Poster displaying images of decorations and medals awarded to members of the australian armed forces Gold coloured crazed plastic frame containing poster of 95 images of medals with ribbons and accompanying text.Decorations and Medals awarded to members of the Australian Armed Forcesmedals, awards, military, australia, armed forces

This distress EPIRB unit (Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon) was found on the beach at Levy's Point, Warrnambool, in December 2000 by a Warrnambool resident. Local police were alerted at the time. This distress signal unit is a world-wide COSPAS/SARSAT, satellite assisted, SAR (Search and Rescue) system for location of distress transmissions emitted by an EPIRB. Offshore cruising vessels must have such a unit as part of its essential safety equipment. This model EPIRB relies on four satellites with orbit times of approximately 100 minutes. Earlier units relied solely on aircraft flying overhead to detect and forward on the EPIRB’s location to Search And Rescue authorities, whereas this new system utilises satellites. An employee from the Lokata firm provided additional information about the Lokata EPIRB units. They had a machined aluminium case with labels that were also made on site. The units could be activated manually or automatically released when a magnetic switch in the case casing was activated. This later model, circa 1983, would have been mounted externally on a vessel's bulkhead in a spring-loaded, stainless-steel protective 'skeleton' mounting, The unit released when the water pressure sensor detected a set time it was under the water, in a similar way that life crafts were released. Each unit was registered to a particular vessel - the vessel's details on this unit are indecipherable. The Lokata Company was established in 1970, designing and manufacturing marine products including communications. The company no longer makes products with the “Lokata” brand. In 2001 Sartech Engineering Ltd. took over the support for the Lokata EPIRB beacons. This emergency location device is a late 20th century invention to help save lives at sea. It adds to the history of maritime life, its risks, the lives lost as sea, and the many inventions aimed as rescuing and saving lives. The local area is notorious for the number of lives lost through shipwreck. It also carries stories of heroic efforts to save lives, and other inventions to help reduce the chance of accidents at sea.EPIRB unit; “Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon”. A distress communication unit for sending a distress location transmission in an emergency at sea. The EPIRB is a yellow, rectangular box with dials, buttons, indicator lights and instruction. An antenna protrudes from the top of the unit. The EPIRB unit sends a 406P (X) EPIRB, with 406M-Hz frequency, 48-hour duration signal. The maker was LOKATA Ltd in England. Remnants of a white label remain on the side. Circa 1980s."NAME OF VESSEL 'SERVICE IF SELF TEST FAILS' " “LO-KATA” moulded into the body. "406P (X) EPIRB" “Model 406” "Lokata Type No 92408" "UK Type approved to MPT 1278" "Class 2" "Made by Lokata Ltd, Falmouth Cornwall England TR10 8AE"" "LOKATE LTD. New North Road Hainault, Ilford Essex IG6 2UR" "ARMED / SAFE / TRANSMIT / CODE / DISPLAY / SET / wait / pass / fail / TEST" "IDENTIFIER / 1349:24034234N" [some characters may be different] "COUNTRY / DENMARK" "VESSEL IDENTITY / 124 [the rest is indecipherable]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, emergency position indicating radio beacon, epirb, lokata ltd, marine safety equipment, satellite transmitting beacon, safety equipment, distress signal, life saving, safety at sea, shipwreck location, lo-kata, falmouth, emergency, beacon, radio signal, communication, marine equipment

These medals were awarded to Robert Andrew Hose, enlistment number 114 was born in Warrnambool in 1892 (parents George and Janet Hose). Prior to enlistment in World War One in 1914 Sergeant Robert Hose served with the permanent armed forces at Maribyrnong, Melbourne. He saw war service in Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front. In May 1917 he was awarded the Military Medal for his courage and resourcefulness and being a fine example to his men in an incident near Beaumetz les Cambrai in France. He died of his wounds a few days later. He is buried in France. These World War One medals are of high significance, particularly the Military Medal awarded for bravery to Robert Andrew Hose, a soldier born in Warrnambool. The Military Medal is a treasured item in our collection because of its rarity and association with a local World War One hero. .1 A bronze medal with a laurel wreath and printing on one side and the figure of Winged Victory on the other side. There is also an inscription around the edges. .2 A silver-coloured medal with the image of King George V of Britain on one side and the image of a figure on horseback. The medal has a metal bar at the top to which is attached a multi-coloured ribbon.( Blue, black, white , and orange.) .3 A silver medal with a laurel wreath, a crown, initials and printing on one side and an image of King George V of Britain on the other side. Red ,White and blue coloured ribbon attached. .4 A black and white photograph of a soldier (R.A.Hose) with handwriting on the front and handwriting and printing on the back. This photograph is a post card. .1The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919 .2 1914-1918 114 SJT R.A.Hose 1st F.A. Bde. A.I.F. .3 For Bravery In The Field 114 SJT. R.A. Hose 1st F.A.Bde Aust. P.A. .4 Sgt. R.A. Hose MM robert andrew hose, world war one, history of warrnambool, r a hose 114

A bluish coloured cardboard cover with black information on it. Top of the booklet written in blue texta is the word Library/ Top right hand corner written in blue texta is the number 1. Under this reads W.O. Code No. 8503. In the middle of the cover there is a photo with a show on the shovel, two hands tying a know and some tents in the background. the cover is ripped at the bottom left hand side. There are two metal staples and three punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare

A blue coloured back cover with the front cover which has rutned to a brownish colour with some blue at the bottom of the cover and it looks like possible water marks on the cardboard cover. Top right hand side reads DSN 7610-66-034-5750. There are two punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, australina military forces, field engineering, mine warfare, mine "anit-personnell m18a1, claymore mine

A beige coloured cardboard cover with black information on the cover. Top righr hand side reads 7610-66-041-6374. The Australian Army Insignis is on the cover with Australian Army under it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, aide-memoire, regimental officers, non-commisioned officers

A beige coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads WO Code No. 7151. There is a black and beige picture in the middle of the cover with the word Demolotions under it. There are three punch holes and tow metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet. Inside of the booklet there is an amendment that has been stapled to one of the pages.australia - armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, demolitions

A light blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the cover. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-039-4909. There is the Australian Army Insignia with Australian Army under it. The booklet is held togethr with two metal staples.australia - armed forces - service manuals, aide-memoire, instructors handbook

A blueish coloured cardboard cover with black information on it. Top right hand side reads WO Code No. 8776. Under the heading Field Engineering and Mine Warfare there is a pictue which has been damaged. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, demolitions

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on it. There is a code near the top right corner which reads WO Code No. 9665. There are two metal staples down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, obstacles

A crfeam coloured cardboard cover with black information on the font. Top right hand corner reads W.O. code No. 6774. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, r.a.m.c., royal army medical corps, drills, exercises

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A blue coloured cover with black writing. Top left hand corner there is a rectangular white label wih 66-018-0066. Section 2 RAE. and 970 in brackets. There is also a WO Code No: 9790 in the top right hand corner. There are three punch holes and two metlal staples down the left hand side of the Manualbritish armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, detection and clearance of mines

A blue coloured cover with black writing. There is a rectangular square at the top with the word "Restricted" above the rest of the information. there is also a WO Code No: 9790 in the top right hand corner. There are three punch holes down the left hand side of the Manualbritish armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, detection and clearance of mines

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-035-2646. The Australian Coat of Arms is on the cover with the details written under it. Bottom left hand corner white label with 629.134 1716 AUS on it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side and the booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, helicopters -- booklets, iroquois helicopter

A biege colourd cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top of the cover and bottom on the cover reads Restricted. There is the Australian Coat of Arms with the details of the booklet under this. The booklet is held together by two metal staples.australia - armed forces - service manuals, raasc, standing orders, safety for raasc amphibians, amphibians

A greyish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner is the number 49. Under this there is a stamp that reads OCTU 3 Trg Gp, Albert Rd, Sth Melbourne 3205 folloowed by DSN 7610-66-065-9676. There is the Australian Army Insignia with details of the booklet under it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, leadership, octu 3 trg gp

A greyish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner is the name of Major A.D. Cran. Under this reads DSN 7610-66-065-9676. There is the Australian Army Insignia with details of the booklet under it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, leadership, major a.d. cran

A greyish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner is the name of Lt. McMaster with the letter D in a circle. Under this reads DSN 7610-66-065-9676. There is the Australian Army Insignia with details of the booklet under it. There are two punch holes and signs of where a metal clasp has been down the left hand side. The booklet is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, leadership, lt. mcmaster

A greyish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-065-9676. There is the Australian Army Insignia with details of the booklet under it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, leadership

A blueish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front of the cover. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-065-9677. Under the Australian Army Insignia is the information of the booklet. There are twp punch holes dowm the left hand side and the booklet is covered in a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine mechanisms

A brown cardboard cover with black information. There is the Australian Army insignia on the cover wuth the name of the booklet under this.australia - armed forces - service manuals, military promotions, royal military college of science

An khaki green cardboad cover with black information on it. There is the Australian Army insignia with the details of the booklet under it. Top right hand side reads: 7610-66-128-2159. There are two punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, military education, survival, land warfare

A blusish coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Top right hand side reads WO Code No. 9445. There are three punch holes down the left hand side. There is some water damage on the cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, signal training, wireless signalling

A khaki green coloured cover with black information on the front. There are two punch holes down the left hand side.There is a stamp at the bottom of the booklet wich reads Supersededaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, training command, army training system

A booklet without a cover which is held together by a metal bulldog clip. The infomation on the front is in black. Top Right Hand reads 0652-02-130-2050 There are five punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, land warfare, 5.56mm australian steyr, infantry

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A blue coloured card vocer with red information on the front. Parts of the cover are faded. At the top right corner reads 7610-66-021-1656. There are two metal screws down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry heavy weapons, 81mm mortar

A faded blue coloured cardboard cover with black information. There is a code near the top which reads WO COde No. 9552. Under the main test of the cover there is a rummber stamp mark which reads HQ 6 Const Gp, Library Copy No: and beside this is the number 57 written in red texta. There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet,british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, quarries and gravel pits

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