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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia - Rifle bucket scabbard, Blackman Leather Goods, 1940
... Bermondsey Street, SE 1, London, United Kingdom ...WWII HeritageFrom Australian War Memorial: Standard issue blocked brown leather rifle bucket for attachment to the Pattern 1912 UP saddle. Bucket is complete with a leather slide steadying fitting, half way down the bucket, to attach it to the surcingle of the saddle, and a leather strap with brass buckle at the top of the bucket which attaches it to the saddle tree.Strap only is stamped with a broad arrow and manufacturer's details 'BLACKMAN LEATHER GOODS LTD. 175 BERMONDSEY ST S.E.1 1940'. -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, H Gordon Bennett, Why Singapore fell, 1944
... London, United Kingdom ...Personal account of the fall of Singapore by the Commanding Officer of the Australian forces.Index, ill, maps, p.262.non-fictionPersonal account of the fall of Singapore by the Commanding Officer of the Australian forces.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, australia - military - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Victor Gollancz, War letters of fallen englishmen, 1930
... London, United Kingdom ...More than eight million young men perished during the First World War - a staggering figure. The natural reaction to such a great loss of humanity was to forget the individuals and recast the conflict into one of faceless armies and battles commemorated in stone and metal monuments. War Letters of Fallen Englishmen was published following the war in order to remind the living of those who were lost in the name of the British crown - brothers, husbands, fathers, sons. Like its companion volume, German Students' War Letters, this collection provides, in the very words of those who died in combat, the closest approximation possible to the experience of war. The letters reproduced here are poignant, powerful, and graphic and were chosen for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations.p.318.non-fictionMore than eight million young men perished during the First World War - a staggering figure. The natural reaction to such a great loss of humanity was to forget the individuals and recast the conflict into one of faceless armies and battles commemorated in stone and metal monuments. War Letters of Fallen Englishmen was published following the war in order to remind the living of those who were lost in the name of the British crown - brothers, husbands, fathers, sons. Like its companion volume, German Students' War Letters, this collection provides, in the very words of those who died in combat, the closest approximation possible to the experience of war. The letters reproduced here are poignant, powerful, and graphic and were chosen for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations.soldiers - great britain - biography, soldiers - great britain - diaries -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Edward J Erickson, Gallipoli and the middle east 1914 - 1918 : From the dardanelles to mesopotamia, 2012
... London, United Kingdom ...History of the middle east conflicts in World War OneIndex, ill, maps, p.224non-fictionHistory of the middle east conflicts in World War Oneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - mesopotamia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Hamish Hamilton, Monty : the making of a general 1887-1942, 1981
... London, United Kingdom ...This biography of Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein is based on Montgomery's secret diaries, letters, and vast collection of private papers. Written by a historian who knew Montgomery intimately in his later years, this book presents the unknown Montgomery in behind-the-scenes accounts of him as soldier and leader, son, father, and husband.Index, ill, p.871.non-fictionThis biography of Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein is based on Montgomery's secret diaries, letters, and vast collection of private papers. Written by a historian who knew Montgomery intimately in his later years, this book presents the unknown Montgomery in behind-the-scenes accounts of him as soldier and leader, son, father, and husband. field marshal montgomery - biography, world war 1939-1945 - generals - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Paul Brewer, War in focus : One hundred and fifty years of dramatic photography from the battlefield, 2005
... London, United Kingdom ...Photographic essay of war over the agesIndex, ill, p.400.non-fictionPhotographic essay of war over the ageswar photography, "war photography - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Max Hastings, The faces of world war two, 2008
... London, United Kingdom ...The second world war in words and picturesIll. index, p.245.non-fictionThe second world war in words and picturesworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1954 - photographic record -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peter Barton, Beneath Flanders fields the tunnellers' war, 1914-1918, 2005
... Stroud, Gloustershire, United Kingdom ...In the Ypres Salient, the secret struggle beneath no man's land became one of engineering, technology and science - and of carefully calculated assassination. This book reveals how this most intense of battles was fought and won. Few on the surface knew the horrific details of the tunnellers work, yet this silent, claustrophobic conflict was a barbaric struggle that raged day and night for almost two and a half years. On 7 June 1917 the most dramatic mine offensive in history at Messines Ridge opened. After Messines, the tunnellers turned to the construction of deep dugouts, structures which housed tens of thousands of troops, men for whom life on the surface had become almost untenable. Often electrically lit and ventilated, they incorporated headquarters, cookhouses, soup kitchens, hospitals, drying rooms and workshops. Hundreds were built, and thanks to the Flanders geology many still survive today, and are can be seen in photographs in this book.Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionIn the Ypres Salient, the secret struggle beneath no man's land became one of engineering, technology and science - and of carefully calculated assassination. This book reveals how this most intense of battles was fought and won. Few on the surface knew the horrific details of the tunnellers work, yet this silent, claustrophobic conflict was a barbaric struggle that raged day and night for almost two and a half years. On 7 June 1917 the most dramatic mine offensive in history at Messines Ridge opened. After Messines, the tunnellers turned to the construction of deep dugouts, structures which housed tens of thousands of troops, men for whom life on the surface had become almost untenable. Often electrically lit and ventilated, they incorporated headquarters, cookhouses, soup kitchens, hospitals, drying rooms and workshops. Hundreds were built, and thanks to the Flanders geology many still survive today, and are can be seen in photographs in this book. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - tunnellers -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Karen Farrington, Victory in the Pacific : the fight for the Pacific Islands 1942-1945, 2005
... London, United Kingdom ...On 7 December 1941, the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbour. Simultaneously, the Japanese army launched all-out assaults on Malaya, Hong Kong and the Philippines. The Japanese sphere of influence spread at a phenomenal rate. As nations of Asia collapsed one by one, and the British and US troops in the region were overwhelmed in short order, it seemed the Japanese dream of empire was about to be realized. Victory in the Pacific tells how the tide of Japanese victory was turned, and how the Allies fought their way the length and breadth of Burma and from island to island on their way to achieving final victory in the East.Ill, maps, index, p.144.non-fictionOn 7 December 1941, the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbour. Simultaneously, the Japanese army launched all-out assaults on Malaya, Hong Kong and the Philippines. The Japanese sphere of influence spread at a phenomenal rate. As nations of Asia collapsed one by one, and the British and US troops in the region were overwhelmed in short order, it seemed the Japanese dream of empire was about to be realized. Victory in the Pacific tells how the tide of Japanese victory was turned, and how the Allies fought their way the length and breadth of Burma and from island to island on their way to achieving final victory in the East. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, world war two 1939-1945 - pacific theatre -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, David Bergamin, Japan's Imperial Conspiracy : How Emperor Hirohito led Japan into war against the West, 1972
... London, United Kingdom ...Japan's Imperial Conspiracy completely shatters all previous accounts of Japanese history before and during World War IIIll, index, maps, p.1235.non-fictionJapan's Imperial Conspiracy completely shatters all previous accounts of Japanese history before and during World War IIjapan - history - 1912-1945, japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Lionel Hudson, The rats of Rangoon : the inside story of the "fiasco" that took place at the end of the war in Burma, 1989
... London, United Kingdom ...Wing commander Hudson was taken prisoner by the Japanese as a result of flying low over the River Irrawaddy in Burma. The author describes his years of starvation, brutality and disease inside a rangoon gaol.Ill, map, p.220.non-fictionWing commander Hudson was taken prisoner by the Japanese as a result of flying low over the River Irrawaddy in Burma. The author describes his years of starvation, brutality and disease inside a rangoon gaol. ex prisoners of war - biography, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Souvenir, Banzai, you bastards, 1991
... London, United Kingdom ...Descriptions of the experiences of allied prisoners of way in TaiwanIll, maps, p.264non-fictionDescriptions of the experiences of allied prisoners of way in Taiwanworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, ex prisoners of war - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Albert Seaton, The Crimean war : a Russian chronicle, 1977
... London, United Kingdom ...This account looks at the Crimean war from the Russian perspective using lettwers diaries and eye witness accountsIndex, ill, p.232.This account looks at the Crimean war from the Russian perspective using lettwers diaries and eye witness accountscrimean war - history, russian empire - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ronald Lewin, The Life and Death of the Afrika Corps, 1977
... London, United Kingdom ...History of the Afrika Korps - The German army in North AfricaIndex, ill, maps, p.207.non-fictionHistory of the Afrika Korps - The German army in North Africaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, afrika korps - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Max Hastings, The Korean war, 1987
... London, United Kingdom ...Chronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese.Index, ill, maps, p.476.non-fictionChronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese. korean war - history, cold war - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, William Kimber, The secret raiders : the story of the operations of the German armed merchant raiders in the Second World War, 1955
... London, United Kingdom ...Tells the story of the operations of the German armed merchant raiders in the Second World Warmap, p.232.non-fictionTells the story of the operations of the German armed merchant raiders in the Second World Warworld war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations - germany, q-ships - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Mochitsura Hashimoto, Sunk, 1955
... London, United Kingdom ...Recounts the exploits of midget sub, suicide torpedo pilots and of Japanese submariners in World War TwoIll, map, p.192.non-fictionRecounts the exploits of midget sub, suicide torpedo pilots and of Japanese submariners in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - japan, submarines- japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, B Lewis et al, Historical atlas of the world at war, 2009
... London, United Kingdom ...The Historical Atlas of the World at War" details the history of war, from the tribal origins of war to the major world wars of the twentieth century. War has shadowed the whole of human history, featuring its greatest triumphs and greatest tragedies, and underlying all of it, the paramount need of all living things to survive.Ill, maps, p.400non-fictionThe Historical Atlas of the World at War" details the history of war, from the tribal origins of war to the major world wars of the twentieth century. War has shadowed the whole of human history, featuring its greatest triumphs and greatest tragedies, and underlying all of it, the paramount need of all living things to survive. war - history - maps, conflict - history -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkTool - Plough Plane, Jenkins & Clark, Circa late 19th century
... Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom ...This plough plane is a hand tool that was used to cut grooves or rabbets into wood, for example for furniture construction. It was manufactured in Birmingham by Jenkins & Clark and imported or taken to Australia most likely in the nineteenth century. The several names imprinted into the tool imply that it may have been used by several unique owners at different points in time - J.O. Hart, Micl (likely Michael) Orgill, and D. Brown. Names may have been imprinted in the tool to prevent confusion in settings with many workers supplying their own tools.Unknown donor but assumed to have been used locally.Wooden plough plane with brass fittings. Includes adjustable wooden clamp and removable wooden blade clamp. The blade slot cuts diagonally through the object. There are inscriptions on both shorter ends of the object.On side opposite blade slot: 'JENKINS/&/CLARK/J.O.HART/MICL ORGILL/J.O.HART/D. BROWN' On side near blade slot: 'D. BROWN/[upside-down] J.O.HART/MICL ORGILL/[upside-down] J.O.HART'plough plane, tools, jenkins & clark -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Penguin Books, Stalingrad, 1998
... London, United Kingdom ...Detailes account of the battle of StalingradIndex, ill, maps, p.512.non-fictionDetailes account of the battle of Stalingradbattle for stalingrad, world war 1939-1945 - campaighs - russia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Muller, Hitlers pilot, 1958
... London, United Kingdom ...Hans Baur was Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, whose life and career offer a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the final days of the Führer.p.241.non-fictionHans Baur was Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, whose life and career offer a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the final days of the Führer.world war 1939-1945 - third reich, hans baur - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Grafton, Journey into darkness, 1990
... London, United Kingdom ...Relates the experiences of a Jersey islander as a prisoner of the NazisIndex, ill, p.310.non-fictionRelates the experiences of a Jersey islander as a prisoner of the Nazisworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, jersey - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cassell, The sinews of peace: Post war speeches by Winston Churchill, 1948
... London, United Kingdom ...This volume covers Winston Churchill speeches from June 1945 to the end of 1946p.256.non-fictionThis volume covers Winston Churchill speeches from June 1945 to the end of 1946winston churchill 1874-1965, international relations 1945-1946 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Akira Iriye, The origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific, 1987
... London, United Kingdom ...Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers?Index, p.202.non-fictionProfessor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? world war 1939-1945 - causes, worls war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan, Commandant of Auschwitz, 1961
... London, United Kingdom ...Life story of the man who organized the murder of two million jewsIndex, ill, p.282.non-fictionLife story of the man who organized the murder of two million jewsholocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, rudolf hoess - biography -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Charles Daly, The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, mid 1800s
... London, United Kingdom ...This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This collection by Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) includes The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, A Tale of Flodden Field, The Lady of the Lake, The Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby and various Ballads, Lyrical Pieces and Songs. He was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature.This red cloth covered, hard backed book by Sir Walter Scott has a gold leaf and flower pattern on the front cover and spine and a gold harp on the back cover. The spine also has the title and the word 'Illustrated' in gold print. It is also impressed with a leather grain look and on the back with a leaf and flower design. On the page opposite the title page is a plate containing the image of Sir Walter Scott. The title page contains the information that the book is "illustrated with engravings on steel by the first artists" and so there are numerous plates throughout the book illustrating the poems. There are 563 pages followed by numerous pages of notes.On inside leaf - Watterella? L Cleave, June 1853 chatham-holmes family collection, poetical works of sir walter scott, engravings -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, George Robertson & Co, Ivanhoe: A Romance, 1898
... London, United Kingdom ...This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. Ivanhoe was written by Sir Walter Scott and this Victoria Edition was called the Australasian Issue.This red cloth covered book has a front cover imprinted with a Scottish thistle and leaf design and a crest. The spine is impressed with a design and Victoria Edition and is also has printed in gold 'Ivanhoe', 'Scott' and G.Robertson & Co.'. The book is 484 pages long.On inside cover in pen - To Edith from Hautric? West, Xmas 1917 On leaf in pen - To W.H.West Esq. You have Ivanhoe so haven't a notion? 1902 (There is a verse and a signiture which is difficult to read)chatham-holmes family collection, ivanhoe, sir walter scott, victoria edition australasian issue -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, The Obstacle Race, 1921
... London, United Kingdom ...This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. The book belonged to Harry Holmes.A hard covered, fawn coloured book with art deco decorations printed on the front cover along with the title and author, The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. Dell. The spine has been removed and a paper binding has been pasted in place.The book is 303 pages long and was owned by Harry Smerdon Holmesharry holmes, chatham-holmes family collection, the obstacle race, ethel m. dell -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Dr John Marshall, Preparing for Marriage, 1962
... 29a Gloucester Rd, London, United Kingdom ...This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This book is about Catholic marriage.This grey hard covered book has the title, author and initials of the publisher printed on the spine in black. The dust cover is cream with red and black colour. On the front cover is the title and author (Dr John Marshall) and a picture of the back of a man and a woman holding hands and in the foreground is a nest in the branches of a tree with two birds looking at their eggs. The spine has the title, author and initial of the publisher and the back has a list of other books on marriage. The book is 117 pages longWritten in pencil on fly page - 18/9chatham-holmes family collection, dr john marshall, preparing for marriage -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, T W Burke, The Gold Ring, 1962
... 29a Gloucester Road, London, United Kingdom ...This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. It is about Catholic marriage.This hard backed book has a blue, white and gold cover with a photograph of a family (mum, dad and three children) on the front cover, as well as the title, the author and the foreword. On the spine is printed the surname of the author, the title and the initials of the publisher. On the back cover is printed the title, price, information about the book and the publisher. The book contains 134 pages.Written in pencil on the fly page - 12/-chatham-holmes family collection, the gold ring, t w burke
