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.Colour photograph of Major Robert Morrison, Officer Commanding ' A ' Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles presenting a trophy tankard to Trooper Fraser of Wangaratta at the Squadron Ball, 7 October 1989.military, ball, vmr, wangaratta

Black and white bound photocopy of the 1978 yearbook, with a full page artwork of a large 78 filled in with the names of the 1978 Wangaratta High School graduate students. Below the 78 is black text reading Wangaratta High School78 Wangaratta High School

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Green plastic with clear front cover with 10 clear plastic sleeves / pages.clare roper; scrap book

WWII historical significancePlatoon photo of 30 men with their names on the photo1 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/14 Infantry Training Battalion. Writing on the back - to Cliff Hill with my compliments

ill, p.97.non-fictionA reproduction of pages from a Victorian Railways loco repair book from 1945 to 1954.railroads - victoria - wangaratta - history, steam locomotives - victoria- history

Sepia photograph of the Wangaratta Agricultural High School building with white writing mounted on black painted woodWANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL

Light blue yearbook with a colour photo of the Wangaratta High School memorial in the centre, and black text reading WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 1990 SCHOOL MAGAZINE and a black WHS logo in the middle at the bottomWANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 1990 SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Purple yearbook with colourful geometric patterns and squiggles in the background reading Wangaratta High School 2016Wangaratta High School 2016

Black and white image of three armoured vehicles each with soldier escorting large guidon/flags of the 8th/13th/20th Australian Light Horse regiments on parade through township of Wangaratta in February 1959 Gold colour metal frame containing cream mount and black and white photograph depicting three armoured vehicles each with soldier holding a guidon/flag Regimental Parade Wangaratta February 1959 Guidons of the 8th/13th/20th ALH8/13 victorian mounted rifles, 1959, guidons, wangaratta

Cream spiral bound photocopy of Wangaratta High School Charter 2003-2005WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER 2003-2005

Pamphlet with images from the three 2001 Wangaratta secondary schools- Galen catholic College, Ovens College and Wangaratta High School- along the left half of the page and a green box on the secand half with coloured text reading:Wangaratta District SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2002 & Beyond

Cream photocopy of Wangaratta High School Charter 1997-1999WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 01-8425 SCHOOL CHARTER 1997-1999

Cream photocopy of Wangaratta High School Charter 1994-1996 WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 01-8425 SCHOOL CHARTER 1994-1996

Charity Day, Wangaratta, 1914.Digital image copied from a black and white photograph of a person dressed in Scottish outfit (kilt, tam-o-shanter cap) seated in buggy harnessed to a goat, surrounded by crowd of onlookers including two children dressed as jockeys (one wearing number 25)Captions written and printed on photograph 'One of the [?] Charity Carnival', 'WANGARATTA 12/8/14', 'Thelma Studio'wangaratta, goat, race, charity carnival, wangaratta charity carnival, goat race, scottish outfit, animals

Cream slip of paper outlining the program details for the 1963 Wangaratta High School Annual Speech NightWANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMME ANNUAL SPEECH NIGHT Thursday, December 12th, 1963 7:45pm Wangaratta Town Hall

Image depicting Victorian Mounted Rifles parading behind Town Crier along Main Street WangarattaBlack white and dark pink photograph of soldiers on horseback being lead by Town Crier passing horse and buggies along main street.rear of photograph - 1910 Aust Light Horse, Main (Murphy) Street, Wangaratta preceded by Town Crier followed by City Bandlight horse troop, wangaratta, ww1, victorian mounted rifles, circa 1910

Blue yearbook with an abstract grey, blue, yellow and green curvy pattern in the background, reading 2008 Wangaratta HIGH SCHOOL in white text2008 Wangaratta HIGH SCHOOL

A white yearbook with a full page collage in the cover of a number of students artworks and exhibits, with white writing reading WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 1993WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL 1993

The statement reads as follows:- "The ornamental shield with a casket giving the History of all the pupils who offered for War service in the 1914 - 1918 War was made by the pupils of the Sloyd (woodwork) class and Mr Kidman headmaster. He also wrote the honour book in fine calligraphy. A framed collection of their photographs was donated by Mrs. J.B. Richardson. These were unveiled in a special ceremony at the school on the 17th October 1921. Also in 1921 an Avenue of Honour of gum trees was planted by schoolchildren and residents, along both sides of the Boorahaman road in front of the school. I do not know the exact date most of these trees remain. When the school was closed in 1949, local residents were invited to remove what ever they fancied, so Mr W.B. Richardson chose the two above mentioned items. After the death of both parents - last one in 1977 - Clarice Tobias and her Husband Jim took care of the shield and the photo`s. During 2002 the photo`s were presented to Wangaratta R.S.L. Sub/Branch, and the shield went to Brisbane where it was beautifully restored by Wallace Richardson and his son-in-law Reg Townsend shortly before he passed away. The shield returned to Wangaratta in July 2003 and is now in the care of Wangaratta R.S.L. Sub/ Branch Inc".Brown timber frame containing a statement of provenance with Australian Coat of Arms above black writing over RSL logo.Docker Plains State School Number 1962 Honour Rolldocker plains state school, ww1

Yellow Wangaratta High School first edition song book with black and white text and logo.SONG BOOK Wangaratta High School. Ross Payne

Cream Wangaratta High School second edition song book with navy text and WHS logo.SONG BOOK SECOND EDITION WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL

Australian servicemen who served in the Second World War often returned home with souvenirs from battle. Whilst the provenance of this particular flag is not documented, it may be a Good Luck Flag or yosegaki hinomaru; a flag signed by family members and given to Japanese servicemen deployed during the Second World War.Large black frame with gold inner surround. Charcoal fabric mounting. White part of flag is covered with Japanese writing in black ink around red circle in center.Japanese writing in black ink on front. flag, japanese, japanese flag, wwii, world war 2

In 1901 after completing her maiden voyage to Australia "Suevic" was used to transport Australian troops to and from the Boer War in South Africa. SUEVIC was requisitioned by the British Government during World War I but maintained its commercial route and was used for bringing provisions and troops from Australia to Europe. SS SUEVIC 1901-1942 White Star Line. SUEVIC and her sister ship RUNIC served as troopships transporting service personnel for duty overseas during WW1Timber framed print of a ship at sea. The grey mount has signatures in white paint across the top and sides.SS SUVIC Commander Edwin English ss suevic, ww1, troopship, boer war

HMAS Melbourne never fired a shot in anger during her career, having only peripheral, non-combat roles in relation to the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation and the Vietnam War. She was, however, involved in two major collisions with allied vessels; though Melbourne was found not to be the primary cause of either incident. The first occurred on the evening of 10 February 1964, in which Melbourne rammed and sank the RAN destroyer HMAS Voyager when the latter altered course across her bow. Eighty-two of Voyager's personnel were killed, and two Royal Commissions were held to investigate the incident. The second collision occurred in the early morning of 3 June 1969, when Melbourne also rammed the United States Navy (USN) destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in similar circumstances. Seventy-four American personnel died, and a joint USN–RAN Board of Inquiry was held. These incidents, along with several minor collisions, shipboard accidents, and aircraft losses, led to the reputation that Melbourne was jinxed. HMAS Melbourne was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Operating from 1955 until 1982, she was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier to serve in the RAN. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships in peacetime collisionsMoulded patterned black plastic frame and mount containing black and white print of hand drawn ship at seaThe Majestic Melbourne Dedicated to those who servedhmas melbourne, ran, aircraft carrier