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Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - postcard, S. Gordon Spittle, Australians at the World War One Suez Hospital, January 1916, c 07 January 1916
... Australians at the World War One Suez Hospital, January...world war... in Hospital Uniform pose for a photograph in Egypt during World War... this photograph portray life in Egypt during World War War, it highlights ...This photograph was with a number of others associated with Harry Holmes of Ascot, Victoria. The postcard was written on by Harry Holmes who was a member of the Australian Imperial Force based in Egypt at the time. Nurse Kirkham is Laurie Hemsley Kirkham She was admitted to the Suez Public Hospital (Abbassia) post 06 January 1916. She left Australia with a group of South Australian nurses. Egypt was a major base for the AIF from December 1914. A number of campaigns were fought in this theatre. There were two campaigns involving the AIF. Note that not all the fighting was actually geographically in Egypt. (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/about3.html) The Nurse Kirkam mentioned by the writer is probably Sarah Alice Kirkham, Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service. Nurse Kirkham was from North Perth, Western Australia. She was posted to the Auxiliary Hospital, Egypt on 09 November 1915 leaving for France on 23 June 1916. Samuel Gordon Spittle (8005) enlisted into the AIF on 17 July 1915, a member of the 18th Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). He left Alexandria on 15 June 1916 disembarking at Marseilles 24 June 1916. Harry Holmes was discharged from a hospital in Egypt on 15 August 1919. He was awarded the Military Medal promulgated on 11 December 1919. (NAA: B2455, Spittle Samuel Gordon) Not only does this photograph portray life in Egypt during World War War, it highlights the role played by members of the Australian Army Nursing Service in both professional and social activities in the theatre of war.Two Australian nurses and a number of Australian soldiers in Hospital Uniform pose for a photograph in Egypt during World War One. Verso: "A little group of Australians at Suez Hospital Joe F[awcett] & I [Gordon Spittle] are standing in the back row with Nurse Kirkham standing between, she is on the short side so stood on a box. Gordon S."chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, gordon spittle, kirkham, suez, egypt, samuel gordon spittle, joe fawcett, laurie kirkham, nurse kirkham, suez hospital, laurie helmsley kirkham, l.a. kirkham, harry holmes, nurses -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - digital, Turkish Soldiers During World War One, 1918, 1918
... Turkish Soldiers During World War One, 1918...world war one... machine guns during World War 1. ..., 3350 goldfields world war one world war palestine machine gun ...Black and white photograph of Turkish soldiers using machine guns during World War 1. Verso: A Turkish photo - Turkish machine guns in action. Note the three men on the right are using a range finder. Palestine 1918.world war one, world war, palestine, machine gun, turks, turkish, mmm -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - digital, Turkish Kitchen in Action During World War One, 1918
... Turkish Kitchen in Action During World War One...world war... soldiers are in action during World War One. ..., 3350 goldfields world war world war one turks turkish horses ...Black and white photograph of a landscape where Turkish soldiers are in action during World War One. Verso: A Turkish photo. Turkish mounted men in action. Palestine 1918world war, world war one, turks, turkish, horses, mmm -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Images, World War One images relating to Tunnellers, c1917
... World War One images relating to Tunnellers...world war one...5 images relating to tunnelling during World War 1...., 3350 goldfields world war one tunnelling australian mining corp ...5 images relating to tunnelling during World War 1.world war one, tunnelling, australian mining corp, rescue, mmm -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Phtotograph - Colour, Ann Gervasoni, German World War One Trenching on The Somme, France, 2014, 23/07/2014
... German World War One Trenching on The Somme, France, 2014...world war one...A number of photographs of German World War One Trenching... Office goldfields the somme world war one german trenchiing ...A number of photographs of German World War One Trenching on The Somme, France.the somme, world war one, german trenchiing, trenches, bayenwald -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, Monument, World War 2, Vire, France, c2017
... Monument, World War 2, Vire, France...world war 2...Colour photograph of a World War Two memorial in Vire... Office goldfields world war 2 war memorial vire, normandy, france ...Colour photograph of a World War Two memorial in Vire, Normandy, France.world war 2, war memorial, vire, normandy, france -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, The Age: Dramatic End to World War, 1945, 03/09/1945
... The Age: Dramatic End to World War, 1945...World War Two... to World War, 1945...World War Two End of War Prisoner of War Douglas MacArthur ...Fragments of a 1945 newspaper - The Age: Dramatic End to World War, 1945world war two, end of war, prisoner of war, douglas macarthur, atomic bomb, surrender, mamoru shigemitsu, repatriation, war memorials, catalina, a.w. keown, d. vernon -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Ballarat Old Colonists' Club World War Two Memorial
... Ballarat Old Colonists' Club World War Two Memorial...WOrld War Two...' Association of Ballarat who served during World War Two....' Club Old Colonists Association WOrld War Two World War 2 ...Brass plaque memorial for members of the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat who served during World War Two.ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists association, world war two, world war 2, memorial, plaque -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image - Black and White, World War One Advanced Dressing Station, c1917, c1917
... World War One Advanced Dressing Station, c1917...world war one... during World War One.... Office goldfields anzac world war one dressing station clearing ...Black and white image of an Advanced Dressing Station during World War One.anzac, world war one, dressing station, clearing station -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, An Illustrated Guide to World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles, 1981 (exact)
... An Illustrated Guide to World War II Tanks and Fighting...world war 2... by the world's armies in World War II. Included photographs... Macleod melbourne world war 2 military history tanks armoured ...An illustrated directory of major battle tanks used by the world's armies in World War II. Included photographs, illustrations and specifications.ISBN 0 7018 1488 8world war 2, military history, tanks, armoured vehicles, christopher f foss, world war 2, military history, tanks, armoured vehicles, christopher f foss -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - World War One Memorablia, Framed Certificate of Appreciation 1914-1918
... World War One Memorablia...World War 1...World War 1 Open Scroll: Watermark of Australia.... grampians World War 1 Open Scroll: Watermark of Australia. World War ...World War 1 Open Scroll: Watermark of Australia.Wooden Frame with Glass over Coloured Certificate. Shield with Australian Flag, Two Soldiers, Flags of Allies, Wattle, Troopsembarking on Troop Ship.Borough and Shire of Stawell. For Liberty, empire, For Justice. Seals of both Bourogh and Shire of Stawell. To Pte. G.A. Hodges.world war 1 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Album, Sutton's Pianos World War I
... Sutton's Pianos World War I...World war 1...Folder containing information on the effects of World War I... at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886. w.h. paling World war 1 ...Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Folder containing information on the effects of World War I on pianos sales at Sutton's Musicw.h. paling, world war 1, ww1, enemy trademark, hugo wertheim, king and king ltd, carnegie & co, heindorff bros., richmond furnishing co., albert hannaford, findlays pty ltd, williams bros., allans ltd, e.t collins, j.l. lennard, morris buhler & co, charles harper & co, nicholsons ltd, maples, a. beckett, r.r garran, w.h. glen & co pty ltd, suttons pty ltd, wm kuhnel & co limited -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Gus Gervasoni Wearing World War Two Service Medals
... Gus Gervasoni Wearing World War Two Service Medals...world war two...Colour photograph of Gus Gervasoni wearing his World War... Office goldfields gus gervasoni aif world war two chocco ...Colour photograph of Gus Gervasoni wearing his World War Two Service medals. gus gervasoni, aif, world war two, chocco, chocolate soldier, conscript, service medals -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Flying Squadron Club World War One Honour Board, Kirribilli, 2019, 14/07/2019
... Flying Squadron Club World War One Honour Board, Kirribilli...world war one...Colour photograph of the World War One Honour Board... Office goldfields sydney flying squadron kirribilli world war one ...Colour photograph of the World War One Honour Board of the Flying Squadron Club, Kirribillisydney, flying squadron, kirribilli, world war one, honour board -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - digital, Suez Canal during World War One
... Suez Canal during World War One...world war... soldiers watching a boat move along the Suez Canal during World War..., 3350 goldfields world war world war one suez canal aif mmm ...Black and white photograph of a number of Australian soldiers watching a boat move along the Suez Canal during World War One. Verso: Our boys watching a boat go along the Suez Canal. (illegible)world war, world war one, suez canal, aif, mmm -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun Newspaper Dated 6/6/1944 - Special - My War Part 42 - Allies Drive Through Rome - The Hero's Of Shaggy Ridge, Local Newspaper reporting on World War 2 Events - Special - My War Part 42
... Local Newspaper reporting on World War 2 Events - Special...world war 2...Local Newspaper Reporting on World War 2 Events - Special... 6/6/1944 reporting on World War 2 Events allies drive ...The Sun Newspaper dated 6/6/1944 - Special - My War Part 42Local Newspaper Dated 6/6/1944 reporting on World War 2 Events Local Newspaper Reporting on World War 2 Events - Special - My War Part 42 Allies Drive Through Rome - The Hero's Of Shaggy Ridgeallies drive through rome - the hero's of shaggy ridge, world war 2 -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Smeaton District World War One Honour Board, 06/10/2013
... Smeaton District World War One Honour Board...world war one...Photograph of the Smeaton World War One Honour Board... Office goldfields smeaton smeaton honour board world war one w ...Photograph of the Smeaton World War One Honour Board on display in the Smeaton Primary School in 2013.smeaton, smeaton honour board, world war one, w. anderson, archibald, baker, balfour, barnes, boadle, bourke, boyes, branagan, bridgeford, w. bridgeford mc, t.l. barnes, v.t. brookes, brookes, h.h. campbell, cane, cowan, coulson, carmichael, curran, carling, curtis, davis, davies, dean, finlayson, flanagan, forrester, grigsby, godfrey, harros, hurn, jeffrey, jones, kilfoyle, marshall, mitchell, mckenzie, mcleaod, j.g. o'halloran, j. punshan, w.h. richards, riddiford, risk, rowland, g.e. waddingham, sheehan, waddingham, whatmore, wilson, wood, nurse anderson, nurse redman, anderson, redman -
Orbost & District Historical Society
First Field Dressings, World War 2, Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, 1942, 1943
... First Field Dressings, World War 2...Australian-Army first-field-dressings World-War-Two... and women during World War 2.... and women during World War 2. Many Orbost men served in World War 2 ...These packs were Australian army issue to service men and women during World War 2.Many Orbost men served in World War 2. Three field dressing packs made from cloth or waterproof covering and with a black printed label on one side of each pack. The words FIRST FIELD DRESSING and instructions TO OPEN and CONTENTS are printed on each pack. On the bottom of the print area are JOHNSON & JOHNSON PTY LTD, SYDNEY. One pack has the date May 1942, and the other two are December 1943. australian-army first-field-dressings world-war-two -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (item) - Sensha: Spot That Jap: A Guide to Japanese Tanks (World War Two), Sensha: Spot That Jap, Circa 1943
... Sensha: Spot That Jap: A Guide to Japanese Tanks (World War...World War Two... during the Second World War (WW2)... booklet. Made during the Second World War (WW2) Japanese tanks ...Made cira.1943. Japanese tank recognition booklet. Made during the Second World War (WW2)japanese tanks, world war two, tanks, australian army, recognition booklet -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Photograph World War 1 Australian soldiers, 1914-1918
... Photograph World War 1 Australian soldiers...world war one... of World War One memorabilia. These items were sent or given... This is Item 9 of 27 items in the Daisy Vickers collection of World War ...This is Item 9 of 27 items in the Daisy Vickers collection of World War One memorabilia. These items were sent or given to Daisy Ogier (nee Vickers) during World War One by Corporal Arthur Anderson who enlisted from Warrnambool in 1915 at the age of 21. He served in Egypt and France and returned to Australia in 1919. Daisy Ogier (1907-1987) was a student and then a teacher at Warrnambool Technical School with her early teaching years there from 1925 to 1936 and in 1949. She became the head mistress from 1950 to 1963 and in 1968. She officially retired in 1976. Daisy Vickers was one of the best loved and dedicated teachers that the school ever had. She married the Reverend Fred Ogier and continued her association with the school after her husband's death.This card is interesting because of its association with World war One and two local people Daisy Vickers and Arthur AndersonBlack and white photograph of sixteen Australian soldiers in uniform. Some are sitting on a bench and some standing. There is snow in the foreground. There is space on the back for correspondence and an address.. daisy vickers, arthur anderson, world war one, world war 1 photograph, australian soldiers ww1 -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Medal - French World War I military service awarded to FJ Browne, c.1914-1918, A. Mayeur, 1918
... French World War I military service awarded to FJ Browne, c...World War I... for service in the First World War tending to the wounded soldiers... in the First World War tending to the wounded soldiers evacuated from ...This French Service medal was awarded to F.J. Browne for service in the First World War tending to the wounded soldiers evacuated from France on hospital ships. The places inscribed on the medal are all in the Communaupole (Urban Area) of Lens-Liévin in the Pas de Calais where the broad plain and low hills of Artois saw some of the most savage and bloody fighting of World War I.Francis James Browne died in Sydney 1963. He had a long career in obstetrics and gynaecology. Summary of appointments include: General Practice in Wales, Maternity Department of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 1st director of obstetric unit, University College Hospital London. Retired and continued postgraduate teaching in London and NSW. Married to Grace Cuthbert, who was director of Maternal and Baby Welfare in NSW. A collection of objects found amongst Professor FJ Browne's papers were transferred from the Archives to the Museum collection in January 1994. A small round gold medal (.1) with presentation case (.2). The scene on the front of the medal depicts an ancient castle & surrounds with the rising sun in the background, and is inscribed "SUNT LACRYMAE RERUM". On the reverse is a figure of a winged woman against a cross, and the inscription "AUX HEROS", above a list of inscribed place names: "DE GARENCY, VIMY, ABLAIN, AVION, SOUCHEL, LENS, LORETTE, LOOS". The outside of the presentation case is maroon leather. There is a cream velvet mount for the medal and the inside of the lid of the case is lined with cream satin. "A. MAYEUR" is inscribed on both sides of the medal. "SUNT LACRYMAE RERUM", "AUX HEROS", "DE GARENCY, VIMY, ABLAIN, AVION, SOUCHEL, LENS, LORETTE, LOOS", "A.MAYEUR"numismatics, world war i, france, browne fj -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Lawrence School No. 3275 World War Two Honour Board, 06/10/2013
... Lawrence School No. 3275 World War Two Honour Board...world war two...Photograph of the Lawrence School World War Two Honour... world war two mckenzie tipper muller risk tennant mcrorie newton ...Photograph of the Lawrence School World War Two Honour Board on display in the Smeaton Primary School in 2013.lawrence, lawrence state school honour board, world war two, mckenzie, tipper, muller, risk, tennant, mcrorie, newton, wilson, richards, mulller, fitzgibbon, l.l. tipper, waaf, lawrence state school no 3275 -
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation
1985 recording of 3CR Community Radio 'The History Show' broadcast about nurses in World War I featuring historian Katie Holmes, 3CR Community Radio, 1985 April 28
... ' broadcast about nurses in World War I featuring historian Katie...world war one... of nurses in World War I.... speaking on the experience of nurses in World War I. nurses nursing ...Broadcast of 'The History Show' on 3CR Community Radio. Features feminist historian Katie Holmes speaking on the experience of nurses in World War I.29 minute audio file (.mp3 multimedia format), transferred from compact disc recording.nurses, nursing, war, wwi, world war one, community radio, 3cr, radio, broadcast, history, katie holmes, feminism -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Trentham and District Histroical Society Inc, Trentham at War: Boer War, World War I, World War 2 / by Ina Bertrand and Jan Robertson, 2012_
... Trentham at War: Boer War, World War I, World War 2 / by...world war i... the Trentham area who served in the Boer War, World War I and World War... War, World War I and World War II. Authors/compilers are Ina ...A compilation of the war records of the men and women from the Trentham area who served in the Boer War, World War I and World War II. Authors/compilers are Ina Bertrand and Jan Robertson from Trentham and District Historical Society.This book is a tribute to all who served from the Trentham area.126 p., illus. Cover in black and white shows photographs of soldiers and nurses.trentham, trentham and district historical society, world war i, world war ii, boer war -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Smeaton World War One Honour Board, 06/10/2013
... Smeaton World War One Honour Board...world war one...Photograph of the Smeaton State School World War One Honour... Office goldfields world war one smeaton state school smeaton ...Photograph of the Smeaton State School World War One Honour Board on display in the Smeaton Primary School in 2013.world war one, smeaton state school, smeaton state school honour board, smeaton, nurse anderson, nurse redman, w. anderson, j.l. archibald, e.o. archibald, j.e.b. archibald, w. bridgeford, l. brooks, v. brooks, g. buchanan, a. barnes, t. barnes, t. bourke, w. boadle, j. boadle, b. branagan, w.s. bell, w.t. bell, j. bourke, d. curran, c. curran, s. curtis, l.e. coulson, r.e. carling, j. dean, c. daniels, f. daniels, l. davies, w. davis, e. davis, r. forrester, t. flanagan, p. fullarton, a. goodlet, a. goddard, a. hurn, e. harris, j. haris, g.c. hurley, w. jeffrey, a. kilfoyle, r. kirkpatrick, h. kuring, w.e. mitchell, f.t. mitchell, c. mehlert, n. mckenzie, h. mcleod, d. mcalpine, j. mcalpine, j. mcmahon, j.g. o'halloran, p. o'dea, p. pollard, w.h. richards, w. risk, r. risk, l.r. sheehan, m. stewart, f.x. slattery, g. spring, g.e. waggingham, a. boyes, r. dilena, t. dilena -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun Newspaper Dated 3/6/1940 - My War Part 6 - Evacuaton Nearly complete - Dunkirk, Local Newspaper Coverage of World War 2 = Dunkirk
... Local Newspaper Coverage of World War 2 = Dunkirk...world war 2 - dunkirk...Local Newspaper Dated 3/6/949 World War 2 - Coverage... the World War 2 dated 3/6/940 world war 2 - dunkirk Local Newspaper ...Local Newspaper Coverage - Special - My War Part 6Local Newspaper reporting the World War 2 dated 3/6/940The Sun Newspaper dated 3/6/1940 - Special Coverage - My War Part 6 - DunkirkLocal Newspaper Dated 3/6/949 World War 2 - Coverage - Dunkirkworld war 2 - dunkirk -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photographs - colour, Clare Gervasoni, World War One Nurses (reenactment), Bacchus Marsh, 2014, 07/09/2014
... World War One Nurses (reenactment), Bacchus Marsh, 2014...World War...Faye Threllfall and Jenny Baker reenact World War One..., 3350 goldfields World War World war 1 world war one nurses ...Faye Threllfall and Jenny Baker reenact World War One nurses at Bacchus Marsh to commemorate 100 years since the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) undertook a recruitment drive in that town.world war, world war 1, world war one nurses, nurses, bacchus marsh, faye threllfall, jenny baker -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - World War 11 Cartoons by Armstrong, Harold Armstrong, Argus cartoonist, War Without Tears - 100 of the War's Wittiest Whimsies, late 1940s
... World War 11 Cartoons by Armstrong...World War Two...This book contains 100 World War Two cartoons by Armstrong... contains 100 World War Two cartoons by Armstrong. They were ...World War 11 War Cartoons by ArmstrongThis is a book of war cartoons. The cover has two cartoons in colour and black and white and red and black printing. The spine is slightly torn.The pages contain comic sketches in colour, black and white and brown and white and sepia tones. Some pages at the front are of a shorter width than the other pages. The pages are stapled.fictionWorld War 11 War Cartoons by Armstrongworld war two, world war two cartoonist armstrong -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun Dated 15/12/1939 - My War Part 4 - Graf Spee Defeated, Local Newspaper 15/12/1939 Special reporting World War 2 news
... Local Newspaper 15/12/1939 Special reporting World War 2...The Sun Newspaper dated 5/12/1939 wit reports of World War...Local Newspaper reporting World War 2 News... dated 5/12/1939 wit reports of World War 2 News History recorded ...The Sun Newspaper dated 5/12/1939 wit reports of World War 2 NewsHistory recorded by Local NewspaperThe Sun Newspaper Special - My War Part 4 - Graf Spee DefeatedLocal Newspaper reporting World War 2 Newsgraf spee defeated, fins fight on against soviets -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Black and White, World War One Postcard from John Joseph Gervasoni
... World War One Postcard from John Joseph Gervasoni...world war one...World War One Postcard from John Joseph Gervasoni to Kate... Office goldfields yandoit creek john joseph gervasoni world war ...World War One Postcard from John Joseph Gervasoni to Kate Gervasoni (Cugley) of Pine View, Yandoit Creek.yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one, kate gervasoni, kate cugley