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Book, Landsdowne, Diggers : Australian army, navy and air force in eleven wars, from 6 June 1944 to 1994, 1994
... Military history - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Military history - Australia Australia - Armed ...Australian involvement in military conflict during and after the second World WarIndex, notes, ill, p.531.non-fictionAustralian involvement in military conflict during and after the second World Warmilitary history - australia, australia - armed forces - history -
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Book, Time Life books, For Queen and Commonwealth, 1987
... Australia - History - Military...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - History - Military South African war ...A study of Australian military involvement in the Sudan, China and South Africa. Includes illustrations.Index, Bibliography, ill, p.163non-fictionA study of Australian military involvement in the Sudan, China and South Africa. Includes illustrations.australia - history - military, south african war 1899-1901 - participation, boxer rebellion - australian participation -
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Book, Five Mile Press, Australians at war : a pictorial history, 2002
... Australia - History - Military...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - History - Military Australia - Military ...Australians have fought in overseas wars for more than a century and created a legend of land, sea and in the air. This new edition of a famous pictorial history, constantly reprinted since its publication in 1991, brings their remarkable story up to date and includes an account of recent operations in Timor, Afgahnistan and Iraq.Index, ill, p.360.non-fictionAustralians have fought in overseas wars for more than a century and created a legend of land, sea and in the air. This new edition of a famous pictorial history, constantly reprinted since its publication in 1991, brings their remarkable story up to date and includes an account of recent operations in Timor, Afgahnistan and Iraq.australia - history - military, australia - military participation - history -
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Book, Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, Royal Australian Air Force honours and awards for World War Two, 1996
An alphabetical listing of the RAAF recipients of awards during World War Twop.117.non-fictionAn alphabetical listing of the RAAF recipients of awards during World War Twomilitary decorations - australia, royal australian air force - honours and awards -
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Book, George Odgers, The Royal Australian Air Force: An illustrated history, 1984
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Royal Australian Air Force - History Australia ...The official history of the RAAF in various conflicts and in peacetime from 1922 to the present.Index, ill, p,236.non-fictionThe official history of the RAAF in various conflicts and in peacetime from 1922 to the present.royal australian air force - history, australia - military participation -
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Book, Pelorus Publications, Seagulls, cruisers and catapults : Australian naval aviation, 1913-1944, 1989
In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.Index, notes, Appendices, ill, p.134.In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.airplanes - military - australia, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
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Book, William Heinemann, Sandakan : the untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches, 2013
The untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito's newly won Empire. The fall of Britain's 'impregnable fortress' was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese 'hell' ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.688.non-fictionThe untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito's newly won Empire. The fall of Britain's 'impregnable fortress' was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese 'hell' ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - sandakan, japan - prisons and prisoners of war -
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Book, Red coat dreaming : how colonial Australia embraced the British Army, 2009
... Australia - History - Military...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - History - Military Australia ...History, artifact and art combine to evoke a time in colonial Australia when the Motherland, and the British Army in particular, loomed large. Challenges our understanding of Australia's military history and the primacy of the Anzac legend.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionHistory, artifact and art combine to evoke a time in colonial Australia when the Motherland, and the British Army in particular, loomed large. Challenges our understanding of Australia's military history and the primacy of the Anzac legend.australia - history - military, australia - relations - great britain -
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Book, Geoffrey Pentland et al, Aircraft of the R.A.A.F: 1921-78, 1978
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Royal Australian Air Force - History Military ...Illustrated and textual description of RAAF aircraft 1921-1978Index, ill, p.168.non-fictionIllustrated and textual description of RAAF aircraft 1921-1978royal australian air force - history, military aircraft -
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Book, Melbourne : Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, What's in a name : aliases of the Australian Military Forces 1914-1919, 1995
A listing of false names and aliases of soldiers who enlisted in WWIp.104.non-fictionA listing of false names and aliases of soldiers who enlisted in WWIsoldiers - australia - geneology, world war 1914-1939 - australia -
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Book, Lansdowne Press, The last bastion, 1984
... Australia - History - Military... Australia - History - Military An account of the power struggle over ...An account of the power struggle over the defence of Australia between 1942 and 1945Index, bib, ill, maps, p.264.non-fictionAn account of the power struggle over the defence of Australia between 1942 and 1945australia - politics and government - 1939-1945, australia - history - military -
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Book, Northern Territory Government, The Territory Remembers 75 Years : Commemorating the Bombing of Darwin and Defence of Northern Australia, 2017
On 19th February 1942, Australia came under air attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft attacked Darwin in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using it as a base. 235 people were killed in the two raids, and more than 400 were wounded, 30 aircraft were destroyed, nine ships were sunk in Darwin harbour and two outside, and many civil and military facilities in Darwin were damaged. This book provides a visual record of that time through photographs, some depicting the devastation of war brought to Northern Australia, while others capture how life was for so many during this time.Ill, p.109.On 19th February 1942, Australia came under air attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft attacked Darwin in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using it as a base. 235 people were killed in the two raids, and more than 400 were wounded, 30 aircraft were destroyed, nine ships were sunk in Darwin harbour and two outside, and many civil and military facilities in Darwin were damaged. This book provides a visual record of that time through photographs, some depicting the devastation of war brought to Northern Australia, while others capture how life was for so many during this time.world war 1939-1945 - darwin - history, darwin - bombimg - 1942 -
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Book, Alick Jackomos et al, Forgotten heroes : Aborigines at war from the Somme to Vietnam, 1993
... Australia - Aboriginals - Personal histories - Military ...The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.Ill, p.88.The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.australia - military forces - aboriginal members, australia - aboriginals - personal histories - military -
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Book, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australians at war, 2001
... Australia - History - Military...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - History - Military Australia - Armed ...Australians at war is the story of a nation in wartime. It tells the compelling tale of the sufferings and sacrifice of those who served and those who waited at home and shows how the experience of war has helped to make Australia the nation it is today. Intense, moving and dramatic, Australians at War takes a journey deep into the emotional heart of the nation.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.272.non-fictionAustralians at war is the story of a nation in wartime. It tells the compelling tale of the sufferings and sacrifice of those who served and those who waited at home and shows how the experience of war has helped to make Australia the nation it is today. Intense, moving and dramatic, Australians at War takes a journey deep into the emotional heart of the nation.australia - history - military, australia - armed forces -
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Book, Child & Associates, Army Australia : an illustrated history, 1988
... Australia - Military participation - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - Army - History Australia - Military ...Australia's proud military history is presented in one illustrated volumeIndex, ill, maps, p.280.non-fictionAustralia's proud military history is presented in one illustrated volumeaustralia - army - history, australia - military participation - history -
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Book, Michael Tyquin, Training for war : the history of headquarters 1st Division 1914-2014, 2017
Training for War encapsulates one hundred years of the history of Headquarters 1st Division and the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. During that time the Headquarters has commanded subordinate formations and units; soldiers; and assets. They all have a place in this story as do many distinguished Australians who have had a close association with the Division, either commanding it or holding senior positions there. This study looks at the organisation's high water mark in World War One as well as quieter times between the world wars, before the tempo picks up again in the period closer to our own time. As with any military formation it cannot be studied in isolation from politics and policy and so reference is made to wider events in the Australian political and Defence environment. For those wanting new insights into one of the Australian Army's most historic divisions this work should satisfy their needs.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.254.non-fictionTraining for War encapsulates one hundred years of the history of Headquarters 1st Division and the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. During that time the Headquarters has commanded subordinate formations and units; soldiers; and assets. They all have a place in this story as do many distinguished Australians who have had a close association with the Division, either commanding it or holding senior positions there. This study looks at the organisation's high water mark in World War One as well as quieter times between the world wars, before the tempo picks up again in the period closer to our own time. As with any military formation it cannot be studied in isolation from politics and policy and so reference is made to wider events in the Australian political and Defence environment. For those wanting new insights into one of the Australian Army's most historic divisions this work should satisfy their needs.australian army - organisation, australian army - 1st division -
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Book, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Resource : stories of Australian innovation in wartime, 2016
... Military history - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Technical innovations - Australia Military history ...This book explores examples of Australian wartime innovation, some of which occurred in Australia - in laboratories, offices and homes - and some on the battlefields where Australians have fought.Index, bib, ill, p.51.non-fictionThis book explores examples of Australian wartime innovation, some of which occurred in Australia - in laboratories, offices and homes - and some on the battlefields where Australians have fought.technical innovations - australia, military history - australia -
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Book, New Holland et al, Forgotten valour : the story of Arthur Sullivan VC, shy war hero, 2006
The story of Arthur Sullivan VC and other Australian soldiers who enlisted in the Great War but went on the fight in the Russian Civil WarIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe story of Arthur Sullivan VC and other Australian soldiers who enlisted in the Great War but went on the fight in the Russian Civil Warmilitary participation - australia, russian civil war - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PROUD STORY ; THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND
... AUSTRALIA Military history Lydia Chancellor Collection collection ...A hard covered book with sleeve containing a coloured illustration of war jeeps with driver on the front. The book is titled 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts Fund.' A Commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, The Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945. F. H. Johnston Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1949.C.O. Bradham Jacksonaustralia, military, history, lydia chancellor collection, collection, lydia chancellor, world war two, australian comforts fund, australian history, history, w.w.ii, war, royal australian navy, royal australian air force, the australian military forces -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - JOHN KENNETH MARTIN COLLECTION: WW2 OFFICER'S PEAKED CAP, 1939-1945
Clothing, khaki coloured WW2 officer's peaked cap. Black vinyl peak and black vinyl 27 cm X 1 cm strap across front above peak. Metal badge, centre front. Brown vinyl lining. Cap belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 315Y.Written in pen on inside ''JKM'' stamp inside ''M.T. Size 6 7/8 ''costume, male, military officer's peaked cap. -
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Clothing - JOHN KENNETH MARTIN COLLECTION: SWAGGER STICK, 1939-1945
Clothing, brown leather covered swagger stick. Swagger sticks used by Officers as a symbol of authority, carried under left arm. Swagger stick belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 314Y.costume, male, military officer's swagger stick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - JOHN KENNETH MARTIN COLLECTION:ARMY WW2 UNIFORM TROUSERS, 1939-1945
Clothing, khaki coloured WW2 army uniform trousers. Side pockets lined with cream coloured cotton fabric. Front fly opening (27 cm) fastened with six 1.5 cm plastic brown buttons. Four 1.8 cm brown plastic buttons across outside on either side of the centre back of waist band, to fasten braces. Trousers belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 314Y.Name tag stitched inside waist band at back ''J.K.Martin''.costume, military, army uniform trousers ww2 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - JOHN KENNETH MARTIN COLLECTION: COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH, 1940-1946
Clothing, copy of photograph of a group of chaplains (padres) during WW2.Black and white. City buildings in background. Two rows of uniformed men. Front row of ten are seated. Back row of eleven men standing behind them. John Kenneth Martin is standing second from the right in back row. Photograph belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 314Y.costume, military, copy of photograph -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - RAYON AND COTTON CUSHION-PALESTINE/AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES, A WARTIME SOUVENIR FROM PALESTINE, 1941
Textiles. A wartime souvenir from Palestine. Peach coloured rayon (?) fabric, with a cream coloured calico back. Embroidered in silk and cotton thread in chain stitch. A palm tree on either side of the front frames a semi-circular shape with the Australian and British flags at the top on either side of the semi-circle. A crown is embroidered at the top in the open section of the circle. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces is embroidered around the semi-circle. Below, is an embroidery of a Mosque, and below this are the words: Mosque of Amar (?). To my dear Sister.Palestine. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces 1941. To my dear Sister. Mosque of Amar(?) Omar(?).textiles, domestic, rayon and cotton cushion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - LETTER OPENER-TRENCHART WW1, 1914 - 1918
A WW1 Trenchart Brass letter opener, fashioned in the shape of a dagger, using a bullet as the handle with a military uniform button on the end and a Belgian coin in the centre. Button reads Australian Commonwealth ER V11, coin shows a Lion seated & reads L' Union Fait ?military, world war 1, trenchart -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Royal Australian Navy 1911-1961 Golden jubilee. Royal Australian Navy Jubilee Souvenir. Highlights from the past, an account of the present, a glimpse of the future. The book has 49 pages.books, military, navy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANA COLLECTION: CHRISTMAS CARD SENT DEC 1941 FROM 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT A.I.F
Christmas card sent from the Middle East, Dec 1941 from Trooper J.A. Martindale, 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment A.I.F.; to "Fellow Members of the A.N.A. wishing you all A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year" Two shhets of beige card a Christmas card front, with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge b central message, hand written from Trooper J.A. Martindale9th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment A.I.F. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - WOODEN CARVING OF RISING SUN MILITARY EMBLEM
Wooden carving of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces emblem the rising sun with crown, stained brown.handcrafts, woodcarving, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PRESENTATION OF COLORS, 1916
Document: Australian Commonwealth Military Forces 38th Battalion Australian Imperial Force (QUOD JUBETUR, SIT). PRESENTATION OF COLORS,' by His Exellency the Right Hon. Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, PC., GCMG. On behalf of The Citizens of Bendigo Sunday 11th June, 1916 at 3 pm. Printers Bolton Bros., Bendigo.organization, military, 38th battalion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: LIST OF AUSTRALIANS TO WIN VICTORIA CROSS WW1, 1919
Newspaper summary list of Australians to win Victoria Cross WW1(Herald 24/6/1919). A2 size, includes 50 photographs of recipients. Article list name, rank, unit, place/date of birth, occupation, where/when won, remarks. Bendigo area: Alexander Stewart Burton (Kyneton), Albert Jacka (Wedderburn), Walter Peeler (Barkers Creek), William John Symons (Eaglehawk).military, world war 1, victoria cross