8727.1 - Wooden frame, Dark stain with plastic inner frame where it is painted with a metallic looking silver. 8727.2 - Specimen banknote information sheet. 8727.3 - Fifty pound note (specimen). 8727.4 - One hundred pound note (specimen). 8727.5 - Ten pound note (specimen). 8727.6 - One pound note (specimen).8727.2 - National Australia Bank - Heritage Collection - Specimen Banknotes - Specimens of the National Bank of Australia Limited banknotes in circulation in 1910. Nineteenth century banknote designs were inspired by ancient Greek myths, with images of classical figures symbolising agriculture and trade. Intricate line patterns and borders were also featured to discourage forgers. Although local printers produced the National's early notes, highly skilled security printers, Bradbury Wilkinson and Co. of London, producers of banknotes for many Australian and European banks were engaged by the National to design and produce most of its banknotes. - © National Australia Bank Limited. 8727.3 - 50 - ADELAID - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Pounds - FIFTY - On demand I promise to pay the bearer FIFTY POUNDS sterling at ADELAID 1st November 1893 - For National Bank Australia - SPECIMEN - ENTd - Manager 8727.4 - 100 - THE NATIONAL BANKOF AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES - ONE HUNDRED - On demand I promise to pay the bearer ONE HUNDRED POUNDS sterling at SYDENY 1st January 1887 - For THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA - Manager - SPECIMEN - ENTd 8727.5 - MELBOURNE - 10 - POUNDS - THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA - LIMITED - SPECIMEN - On demand I promise to pay the bearer TEN POUNDS sterling at MELBOURNE - For NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED - Manager - ENTd - VICTORIA 8727.6 - PERTH - WESTERN AUSTRALIA - 1 - THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED - On demand I promise to pay the bearer ONE POUND sterling at PERTH - For NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED - Manager - ENTd - SPECIMEN

8728.1 - Thin wooden frame with very dark stain and gold paint on the inner part of the frame. 8728.2 - Very large print of a one pound note. 8728.3 - Brief description of the note and it's history.8728.2 - 1 - MELBOURNE - VICTORIA - ONE - POUND - THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED - On demand I promise to pay the bearer ONE POUND sterling at MELBOURNE June 1893 - For THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA - Manager - ENTd 8728.3 - NATIONAL BANK NOTE - The first note issued by the National Bank when it reopened for business on 26th June, 1893 after reconstruction following the 1893 land boom.

8444.1 - Unhinged wooden box of "Nobel's explosives company" explosives. Lots of writing on the lid, and on the two smaller sides; one side has a sticky-taped note with near-illegible writing.- Nobel Glasgow - 50 lbs net - This side up - Made in Australia - Nobel's explosives company (limited) Glasgow - Explosive class III division I - Alfa Nobel - Nobel's explosive company (limited) - Trademark

In the 1880s Mrs Sarah Ann WAITE ran a store in Nott Street a few doors up from Rouse Street. This item was passed on to Nancy U'REN with a small number of items relating to the Turnbull family with an early 1970s note from Suzanne GORDON, great-granddaughter of Barbara Annie TURNBULL nee GOULD, wishing Nancy good luck with her work on Sandridge.Sepia photograph showing several people standing outside Waite General Dealer and Miscellaneous Store."B Turnbull", "Port Melb", "Sandridge" and "60 years" hand-written in pencil on reverse.built environment - commercial, nott street, sarah ann waite, nancy u'ren nee morris

From the collection of Terry KEENAN. Back row from left - Harold BROWN, Norm ?, Denis MADIGAN, Theo KURLE, Bill ANDERSON, Doc WOOD (Coach), ? , Brian RALPH, Frank BROOKS, Arthur RALPH, Frank TYRELL. Centre row from left - Brain MCBROOM, NIck ? , ? , Keith CLAYTON, Frank LOVELL, Keith BROWNIE, Peter BRIGGS, Perce WHITE, George WILLOUGHEY, - BROWNE. Front row from left - Bill GATES, Jim MAHONEY, Ralph MEDINA, Alby FRANCIS, Bill HARVEY, Terry KEENAN, Keith HARVEY, - BROWNIE. Black and white photograph of Graham United Football Club, 1948 team. Handwritten note attached to back with names of players & officials - incomplete.sport - australian rules football, graham united football club, harold brown, norm -, denis madigan, theo kurle, bill anderson, doc wood, brian ralph, frank brookes, arthur ralph, frank tyrell, brian mcbroom, keith clayton, frank lovell, keith brownie, peter briggs, perce white, george willoughey, - brownie, bill gates, jim mahoney, ralph medina, alby francis, bill harvey, terry keenan, keith harvey, nick ?

From the collection of Terry KEENAN. Back row from left Frank TYRELL, Stan FARRELL, Leo (Doc) WOODS (Coach), George WILLOUBY, Peter BRIGGS. Second back row from left Brian RALPH, Ralph MEDINA, Bill ROSE, ? , Bill ANDERSON, Fred TURNER, Nic ?, ? Simpson. Third back row from left - ? , Bill HARVEY, Jim MAHONEY, Doug BASSETT, Keith BROWNIE, Ron WIILLIAMS, Perce WHITE, ? BROWNIE. Front row from left Tom WALKER, Ron McMILLAN (Mascot), Frank LOVELL, - BROWNIE, Keith CLAYTON, Terry KEENAN, ? BROWNIE.Black and white photocopy of photograph of Graham United Football Club Team 1947 Includes players, mascots and officials. Players names handwritten at bottom. and typed on note on reverse.sport - australian rules football, graham united football club, frank tyrell, stan farrell, george willouby, peter briggs, brian ralph, ralph medina, bill rose, bill anderson, fred turner, bill harvey, jim mahoney, doug bassett, keith brownie, ron williams, perce white, tom walker, ronmcmillan, frank lovell, keith clayton, terry keenan, leo (doc) woods, nic ?, ? simpson, ? brownie

These forceps belonged to the late Colin Noel de Garis. Also donated was a foetal scalpel electrode applicator- see donation form. There is a note that former honorary curator Peter Renou collected the donation. Peter Renou does not recall being involved in the donation.( Source: Grainne Murphy 15 November 2010.) This design of obstetrical forceps, with a screw in the handle, was introduced by George Thomson Elliot (1827-1871), a New York obstetrician. (Source: National Museum of American History, 'Obstetrical forceps') The 'sliding pivot' on the forceps was designed to prevent the compression of the baby's head. (Source: Elliot, GT, 'Description of a new midwifery forceps : having a sliding pivot to prevent compression of the foetal head, with cases', c.1860)"The Elliot forceps and its modifications (Elliot, Tucker-McLane, Tucker-Luikart) have shorter blades and an accentuated cephalic curve that is more suitable for a rounded fetal head that has not undergone extensive molding. In addition, Elliot instruments, because of their overlapping shanks, do not distend the perineum in the same way as the separated shanks of the Simpson-type forceps." (Source: Sakornbut, EL, 'Chapter 18 - Intrapartum Procedures', in Ratcliffe SD et al (eds.), 'Family Medicine Obstetrics', 3rd ed., 2008) Obstetric forceps, Elliot's. Consists of long shanks, made of forged chrome plated metal with metal handle, four finger grips, and distinctive screw and pin at the end of the handles. This screw functioned as a means of regulating the lateral pressure of the handles when in use. obstetric delivery

Compiled for the use of Melbourne Hospital staff, and to lessen the need for external prescriptions. Also includes lists of the chemicals, drugs, and biological of the British Pharmacopoeia (BP). The pharmacopoeia is in alphabetical order and indexed. Owned and used by Dr Ronald McKenzie Rome in 1934 at Melbourne Hospital.Small book covered in faded purple cloth titled "Melbourne Hospital Pharmacopoeia". Ninety-one pages, [all intact], each alternate page is blank. Front page is inscribed "R. McK. Rome". Personal notes written inside front and back covers.melbourne hospital, pharmacopoeia

Personal diary of Dr F.J Browne used in England, 1951. Some loose papers associated with this diary were returned to the RANZCOG Archives in March 1998.Small 'Datada' diary for the year 1951. The diary has a dark brown leather cover, and the word "diary" is printed in gold lettering on cover. Associated personal notes, medical notes, journal references, and patient notes for this item are held in the RANZCOG Archives.browne fj

These forceps were owned and used by Dr Ronald Rome and Dr Kelvin Churches. Notes suggest that these may be a modified set of Denman-type forceps, as appearance of the outer part of the handles indicate they are an 'adaption' for independent use. (Note from Helen Johnson, 2000).Set of short handled forceps. Both blades of forceps are stamped "Lindsay of London" (for manufacturer) and "R & C" (for Dr Ronald Rome and Dr Kelvin Churches). "R & C" "Lindsay of London"obstetric delivery

This aircraft is one of 9 single seat ES 59 advanced club sailplanes manufactured by Edmund Schneider Pty Ltd in the 1960s. It was first flown in August 1963 and delivered to the Darling Downs Soaring Club at Toowoomba Queensland. At that Club it had 2603 flights and recorded a total airtime of 1475 hours. In addition to many local circuits and soaring and cross country flying, it was used at gliding competitions, including Nationals at Benalla in December 1964, State Championships at Oakey in April 1965, at Warwick in April 1966, and at (Inverell?) in March 1967. On at least 15 occasions flight times in excess of 5 hours duration were achieved. On 5 October 1970, the glider had a new life when it was relocated to Wollongong in New South Wales. It recorded 1927 flights with a total airtime of 1179 hours at the club between October 1970 and June 1988. Competition appearances included the State Championships held at Forbes in January 1972. Places away from Wollongong where the glider was launched include Cootamundra, Wagga, Temora, Marulon, Narromine, Leeton, Nowra, Goulburn, Horsham, Greenthorpe. On 15 June 1988 it was transferred to Ron Geake who transported it to Warrego in Northern Territory (flown once at Alice Springs), and then to Gympie in Queensland where it was flown about 20 times by the end of 1995. It was also flown on a small number of occasions at Forbes in New South Wales in 1996 and 1997. During 1998 and 1999 the glider was sparsely used (9 flights) at locations that have not been recorded. From May 1999 until transfer to the Australian Gliding Museum in May 2011 it apparently was not flown. Aggregate airtime hours for the glider stand at 2702 hours 53 minutes. It has been launched 4569 times. A good example of a Schneider ES59 sailplane from the 1960s. This type is of note because it was the first Australian designed and built sailplane to be used in a world gliding competition (Jack Iggulden in Argentina in 1963). This Schneider ES59 Arrow is a single seat wooden sailplane with one piece wing. The instruments are not present except for altimeter. Fin and rudder are of swept back design. Colour scheme is white with lemon yellow fuselage underbelly. The aircraft came to the museum on an open trailer that had been designed to carry the one piece wing. Plate in cockpit with details of manufacturer states; manufactured by E. Schneider Ltd, Adelaide SA; Type ES 59; Serial Number 62; Date August 1963.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, schneider, es59, arrow, darling downs soaring club, wollongong gliding club, ron geake

The Laister-Kauffman 10A (LK10A) is a 2 seat a military training glider developed from a successful Jack Laister single seat glider called Yankee Doodle that first flew in 1938 and was exhibited at the Paris Air Show of 1939. The two seater variation was ordered in 1941 by the US Army for training glider pilots of troop carrying gliders. The military designation was XTG-4. The LK 10A glider was a simpler, more robust design than Yankee Doodle. A longer canopy enclosed both seating positions. The top of the fuselage formed a straight ridge from the top of the canopy to the point where the fin – rudder connected. Also, the design was simplified by adopting straight spar wings of 15.2 metres in place of gull wings of 14.170 metres. During the war years 156 LK10As were produced before the contracts to supply the US Army were terminated. Many of these were later sold as surplus. The Museum’s exhibit (serial number 122) was built in 1943. It was imported into Australia in the 1950s by Ric New, a member of the Gliding Club of Western Australia. Ric New modified the glider by “flat topping” the fuselage and making other aerodynamic changes. This kind of modification of the LK10A was a well tried strategy in United States for extracting better performance from the glider. It is understood that the reduction in weight and cleaner aerodynamics from the changes could increase the glide ratio from 1:24 to something like 1:30. The LK10A was located at the Gliding Club of Western Australia for many years. Records reveal that it was kept airworthy until about 1975. The LK10A is an important acquisition in that it allows one to compare the state of two seat glider design in United States and the United Kingdom in the immediate post war period. It is interesting to note that at that time a number of clubs in Australia who acquired a two seat glider for training chose the United Kingdom open cockpit high strutted wing offerings from Slingsby (e.g. T31) instead of more innovative military surplus gliders from America. Modified LK10A glider consisting of tubular steel fuselage with a combination of fabric and metal covering, fabric covered wooden wings and other flying surfaces.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, laister, kauffman, ric new, gliding club of western australia, lk10a, yankee doodle, xtg-4

John Ellison worked part time with migrant workers in the Wimmera somewhere in the Wail - Dimboola area.Two typewritten documents, the first of four pages titled: New Australians, the second of three pages titled: Primary industry and labour (migrant reference). The first one is signed by L. John Ellison S.S. Wail 10/02/1950. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.A note in pen on first page signed by P. Ellison and dated 04/09/2018new australians, migrant workers

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.240.non-fictionMore than one quarter of the Australian soldiers chosen to land on Gallipoli at dawn on 25 April 1915 were Western Australians. Four years later, only one in four of them had escaped death or severe injury. But that morning, by climbing the cliffs under a hail of Turkish bullets, they won a permanent place in Australia's most celebrated national legend. At Gallipoli that was all any of the attacking troops won." "The British and French, whose armies also suffered heavy losses at the Dardanelles, regarded the campaign as nothing but a humiliating military disaster best forgotten. In Australia Gallipoli was hailed as 'the proving of a nation's soul' and the day of the landing became sacred.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, australian army - soldiers - western australia

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.340.non-fictionIn March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation. Then came General John Monash's first victory as the Commanding Officer of the newly formed Australian Corps at Hamel. This victory, and the tactics it tested, became crucial to the Allied victory after 8 August, the 'black day of the German Army'. On this day the major Allied counteroffensive began, with the AIF in the vanguard of the attack. The Australians, with the Canadians to the south and the British across the Somme to the north, drove the Germans back, first along the line of the Somme and then across the river to Mont St Quentin, Péronne and on to the formidable Hindenburg Line, before the last Australian infantry action at Montbrehain in early October. Fast-paced and tense, the story of The Last 100 Days is animated by the voices of Australian soldiers as they endured the war's closing stages with humour and stoicism; and as they fought a series of battles in which they played a pivotal role in securing Allied victory. Collapse summary world war 1914- 1918 - campaigns - western front, western front - australian participation - 1918

Index, bibliography, notes, ill (maps), p.816.In the Trenches of Hell On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France. By the next day, there were over 5500 casualties, including nearly 2000 dead - a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history. Just days later, three Australian Divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozi�res, and over the next six weeks they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, 'The field of Pozi�res is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed . . .' Yet the sad truth is that, nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the reader in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - western front, world war 1914-1918 - australian participation - fromelles and pozieres

Index, notes, bibliography, ill, p.298.non-fictionIn the hands of Peter Stanley, one of Australia's leading military historians, a famous battlefield in France becomes unforgettably connected with Australian men and their families in the long aftermath of the Great War.australian army - 21st battalion - 9 platoon - history, world war 1914-1918 - 2nd battle of the somme

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.287.non-fictionAustralia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. This book tells the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes, soldiers who committed offences and crimes, those who deserted, robbed and murdered their comrades and more.australian army - imperial force - 1914-1921 - history, australian army - military deserters - 1914-1921

Index, bibliography, notes, ill. (some col.), maps, ports, p.318.non-fictionOn 25 April 1915 - the day the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli - Lieutenant Commander Dacre Stoker set out as captain of the Australian submarine AE2 on a mission to breach the treacherous Dardanelles Strait with the intention of disrupting Turkish supply lines to the isolated Gallipoli peninsula. Facing dangerous currents, mines and withering enemy fire, Stoker and his men succeeded where British and French submarines had come to grief." "Stoker's achievement meant much in military terms, and even more emotionally in boosting the morale of embattled Allied troops. But what was proclaimed at the time as 'the finest feat in submarine history' has since sunk into oblivion. Few Australians even know their country had a submarine at Gallipoli, much less that it achieved daring feats, sank an enemy craft, and possibly played a pivotal role in Anzac troops staying on the beachhead for eight months." "Now, finally, Stoker's Submarine tells the story of a remarkable naval hero and the men under his command. And the AE2 itself, still lying intact on the floor of the Sea of Marmara, is celebrated as the most tangible relic of Australia's role at Gallipoli, the crucible of nationhood.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - naval operations, submarine ae2

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.211.non-fictionA chance discovery made on a tour of Anzac Cove provided an immediate link between Gallipoli and Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs. In the lead up to the Centenary of Anzac, ‘The Sweetland Project’ (named after a Box Hill man, Stephen Sweetland) became a broader search for the connections between Gallipoli and the former Shire of Nunawading, revealing 27 men from the former shire who died during the Gallipoli campaign. This book traces their stories and the reaction to the Great War of the local community, and shows how personal and collective memories of their experiences still resonate today.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - personal recollections

Bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.245.non-fictionRetrace Australia's role in the First World War from the trenches of Somme Mud to the wider war on the Western Front. Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe. And there is forever talk of the need for reinforcements, for men like you to join up and support the Empire, Australia and your mates in the line. Such was the case for Edward Francis Lynch, a typical country boy from Perthville, near Bathurst. When war was declared in early August 1914, he was just sixteen and still at school, but like a generation of young males in Australia, there was something to prove and a need to be there. Will Davies, editor of the bestselling Somme Mud, meticulously tracked Lynch and his battalion's travels; their long route marches to flea ridden billets, into the frontline at such places as Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers Bretonneux, to rest areas behind the lines and finally, on the great push to the final victory after August 1918. In words and pictures Davies fills in the gaps in Private Lynch's story and through the movements of the other battalions of the AIF provides impact and context to their plight and achievements. Looking at these battlefields today, the pilgrims who visit and those who attend to the land we come to understand how the spirit of Australia developed and of our enduring role in world politics.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - australia, western front 1914-1918 - australian participation

Notes, bibliography, ill, p.196.non-fictionRalph Goode became the first of many men from Lilydale Victoria to enlist in World War One when he joined the 2nd Field Ambulance as a stretcher bearer. Over the next four years he recorded hid activities.world war 1914-1918 - australian participation - 2nd field ambulance, ralph goode 1888-1961 - biography

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.712.non-fictionAbout 1300 Australians died in the desert campaigns of World War I, while another 3500 died in North Africa and the Middle East during World War II. Thousands more carried the wounds of war for the rest of their lives. Countless families were left behind to mourn the dead and comfort the injured. A ripple effect of grief passed down the generations. This is the story of Australia's desert wars as never before told. Using letters, diaries, interviews and unpublished memoirs, Desert Boys provides an intensely personal and gripping insight into the thoughts, feelings and experiences of two generations of Australian soldiers. In many cases these were fathers and sons going to successive wars with all the tragedy, adventure and hardship that brought.australian army - desert campaigns, desert warfare - 20th century

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.278.The Victoria Cross was the highest award, given only for a single act of valour. Just 90 Australians have been awarded it since they served with the British forces in South Africa in the late nineteenth century. And only four Australians have been awarded the George Cross, the ultimate medal for civilians in time of war. From Neville Howse in the Boer War in South Africa in 1900 to Keith Payne in Viet Nam in 1969 this book tells the story of twelve Australian recipients of the Victoria and George Crosses.military decorations - australia, george cross recepients - australia

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.134.non-fictionMany Australians, in a typically Australian fashion, recall Gordon Bennett as "the bloke who shot through and left his troops at Singapore". Whether this is a fair assessment or not, there is no doubt that General Gordon Bennett's escape from Singapore in February 1942 left an ineradicable mark on Australia's military and legal history, and that the rights and wrongs of his actions will be debated forever. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, capitulations - military

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.218.non-fictionA traveller's guide to the Australian battlefields and cemeteries in Viet Nam written for people actually holidaying in Viet Nam as well as people who think they might travel to Viet Nam.vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - travel guides, vietnam war 1961-1975 - participation - australia