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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 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Medal - Neil WWI
... World War One...Two World War One medals: British War Medal 1914-1918... melbourne Neil WWI Medal Two World War One medals: British War Medal ...Sapper Stanley Matthew Neil Pavletich served as Stanley Matthew Neil.Two World War One medals: British War Medal 1914-1918 and Victory Medal awarded to Regimental No 5893 Sapper S W Neil 2nd Division Signal Company.pavletich, neil, wwi, world war one -
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
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... mornington-peninsula Compass, Astro A World War 2 era W. W. Boes ...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 -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Goggles
... second world war... Corps in the First or Second World War. Unlike other examples... or Second World War. Unlike other examples, this set does not have ...Flying goggles possibly used by a member of the Flying Corps in the First or Second World War. Unlike other examples, this set does not have fur lined interior suggesting that it may have been used by ground crew rather than those at altititude.Goggles constructed of various materials: rubber edging, metal frames, plastic lens, canvas sides and elastic strap attached via metal buckles. Rubber hand stitched to convas sides. Lens cracked and yellowed in centre.flying, royal australian air force, raaf, flying corps, goggle, eyemask, aviation, equipment, pilot, first world war, second world war -
National Wool Museum
Card, Lili Knitting and Crochet Card no. 39
... World War.... World War. Knitting Handicrafts - history Knitting Handicrafts ...This card and a number of other knitting books were owned by the mother and aunts of the donor, Mrs Dorothy Boyle. They were prolific producers of hand knitted and hand made items of clothing and also knitted and sewed for the armed forces during the Second World War.THE / Lili / KNITTING & CROCHET CARDS / HAND / BAG / SIZE / A MODERNISED CARD SYSTEM FOR / CONVENIENCE. A BIG IMPROVEMENT ON / THE 'PAGE TORN FROM A BOOK' METHOD / DESIGN NO / 39 / PRICE / 4d. / PUBLISHED BY / DEMARET & CO. / 28-30 DERBY ST / COLLINGWOODknitting handicrafts - history, knitting, handicrafts - history -
Polish Museum & Archives in Australia
Carpathian Brigade badge
... World War II...military memorabilia from world War two. This brigade... brigade military memorabilia from world War two. This brigade ...military memorabilia from world War two. This brigade was initially stationed in the middle east, in particular in Syria Lebanon and eventually moved to North Africa where it took part in the battle of the Tobruk and subsequently in Italy where it took part in the battle of monte casinoone of the few remaining elements of this Brigades (in Australia.metal badge with green cypress tree being the symbol of the carpathian brigadecarpathian brigade, world war ii, military memorabilia -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - CAC CA-12 Boomerang A46-25 (Fuselage)
... was Australia’s so-called ‘Panic Fighter’ of the Second World War... ‘Panic Fighter’ of the Second World War. It was designed ...Historical Details: . Description: The Boomerang was Australia’s so-called ‘Panic Fighter’ of the Second World War. It was designed and built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in response to Australia’s desperate need for combat aircraft following Japan’s sudden entry into. Level of Importance: State -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Costume - Costume and Accessories, Cotton Frock 1946, 1946
... During World War 2 A Popular Girl Quest was held... Frock Floral Pattern During World War 2 A Popular Girl Quest ...During World War 2 A Popular Girl Quest was held - At a social evening for entran Gwen Kingston ( Boisen) . A raffle fr a dress length ( No Coupons) was held. I was the winner. I had this frock made up early 1946. Joyce DowsettCotton Frock Floral Patternww2 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Phone and Speaker System, Alfred Graham & Co London, n.d
... of business by the end of the Second World War so this object would... of business by the end of the Second World War so this object would ...Found by an abalone diver at wreck of the Corio. Alfred Graham & Co was a British company which was founded in the 1880s. They developed a niche market for ship's phones. They had gone out of business by the end of the Second World War so this object would be pre-1945.Metal speaker system unit - circular, instructions for use inscribed on front.Front: 'Press plunger to call distant station Speak close into mouthpiece Lift right hand tube to ear Patent Navy Phone Alfred Graham & Co, London' - all capital letterscommunication, marine, ships phone -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Wagga Quilt, c.1945
... world war two...This wagga was made during World War Two from disused...This wagga was made during World War Two from disused ...This wagga was made during World War Two from disused patterned rayon patches. The wagga is filled with jute bags. The maker of the quilt is unknown. The wagga was a necessity given the austerity of war, it shows the persistence of wagga quilt making right through the 1940s.Quilt/wagga, patterned rayon cover in mixed patches in blues and greens, with jute lining.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, quilting - history, world war two, wagga, jute -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program, St Kilda Patriotic Society Entertainments, 1940
... raised funds during the Second World War was through... raised funds during the Second World War was through ...One of the ways by which the St Kilda Patriotic Society raised funds during the Second World War was through entertainment that was offered by the City of St Kilda every Sunday evening at St Kilda Town Hall. The program is for entertainment on 18 August 1940.Pink coloured paper printed on one side in blackst kilda patriotic society, wwii fund-raising, arnold colman, city of st kilda -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Tag, cow Heytesbury East, late 20th century
... as a dairying area and was one of the largest post World War Two farming... as a dairying area and was one of the largest post World War Two farming ...The Heytesbury Settlement Scheme in the area west of Colac and bordering the Otway Ranges. The Settlement was established in 1960 as a dairying area and was one of the largest post World War Two farming settlements. This cow tag has been broken at the top and detached from the animal.The item is of some interest as coming from the Heytesbuty Settlement. Dairying is of major importance in the Warrnambool area and this extends to the Heytesbury area. These cow tags have now been superseded by more improved technological equipment. This is a brass cow tag. It is semi-circular with a ring top, broken or worn through at the top. ‘1292’ ‘Heytes East’ heytesbury settlement scheme, cow tag