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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Journal, William B McGregor, Language and history : special issue on 19th and 20th century studies of Pacific Languages, 2011
William B McGregor: Guest Editorial Wafer, Jim and Carey, Hilary M: Waiting for Biraban: Lancelot Threlkeld and the " in Australian Missionary LinguisticsChibcha Phenomenon" Koch, Harold: G A Robinson and the Documentation of Languages of South-Eastern New South Wales Clark, Ross: On the Margins of Pacific Linguistics: P A Lanyion-Orgill Marcondes, Danilo: Rebeca Barriga Villanueva and Pedro Martin Butragueno, eds Historia Sociolinguisticaq de MexicoMaps, word listshistory, linguistics, australian missionary linguistics -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, At Surrey Hills - Railfan tour to Belgrave for the South Pacific Electric Railway Group, 1 October 1966
We have an original copy donated by Iam Barkla and a larger one copied by Ken Hall. The Barkla original has a sticker with his reference details on the back. The occasion was a Railfan tour for the South Pacific Electric Railway Group to Belgrave. Photo taken on 1 October 1966. A black and white photo of an electric train near the Surrey Hills railway station. The shops in Union Road, the pedestrian overpass at the station and houses in Windsor Crescent can be seen in the background.surrey hills railway station, railfan tour, south pacific electric railway group, 1966, union road shops, windsor crescent -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY, ASSORTED, estimated date 1939 to 1945
In the collection belonging to H.J.B.Burrell BEM MM VX 59659. Refer 290, 296.2P, 297.2P, 298.4.Bank notes from Asian Countries .1) 10 Yen, blue/green colour. .2) One Yen, yellowish, red. .3) One Yuan China, reddish colour. .4) One pound, Japanese Govt., bluish colour. .5) Ten dollars Blueish colour. currency, notes, japanese, chinese -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment Contingent - Victory in the Pacific Parade, Castlemaine, 1995
This set of 13 colour photographs of a contingent of 38 personnel from the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo sent to Castlemaine on the 13th of August 1995 to support a parade held commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Pacific. Army Survey Regiment Administrative Instruction 33/95 is stored with the photos, providing a nominal roll of the contingent involved in the parade. Refer to item 6299.11P for information and photos of an Army Survey Regiment Guard of Honour contingent sent to Canberra that year to support the Australia Remembers 1945-1995 event, one of many activities designed to commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August 1945.This set of 13 colour photographs of a contingent of 38 personnel from the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo sent to Castlemaine on the 13th of August 1995 to support a parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Pacific. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1995. No personnel identified. .2) - Photo, colour, 1995. Rear row L to R: SGT Ian Read, SPR Andrew Arman, unidentified (x2), LCPL Mark Fedden, SPR Glen Norrell, unidentified (x2), LCPL Grant Lloyd, SGT Stuart Ridge, SGT Dale Hudson. Centre row L to R: SSGT Peter Coles, SPR Derek Percival, SPR Mick Muzeen, unidentified, SGT Steve Gloster, CPL Darren Maher, SPR Katie Butterworth, unidentified (x2), CPL Trevor King, SGT Brian Paul, Parade Commander LT David Sapparth. Front row L to R: SPR Allison Ottaway, unidentified, SPR Spencer Rigby, unidentified (x2), CPL Dave Scott, unidentified (x2), CPL John ‘Doc’ Commons, unidentified, SGT Jim Ash. .3) - Photo, colour, 1995. Background L to R: unidentified (x2), SPR Allison Ottaway, unidentified. Foreground L to R: unidentified (x2), CPL Paul Einam, CPL John ‘Doc’ Commons, SGT Jim Ash, unidentified, Parade Commander LT David Sapparth (facing away), unidentified (x2), SGT Stuart Ridge, unidentified, SSGT Peter Coles. .4) - Photo, colour, 1995. Unidentified parade participants. .5) - Photo, colour, 1995. Right file L to R: SGT Jim Ash (partially obscured), remainder unidentified. Centre file L to R: LT David Sapparth, unidentified, SGT Brian Paul, remainder unidentified. Left file L to R: SGT Dale Hudson, SGT Stuart Ridge, LCPL Grant Lloyd, SPR Glen Norrell, LCPL Mark Fedden, CPL Geoff Webb, unidentified, SPR Andrew Arman. At rear L to R: SPR Derek Percival, SPR Mick Muzeen. .6) - Photo, colour, 1995. Background: SPR Allison Ottaway, Right file L to R: SGT Brian Johnson, SPR Spencer Rigby, unidentified (x2), CPL Dave Scott, unidentified, CPL Paul Einam, CPL John ‘Doc’ Commons, SGT Jim Ash. Centre file L to R: SGT Brian Paul, unidentified, Parade Commander LT David Sapparth. Left file L to R: SGT Stuart Ridge, SGT Dale Hudson (partially obscured). .7) - Photo, colour, 1995. L to R: SGT Ian Read, CPL Terry Purdey, SPR Derek Percival, SPR Andrew Arman, unidentified (x2), SSGT Peter Coles, SPR Allison Ottaway, SGT Brian Johnson, remainder unidentified. Parade Commander LT David Sapparth at front. 8.) - Photo, colour, 1995. Unidentified Corporal at Flag mast. 9.) - Photo, colour, 1995. Cenotaph ceremony L to R: SPR Allison Ottaway, SPR Andrew Arman, unidentified, SGT Ian Read. 10.) - Photo, colour, 1995. Cenotaph ceremony L to R: SPR Derek Percival, COL COMDT COL Don Swiney MBE, SGT Ian Read, SPR Andrew Arman (facing away), SPR Allison Ottaway. .11) - Photo, colour, 1995. Unidentified parade participants. .12) - Photo, colour, 1995. Unveiling commemorative plaque. L to R: COL COMDT COL Don Swiney MBE, Mr Bruce Reid MHR Bendigo. .13) - Photo, colour, 1995. Army Svy Regt personnel enjoying the BBQ lunch. L to R: SPR Dave Rossiter, SPR Allison Ottaway, SPR Dik Brierley, unidentified, SPR Katie Butterworth, CPL Trevor King, SGT Stuart Ridge, LCPL Grant Lloyd, CPL John ‘Doc’ Commons, CPL Darren ‘Barney’ Maher, CPL Paul Einam, unidentified, CPL Nick Vanderzwan.Identification label ‘VP Day Castlemaine (no negs)’. No personnel are identified; however they are named in the Administrative Instruction stored with the photos.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Fold-out sketch of Port Melbourne foreshore, Arthur 'Ted' Powell, 2014
Artist sketchbook of Arthur "Ted" Powell created when he was a resident artist at Gasworks Arts Park. He left in August 2019Small black concertina artists sketchbook of the Port Melbourne foreshore from Lagoon Pier to Station Pier showing Pacific Pearl, Pacific jewel, Carnival Spirit and the Spirit of Tasmaniainside front cover signed by artist, Station Pier 4th November 2014. Pacific Pearl; Pacific jewel; Carnival Spirit; Spirit of Tasmaniaarts and entertainment - visual arts, arts and entertainment - community arts, arthur 'ted' powell, gasworks arts park -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, South Pacific Electric Railway, "Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia 1976 Conference 30 April - 3rd May Sydney 1976", 1976
Book, 88 pages A4 size with yellow card covers, stapled on left hand edge, with 3 staples. Details the Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums (COTMA), Sydney, April 30 - May 3, 1976. Produced by the South Pacific Electric Railway, edited by David Rawlings. Includes a list of contents - page 2 and list of delegates - page 4, and the programme on pages 5 and 6. 2nd conferencetrams, tramways, cotma, conferences, sper -
Seaworks Maritime Museum
Port of Pusan plaque
Wooden plaque with cooper based circular logo and ribbon supported by a metal stand at the back. The logo states the ‘Port of Pusan/ 1876’ with additional asian writing located in the decorative ribbon.Circular logo with ‘Port of Pusan/ 1876’ Asian writing on decorative ribbon. Verso: PMA0148/1 Red and gold sticker with asian writinggifts -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Karen Farrington, Victory in the Pacific: The Fight for the Pacific Islands 1942-45, 2005
Printed in ChinaSoftcover with maroon title section. Black and white photo on cover shows US troops raising an American flag.On first page "Donated by Jen B(?) family".books, military history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat Asian Students' Association Magazine, 1964, 1964
Thirtyfive page booklet of the Ballarat Asian Student's Association.Handrwitten on front page "S.M.B. Library" Stamped on inside front cover "With compliments from Ballarat Asian Students' Association, P.O. Box 209, Ballarat, Victoriapoh teck shen, william cheng, paul fong, m. moissnac, c.m. chan, murray byrne, harry arblaster, m.g. ekins, f. boonsoong, e.j.barker, john costa, k.e. oui, chaitri boonsoong, richard oh, n. ratnum, liu hsiang, e. yap, tan heong ming, wilbert lau, ballarat asian students' association, chinese, international students, ballarat asian students' association constitution, g. ekins, ymca, sport, table tennis, soccer, basketball, badminton, richard oh, l.k. oh, lay loan, william siah, yok lin, chung ling old boys' association, wendouree rotary club, lion dance, begonia festival procession, immigration requirements for overseas students, mee hing chinese cafe, howard smith travel centre, myer emporium, golden star chinese cafe, j. ewins and sons, wilbert zau -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, J. Macgowan, Field of Mars : being an alphabetical digestion of the principal naval and military engagements in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, particularly of Great Britain and her allies, from the ninth century to the present period, 1781
Inscribed: To John Cleeland from J.A.L [?] 30/9/71. Labelled: Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest. Cowes Free Public Library. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Center for Transportation Studies, Market Place Trade - Periodic Markets, Hawkers, and Traders in Africa, ASia, and Latin Australia, 1978, 1978
Robert H.T. Smith was Chancellor of University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia)Green hard covered book.markets, retail, robert h.t. smith, hawkers, traders -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Weapons and equipment recognition guide: Southeast Asia (2 copies), 1966
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Journal, Dogtag/The Grapevine Newsletter: for Sunraysia Vietnam, Korea, South East Asia Assoc. & Ramon Deed Retreat
veterans – australia - periodicals -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, C. Hurst, A sudden rampage : the Japanese occupation of South East Asia, 2000
A Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.Index, bibliography, map, p.268.non-fictionA Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories, japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hamilton, At the going down of the sun Hong Kong and South-East Asia 1841-194, 1981
The story of POW's captured at Hong Kong is told for the first time in this book. A gripping tale of courage and enduranceIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.262.non-fictionThe story of POW's captured at Hong Kong is told for the first time in this book. A gripping tale of courage and enduranceworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – hong kong, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Ahmed Rashid, Taliban : Islam, oil and the new great game in Central Asia, 2001
he presence of Osama bin Laden and his terrorist bases in Afghanistan has brought the Taliban into sharp focus as the most radical and extreme Islamist movement in the world today. Little is known about the Taliban because of the deep secrecy that surrounds the organization, its leaders and aims." "The Taliban has become a major player in the new 'Great Game' - harking back to the late-nineteenth-century British and Russian confrontation in the region - involving competition between Western oil companies, manipulation from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, and covert operations by the CIA. Taliban sheds new light on a shadowy movement which poses a real threat to world peace.Index,notes, p274.non-fictionhe presence of Osama bin Laden and his terrorist bases in Afghanistan has brought the Taliban into sharp focus as the most radical and extreme Islamist movement in the world today. Little is known about the Taliban because of the deep secrecy that surrounds the organization, its leaders and aims." "The Taliban has become a major player in the new 'Great Game' - harking back to the late-nineteenth-century British and Russian confrontation in the region - involving competition between Western oil companies, manipulation from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, and covert operations by the CIA. Taliban sheds new light on a shadowy movement which poses a real threat to world peace.afghanistan - politics and government, afghanistan - islam and politics -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Award, Participant South East Asia War Games
Multicoloured embroidered cloth in the shape of a disc. Features four segments red, blue and cream - bordered by words"71.72 Laos; Vietnam; Cambodia)participant, south east asia war games -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, SE Asia & Singapore Reports
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bloodworth, Dennis, An Eye for the Dragon: South-East Asia Observed 1954 - 1970 (Copy 1)
Tucked between India and china is a bulge known as Indochina and south and west of this bulge are the Malayan Peninsula, the three thousand islands of Indonesia, and the seven thousand islands of the Philippines.Tucked between India and china is a bulge known as Indochina and south and west of this bulge are the Malayan Peninsula, the three thousand islands of Indonesia, and the seven thousand islands of the Philippines.southeast asia - history, indochina -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, An eye for the dragon: Southeast Asia Observed 1954 - 1970 (Copy 2)
southeast asia - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Fifield, Russell H, Southeast Asia in United States Policy, 1963
Southeast Asia is perhaps the prime target of the Communist offensive, as the headlines indicate daily. At the same time this highly strategic region is undergoing profound changes, a turmoil which the communists seek to exploit with the many and varied means at their disposal.Southeast Asia is perhaps the prime target of the Communist offensive, as the headlines indicate daily. At the same time this highly strategic region is undergoing profound changes, a turmoil which the communists seek to exploit with the many and varied means at their disposal.southeast asia -- foreign relations -- united states., united states -- foreign relations -- southeast asia. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bonds, Ray ed, The Vietnam War: The illustrated history of the conflict in Southeast Asia (Copy 3)
A battle by battle analysis of more than thirty years of open warfare in Southeast Asia, featuring the horrific, but fascinating, variety of conflict on land, at sea and in the air.A battle by battle analysis of more than thirty years of open warfare in Southeast Asia, featuring the horrific, but fascinating, variety of conflict on land, at sea and in the air. vietnam war, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Hobson, Chris, Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973, 2001
The history of Vietnam air losses in Southeast Asia from 1961-1973The history of Vietnam air losses in Southeast Asia from 1961-1973united states. air force -- registers of dead, united states. navy -- registers of dead, united states. marine corps -- registers of dead, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pfennigwerth, Ian, Tiger territory: the untold story of the Royal Australian Navy in Southeast Asia from 1948 - 1971
Between 1948, when Australia assumed strategic responsibility for British Commonwealth sea lines of communication to and from Southeast Asia and 1971, when the Five Power Defence Arrangements came into effect, ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore.Between 1948, when Australia assumed strategic responsibility for British Commonwealth sea lines of communication to and from Southeast Asia and 1971, when the Five Power Defence Arrangements came into effect, ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore.australia. royal australian navy - history - 20th century, australia - military relations - southeast asia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Nalty, Bernard C., Watson, George M., Neufeld, Jacob, The Air War Over Vietnam: Aircraft of the Southeast Asia Conflict
The air war over vietnam involved a wide variety of operations- from air-to-air combat to massive and concentreated aerial bombardment.The air war over vietnam involved a wide variety of operations- from air-to-air combat to massive and concentreated aerial bombardment.vietnam, american aircraft and helicopters -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Warner, Denis, The Last Confucian: Vietnam, South-East Asia, and the West. (Copy 2)
What we are up against in South-East Asia is a carefully prepared and skilfully executed plan to destroy Western power and influence by tactics which begin with subversion in remote and neglected areas, move into armed revolt, and proceed, so the Communists hope, to the conference table.What we are up against in South-East Asia is a carefully prepared and skilfully executed plan to destroy Western power and influence by tactics which begin with subversion in remote and neglected areas, move into armed revolt, and proceed, so the Communists hope, to the conference table.indochina - history - 1945, south east asia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bonds, Ray ed, The Vietnam War: The Illustrated History of the Conflict in Southeast Asia (Copy 4)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Nalty, Bernard, Watson, George M., and Neufeld, Jacob, An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam: Aircraft of the Southeast Asia Conflict. (Copy 2)
A magnificently illustrated, compact directory of the most important aircraft that took part in the conflict in Southeast AsiaA magnificently illustrated, compact directory of the most important aircraft that took part in the conflict in Southeast Asiaairplanes, military - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, military aircraft, 1965-1972 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, In the Midst of Wars: an American's Mission to Southeast Asia. (Copy 2), 1972
military assistance, american -- vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Warner, Denis, The Last Confucian: Vietnam, South-East Asia, and the West. (Copy 3)
indochina - history - 1945