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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Callaway, Joseph, Mekong First Light: An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam tells it like it was. (Copy 1)
Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all though you would be the first Lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong, you were the best.Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all though you would be the first Lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong, you were the best. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Dean, Chuck, Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past
... aspects Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975 ...Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, it continues to go on for thousands of veterans and their families.Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, it continues to go on for thousands of veterans and their families. post-traumatic stress disorder - case studies, veterans - mental health - united states - case studies, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Appy, Christian, Vietnam: The definitive Oral History Told From All Sides (Copy 1)
I thought the war in Vietnam would never end, and after it did I never wanted to hear or think of it again, until someone I trust told me to read this book.I thought the war in Vietnam would never end, and after it did I never wanted to hear or think of it again, until someone I trust told me to read this book. vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Appy, Christian, Vietnam: The Definitive Oral History Told From All Sides (Copy 2)
I thought the war in Vietnam would never end, and after it did I never wanted to hear or think of it again, until someone I trust told me to read this book.I thought the war in Vietnam would never end, and after it did I never wanted to hear or think of it again, until someone I trust told me to read this book. vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Shermer, David, Wars of the 20th century: World War One. World War Two, Korea, Vietnam, The Middle East Wars
In 60 years of horrendous international strife and violence, five major wars have already changed the balance of power, ended the dominance of Europe in the world and seen the emergence of the super powers, Russia, the United States and China.In 60 years of horrendous international strife and violence, five major wars have already changed the balance of power, ended the dominance of Europe in the world and seen the emergence of the super powers, Russia, the United States and China.vietnam war, united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Frost, Frank, Australia's war in Vietnam (Copy 2)
Two decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent historyTwo decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent history vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives , australian, australia - politics and government - 1945 - -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pisor, Robert, The End of the Line: The Siege of Khe Sanh, 1982
... battle in the Vietnam War The End of the Line: The Siege of Khe ...A war correspondent's compelling account of a crucial battle in the Vietnam WarA war correspondent's compelling account of a crucial battle in the Vietnam Warsiege of khe sanh, general westmoreland, president lyndon johnson, dien bien phu, tet offensive -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Carhart, Tom, Great battles of the Vietnam War (Copy 1)
The war that has raged in and around Vietnam - with no end in sight - is one of the crucial conflicts of our time.The war that has raged in and around Vietnam - with no end in sight - is one of the crucial conflicts of our time. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Frost, Frank, Australia's War in Vietnam (Copy 1)
Two decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent historyTwo decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent historyvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives , australian, australia - politics and government - 1945 - -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Tucker, Spencer ed, Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History
It ended a generation ago and is still with us. this superb reference work provides understanding and perspective on one of the greatest crises in U.S. history, and covers every conceivable aspect.It ended a generation ago and is still with us. this superb reference work provides understanding and perspective on one of the greatest crises in U.S. history, and covers every conceivable aspect.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 encyclopedias -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Laugton, K. C, Not Quite Men, NoLonger Boys (Copy 2)
Kenny was barely nineteen years old, a wide-eyed Aboriginal kid from the bush, when he left Australia for a tour of duty in Vietnam. From the fleshpots of Saigon to the 'sharp end' clearing mines at Nui Dat, there was a lot to learn for a young man in a strange country, fighting a murky, confusing war.Kenny was barely nineteen years old, a wide-eyed Aboriginal kid from the bush, when he left Australia for a tour of duty in Vietnam. From the fleshpots of Saigon to the 'sharp end' clearing mines at Nui Dat, there was a lot to learn for a young man in a strange country, fighting a murky, confusing war. australia. army - aboriginal troops, saigon, nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Carhart, Tom, Great Battles of the Vietnam War
The war that has raged in and around Vietnam - with no end in sight - is one of the curcial conflicts of our time.The war that has raged in and around Vietnam - with no end in sight - is one of the curcial conflicts of our time. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program, Recruiting and War Savings Certificate Drive, 1940
Program for a rally arranged by the City of St Kilda on 26 June 1940 at St Kilda Town Hall to recruit numbers and raise war savings. Includes a detachable application form for War Savings Certificates on the back page. One of the speakers at the rally was Gunner Harold Holt MHR, who later served as Prime Minister in 1966-67. Holt was elected to Parliament in 1935 at the age of 27. He enlisted in the Militia in February 1939, joining a part-time artillery unit for businessmen and professionals and, May 1940, without resigning his seat, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force with the intent of becoming a full-time soldier. He was posted to the 2/4th Field Regiment, holding the rank of gunner. Within three months his brief military career came to an end when three senior government ministers died in a plane crash, an election was called, and he was given leave from the Army to campaign. He was re-elected and then resigned from the Army in October 1940 upon being sworn in as Minister for Labour and National Service.Cream coloured paper, printed in blue on both sides, folded and perforated at the fold city of st kilda, world war ii, wwii fund-raising, harold holt, arnold colman -
Puffing Billy Railway
Tank Locomotive, 0-6-2 T No.1 "Delta", 1950
0-6-2 Tank Locomotive No.1 "Delta" Gauge 2'0" Identification: 1 Delta Type: 0-6-2T Builder: Perry Engineering, Mile End, South Australia Builder's number: Perry 7967.50.4 of 1950 Building date: 1950 Current status - Static Exhibit Wheel Arrangement 0-6-2T Cylinders (Diameter X Stroke) 10 inches X 18 inches Boiler Pressure 180 psi Driving Wheel (Dia.) 28 ½ inches Weight 16 tons Coal Capacity 27 cubic feet Water Capacity 500 gallons The Perry Engineering Co, Mile End, South Australia built a total of 18 locomotives for the 2’0” gauge tramways used by the sugar industry in Queensland. This 0-6-2T locomotive was built by Perry Engineering Co. Ltd. of Mile End, Adelaide as their Builder's No. 7967.50.4 of 1950. It was used at Qanaba Mill, Bundaberg where it was known as No.1 "Delta". / Qanaba Mill No.1 No. 1 “DELTA” 0-6-2 TANK LOCOMOTIVE Gauge: 2 foot Built by Perry Engineering Company of South Australia in 1950 (Builder’s number 7967.50.4), “DELTA” is a medium sized Australian designed locomotive featuring Walschaert’s valve gear driving piston valves. Weighing 16 tons (16.3 tonnes) it was one of the post-war narrow gauge steam locomotives, which worked in the canefields of Queensland until 1978. “DELTA” worked at various sugar mills in the Bundaberg area and was finally withdrawn from service at Quanba Mill after a life of 28 years. Obtained by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 1981. Delivered to Australian Estates Co., Kalamia Mill named DELTA in 1950. Purchased by Fairymead Mill as No 20 DELTA. Purchased by Millaquin Sugar for Qanaba Mill as No. 1 DELTA, 1970 Withdrawn from service, 1978. Obtained by Puffing Billy Preservation Society for display at the Puffing Billy Museum.Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Steam Locomotive used in Queensland in Sugar Mill service. Locomotive No.1 "Delta" - Steam Locomotive - made of steel, and wrought ironDelta0-6-2 tank locomotive no.1 "delta" perry engineering - puffing billy railway perry 7967.50.4 of 1950, puffing billy, qunaba sugar mill, bundaberg, perry engineering, delta, steam locomotive, 0-6-2 tank locomotive no.1 -
Geelong Cycling Club
Sash, 1952
The sash was awarded to G. Lunardelli as the winner of the Senior 20 mile Road Championship for GWCC. Lunardelli came out from Trieste, Italy after World War 11 and worked for the Geelong Water Board. Lunardelli subsequently ceased full time cycling in order to make a living.This award indicates the important influence that immigrants had on the popularity and depth of cycling at the time in the Geelong region. Cycling was and continues to be very popular in Europe.Burgundy satin sash with gold tassel finish at one end. It has faded gold embossed inscriptions on it."Geelong West Cycling Club/1952 Senior 20 Mile Unpaced/Road Championship/ Won by G. LUNARDELLI/Time 56mins5 2/5 seconds"sash; geelong west cycling club; lunardelli; 1952; road championship; -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Telephone - Field, Standard telephones and Cables Pty Ltd, Telephone, 1942
Von Devonie Bromley was in the AWAS, signaler, driver, in Nhill, Victoria, in WW2. The field telephone (army issued) was used during her war service.Khaki coloured heavy metal box with a strap holder on each end and a hinged lid. A clip to close is attached with a screw. A wide canvas strap for carrying, is attached. A clip to close is attached with a screw on the front of the box. The box is fitted out with a field telephone and instructions for use printed on a brass plate inside the lid. One of two (L3462).Tele set S MK V 842von devonie bromley, field telephone, army communications ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Telephone - Field, Standard telephones and Cables Pty Ltd, Telephone, 1942
Von Devonie Bromley was in the AWAS, signaler, driver, in Nhill, Victoria, in WW2. The field telephone (army issued) was used during her war service.Khaki coloured heavy metal box with a strap holder on each end and a hinged lid. A clip to close is attached with a screw. A wide canvas strap for carrying, is attached. A clip to close is attached with a screw on the front of the box. The box is fitted out with a field telephone and instructions for use printed on a brass plate inside the lid. Two of two (L3544).Tele set S MK V 842von devonie bromley, field telephone, army communications ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Exercise, Prior 1946
... at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony). This book is one she... sector of Germany at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony ...Else Oertel was an internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. Else (a German) was interned in a camp where Russian was being taught & so took up lessons. Her husband was away on business in Germany at the outbreak of war and was not interned with them & therefore Else was also motivated to learn Russian because it was possible she would be repatriated to the Russian sector of Germany at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony). This book is one she used in these lessons.Foolscap size exercise book. Composed of unlined pages hand-bound together inside a manila folder(?) / other cardboard. Spine has lined paper on outer & inner spine has lined paper with sums handwritten (perhaps new use for old maths lesson book?).|Book contains lessons in Russian (possibly dication?) with occasional German notations. Lessons are carbon copies from another source. Exercise book used by Else Oertel in Camp 3A, in study of the Italian language.tatura, ww2, russian language, german language, camp 3, internment, internee camps, education, language study, books, school, educational -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Exercise, Prior 1946
... at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony). This book is one she... sector of Germany at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony ...Else Oertel was an internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. Else (a German) was interned in a camp where Russian was being taught & so took up lessons. Her husband was away on business in Germany at the outbreak of war and was not interned with them & therefore Else was also motivated to learn Russian because it was possible she would be repatriated to the Russian sector of Germany at the end of the war (namely Chemnitz, Saxony). This book is one she used in these lessons.Exercise book with blue & white cover, with lined pages. Standard arithmetic & multiplication tables printed on back cover. Some separate lined & unlined pages inside, some held together with a nail. Lessons in Russian with phonetic spelling & German translations. Exercise book used by Else Oertel in Camp 3A, in study of the Italian language.Printed on front cover: The "Vana" Exercise Book/ Name/Grade/School/ Approved by the Education Department|(name) E. Oertel; (grade) 3.A; (school) Russischtatura, ww2, russian language, german language, camp 3, internment, internee camps, education, language study, books, school, educational -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting, Camp 2
Camp 2 waterclour. Donated Lieut Frederick Ferdinando Hardy b 1881. Served in Boer War, migrated to australia in 1909, enlisted WW!, with number VX7. Re-enlisted in 1940 for WW2 and served as Paymaster in camp 2Framed watercolour of Camp 2. Four huts, two in foreground and two behind. Two large gum trees and the end of the row infron t of a barbed wire fence. Corragated iron ssurrounds a small garden. Other gardens have frame work constructed from tree branches for climbing vines. Some washing hangs from another branch. Two gentlemen sit on a bench at a table appear to be studying. Tatura 1941, Theodore Engelcamp 2 tatura, theodore engel, watercolour painting, camp huts, 1941, hardy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Swagger Stick, 1944-45
... camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted..., was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when ...Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Dark brown wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts an inlaid map of Australia in a light colour with a brass crown insignia (bade of rank) inside the map of Australiawo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Swagger Stick, 1944-45
... camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted..., was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when ...Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Light coloured wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts a sphere in dark coloured wood inlaid at regular intervals with a light coloured wood. The top of the knob is covered by a brass crown (badge of rank).wo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Gramaphone Records, Allied Record Manufacturing Company, Mr Jones Goes to War, 1940's
Records given to donors by a RAAF radar operator, Keith Miller. Used for recruiting purposes .David Gator, RAAF service included 13th squadron Canberra Liberator conversions at Tocumwal RAAF station. Lake Boga with Catalina's, Darwin 1942 just at the end of Japanese bombing.2 x 12" 78 rpm records, American production, designed to be played in Army camps during WW2Title "Mr Jones Goes to War"mr jones goes to war, keith miller, raaf radar operator, raaf recruiting -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Our Home Front 1939 - 1945
... marching. Photographs showing the end of the war on back cover.... with soldiers marching. Photographs showing the end of the war on back ...Also included is a supplement of more war stories & centrefold of WW11 soldiers on the side of the Great Pyramid near Mena camp.Pages of photographs & stories of WW22 taken from the Herald & Sun. Hard cover. Title on front cover with soldiers marching. Photographs showing the end of the war on back cover. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Riding Crop, 1944-45
Made by a German Prisoner of War in Camp 13 (Murchison) and given to a member of the garrison, R. E. O'Hara. Internees / POW's made many items from largely scrap material during their time in the camps. This item holds historical and cultural significance as an example of the ingenuity of internees & how many occupied their time in camps, shaping the cultural and creative life of those in the camps. Also a possible indicator of relationship between garrison and internees. Dark brown wooden crop or swagger stick with a wooden knob on one end and a horse hair plume attached with cord to the other end. Fine cord attached to knob end with a loop for hanging. murchison, camp 13, tatura, garrison, prisoner of war, internee camps, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Kay Dreyfus, Silences and Secrets: The Australian Experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators, 2013
(From back cover): "The Weintraubs Syncopators, international musical celebrities of the 1930s, embarked on a four-year journey across Europe, Russia and the Far East in exile from the antisemitic ideologies of the German Third Reich. This band of mainly Jewish musicians arrived in Sydney, Australia, in 1937. The decision of some of them to stay brought them into conflict with the aggressively protectionist Musicians’ Union of Australia. They gained employment at a high-end Sydney nightclub but when war came, were forced to come to terms with a change in their status – from celebrities to enemy aliens. Denounced for alleged espionage activities in Russia, three were interned and the band broke up. In this major recounting of the experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators, Kay Dreyfus pieces together the complex personal, social and political forces at work in this story of migration at a time of insecurity, fear and dramatic conflict." The Tatura group of camps were built after the beginning of World War 2, and held prisoners of war (enemy military) and civilian internees (enemy nationals, regardless of political affiliation, either living in Australia or in Allied territories overseas). The Weintraubs Syncopators' members were just some of the civilians caught up in the conflict. Paperback book. Glossy black front cover, black & white photo of group of musicians. Blue & white text. Back cover glossy white, black & white photo group of men standing over bass drum labelled "Weintraubs Syncopators". 305 pages. Dewey no. 781.65092weintraub, camp 1, tatura, internment camps, civilian internees, jazz, jewish community, world war ii, musicians, stefan weintraub, horst graff -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document - Memoir, Hermine Wedel, Memories of Tatura, July 2014
An account of the author's family background & early life, more particularly those events leading to their internment in Tatura, Victoria, Australia during World War 2. The author's parents (author Hermine Wedel, nee Strauss) were of German nationality & practicing as missionaries in New Guinea. Upon the outbreak of WW2, those German nationals were ordered to the coast by the Australian authorities and the men were transported to internment camps in Australia. The women remained behind, reporting regularly to the authorities, until they too were brought to camps in Australia at the end of 1941. They were eventually reunited in a family camp for internees, Camp 3 at Tatura, in 1943. They were released from the camp to work in Australia in 1947 and the family returned to New Guinea in 1949, and eventually went back to Germany. The author also briefly recounts her marriage & married life in Brazil & Germany. 13 page document, A4 paper. 7 pages of English translation, 6 pages German original. world war ii, internee camps, civilian internees, german internees, camp 3, tatura, new guinea, strauss, stuerzenhofecker -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Whacko and Cobber, copy 1989 original 1943
WW2 internment camp 1, Tatura. Australian Staff Sergeant G F Evans (V14130) with two of the mascots in camp 1 - Whacko the Cockatoo and Cobber the terrier. Whacko was found by a prisoner as a fledgling, reared by one of the guards and renowned for its lurid vocabulary. Ended its days at Wallan Hotel after the War.Black and white photograph. Australian Sergeant (wearing service ribbons) with white cockatoo and terrier standing in front of Army hut, Camp 1. Photograph taken 24 June 1943.internment camps, tatura internment camps, wacka the cockatoo, cobber the terrier, staff sergeant g f evans, v14130, army camp mascots -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Banner, Internierungslager Tatura, 1941
This banner belonged to Wilhelm Eckels, a wool buyer in Sydney , NSW, when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years. Red cloth banner with hand stitched green tassels on one end. Hand painted Comedy and Tragedy symbol and writingas abovewilhelm eckels, wool buyer, rod eckels -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Victory in the Pacific, 2005 (Reprinted)
Pages of VIP day - 60th Anniversary of WW2 and other army storiesIn plastic folder|Reprinted - Newspaper articles about the end of WW2.|Singapore POW's of Japanese Soldiers stories.|Japanese War bridesww2, documents, newspapers