A black and white photograph of 1st Australian Task Force Commander (Oct 68 - Sep 69) Brigadier C.M.I. "Sandy" Pearson MC and his Aide 2Lt Paul Coleman Royal Australian Armoured Corps, watch task force Royal Australian Regiment Infantry depart on a helibourne assault to commence operationsphotograph, 1st atf base, brig sandy pearson, 2lt paul coleman, raac, royal australian regiment, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, raac, royal australian army corps

Christmas Card - colour printed sketch of fortuna Villa showing partial view of driveway, portico entrance on left, turret tower, ironwork balcony and conservatory on right. Wording inside card reads ' Seasons Greetings from Army Survey Regiment Fortuna'. On rear of card is a 'Royal Australian Survey Corps insignia.

Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.RAASC officer's metal collar badge. The badge is bi-metal construction using silver and gold coloured metals. The silver metal background features a Queen's Crown and a seven-pointed star. Gold coloured metal is circular in shape with a royal cypher in the middle. Blue and red enameling in the centre. On the back are two loop fittings.Stamped on gold coloured metal: ' ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS'. Printed in gold on blue enamel garter: 'MONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Stamped on back: 'STOKES, MELB'.badge, uniform, royal australian army service corps, kevin john herdman

Green vinyl handbook with a velcro opening, featuring a four-part ring binder that holds a paper notebook of written and illustrated information regarding weapons and practices. Front - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS HANDBOOK / CORPS TRAINING NOTES / VOLUME 6 / SPECIAL TECHNIQUES / PAMPHLET NO 2 / ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS / POCKET BOOK / 1992 / (CTN RAE 6.2) Image -

Taken in 1944 in Bonegilla, Victoria, this photograph depicts soldiers of the 1st Australian Corps Signals training battalion releasing carrier pigeons from a portable loft for their daily exercise.The 1st Australian Corps Signals was a branch of the Australian Imperial Airforce that was active during World War Two. One of the tasked carried out by 1st Australian Corps Signals was to send messages through the use of carrier pigeons. Carrier pigeons were most commonly used by the Allied Forces to send messages from the front line trenches or advancing units.Black and white square reproduced photograph on rectangular archival paperObverse: Negative Number: 066265/ thumbnail/ image 066265/ purchased from Australian War Memorial/ Bonegilla Victoria 1944*05-03 Carrier pigeons being released for their/ daily exercise from a portable loft of the 1st Signals training Battlion/ Reverse: 7993/military album, beechworth, burke museum, military, world war 2, ww2, australian army, bonegilla, pigeons

Taken in 1944 in Bonegilla, Victoria, this photograph depicts soldiers of the 1st Australian Corps Signals training battalion releasing carrier pigeons from a portable loft for their daily exercise.The 1st Australian Corps Signals was a branch of the Australian Imperial Airforce that was active during World War Two. One of the tasked carried out by 1st Australian Corps Signals was to send messages through the use of carrier pigeons. Carrier pigeons were most commonly used by the Allied Forces to send messages from the front line trenches or advancing units.Black and white square reproduced photograph on rectangular archival paperObverse: Bonegilla Victoria 1944 - 05 - 03 Carrier pigeons being released for their daily exercise/ from a portable loft of the 1st Signals training Battlion/ copied from the Australian War Memorial No 066265 Order No 2319835 Copyright/ permission for the collection of/ Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum Beechworth/ Reverse: 7993.1military album, beechworth, burke museum, military, world war 2, ww2, australian army, bonegilla, pigeons

Report covering the activities of 1 Fd Svy Sqn between Jul 78 to Sep 78. Monthly Reports were mandatory for Royal Australian Survey Corps unitsPlastic, Cardboard covered, A4 Paper reports, diagrams. Loose pages and pictorial Index at rearroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Report covering the activities of 1 Fd Svy Sqn between Oct 78 to Dec 78. Monthly Reports were mandatory for Royal Australian Survey Corps unitsPlastic, Cardboard covered, A4 Paper reports, diagrams. Pictorial Index at rear.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

The Royal Australian Survey Corps was disbanded in 1996, and as a result the Army Survey Regiment Officers Mess was also disbanded. This minute describes the administrative procedures for the dissolution of the Officers Mess Army survey Regiment Minute 44-1-1, 30 pages A4 paper stapled top left cornerroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Part of the small collection of uniforms in DAHC's possession. Like most of these uniform this one stems from the 1950's. The shoulder insignas indicate a "Genie" division (Engineering Corps).Many of the 1950's period uniforms came from people that had been discharged after having served in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the Indonesian Indepence War.Part of Dutch army uniform: (1) dress jacket with (2) cotton dress belt, (3a) leather belt with (3b) cross belt, (4) khaki tie and (5) cap with names W. van Reed//Dorland on the inside. Jacket has brass buttons, NL lion embroidered on sleeve, "genie" emblem on shoulder strap and rank sign (one star - Lieutenant) on collar. Note: match box "Drogist Lucifers" left in pocket.(1) Label jacket text "Maatkleding, Maison Jordi & Cie, tel 4608, Amersfoort" and rank indication (Lt). (5) Cap has names W van Reed & Dortland. "Drogist Lucifers" on matchbox in pocket.

Part of the small collection of uniforms in DAHC's possession. Like most of these uniform this one stems from the 1950-ies. The shoulder insigne indicate a "Genie" division (Engineering Corps).Many of the 1950's period uniforms came from people that had been discharched after having served in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the Indonesian War of Independence.Dutch military field uniform made from heavy greenish material: (1) short jacket and (2) pantsShort jacket (brass, insect eye - like button on each collar, St Joris (St George) patch on shoulder straps, "Prins Alexander" on sleeves, Dutch army emblem with "Je Maintiendrai", the Dutch national motto, on left sleeve), marks inside jacket W MvO 1954, Motecht door MITN.uniform army

Material used by Corporal Bock in training. Also VDC (Volunteer Defence Corps)logos, motor spirit ration tickets and instruction for battle, guarding service aircraft etc.Black folder containing printed matter in plastic sleeves.corporal bock, b company 16th battalion, volunteer defence corp, vdc logos

The 13th Light Horse being Corps Cavalry often had the task of gathering prisoners-of-war from the infantry and moving them to POW compounds behind the front line.Rare photograph of Australian Light Horse escorting prisoners-of-war in large numbers in France during WWI.Black and white photograph of large group of German soldiers, escorted by 7 mounted Australian soldiers, marching through a village street. Photograph is affixed to a heavy card backing."Prisoners captured in the battle of Hamel, France. Escorted by members of the 13th Light Horse Regiment to compound at Bertangles on July 4th 1918."13th light horse, prisoner-of-war, hamel

Object issued to and used by National Serviceman Private Bowd, Raymond Maxwell, Service no. 3797139, who served in 3 RAR, Royal Australian Infantry Corps in Vietnam 1971.Khaki cotton, Army issue sewing kit. Inside has two pouches; the bottom one with a flap. Outside has black tape used to keep kit closed when rolled up. Contains a reel of beige sewing cotton and black folded paper containing seven sewing needles.C.G.C.F / Victoria / 1968 / Regimental No 3797139. Name: Bowd RM.sewing kit, housewife, khaki, canvas, needles, thread, bowd

In March 1995 ATCV had circulated a proposal for an ‘Australia Corps’. The proposal emerged over time from ATCV board and staff through debate and experience. ATCV Board member Alan Wright had written earlier: “There is in our society a terrible vacuum for adolescents to give expression to their independence and idealism in a constructive way, a chance to try themselves out independent of their parents/teachers in adult roles.” ATCV’s Brisbane office manager Phil Harrison had first been involved with ATCV as a volunteer from UK, drew together ideas about an ‘Australia Corps’, that had been discussed with Alan Wright, John Fenton and others at the ATCV staff/board planning workshop at Sorrento in December 1993 and “…based upon our experience and participation in the LEAP program and observations of Conservation Corps around the world”. The concept of a six-month program for young people with a training wage and accredited training which encouraged both competencies and personal development emerged, with a standard format of ten participants working fopr six months under the direction of a supervisor. The ‘Australia Corps’ proposal was widely distributed to Federal, State and Territory parliamentarians and received positive feedback. The Liberal Party, then in Opposition, included the idea of a “Green Army” in their environmental policy, placing more emphasis on environmental outcomes and less on job creation than the Keating ALP Government had. A young and up-and-coming parliamentarian, Tony Abbott MP, was enthusiastic and was to visit several ATCV projects (both before and after Green Corps started) to learn about their workings direct from volunteers and CVA staff. Several times he visited projects with Ian Smith project and Ian recalls being impressed by the efforts he made to talk at length with all participants. Tony Abbott took a personal interest in the progress of Green Corps. Colin Jackson and Phil Harrison were guests of Abbott in Parliament House, Canberra, on the evening of 20 August 1996. The Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, announced in his first Budget Speech that: - “the Government will provide $42 million over the next 3 years to establish the Green Corps. The Green Corps will be open to young Australians aged 17 to 20 to demonstrate their commitment to the environment by working on projects to preserve and restore Australia's natural environment and cultural heritage. The projects will also contribute to their career and employment prospects through training, skills development, work experience and personal development.” ATCV’s chief executive officer Colin Jackson worked with senior staff Madeline Townsend, Garry Snowden, Phil Harrison, and John Fenton to fine-tune the ATCV proposal. On the strength of unique national coverage and credible record ATCV went on to win the tender to administer and manage the day-to-day operations of the Green Corps program for five years (1997-2002). Winning a $36 million contract was a big breakthrough for ATCV. Fourteen years before, a small non-profit group had started in Ballarat in country Australia with a vision – but little else. Its key people had shaped opinion and won political support for a concept. There was about to be transformation from hand-to-mouth existence into a nation-wide business with resources to build for the long term. This documents records many positive comments about Green Corps and ATCV's implementation of it.24pp illustrated booklet printed in green and some gold.atcv green corps australia-corps tony abbott mp phil-harrison

Monthly Reports were required of all Royal Australian Survey Corps Units. This report covers the activities of 5 Fd Svy Sqn during the period Jan - Dec 1982Plastic bound and plastic covered report containing A4 Paper pages. Most pages are bound except for 12 x pages that are loose.Numerous distribution stamps exist throughout the document.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

George Stockett Gerrans No 2336 28 BN AIF. Enlist 20.7.15 RTA 23.8.19 Final rank Lieutenant The letter was writte when he was a Sgt with Postal Corps AIf.1) .2)Two page letter with envelope. The paper is lined and handwriting in blue ink. Written by George Stockett Gerrans No 2336 to his sister Lizzie. He mentions he is leaving soon to “Another place- near where mum was born” .3) Envelope On the envelope has has written “ On active service- no stamps available “ Envelope, one postage rubber stamp is marked Cairo. The other river stamp marked Abbassia, Artillery Barracks Addressed to P. Gerrans Esq. C/o G.R. Chart Esq Pyramid Hill Victoria Australia letters home, cairo, pyramid hill

Awarded to personnel of Australian Armed Forces who served in Vietnam, this miniature medal set belonged to National Serviceman Gregory Carl Juckert, Catering Corps with 161 Recce in 1969.Vietnam medal: Silver miniature: Queen profile: Elizabeth 11; Dai Gratia Regina F.D. Reverse Vietnam. Human figure Gold back: Enamel star with map in red on blue in centre: Silver bar 60 on green and white strip ribbon: three red stripes: yellow, red, blue and navy.medal, award, vietnam, juckert, catering, 161 recce

Metal protector designed to slip snugly round a match box. The regimental badge on side is damaged but appears to be Medical Corps. Difficult to date or to decide if Australian Army or British Army.Small three-soded metal box with regimental badge attached to one side.match, army

A black and white photograph of Vietnamese refugees from the war in North Vietnam, mainly women construct a refugee village at Tuy Hoa, in 2 Corps, of South Vietnam. The absence of males amongst the regugees was very notable and to some, even more suspicious. The women are wearing tradional black pyjamas the unofficial uniform of the Viet Cong.photograph, refugee village, tuy hoa, viet cong, gibbons collection catalogue, vietnamese refugees

Christmas cards ( X 2) - sketched colour print with view of Fortuna Villa, palm tree on left hand side and partial view of lake in foreground. Writing inside card reads ' Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year' and on the back of the card is a 'Royal Australian Survey Corps' insignia & the words 'Army Survey Regiment'

A black and white photograph of diggers of 7 Platoon, C Company, 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) patrolling in the "light Green" around the giant Uunited States supply complex in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area of III Corps, South Vietnam. The diggers had been encountering small "contacts" with the enemy on a daily basis.photograph, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, long binh, gibbons collection catalogue, bien hoa, united states supply complex, diggers

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).photograph, australian army infantry centre, ingleburn nsw, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, infantry, diggers, infantry corps training, mock up helicopter

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).photograph, australian army infantry centre, ingleburn nsw, infantry, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers, infantry diggers, mock up helicopter, infantry corps training

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).photograph, australian army infantry centre, ingleburn nsw, infantry, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers, infantry diggers, mock up helicopter, infantry corps training

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).photograph, australian army infantry centre, infantry, ingleburn nsw, digger, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, infantry diggers, mock up helicopter, infantry corps training

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of assembled Infantry Diggers receiving instructions using a wood and hessian helicopter 'mockup' to practice embarking and disembarking during training at the Australian Army Infantry Centre, Ingleburn New South Wales, Australia. The diggers were completeing their Infantry Corps training prior to being posted to Battalions (Dec 1965).photograph, australian army infantry centre, ingleburn nsw, gibbons collection catalogue, infantry diggers, mock up helicopter, infantry corps training, diggers