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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Grandin, Bob, Answering The Call: Life of a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond (Copy 2)
"There's the bend in the road at Long Tan,' I said. We're behind enemy lines. turn back east, quickly'. I had been scared before but now I was terrified."There's the bend in the road at Long Tan,' I said. We're behind enemy lines. turn back east, quickly'. I had been scared before but now I was terrified.australia - royal australian airforce, 9 squadron, iroquois helicopter, helicopter - huey, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Thomas, Liz, Dust of Life: children of Saigon Streets, 1977
This is a remarkable story of bravery and compassion. Liz Thomas flew alone to Vietnam in 1972 having trained as a nurse. She was twenty years old and her one aim was to help and care for the suffering.This is a remarkable story of bravery and compassion. Liz Thomas flew alone to Vietnam in 1972 having trained as a nurse. She was twenty years old and her one aim was to help and care for the suffering.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - children, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - civilian relief -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Year in the Life of a Vietnam Adviser, 2018
This is a story of fiction based on facts written of events that occurred to the author & other team members.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australian advisers, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aattv -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert. (Copy 2)
Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mackay, Ian, Phantoms of Bribie: The Jungles of Vietnam to Corporate Life and Everything in Between, 2016
The Phamtoms of Bridie is a highly readable blend of an engaging yarn and a fascinating portrayal of operational service in Vietnam as an infantry company commander leading some 100 fine young national service and regular soldiers in cloase quarter jungle fighting.The Phamtoms of Bridie is a highly readable blend of an engaging yarn and a fascinating portrayal of operational service in Vietnam as an infantry company commander leading some 100 fine young national service and regular soldiers in cloase quarter jungle fighting.operation bribie, 7 rar, 4 rar, 6 rar, special air service regiment (australian army), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The Life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert (Copy 1)
Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Berman, Larry, Perfect spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter & Vietnamese Communist Agent (Copy 1), 2007
During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and the legendary Colonel Edward Lansdale - not to mention the most influential members of the South Vietnamese government and army.PaperbackDuring the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and the legendary Colonel Edward Lansdale - not to mention the most influential members of the South Vietnamese government and army. 1927-2006, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- secret service -- vietnam (democratic republic), journalists -- vietnam (democratic republic) -- biography, pham xuan an -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Berman, Larry, Perfect Spy: The incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter & Vietnamese Communist Agent (Copy 2), 2007
During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and the legendary Colenel Edward Lansdale - not to mention the most influential members of the South Vietnamese government and army.HardcoverDuring the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and the legendary Colenel Edward Lansdale - not to mention the most influential members of the South Vietnamese government and army. pham, xuan an, 1927-2006, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- secret service -- vietnam (democratic republic), journalists -- vietnam (democratic republic) -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Le, Cao Dai, The Central Highlands: a North Vietnamese Journal of Life on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1965-1973 (Copy 2), 2004
In the midst of war's cruelty and hardships, this combat doctor showed creativity in his work, life, and in the resistance struggle. A military doctor at the front must do everything: He grasps the scalpel to make incisions, the shovel to dig forifications, the hoe to raise food, the rifle to fight, and the pen to advance medical theory.In the midst of war's cruelty and hardships, this combat doctor showed creativity in his work, life, and in the resistance struggle. A military doctor at the front must do everything: He grasps the scalpel to make incisions, the shovel to dig forifications, the hoe to raise food, the rifle to fight, and the pen to advance medical theory. 1961-1975 -- campaigns -- vietnam -- central highlands, 1961-1975 -- participation, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, vietnamese, president ho chi ninh -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC Collection - Technical Information - ATAR 09 C Turbojet Engine - Operating Time And Service Life Limits Issue 8
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC Collection - Extension Of Life For The ATAR Engine
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item), Operating Time and Service Life Limits ATAR 09B-09C
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Chinnery, Philip, Life On The Line: stories of Vietnam air combat (Copy 1)
This is the first serious attempt to chronicle in one book the life and times of the pilot at war in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972.This is the first serious attempt to chronicle in one book the life and times of the pilot at war in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972.united states. air force, vietnam pilots -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Chinnery, Philip, Life On The Line: stories of Vietnam air combat (Copy 2)
This is the first serious attempt to chronicle in one book the life and times of the pilot at war in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972.This is the first serious attempt to chronicle in one book the life and times of the pilot at war in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972.united states. air force, vietnam war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Weary: the life of Sir Edward Dunlop
dunlop, e. e. (ernest edward) 1907-1993, burma-siam railroad, world war, 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons, japanese -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Vietnam Vet's remarkable life: the true meaning of mateship
mateship (australia), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Meyer, Peter, Defiant Patriot: The Life and Exploits of Lt. Colonel Oliver L. North
An in-depth look at the man who has captured the imagination of America!An in-depth look at the man who has captured the imagination of America!north, oliver, united states. marine corps - biography -
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Painting, William ROWELL, Still life, n.d
Gift of Mack Jost, 1991oil on canvas -
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Painting, Kenneth HOOD, Still life - fruit, 1964
Mack Jost Bequest, 2001oil on canvas -
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Mixed media, Kerrie LESTER, Life wasn't meant to be easy, 1978
Purchased through the Horsham Art Gallery Trust Fund, 1978 -
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Painting, John LONGSTAFF, Still life, n.d
Gift of Mack Jost, 1989 -
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Photograph, Janina GREEN, Teacup still life, 1988
Purchased through the Horsham Art Gallery Trust Fund, 1995 -
Jewish Museum of Australia
Schwarz, Mr Paul, Four scenes of daily life in Theresienstadt by Paul Schwarz, 1943, 1943
Mounted watercolour, ink and pencil on paper.Signed and dated on right image (LR): "Pali Schwarz 1943" UL image: Reinigungdienst [Cleaning Squad] CL image: Auskunftei des Orientierungsdienstes B.V. [Information and Orientation Booth- Magdeburger Barracks] Other Inscriptions: LL image: Eigene Aufwarmekuche in L124 [Private kitchen for warming up food in L124] Image on right: CIII. Frauen-Kaserne/Hamburger/Haupteingang: Allabendlicher Abscheid: Wenn's 20 Uhr Wird [CIII. Women's Barracks/Hamburger/ Main entrance: Nightly farewells at 8 pm] holocaust, second world war, 1939-1945, czech republic, jewish history & people -
St Kilda Historical Society
Booklet, Boyes, Rosemary, The life of James Cook, the man, 1970
'Extracts from the Bi-Centenary Presentation in 1970. An illustrated address presented by Mrs. Boyes at Albury and Wagga, New South Wales, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Benalla and Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, to the general public and schools. This Documentary was generously accepted by His Excellency, the Governor of New South Wales, also awarded the New South Wales Government Bi-Centenary Committee's Certificate of Honour. The manuscript of James Cook, the Man, has been placed in the archives of the Greenwich Maritime Museum, London, the largest of its kind in the British Commonwealth, the Captain Cook Landing Place Historic Museum, Kurnell, Botany Bay, Australia, the Newport Historic Marine Museum, Rhode Island, U.S.A., Newport being the last resting place of Cook's "Endeavour".'Cover of grey paper, folded, containing a single folded sheet of white paper, printed in black. Bound with 2 staples. captain cook -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, A LIFE OF SERVICE TO CSIRO AND WIDER COMMUNITY THAT EARNED RESPECT
PHOTOCOPY OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLE JOHN COOMBE OBE 1923-2008 OBITUARYOF A CLUNES BORN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CSIRO AUSTRALIA JOHN COOMBE OBETHE AGE - 3 APRIL 2008john coombe, obe -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Book - Biography, Memoirs of My Life During World War II, 1997
Wartime memoirs of Werner Buschmann, a German Merchant Seaman, captured on the "Hohenfels" and brought to Australia for internment, later classified as a prisoner of war. Printed material in black plastic folder, comprising of 62 pages of A 4 size pages in clear plastic sleeves. mv hohenfels, german merchant seaman, ranji tiki, dhurringile pow camp, hohenfels, werner buschmann, ralf taeuber -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Riverbanker Child a Personal Life
The author grew up on the banks of the Goulburn river, where families lived in tents and shanties. His words and memories of growingt up as a Riverbanker in the 1940'sPart of the history of SheppartonSoft cover book, 52 pages, written by Alan H. Scott. White card cover front and back, Black pencil drawing on front of a tent with patches, a person in doorway, a dog . rear vover has a pencil drawing of a person leaning over a light. printing says Shepparton's Shanties, the Argus, Melbourne ,Vic 1848 -1954. Slum Boards Visit. 'Grievous Wrong being Done" plus other comments. The author has autographed page 1.Autographed by authorgoulburn river, shepparton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine, Wild Life, June 1947
Australian nature magazine featuring articles written by POW Adolf Wilke about bearded lizards. Title of article "My Prison Companions" (part 1). Part 2 C7685. Adolf was a POW at Camp 13 Murchison. Article page 207.Soft covered magazine stapled at spine, has black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover features red coloured flower heads (waratah). Title is also in red. Vol 8 no 6. Price 1/-.Miss Joan Graf, 25 Lothair Road, London N4 England Wilkeadolf wilke, my prison companions, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, australian nature magazine -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine, Wild Life, July 1947
Australian nature magazine featuring articles written by POW Adolf Wilke about bearded lizards. This is the second part of "My Prison Companions" (part 1 C7684) Adolf was a POW at Camp 13 Murchison. Original articles was translated from German by Captain Llewellyn Seal, of Army Intelligence and is about bearded lizards. Page 245.Soft covered magazine stapled at spine, has black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover features bird on tree limbs with seed in its beak. Orange splash on birds wings. Title is also in orange. Vol 9 no 7. Wilkeadolf wilke, my prison companions, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, australian nature magazine, bearded lizards, captain llewellyn seal -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Mrs Irmhild Beinssen, An Account of Life in Internment Camp 3 Tatura during WW2, 1994
Recollections written in 1994 relating to experiences of German family residing in Sydney in 1940/ internment of Ekke Beinssen/internment of his wife Irmhild and 3 children in Camp 3. English translation by Gerhard Meinke.green plastic folder containing clear plastic envelopes and black spineekke beinssen, irmhild beinssen, camp 3 internees, gerhard meinke