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Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Medal Set (set of 4)
... Division Signals, 2nd AIF who served in Bouganville during World... served in Bouganville during World War 2. Set consists ...Set of four service medals issued to Australian Army serviceman James Marshall, VX103257, Lance Corporal, 3rd Australian Division Signals, 2nd AIF who served in Bouganville during World War 2. Set consists of the Australian Service Medal 1939-1945, the War Medal 1939-1945, the 1939-1945 Star and the Pacific Star, all medals are complete with ribbons and have been mounted on a common bar for attachment to the wearer's clothing. -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Compass, Astro
... A World War 2 era W. W. Boes and Co. MKll astro compass... navigation aeronautical raaf raf ww2 ...A World War 2 era W. W. Boes and Co. MKll astro compass typically used as an aviation navigation aid. It is manufactured from aluminum with black enamel finish. An astro compass is a navigational tool used to determine true north from the position of the sun or astronomical bodies. These are used in circumstances where magnetic compasses and gyrocompasses are unreliable, for example in the presence of magnetic field anomalies (such as polar regions, ships hulls, aircraft hulls, etc.). Nameplate on the base reads "ASTRO-COMPASS MK II / The W.W. BOES CO. / DAYTON, OHIO, USA"compass, astro compass, navigation, aeronautical, raaf, raf, ww2, -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document
... A leave pass issued to Australian Army World War 2... World War 2 serviceman Private George Edward (Red) Miller ...A leave pass issued to Australian Army World War 2 serviceman Private George Edward (Red) Miller, service number VX3693 of the 5th Battalion, 2nd Australian Imperial Force. The pass was issued on the 28th July, 1940 entitling Miller to take leave from 0650 hours to 1700 with permission for him to proceed to Jerusalem. The pass is printed on paper and has been completed with hand written details and comments. (refer to items 00460 and 00460.1) -
Wangaratta Historical Society
Handcock Clock, Early 19th Century
... , for the commitment of eight of their nine sons to the First World War. Two... to the First World War. Two of their sons were killed during the war ...The clock made of marble, known as the Handcock Clock at the Wangaratta Museum, was presented to Harriet and Charles Handcock of Myrrhee near Wangaratta on Anzac Day in 1917, by the Oxley Shire, for the commitment of eight of their nine sons to the First World War. Two of their sons were killed during the war and three others came home with injuries. One young son and two girls were left home. The Handcock Clock was donated to the Wangaratta Historical Society in 1967 and is on display in the Museum. There is a plaque on the front of the clock with the date, presenters, and reason for presentation. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Report, Memorial Window - Second World War, 1995
... Memorial Window - Second World War...world war...A history of the second world war memorial window at Christ... War A history of the second world war memorial window ...A history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham.A history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham. It includes material on the history of the window, the dedication service and photographs and information on the five men remembered. Gordon Crawford, Ross Fenton, Owen Loftus, Ron Peake and Alwyn Till. Also included is an essay by Alwyn Till on Wood Carters in the district, a letter to his mother from Britain and a letter regarding his service and death with the Belgian Marquis. Colour photograph of window 25 pagesA history of the second world war memorial window at Christ Church, Mitcham.christ church anglican church mitcham;, stained glass windows, world war, 1939 - 1945, crawford, gordon douglas, fenton, william ross, bremner, loftus owen spencer, peake, ronald mosely, till, alwyn, wood carters -
Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - BENDIGO EAST ROLL OF HONOUR, c1945- 1950
... is the phrase: - "SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945"..... At the bottom of the board is the phrase: - "SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 ...This is a wide wooden Roll of Honor board. It has a light tinted varnish. The title is painted in gold paint with shadows. The names are in gold lettering. At the centre top of the board is a painted circle of 23 cms diameter, inside that circle is a Rising Sun image with a kangaroo and emu facing each other. A five pointed star is at the bottom. There are 6 columns of names. There are 114 names. 3 are shown as dead. At the bottom of the board is the phrase: - "SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945".ww2, honour board, bendigo east -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE
... on the top of the poppet head were used during World War 2 to warn... during World War 2 to warn the good citizens of Bendigo of any ...Black and white photograph, copy, of the North Deborah Gold Mine poppet head, possibly taken in the 1940's. The trestle way and sky shaft used to convey ore to the landing brace are visible. Poppet head legs are metal and painted white. Corrugated iron sheds on right and in background. Air raid sirens on the top of the poppet head were used during World War 2 to warn the good citizens of Bendigo of any impending attack.bendigo, mining, north deborah gold mine -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Prospectus, Ballarat College War Memorial
... second-world-war... the Second World War. The appeal was launched in 1946... during the Second World War. The appeal was launched in 1946 ...The War Memorial Appeal Committee of the Ballarat College Old Collegians' Association scheme for a memorial to Old Boys who gave their lives in the service of their country during the Second World War. The appeal was launched in 1946 and the extensions opened in 1953.Significant evidence of old collegian commitment to the memory of their peers and to the development of the school. Bi-fold printed sheet printed on both sideswar-memorial, ballarat-college, second-world-war -
Hume City Civic Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Victory Celebration
... World War 2... officially surrendered in World War 2 and what happened in Sunbury... surrendered in World War 2 and what happened in Sunbury from morning ...This is a newspaper clipping describing the date that Japan officially surrendered in World War 2 and what happened in Sunbury from morning until the wee small hours of the next day. This article was published in the Sunbury News on 15 August 1945.This is a newspaper clipping from the Sunbury News dated 15 August 1945 under the heading Victory Celebration.Victory Celebrationsunbury news office, sunbury news, world war 2, boardman eric, aitken kathleen, memorial hall, gilchrist hugh, 1940s -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Flyer, Welcome Home Smoke Social, 1946
... who served in the Second World War. The event was held... who served in the Second World War. The event was held ...Advertisement for a Smoke Social presented by the City of St Kilda to welcome home returned servicemen from St Kilda who served in the Second World War. The event was held in the St Kilda Town Hall on 24 April 1946.Cream paper printed in bluecity of st kilda, wwii recognition of service -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Memorabilia - Wall Clock, c. 1940
... world war two, clock, electric clock,twenty four hour clock... (NAHC) to be kept as memorabilia of the Second World War... the closure of the RAAF Air Base after the Second World War an auction ...Following the closure of the RAAF Air Base after the Second World War an auction sale was held. Mr Goldsworthy, mechanic and garage owner of Kaniva purchased the clock and hung it on the wall of the garage where it remained when the business was sold to Mr Eddy Rowe of Kaniva. The clock remained in action until the 17th October 2009 when Mr Rowe disconnected the power supply to the clock, and donated it to the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre (NAHC) to be kept as memorabilia of the Second World War. On completion of the building of a new hangar/exhibition centre at the Nhill Aerodrome, the clock will be hung on the wall and once again connected to the power supply.Clock was used at the air school at Nhill during WW224 hour electric wall clock with Telechron brand on face. It has a pair of hour hands, one red one black and a black minute hand and second hand. A domed shaped Perspex front. The clock face has 24 hour markings. The glass and clock face are set within a steel frame.The clock has Telechron and twenty-four hour numbers written on the clock face. Pasted on the back side is "instructions for setting the clock which is marked WARREN TELECHRON COMPANY/Ashland Mass. U.S.A world war two, clock, electric clock,twenty four hour clock, nhill aerodrome, raaf air base, warren telechron, goldsworthy, eddy rowe -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Freedman, Harold
... in the RAAF in World War Two and subsequently as a teacher of art... and work as an artist, his time serving in the RAAF in World War ...An obituary in ‘The Age’ newspaper dated 02/08/1999 for Harold E. Freedman OA born 21/05/1915, died 16/07/1999. Includes a history of his life and work as an artist, his time serving in the RAAF in World War Two and subsequently as a teacher of art and most importantly as a muralist and the state artist of Victoria.freedman harold, freedman heather, caulfield, caulfield technical school, art, artists, portraits, cartoons, printmaking -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, WW2 Australian Defence Forces - Allied Aliens, c1940s
... recruited to the defence forces during World War 2. Pictured... World War 2. Pictured is a group belonging to Civilian Military ...Young Greek born men who had migrated to Australia were recruited to the defence forces during World War 2. Pictured is a group belonging to Civilian Military Forces. Standing, second from the right, is Nakis (Nick) Raftopoulos.During the period of the second world war, Ithacans who were unnaturalised were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces as 'Allied Aliens' and served the war effort on the home front. Naturalised Ithacans saw active service.A black and white photograph of nine men in army uniform at a camp. Five men are standing behind the other four who are sitting in front. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - digital photographs, Lisa Gervasoni, Laurie Sullivan's Wollemi Pine Memorial at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn, c2006
... for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa... lived in Hepburn Springs, except for service during World War ...Laurie Sullivan lived in Hepburn Springs, except for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa prisoner of war under the German Army. A Stalwart of the Hepburn Football Club, the football ground was named in his honour. Colour photograph of a Wollemi Pine planted for Laurie Sullivan at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn. hepburn, laurie sullivan, memorial, wollemi pine, hepburn football ground, laurie sullivan reserve -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - digital photographs, Clare Gervasoni, Laurie Sullivan's Wollemi Pine Memorial at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn, 2020, 16/09/2020
... for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa... for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa ...Laurie Sullivan lived in Hepburn Springs, except for service during World War Two. He was captured in Crete and aa prisoner of war under the German Army. A Stalwart of the Hepburn Football Club, the football ground was named in his honour. Colour photograph of a Wollemi Pine planted for Laurie Sullivan at the Laurie Sullivan Reserve, Hepburn. H.F.C. In memory of Laurie Sullivan 21-6-2006hepburn, laurie sullivan, memorial, wollemi pine, hepburn football ground, laurie sullivan reserve, memorial tree -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
World War 2 Australian Army long woollen gaiters, 1943
... World War 2 Australian Army long woollen gaiters...australian army, world war 2 1939-45; gaiters, puttees... to a serving Australian Soldier in World War 2 1939-45 ... to a serving Australian Soldier in World War 2 1939-45 This pair ...A Gaiter or Puttee covers the lower leg and boot lacing and are a type of protective clothing for the ankles and legs below the knee.. These long woollen wrap around Gaiters were issued 1943 to a serving Australian Soldier in World War 2 1939-45 This pair of Australian Army Gaiters were issued in 1943 to one of the many young men from City of Moorabbin who volunteered to serve during WW2 1939-45 WW2 extra long wool wraps /gaiters / puttees Australian Army issue 1943 MADE IN AUSTRALIA / N466 D D / REGIMENTAL NO. ......./ NAME ... C.M / 1943australian army, world war 2 1939-45; gaiters, puttees, woollen goods, protective gear, uniforms, australian infantry forces, moorabbin, bentleigh , cheltenham -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Silk Flag, Nippon Times
... world war 2...Made at the end of World War 2 to celebrate the surrender... at the end of World War 2 to celebrate the surrender of Japan ...Made at the end of World War 2 to celebrate the surrender of Japan. The item was brought back from Japan by Sapper Albert Alexander Founds VX71775 who joined from Lara Victoria 12 January 1942 and was discharged on 9th July 1947. Made of silk after the Japanese Surrender of World War 2A silk flag with the words Nippon Times. Unconditional Surrender by Japs Completed at 20 minute Ceremony. Picture of cherry blossoms, map of Japan and British, American FlagSee imagesilk, american army, british army, australian military forces, aif, cherry blossoms, nippon times, japan, world war 2, ww2, japenese surrender -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, William S. Murphy, The Textile Industries ( eight volumes)
... and closed in 2000. During World War Two this Mill employed 700... Mill which opened in 1910 and closed in 2000. During World War ...Technical information on the textile industryThese volumes have blue hard covers with pale green printing and stylised images of a loom and spindles in gold. The spines also feature a loom. The pages contain printed text, a colour photo, diagrams and black and white illustrations on inserted pages.non-fictionTechnical information on the textile industrywarrnambool woollen mill, textile industries -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Uniform - VMR battledress Stening
... World War Two.../13 Victorian Mounted Rifles. He had World War Two service (SX.... united nations World War Two WWII Sinai Stening UN UNMOGIP ...Uniform worn by Major Charles Stening when serving with 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles. He had World War Two service (SX 1412) and service with United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) 1951.Battledress jacket, shirt and tie. Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) shoulder titles, Major badges of rank, blue platted lanyard, ribbon bar: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence medal, British War Medal 1939-45, Australian Service medal 1939-45, United Nations medal and Efficiency Decoration (ED). Blue UN beret.united nations, world war two, wwii, sinai, stening, un, unmogip -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH of TWO SOLDIERS, c1939-1940
... Photograph of Father and Son from World War 2, taken up.... Photograph of Father and Son from World War 2, taken up against ...Photograph of Father and Son from World War 2, taken up against a wooden fence - in full uniform. Identified as Francis Robert Burchnall (father) No. 1666 (WW1) & VX64477 and Francis Alan Burchnall VX58285 (son). Both KIA at Sandakan.Black & white photo of two WW2 soldiers standing against a wooden fence.Hand writing on back of photo of names of "Frank Burchnall" & "Father" & Frank.sandakan, ww2, photograph -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Album (Item) - Photo Album of Kevin Kerle, Photo Album
... aircraft during the Second World War, include Short Sunderland... aircraft during the Second World War, include Short Sunderland ...Contains a collection of photographs of RAAF combat aircraft during the Second World War, include Short Sunderland, Supermarine Spitfire, Lockheed Hudson, Vultee Vengeance, Bristol Beaufighter, CAC Boomerang, Fairey Battle and North American B-25 Mitchell. -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Flyer, City of St Kilda Community and Variety Entertainments, 1940
... During the Second World War the City of St Kilda helped...During the Second World War the City of St Kilda helped ...During the Second World War the City of St Kilda helped the St Kilda Patriotic Society raise funds by enabling performances every Sunday evening at St Kilda Town Hall. This flyer or poster advertises the first of these, on 21 July 1940.Cream coloured paper printed on one side in redst kilda patriotic society, wwii fund-raising, arnold colman, city of st kilda -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, SS Orduna
... as a troopship. Another task during the Second World War... with the need for military transport in the Second World War, she ...On 12 August 1940, SS Orduna sailed from Liverpool with a privately organised party of 16 children from Belmont Preparatory school, Hassocks Sussex to Nassau. It was part of a wider British Government children's evacuation program during World War II, when the prospect of imminent invasion threatened Britain. In 1941 with the need for military transport in the Second World War, she was put into service by the British government as a troopship. Another task during the Second World War was that of an evacuation transport. In 1945 the Orduna brought back Prisoners of War and internees from the Far East. A memorial to the ships involved in the repatriation was unveiled on the Liverpool waterfront on 15 October 2011. Black and white photograph of ship at sea alongside populated coastline.In pencil on rear - SS Orduna - We escorted her from Panama to Valparaisoss orduna, ww2 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Report, W'bool Woollen Mill Co Ltd, 1945
... -known nationally, particularly during World War Two... during World War Two. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill operated ...This is a document showing the state of the accounts in 1944-5 of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill, a significant commercial business in Warrnambool for several decades that was well-known nationally, particularly during World War Two. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill operated in South Warrnambool off McDonald Street from 1910 to 2001 and produced mainly woollen blankets and flannels. Some of the old Woollen Mill buildings today are heritage-listed. The item shows that there was a reduced turnover in 1944-5 because of fewer Government contracts but the company was still making a profit. The Federal Government was a major buyer of Warrnambool Woollen Mill products with the factory supplying blankets for the Armed Forces in World War Two.This is an important document which forms part of a larger collection of Warrnambool Woollen Mill material in the archives of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill was a major industry in Warrnambool , employing at its peak several hundred people and it was a significant building in the city, with the social and economic ramifications connected to a major business in a regional centre. The document shows the state of the business during World War Two.This is a document of 14 pages produced for the Warrnambool Woollen Mill Company Limited by Edward V. Nixon & Partners, Chartered Accountants, Melbourne, a Report and Comparative Accounts for the years ended 30th September 1944 and 30th September 1945. The cover is grey-coloured light cardboard bound with a paper adhesive. The report covers five pages and the financial statements nine pages. The material is typed.The report is signed Edwin V. Nixon & Partners and the financial reports are initialled E.V.N. & P. warrnambool, warrnambool woollen mill, warrnambool woollen mill report 1944-45 -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Permission from Blamey for Savige to travel to Hobart in March 1940, 1940
... was in Australia during the second World War. It is signed by General... was in Australia during the second World War. It is signed by General ...A letter dated 14 March 1940 to Legatee Stan Savige advising him that he had permission to visit Hobart Legacy while he was in Australia during the second World War. It is signed by General Thomas Blamey. The reason for the trip to Hobart was to present the Legacy Charter to the Remembrance Club to become Hobart Legacy. It was held at Hadley's Hotel in Hobart. Savige was serving in the Second World War and had to obtain special permission to travel to Hobart to fulfil this task. A menu card from the dinner is also in the archive. Legatee Savige presented the Legacy Charter which was then accepted by the President of the Remembrance Club. The members were then presented with Legacy Badges.An important link to Legatee Stan Savige, the founder of Legacy and the acceptance of Legacy Charter in Hobart.Cream letterhead of the 2nd AIF with a letter from General Blamey to Stan Savige in 1940.Signed E A Blamey in black ink.stan savige, remembrance club, hobart, thomas blamey -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Sextant, Bubble
... the World War 2 era. A sextant is used to measure the altitude... used by the RAF and RAAF during the World War 2 era ...Bubble Sextant model Mark 1XA type A.M. 6B/218 in protective storage box. Complete, with operation instructions. This is an aviation navigation instrument used by the RAF and RAAF during the World War 2 era. A sextant is used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies above a horizontal line of reference. A navigator can use the horizon as this line of reference, but when an aircraft is above the clouds or flying at night, the navigator can’t see the horizon. The bubble sextant solves this problem by providing an artificial horizon.The storage case has a label with the following: "A.M. 6B/218 MK IX A" and the number "10772/42 (V)" -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Certificate, Young Workers' Patriotic Guild
... War Relief WW2.... This is to certify that during the second world war JEAN CRAVEN a pupil... Guild. This is to certify that during the second world war JEAN ...Issued by the Education Department of Victoria to those who raised funds for the War Relief.Coloured certificate on heavy paper. Certificate reads "Education Department Victoria. Young Workers' Patriotic Guild. This is to certify that during the second world war JEAN CRAVEN a pupil of SHEPPARTON HIGH SCHOOL. Qualified as an effective member by raising 1 pound for War Relief objectives. Signed by A E LIND Minister, J A SEITZ director, James O"CONNOR Headmaster. Dated 5th November 1942. Framed in a red frame with gold edge, white mount and under glass.education department of victoria, young workers' patriotic guild, jean craven, shepparton high school, war relief ww2 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Wal Jack, early 1948
... Set of two Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Set of 2 Negative Set of two ...Yields information about the refurbishment of former Melbourne tram to Ballarat car 34 within the depot.Set of two Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of tram No. 137 being converted to tram 34 during early 1948 - see Wal Jack tram car notes, Reg Item 5545. Has the body jacks on either side of the tramcar. .1 - head on view .2 - 3/4 view with window frames removed and the tram being repainted. Still has the white fronts from the MMTB World War 2 usage.trams, tramways, depot, bogie trams, mmtb, conversion, tram 137 tram 34 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1945c
... World War 1939 - 1945... block opposite road to Bullock Island built after World War 2... Hotels World War 1939 - 1945 Black and white small format ...North Arm Bridge and TownBlack and white small format postcard of bridge across North Arm, showing town and Club Hotel; jetties in Cunninghame Arm; sand dunes; and concrete brick toilet block built beside Highway between Club Hotel and North Arm. Concrete brick toilet block opposite road to Bullock Island built after World War 2 bricks made on Kimmels Farm, toilet at Harbecks Wharf and cricket club pavilion built same era. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, jetties, hotels, world war 1939 - 1945 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PROUD STORY ; THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND
... World War Two... the Second World War, 1939-1945. F. H. Johnston Publishing Co. Pty... Lydia Chancellor World War Two Australian Comforts Fund ...A hard covered book with sleeve containing a coloured illustration of war jeeps with driver on the front. The book is titled 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts Fund.' A Commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, The Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945. F. H. Johnston Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1949.C.O. Bradham Jacksonaustralia, military, history, lydia chancellor collection, collection, lydia chancellor, world war two, australian comforts fund, australian history, history, w.w.ii, war, royal australian navy, royal australian air force, the australian military forces