australian Prisoners of War, C/o Prisoners of War Information Bureau Tokyo, Japan from his sister Polly (Mercia Castledine). “After the cholera had been evidence for a few days, the Nips decided that the works on the railway had to be carried on and so isolated all the cases (a number more had developed since we were first quarantined) and sent all other men back to work. By this time, the number of men unfit for work had increased tremendously and the medical officer and medical orderlies were hopelessly overworked. Volunteers were called for to assist in this cholera ward; a disease highly contagious and with a terrific death rate. This meant isolation, but did not deter many men from offering their services, Bob and Kevin Arrowsmith being selected.” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown This post card is significant for its rarity as very few ever made it through and were saved. In these instances the information provided by Polly was cryptic informing Kevin and Bob Arrowsmith that brother Eddie and brothers-in-law, Laurie Mears and Sid Castledine were all still alive.Digital image of original held in private collection of Joan Castledine, daughter of Sid and Polly (nee Arrowsmith) Castledine.bob arrowsmith, burma-thailand railway, eddie arrowsmith, joan castlemaine, kevin j. arrowsmith, laurie mears, lucy mears (nee arrowsmith), mercia (polly) castledine (nee arrowsmith), postcards, prisoner of war post, sid castledine -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Herald, L-R: Kevin Arrowsmith, Bobby Arrowsmith and Unknown enjoy their first taste of ice cream since being freed from POW camp, c.1946
Returned Anzacs and Prisoners of War including Arrowsmith brothers Kevin and Bobby from Eltham, Vic. holding newspapers tucked under their left arm and unknown man with a cigarette in his left hand. They are enjoying a tub of Peter's ice cream with small wooden scoops. Press photograph taken by The Herald. Stamped on reverse in blue ink: “Copyright Not for Reproduction Herald Feature Service Melbourne, Australia.”bobby arrowsmith, joan castledine collection, kevin arrowsmith, peter's ice cream, prisoner of war, anzacs, ww2 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
poison pot, Smith, R. & E, 1940's
This item was used on P.C. Toby Nixon and Grace Nixon's farm, "Rolling Downs" at Bete Bolong. During WW11 the farm grew carrots, red beet, cabbages, beans and maize. Because of labour shortages the government built a Prisoner of War Camp on Russell's Hill. The manager, Dick Northrope, used three Italian prisoners to frill ring small trees and shrubs between crop harvesting. The introduction of ‘frill ringing’ and poisoning with arsenical tree killers in the 1940's and 1950's helped reduce the amount of labour required and trees on more country were treated. This enabled the hill country at Bete Bolong to become more productive. The dead trees and shrubs were later cleared by Erle Broome's D7 caterpillar bulldozer. This was the first big area of 230 acres to be cleared in the Orbost district. Soon after entering World War 11 Australia was asked by Britain to accept and guard large numbers of 'enemy aliens' and prisoners of war. The British government felt that it could not afford to feed large numbers of prisoners and it was believed that once in Australia the internees would have no chance of escape. Eager to show solidarity with Britain's cause, Australia readily agreed and decided to place the prisoners in a number of different camps scattered around the country and guard them with reservists and soldiers too unfit to serve overseas. There was an internment camp at Bete Bolong, Orbost. This item is an example of an item used by the Italian P.O.W.'s residing there. It is also an example of an agricultural tool not commonly used today.A galvanized iron watering can which has been used to hold poison for ring barking trees (possibly arsenic). It has a narrow spout. There is a handle at the back and a folding handle on the top. The top is conical with an opening for a cork. agriculture prisoner-of-war-camp tree-removal land-clearing -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW2, 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, 1953
From page following title page: "2/2 Pioneer Battalion History. To the memory of All Ranks of the 2/2 Pioneer Battalion who were killed or died, as free men or prisoners during the Second World War" Refer Cat No 4072.2P, John Donald (Jock) VX19003, POW twice. Hard cover, cardboard, buckram, dark red colour, gold print on spine. 228 pages, cut plain white. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. Front & back fly leaf & end papers illustrated, grey & white drawing of a scene with trees & soldiers in action. book, 2/2nd, pioneer -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Escapes and Incursions -Sabah 1942-45 by Kevin Smith
This book tells in close detail the stories of the perilous adventures and dreadful ordeals of 90 attempted escapes, some successful, by desperate Australian prisoners of war in Borneo 1942 - 1945. It also covers in detail a number of operations conducted by Special Operations Australia in the North Borneo region during World War II.signed by authorworld war ii, australian commandos, australian special operations, borneo, special operations australia, allied intelligence bureau, z special unit -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Book - "The Transvaal Diary"
This object belongs to James Edward LAWN. He was born on the 1/01/1880 in Ballarat, VIC. James served with the ARMY (2519). He was discharged on 1/09/1902 from duties with the 3 Battalion Infantry Brigade after serving as a Non-Commissioned Private (PTE). James was not taken as a prisoner of war."The Boer War Diary of Private James E. Lawn 3rd. Battalion Infantry Brigade [1st Victorian Contingent.]"south african war (boer war), 1899-1902, literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Certificate of Honour - Framed City of Anzio
This object relates to Douglas Ewart HARRIS. Douglas Ewart served in the Commander 11 Platoon 'B' COY The South Wales Borderers SRN 324910 before being discharged from duties as a Army Commissioned Lieutenant (LT). Douglas Ewart HARRIS was not a prisoner of war. Douglas Harris was awarded the Military Cross.literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Orbost & District Historical Society
nulla nulla
... A waddy, nulla nulla or hunting stick is an Australian... gippsland A waddy, nulla nulla or hunting stick is an Australian ...A waddy, nulla nulla or hunting stick is an Australian Aboriginal war club.It was used in hunting, fighting and as a ceremonial tool.The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This item is an example of a wooden weapon used by the early Indigenous people of eastern australia.A hand-made wooden pointed stick, a nulla nulla. One end is thicker that the other. Designs have been burnt into the wood.nulla-nulla waddy aboriginal weapon -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper, Patrice Mahoney, 'Jobs, Policy and LOST' (tryptich) by Patrice Mahoney, 2014
... , drawer and painter. Her work challenges mainstream and Aboriginal..., drawer and painter. Her work challenges mainstream and Aboriginal ...These works are a display of my frustration of hour our family were lucky we were not beheaded, scalped, taken away and impaled as a warning to others not to enter farming lands, which had been traditional lands of the Nganyaywana country. The word 'Policy' represents the White Australia Policy, the word "Lost' stands for those lost including hundreds of family members, 'Jobs' asks why Aboriginal people can only find employment if through Aboriginal positions and policies. The number 3 symbolises myself and my siblings, red is for bloodshed, blue is for secrets and black the family history. Patrice MUTHAYMILES MAHONEY OAM Anewan/Nganyaywan/Dunghutti country. Patrice Mahoney is a printmaker, sculptor, weaver, drawer and painter. Her work challenges mainstream and Aboriginal Australians and is profoundly influenced by space, place and country, taking inspiration from nature, environment and looking forward to a time when she can return to her family's traditional country to make work. In 2012 the artist completed a Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts at Monash University’s Churchill campus (from 2014 Federation University's Churchill Campus). The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2014 were exhibited and judged at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.This unique edition triptych involves the techniques of intaglio copper plate, pigment, soft ground, open bite, aquatint, spit-bite, stamping, relief, drawing and burnishing on paper. It was awarded the 2014 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards Federation University Acquisitive Award for for work by a Victorian regional artist. Text, colour, metaphor and Aboriginal symbolism are important components of her work. This work expresses the artist's frustration with unjust situations experienced by traditional owners of Nganyaywana country. The word 'Policy' refers to White Australia Policy, 'Lost' the hundreds of lost family members, and 'Jobs' highlights the difficulty of Aboriginal peple obtaining work, especially outside Aboriginal positions and policy. The number 3 symbolises Patrice Mahoney's siblings, with black used to denote family history. The violently splattered red represents bloodshed, with the blue washing across the work obscuring details and representing secrets. The Selection Panel of the 2014 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards made the following comments on the work: 'The selection panel for the Federation University Acquisitive Award for 2014 were highly impressed by this work and applauded the vigorous use of symbolism and metaphor in a well scripted visual composition. The poignancy of connectedness to the past, memory, place and country is palpable and enhanced by the suggestive employment of text and minimal colour. A provocative and evocative work of art!artist, artwork, patrice mahoney, aboriginal, victorian indigenous awards, jobs, culture, printmaking, drawing, policies, lost, victorian indigenous art awards, available, alumni -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Whacko and Cobber, copy 1989 original 1943
WW2 internment camp 1, Tatura. Australian Staff Sergeant G F Evans (V14130) with two of the mascots in camp 1 - Whacko the Cockatoo and Cobber the terrier. Whacko was found by a prisoner as a fledgling, reared by one of the guards and renowned for its lurid vocabulary. Ended its days at Wallan Hotel after the War.Black and white photograph. Australian Sergeant (wearing service ribbons) with white cockatoo and terrier standing in front of Army hut, Camp 1. Photograph taken 24 June 1943.internment camps, tatura internment camps, wacka the cockatoo, cobber the terrier, staff sergeant g f evans, v14130, army camp mascots -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document - Folder, Recollections of Eberhard Schuster, Post WW2
Written post war by a German National who was working as a wool-buyer in Sydney when WW2 was declared. Describes initial internment in temporary camps then mainly in Camp 1, Tatura, where he relates the conditions therein, and the activities which the prisoners undertook in order to relieve the monotony of imprisonment.older donated by E. Schuster.Written by a former German held as an enemy alien in Camp 1, Tatura, The work is of historic, social and educational significance. it provides a complete description, of how German males working in Australia at the outbreak of war were captured and held in internment. It describes the conditions and many of the features existing in Camp 1. Grey side bound plastic cover containing printed matter in plastic sleeves. CD included.Eberhard Schustereberhard schuster, german woolbuyers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lionel Jones, c1944
... prisoners of war ...Lionel was captured and became a prisoner of war in Italy. When Italy withdrew from the war they opened the gates of the P.O.W. camps. Lionel and a friend were working for Padroni who helped them with food and civilian clothing. They walked to the Switzerland border and with the help of Partisan who got them to Smugglers gap in the alps and then to Switzerland.Black & white photo of Lionel Jones in civvies after his escape as a P.O.W. See also ND4877 and Historyjones lionel, prisoners of war, world war 1939- 1945 -
Unions Ballarat
Straight left, Uren, Tom, 1994
Tom Uren was an ALP Member of Parliament from 1958 to 1990. For some of this time he served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was a cabinet minister. He was supportive of the heritage and conservation movement, particularly in Sydney. He also lived through the great depression and was a prisoner of war in WWII. The book, Straight Left, is Uren's memoir.Political relevance, especially to the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Tom Uren. Paper; book. Five black and white photographs on the back cover.Author, title and barcode on dust jacket. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, uren, tom, politics, deputy leader of the opposition, government, autobiography, alp, australian labor party