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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Newspaper cutting, Drill Hall's Battle Over, 8 Dec 1994
The 4/19 PWLH Regiment was located at Bougainville Barracks, Carlton, until the land was sold off by Army for housing development.An article from the Herald Sun of Thursday 8 Dec 1994 about the closing of Bougainville Barracks in Park Street Carlton. It carries a photograph Col Frank Pearson with a Light Horse uniformed mannequin in front the 4th (late 20th Corangamite) Light Horse honour boardnewspaper, bougainville barracks -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, FRAMED, Colours in Bendigo
"Colours in Bendigo" Passchendaele Barracks, Mollison Street.Photographs - 2 copies of a " Colour Party" at Passchendale Barracks, Mollison Street. Bendigo, Vic Left - black and white C1960's. Right - colour C1980's. Two engraved brass plates above and below photographs. Printed names on white card below photographs. Frame - timber with decorative moulding, brown stain, pink colour mount glass front, Engraved brass plates - top - "Colours in Bendigo/Passchendaele, Mollison Street" Below - "Presented to Mr. Cliff Richards, President of the Bendigo & District RSL/ and its members by the Officers and Soldiers of Charlie Company 8/7 RVR." Black print on white card below photographs; Left "38 Battalion, Australian Imperial Force". Right "8th/7th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment" with 6 names listed below.photography-photographs/frame accessories, passchendaele barracks trust -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - 8/13 farewell parade 1976
In 1977 the 8th/13th VMR was reduced to Independent status titled ' A Squadron 8/13 VMR". A farewell parade was held at Buna Barracks Albury This is one of a collection of photographs found at the Cobram Tip. They were handed to local Member Tim McCurdy MLA who handed them on to former 8/13th Sergeant Adrian Younger who in turn placed them in the Regimental Collection,Black and white photograph showing 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment marching past saluting dais at Buna Barracks Albury during Farewell Parade 1976.albury, parade, buna barracks, cobram, mccurdy, younger -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
‘A’ Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles conducted a parade at Buna Barracks, Albury on Sunday 1 May 1988 to mark the 103rd Anniversary of the formation of the Victorian Mounted Rifles and the 40th Anniversary of the linking of the 8th (Indi), 13th (Gippsland) and 20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse Regiments to form the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Colonel G K Howard, Director of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps was the Reviewing Officer. The Pipes and Drums of the 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment provided the music for the occasion. Following the parade Colonel Howard officially opened the Regimental MuseumColour photograph of Major R Morrison escorting Colonel G K Howard to the Regimental Museum building at Buna Barracks Albury -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
Cambrai Day is celebrated annually by Armoured Corps regiments of the British Commonwealth. It marks the anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 when a force of more than 400 British Mark IV Tanks broke the defences of the German Hindenburg Line, It was the first large-scale, effective use of tanks in warfare. Cambrai turned from a battle of great success to failure, but it heralded a new type of warfare and changed the nature of the battlefield forever The gathering at Buna Barracks Albury, Beersheba Barracks Wangaratta, Bapaume Barracks Benalla and Salamaua Barracks Cobram on 30 November 1986 was the inaugural meeting of the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Association..Colour photograph of seven men taken at Buna Barracks, Albury on Cambrai Day 20 November 1986. Back row, left to right: Lieutenant Colonel Doug Hunter, Major Ian Docking, Max Oates and Gordon Cole: Front Row : Major Reg McDermot, Lieutenant Colonels Alan Cunningham and John Neale. All were former Officers of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment. -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Junior Legatee Reunion 2007, 2007
A photo of a group of people at a reunion for Junior Legatees that joined Legacy in the 1940s. It was held at Watsonia Barracks on 29 July 2007. The event was also captured on a DVD and distributed to attendees. It was part of a collection of Legacy items from Valma Hutchinson (nee Wigg), a former junior legatee. Valma was accepted into Junior Legacy club in 1940 when she was about 10 years old.An example of the long term friendship of Junior Legatees that they attend reunions and stay in contact.Colour photo of a Junior Legatee reunion in 2007.Handwritten on reverse in black pen 'Legacy Reunion Watsonia Barracks 29/7/2007 / Junior Legatees who joined Legacy in 1940s.'junior legatee, reunion -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Junior Legatee Reunion 1991, 1991
Photo of a group of former Junior Legatees posing for a photo with Legatee Grat Grattan. Also a photo of two former junior legatees talking to Sir Weary Dunlop. Names unknown. From an article in the Widows' Newsletter in July 1991 it is a Grand Reunion at Watsonia Army Barracks in May for former Junior Legatees. Over 350 people attended. There were games for children, spit roasts and the renewing of friendships between former Junior Legatees and the Legatees. An article in the Herald Sun on Friday 17 May 1991 promoted the event using a photo of Ron Barassi and L/ Chas Munnerley mentioned the reunion was Sunday 19 May (item 01529). More photos are at 01610. It was with a group of photos from 1990/91 in a folio with paper labels. A record of a reunion of Junior Legatees in 1991.Colour photo x 2 of a reunion of former Junior Legatees in 1991.Yellow paper label: "Former Junior Legatees Reunion - Watsonia Barracks 1991" in black typejunior legatee, reunion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BARRACKS RETURN TO PAST GLORY
Newspaper article by Linda Barrrow date unknown. '' Barracks return to past glory'' Bendigo's refurbished police barracks will be opened next Saturday in a ceremony which celebrates the buildings' history. The refurbished barracks will be opened by Local Government minister Bob Cameron and Bendigo Mayor Willi Carney. The article briefly details the history of the barracks. There is a photo showing the barracks in 1860. The clip is in a plastic folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, news items -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Plaque Latchford Barracks
Latchford Barracks Sergeants Messplaque, army -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Coleman, Neale and Burger
Colonel Coleman was Honorary Colonel of the Regiment. The photograph was taken at a parade at Buna Barracks c1976. This is one of a collection of photographs found at the Cobram Tip. They were handed to local Member Tim McCurdy MLA who handed them onto former 8/13th Sergeant Adrian Younger who in turn placed them in the Regimental Collection,Black and white photograph of Lieutenant Colonel John Neale Commanding Officer of 8th / 13th VMR shaklng hands with Colonel Coleman at a parade at Buna Barracks. Albury. Captain Bill Burger, Adjutant 8/13th standing at left.neale, burger, coleman, albury, buna barracks, cobram, mccurdy, younger -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph (4), Camp 4
Photo 1. Mr. & Mrs. Duldig and Eva in front of their barracks, uncompleted sculpture in front.|Photo 2. Mr. Duldig and Eva.|Photo 3. Group of Camp 4 children.|Photo 4. Bronze bust of Captain Broughton, C.O of 8th. Employment Co.Photo 1. Mr. & Mrs. Duldig and Eva in front of their barracks, uncompleted sculpture in front.|Photo 2. Mr. Duldig and Eva.|Photo 3. Group of Camp 4 children.|Photo 4. Bronze bust of Captain Broughton, C.O of 8th. Employment Co. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Parading guidons
The 1959 regimental camp was based on Beersheba Barracks Wangatarra and included wide ranging patrols in Ferret Scout Cars throughout north east Victoria. A regimental parade was held at the close of the camp and the regimental guidons paraded. This was the last camp before the National Service Scheme (1951-59) was abandoned. The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Large coloured mounted photograph of Parading the Guidons 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles annual Camp 1959. Pineboard mounted.Parading the Guidons 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Annual Camp 1959 Beersheba Barracksmilitary, vmr, ferret, wangaratta, guidon -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Leonhard Adam, Camp 2, Victoria, Australien, 18/03/1942
Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2 Tatura.RomanticismWatercolour painting of barracks and perimeter fencing in Tatura Internment Camp 2. The evening sky is blue with a full moon. Lights are on in the barracks.Leonhard Adam. Camp 2 Victoria, Australien, 18.iii.42tatura, dunera, internee camps, illustrations, watecolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 3 Warden Florence Jack, c. 1945
Photograph given to Wally Wagner, an internee in Camp 3.Lady seated in chair in garden with barracks in rear."To Wally, with kindest thoughts from F A Jack 21/7/1947"camp wardens, camp 3, wally wagner, florence jack -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Document - Card, Christmas Card from Pacific Island Regiment, 1952
Card with insert from Moresby Barracks 1952 -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Document - 1955 Recruitment Letter- 2 Commando Company, 1955
Headed 2 Commando Company (CMF) Room 31, "D" Block Albert Park Barracks MELBOURNE (Undated). Signed by Peter Seddon, OC 2 Commando Company Written in early June 1955, (Reference details in the letter), shortly after the Unit was raised. The letter was written to John Petty, who was one of the original members of the newly raised Company,, the first of 2 Commando Units (the other in Sydney) raised since the WW2 Cdo Units were disbanded. It portrays the beginnings of the new Commando era.Copy of single page letter, early "quarto" size. Headed 2 Commando Company (CMF) Room 31, "D" Block Albert Park Barracks MELBOURNE (Undated). Signed by Peter Seddon, OC 2 Commando Company Written in early June 1955, (Reference details in the letter).2 commando company, raising of, officer commanding, peter seddon, john petty -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Leonhard Adam, Tatura Camp No 3, Victoria, 10/8/1941
Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2 TaturaRomanticismWatercolour painting of Tatura Internment Camp 3 barracks.Tatura Camp No. 3, Victoria, 10th August 1941, 2 pmdunera, internee camps, leonhard adam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POLICE BARRACKS: BENDIGO, 1861
black and white photograph, stone building - police barracks, Camp Hill, Bendigo. 8 men, some in uniform, standing outside barracks. One tree in foreground. 'Batchelder photo ( copy ) 1861' written on back. James Lerk 28.2.2000 - Police Barracks Camp Hill in lead pencil on back.Batchelderorganization, government, police barracks -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 78 Bethune - Caserne Montmorency - L'Appel - LL, 1914-1918
Black and white image of courtyard in front of four storied building identified as military barracks in Montmorency, France. A group of people assemble for a roll call. Though described as WW2, this image is probably from WW1 era. Possibly identified as the Chateu d'Ecouen located 5.6 kms from Montmorency, a northern suburb of Paris. From 1850, it was the site of a secondary school for girls of the Legion d'Honneur. Today it is a musem dedicated to the Renaissance. Sources: Montmorency, Val-d'Oise Wikipedia and Chateau d'Ecoun, Wikipedia, Maison d'education de la Legion d'honneur, Wikipedia "Caserne Montmorency - L'Appel" translates as "Montmorency Barracks - Roll-call".Image in ornate wooden frame with glass face, string for hanging on backCaption: 78 Bethune - Caserne Montmorency - L'Appel - LL Inscribed in pen on reverse: "Montmorency, France Barracks during 2nd World War. Given to Mrs Ivy Sullivan, Montmorency, Vic., Aust. and passed on to Mrs M. North, Montmorency, Vic. Aust., 1985"ivy sullivan, marjorie north, montmorency (france), montmorency barracks, ww1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: OLD POLICE BARRACKS, 2/7/1968
Document. Harry Biggs Collection. A letter from H. W. Nunn, Senior Archivist of State Library of Vic. To Mrs M. Petterson dated 2/7/1968. 1854 - first Police Barracks built. Housed Inspectors Office, Mounted Police Barracks, Foot Police Barracks & Detective Quarters.organization, club/society, community, harry biggs collection, old police barracks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1966
Old Camp Hill Police Barracks. Rosalind Park, Bendigo.slide, bendigo, bendigo police barracks, camp hill police barracks -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Leonhard Adam, Tatura Camp 4, 1941
Dr. Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2.RomanticismMary-Clare AdamWatercolour painting of rows of barracks with internees and fencing at Tatura Camp.Tatura Camp 4, Victoria, 25 vii 41tatura, internee camps, dunera, leonhard adam -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Leonhard Adam, Tatura Camp No. 3, Victoria. Ende Februar, 1941, February 1941
Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2RomanticismWatercolour painting of internees and barracks with dividing fence between compounds.Tatura Camp No.3 Victoria, Ende Februar 1941tatura, internee camps, dunera, illustrations, watercolour -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Posters
Posters showing various Australian Historic Forts, Barracks and Defence Buildingsposter, various, general -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS & SCENERY, October 1970
Slide. Bendigo Buildings & Scenery. Police Barracks, Rosalind Park, Bendigo.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings & scenery., bendigo buildings & scenery. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1988
Tatura Internment camp built during WW2 for POW's. Photograph taken at exhibition of Camp Memorabilia displayed at Templer Home for Aged, Bayswater, Victoria in 1981.Colour photograph of painting of POW barracks and garden by Vagarin. Negative no. 6.photographs, vagarin, pow's, internment camps, paintings, ww2, templers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1988
Tatura Internment Camp built during WW2 for POW's. Photographs taken at exhibition of camp memorabilia displayed at Templer Home for Aged, Bayswater in 1981.Colour photograph of painting of POW barracks and garden by Vagarin. Negative no 9.vagarin, pow camp, ww2, tatura, internees, templers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Tatura Camp Australian, 1940
Dr. Leonhard Adam was an internee in Camp 2.RomanticismFramed watercolour painting of Tatura internment camp barracks through doorway.Tatura Camp, Australia, 1940tatura, dunera', internee camps, illustrations, watercolour -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Card - Parade format April 88, 1988
‘A’ Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles conducted a parade at Buna Barracks, Albury on Sunday 1 May 1988 to mark the 103rd Anniversary of the formation of the Victorian Mounted Rifles and the 40th Anniversary of the linking of the 8th (Indi), 13th (Gippsland) and 20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse Regiments to form the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Colonel G K Howard, Director of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps was the Reviewing Officer. The Pipes and Drums of the 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment provided the music for the occasion. Following the parade Colonel Howard officially opened the Regimental Museum.Single fold card setting out the program for the ceremonial parade held at Buna Barracks Albury 1 May 1988 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the raising of the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment. The card lists officers and NCOs holding appointments for the parade.vmr, parade, anniversary, buna barracks, albury -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
Photograph No2 Battery Royal Australian Field Artillery at Victoria Barracks Melbournephoto, 1911-1912, army