Small embroided textile. On the front two flowers and several leaves. A couple of rust spots. On the back '' Passed Japanese Government Inspection House''

Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Lieutenant's collar insignia. Two silver stars on red material and three rows of gold wire braid.

Magazine was in brief case that was donated by VX 91434 Tom Aldrick on 7 December 1983.Donated by Aldrick family.Papers found within 0028.1 Japanese Briefcase Including "Return to Kokoda" commemorative magazine, November 1967, on the re-taking of Kokoda, 1942return to kokoda, november 1967

Items in the collection re Clarence Shearing, refer Cat No 7089.16P for his service details.Photographs B & W, various sizes covering a number of subjects in Australia and Japan with BCOF. Main items are: 1. General Northcote reviewing troops 1946 in Japan. 2. Troops arriving at Kure Japan. .3 Parade, 104th AGH Bathurst "VJ Day" Aug 1946. 4. Soldier "Cec Williams" outside "Salon White Bar". 5. Troops firing Bren Guns, soldier is "Peter Cook". 6. Australian troops parading in Tokio. 7. 66th BN Football Team. 8/9. Military Parades 1948.The inscriptions were written at various times in either pencil, red or blue pen.photographs, bcof, 66thbn

Item relates back to Cat No 4316.4.Form - Paper, cream coloured, red print.Chinese or Japanese characters SIONG TJONG TJAN MERAUKE ZUID NIEUW GUINEASform, asian country

The tins held various items from pencils, writing paper to tobacco and spices. The idea came from Princess Mary to get one to all Allied troops serving overseas. Item relates to Gilbert Turner MM, No 1410, 45th Batt AIF. Refer 1294P, 1039P, 1038. Princess Mary Christmas tin 1914, brass, lid is embossed with writing and an image of the Princess, hinged lid, "Imperium Britanicum Christmas 1914", "Japan, Russia, Montenegro, Serbia, France, Belgium"containers - commercial, xmas 1914, turner

Displayed at History House.340.1 - Film camera, black, f/1.8300m lens, 9.29mm lens. Takes cassette. Autoload. 340.2 - Bell & Howell portable camera handle/mount. 340.3 - Cassette tape.Front: Bell & Howell/Zoom Reflex/Made in Japan (printed front of camera)

Metal canister with domed top with aperture in centre. "Butterfly" screw top in aperture. Nozzle on front of canister with "butterfly" fitment to control flow. Handle with hand-pump mechanism with wooden knob at the end. "A/R/14/6" handwritten on base.[Logo] / TAKII"S AUTO-SPRAY / TAKII & COMPANY LTD / MADE IN JAPANtakii, gardening

A Crown Horse brand Home Needle Kit with 48 needles and a threader in a plastic bag. The needles are presented in gold strips attached to a black piece of cardboard.and are labelled as - Darners, Embroidery, Thick Wool Darner, Sharps, Betweens and a Threader. Two needles are missing, - a Bodkin and Mattress. The card has two black horses underneath a black crown at the top.'Crown Horse Home Needle Kit Japan' The types of needles are as listed above.sewing equipment, sewing, sewing needles

Hand Beaten Brass PlaqueAnchor one end, number 1 the other end and Japanese writing in the middle

student exchange, australian students, japanese students, aichi college of agriculture, olds college, california polytechnic state university

Three photocopies of the Instrument of Surrender of Japanese Forces in New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and adjacent islands. Signed by the Commander in Chief of the Japanese Imperial Southeastern Army and the Lieutenant General, General Officer Commanding First Australian army. Received on board H.M.S. Glory off Rabaul at 1130 hours, sixth day of September 1945.document, certificate, instrument of surrender

Items in the collection re Clarence Shearing, refer Cat No 7089.16P for his service details.Series of 16 colour enhanced photos various sizes of Japan. Eight have a text on the front cover or rear. Eight are of different buildings and place.On rear, "Sacred Cam at Shinto festival" "Aerial view Marunouchi the business centre of Tokyo" "Akamon (entrance) of Imperial Palace" On rear, "Entrance to Palace Tokyo" "Bridge Mijyubashi in Tokyo" "-abukiza (Theatre)"photographs, bcof, japan

Small lead model Japanese midget submarine made from the ballast of two submarines sunk during the raid on Sydney Harbour in May 1942.Wording on both sides of model: “Made from ballast Jap midget sub sunk in Sydney Harbour in May 31 1942”military history - souvenirs/navy, handcraft - trench art, submarine

Bag of world coins. Nations included: Italy, Germany, Nederland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The coins are grouped by nation in small paper bags.numismatics, coins - world, world coins

Part of a large donation of items once owned by members of the Christian-Washfold families of Kew. Henry Christian (c.1809-91) was one of the first settlers in Kew. He arrived in Victoria with his wife Agnes and son Orlando in 1855 on the Gypsy Queen. He established a rope-making business in Bulleen Road by 1858 but was declared insolvent two years later. In his final years, he was celebrated as one of the oldest living settlers of the district. His son, Orlando Henry Beater Christian (c.1853-1930) became a member of the Hawthorn Band and a foundation member of the Willsmere Swimming Club. Orlando and his wife Elizabeth had four children of which Henry Beater (1886-1962) was the oldest.Gold scales encased in a rectangular hinged Japanned tin case. Old label on inside of case unreadable. String requires repair and audit of components.gold scales, christian-washfold collection

Point to Sky is one of Akio Makigawa’s final works, the commission was completed posthumously. It is the only public artwork by the celebrated Australian-Japanese sculptor of this scale located in regional Victoria. You will see two stainless steel forms, a smaller more rectangle form and the towering geometric form, with seed pod shapes at the peak. These forms represent the house, the artist is expressing that home is a shelter and also a place for gathering. The house form grows into a tower to symbolise the achievements of mankind and the action taken to protect the rights of the community during the Eureka Stockade. The top seed pod is gold, referencing Ballarat as the centre of the gold rush in Victoria, as well as representing the sun as the source of life. The paving of the forecourt was designed in bluestone, typical of the work of Makigawa. Stainless steel panelling and shaping on armature. Set into raised platform of bluestone pavers.Point to Sky, 1999 / Akio Makigawa (1948-1999)/ stainless steel/ Born in Japan, Akio Makigawa arrived in Australia in 1974. He worked as a sail maker in Perth before studying sculpture at the Claremont School of Art and WAIT (now known as Curtin University). He moved to Melbourne in 1981 to do post graduate studies in sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts and set up his studio. From 1984 he was involved in many public commissions in Victoria and interstate and Japan. / Commissioned by the Victorian Government and the City of Ballarat in 1999. point to sky, akio makigawa, modern, australian sculpture

UnknownRectangle bronze medallion with curvature at topFront has a Sitting crossed legged Buddha? Rear has writing possibly Japanese?

Possible used in the Borneo Malaya conflicts.Green cotton drill jacket, short sleeve heavily starched. Similar in colour to jungle greens worn in Vietnam.Colour patch Commonwealth Forces Japan and Malaya. Cloth Australia patch with QE2 Crown.

Hard cover with 205 pages containing hand written prints etc with list of contributors. Contains maps supplements.After the defeat of Japan 1945. Published by Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT 1945.

Brass tin with Gilt finish. Given to British Commonwealth Troops for Christmas in 1914. Usually contained cigarettes or tobacco. Also a card and pencil set in a 303 bullet.Imperium Britanicum Christmas 1914. Belgium, France, Serbia, Japan, Russia, Monte Negro.

Refer to CAT NO 5445.2Photograph has bee taken from high point inside a building. Looking down on an assembly of allies and Japanese officers. There are tables between them. Each Japanese officer has an allied serviceman standing at attention behind him. There is solitary US Army guard standing near a marble pillar A British Navy person probably Lord Mountbatten is approaching the centre chair.ww2, war trials, japanese surrender

.1) Band, black ribbon, Japanese characters on woven gold mid section and gold anchor each end .2) brass coloured metal badge with flower centered on anchor surrounded by twisted metal oval. .3) Gold coloured metal alloy badge, leves with flower at top, possibly laurel .4) Japanese torpedo spanner. From Rabual, New Britain.military history - navy - japan, numismatics - badges - navy, tools, metalcraft

Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set coincides with the Hobart's service around the time of the Battles of the Java Sea. Because of bomb damage, she was held up and was unable to join the Allied force that was defeated. Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 02 Dutch destroyer hit Battle of Java Sea.jpg 2. 1942 02 Holley SS Nora Moller ablaze.jpg 3. 1942 02 Japanese attack Feb 1942.jpg 4. 1942 02 Japanese attack Java sea February 1942.jpg 5. 1942 02 Japanese attack on allied fleet Java Sea.jpg 6. 1942 02 Japanese bombing strike force Battle of Java Sea.jpg 7. 1942 02 Java Sea HMS Exeter and Hobart avoiding Japanese bombs.jpg 8. 1942 02 Java Sea HMS Exeter sunk Second Battle of Java Sea.jpg 9. 1942 02 Java Sea Holley HMS Electra sunk first Battle Java Sea.jpg 10. 1942 02 Java Sea Nederlands navy De Ruyter sunk Battle of Java Sea.jpg 11. 1942 02 Java Sea US Destroyers under attack.jpg hmas hobart, arthur george holley ran, battle of the java sea, pacific theatre