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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Sewing Box
The sewing box was owned by Ian Baumert's mother, Magdalene (Magda) Baumert nee Beilharz who was an internee in Camp 3 compound B in Tatura WW2.Handmade, 2 x 3 tiered sewing box, made from scrap wood found in the camp. Each tier is held together by 3 pieces of wood that when you pull the handles apart it opens to get inside. One long box and 2 x 2 smaller boxes with a lid on the top two boxes. The left hand lid has a kookaburra sitting on a tree branch with a green circle behind. The letter "M" is below and to the right of the kookaburra. The right hand side has a green circle with a Koala and her baby on her back. The letter "B" is below and to the left of the koala. Each lid is held on with two hinges."M" "B" Magdalene (Magda) Baumert (nee Beilharz)ian baumert, magdalene baumert, magdalene beilharz, magda baumert, magda beilharz, camp 3 internee, sewing box, internee craft -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POLICE BARRACKS: BENDIGO, 1861
black and white photograph, stone building - police barracks, Camp Hill, Bendigo. 8 men, some in uniform, standing outside barracks. One tree in foreground. 'Batchelder photo ( copy ) 1861' written on back. James Lerk 28.2.2000 - Police Barracks Camp Hill in lead pencil on back.Batchelderorganization, government, police barracks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGINGS THE DIGGERS, c1850
Diggers & Mining. The Diggings The Diggers. Slide: A fine feeling of comradeship was often shown by the diggers; and, despite the bad relations often existing between the diggers and 'the Camp', they could be very appreciative of a Camp official who treated them fairly. Markings: 73 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, Set 4 photographs. and others for Torquay Light Horse camp, 1940
These images capture for all time Light Horsemen travelling through Geelong on their way to camp at Torquay for the last Group meeting in Australia . information following - details obtained from .........https://torquayhistory.com/light-horse-brigade/ On Australia Day, 1997, Sir John Young unveiled this plaque on Point Danger, Torquay. Torquay history, Light Horse Training Camp, WW2 Plaque at Pt. Danger Note----- (See images to view plaque) The plaque identifies a significant event in Torquay’s history and the sentiments of ‘change’ for the Light Horse Brigade – from horses to machines. In 1940 the four Light Horse Regiments (4th, 8th, 13th and 20th), some 5000 Light Horse and 2000 horses camped and trained at Torquay. Three other regiments, formerly mounted on horses, were also at Torquay ‘mounted’ on privately owned trucks and cars. Division troops included Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Field Ambulance and other branches of the Army necessary to enable a Division to function. It wasn’t just the sheer numbers of men coming to this little town that made the event significant, it was also the fact that the men of the Light Horse were dramatic, almost glamorous figures and it is easy to see their exploits as some splendid adventure. Horses have played a special role in the story of Australia. They were the only means of transport across this huge country, so it was necessary for everyone to have the ability to ride a horse. When war broke out in 1899 between Britain and the Boers of South Africa (“Boer” was Dutch for “farmer”) Australia sent troops to fight. At first Britain was wary of using untried, unprofessional colonial cavalrymen but soon saw that the slouch-hatted Australian “bushmen” were a match for the fast-moving and unconventional mounted commandos of the Boers. The Australians proved themselves to be expert rough-riding horsemen and good shots. Bush life had hardened them to go for long periods with little food and water. They also showed remarkable ability to find their way in a strange country and use its features for cover, in both attack and defence. By 1914, when Australia joined the war against Germany, there were 23 Light Horse regiments of militia volunteers. Many men from these units joined the Light Horse regiments of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Men were given remounts (if not using their own horses) – army horses bought by Commonwealth purchasing officers from graziers and breeders. These were called “walers” because they were a New South Wales stockhorse type – strong, great-hearted animals with the strains of the thoroughbred and semi-draught to give them speed, strength and stamina. On 1st November, 1914, Australia’s First Infantry Division and the first four Light Horse regiments sailed for England in a fleet of transport ships. The first of the Light Horse arrived at Gallipoli in May without their horses. Back with their horses after Gallipoli, they were formidable combatants across the Sinai and Palestine. Some British commanders observed that the light horseman moved with a “lazy, slouching gait, like that of a sleepy tiger” but described how the promise of battle “changes that careless gait, into a live athletic swing that takes him over the ground much quicker than other troops”. They had Light Horse, Torquay, training campdeveloped a reputation as formidable infantrymen. The Turks called them “the White Ghurkas” – a reference to their deadly skill with the bayonet. The Arabs called them “The Kings of the Feathers”. The plume had originally been a battle honour of the Queensland Mounted Infantry for their work in the shearer’s strike of 1891. During WW1 it was adopted by almost all the Light Horse Regiments. It was the proud badge of the light horseman. The most famous of their battles was the attack on Beersheba- the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Mounted infantrymen and their superb walers had carried out one of the most successful cavalry charges in history – against what seemed impossible odds. They surprised the Turks by charging cavalry-style, when they would normally have ridden close to an objective then dismounted to fight. The fall of Beersheba swung the battle tide against the Turks in Palestine; and changed the history of the Middle East. While 19 men from the Surf Coast Shire served with the 4th Light Horse over the course of WW1, only four were involved in the charge of Beersheba- John GAYLARD, Philip QUINN.(Winchelsea); Wallace FINDLAY (Anglesea); Harry TRIGG (Bambra). After the war, Light Horse units played a key role in the Australian Government’s compulsory military training programme. The Citizen Military Forces (C.M.F.) thrived on the glamour of the wartime Light Horse tradition, ignoring the possibility that motor vehicles would soon replace the horses. When training was no longer compulsory, the C.M.F. regiments declined and horses became more of a luxury during the 1930s depression years of poverty and unemployment. Some regiments were motorised. Then, in 1939, Australia joined Britain in another world war. Training was increased for the militia at both home bases and regional training camps. The camp at Torquay in 1940, commanded by Major General Rankin, was at Divisional strength. By the end of the camp some felt that the Division was ready for active service. Gradually, over the next four years, the Australian Light Horse units were mounted on wheels and tracks and the horses were retired. Six men enlisted at the Torquay camp and another 57 men and women enlisted at Torquay for service in WW2. Those who served in the Militia provided valuable Officers and NCOs and men for the armed services during the war. Each infantry division of the 2nd AIF had a Light Horse regiment attached to it. But the day of the Australian mounted soldier hadn’t quite passed. During World War II, Australia’s 6th Cavalry Regiment formed a mounted unit they called “The Kelly Gang” which did valuable scouting work. In New Guinea, a mounted Light Horse Troop did patrol duty and helped carry supplies. Some fully equipped walers were flown into Borneo for reconnaissance in rugged mountain country. But by the end of the war, in 1945, the horse had disappeared from the Australian Army. References: Australian Light Horse Association www.lighthorse.org.au National Australia Archives Australian War Memorial Surf Coast Shire WW1 memorials www.togethertheyserved.com The Light horse- a Cavalry under Canvas Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Late in 1939 it was decided to set up a Lighthorse training camp in Torquay to train both men and horses for the battles of the Second World War. Horses, men and equipment came on special trains from all over Victoria and NSW, and as you would expect horseman came from areas such as Omeo and Sale, the Wimmera and the Western District. They arrived at the Geelong racecourse for watering in the Barwon River and then were ridden across the ford at the breakwater and began their 11 mile trek to Torquay. Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Tent city By the end of January 1940 the camp at Torquay accommodated some 5000 men and 2500 horses of the Second Cavalry Division. The rows of horses, tents and huts near Blackgate Road were quite a sight. While the cavalrymen engaged in exercises on the land and on the beaches, many of the troops took over the Torquay School for special training of men and officers. Mr Bob Pettit local farmer and Councillor for the Barrabool Shire, wrote about the Light horse in the Surf Coast Community News in 1985 saying “They used to travel about the district riding four abreast in one long convoy. To my annoyance they went through my property and shut all the gates behind them. I had certain gates open to let stock in to the water holes and it would take me three -quarters of an hour to follow the horsemen up and put all the gates right again” he continued “the men from the Light Horse were here when the fire went through in March 1940. He recalled an incident when early one morning, as some one blew the bugle, a soldier putting a white sheet on the line frightened the horses. They panicked and ran off in all directions. Six went over the cliff near Bird Rock, five were never found, and the rest were gathered up after nearly a fortnight in the bush around Addiscott and Anglesea" Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2, Geelong Parade Geelong parade The training camp culminated in a parade through the streets of Geelong on March 12th 1940. The salute was given at the Town Hall and the troops continued on a route to the You Yang’s for a training exercise. Note-----(see media section for photograph) The Camp was abandoned in mid 1940 as it was deemed unsuitable for training during winter and the cost of a permanent camp could not be justified if it could not be used all year. Historic.......Rare,,,Interpretive.Sepia photographs.set of four ....post card size ....Horses &LighthorsemenNo 1, Lighthorsemen Regiment Geelong 1940......No 2 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940....No 3 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940.....No 4 Light Horse crossing Breakwater camped at Geelong Showgrounds. These markings are on reverse of photographs.light horsemengeelong 1940., world war 2 -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Booklet - Sketch Book, Corporal Francis John Papworth, 5:MMMM, 1945 (exact)
Corporal Francis John Papworth (VX66806) served in the 2/4 Australian Commando Squadron in Timor, New Guinea and Borneo, Tarakan during World War II. His pencil drawn images of the Tarakan camp during May 1945 give an insight into the conditions at that time.Brown cardboard, spiral bound 'The Empire Sketch Book' with five pencil drawings on art paper by Corporal F. J. Papworth during his Commando service at Tarakan Hill, Borneo during World War II. Three of the drawings depict the army camp at Tarakan Hill during May 1945; the fourth drawing shows a young boy from Tarakan sitting on an army jeep and the last is a rough sketch of a baby drawn in 1947. Sketch Book of Corporal Francis John Papworth during World War IIOn front cover in handwritten in ink "PIC of Geo-Wallace/INSIDE". On first drawing handwritten in pencil on top righthand corner "TARAKAN HILL/looking NNE from machine shop section of Tarakan Oilfield/May 15 1945". On second drawing handwritten in pencil at bottom righthand corner "TARAKAN HILL looking from BANK pill box right centre -/15 May 45". On third drawing handwritten in pencil at top righthand corner "TARAKAN HILL and DUTCH/MACHINE SHOPS-Looking from KINGS CROSS/The morning of the 4th May 1945-/0745 hrs-/The Quiet before the storm". On fourth drawing handwritten in top in pencil "Salamit - Peace or Peaceful[l] Used as a Greeting/Salamit-/ORONG LAKI LAKI/TARAKAN. BORNEO/19 MAY 45." All four sketches are signed "John Papworth/Tarakan 1945".On fifth sketch handwritten in pencil "Michael/Signed by/2 Feb 1947".book, world war ii, military, sketch, tarakan, borneo, commando, papworth, may 1945, pencil drawings, wwii, world war 2 -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Letter
Letter from Cpl. A R Leach sent from POW camp 383 and ID plate from Stalag 8ID Plate Stalag VIII/a 92457 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, c.1939 - 1945
Single portraits are of Corporal Alan COOKE VX124263 of 148 General Transport Company. Enlisted 13.3.1943.A collection of photos depicting country scenes, camps, & sporting groups in the Northern Territory 1939 - 1945. Also single portraits.photographs, northern territory -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
Photograph of personnel of an Australian Light Horse Signal Squadron playing cricket at a camp in Bethlehem during World War 1.ww1, army, alh, australian light horse, cricket, sport -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Coloured - Mt Beauty surrounds
5 coloured photos of Mt BEauty surrounds including golf course, lake, mountain with snow and camping -taken recentlymt beauty -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Former Ballarat Courtroom, at the Ballarat State Office, 2017, 30/06/2017
Colour photograph of the the former Ballarat Courtroom, at the Ballarat State Offices, now part of the Federation University Camp Street Campus.state offices, former ballarat court house, courtroom, ballarat, federation univeristy camp st campus, arts academy, camp street, art deco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER - CAMP HILL
Bendigo Advertiser from Saturday, June 27, 1983. Article titled: Camp Hill - Where tales of ghosts abound.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, camp hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PARKLAND
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Parkland: view of the Camp Reserve as seen from the Court House.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS, Jan 1970
Slide. Bendigo Buildings. From the Camp Hotel looking north along High Street Eaglehawk, towards the Town Hall.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, In the Interest of National Security, 2006
The story of civilian internment in WW2.Soft cover blue and green with 10 individual persons photos. Some hand writing and sketch of camp fence gate.ww2 internments -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Watering Can, Karl Wied, 1940 - 1845
Large standard shape watering can hand made from flat galvanized iron in Camp 3 by one of the inmates.watering can, handcrafts, internee, camp 3, karl wied -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 3
Photographs taken in camp 3, 1943-1947. Alfreda Kaltenbach born in Mooroopna Hospital while her parents interned..kaltenbach collection, camp 3, alfrieda faig, photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Card - greeting, To Ludwig Polobzky
Greeting card sent to Dunera Internee, Ludwig Polobzky?, in Camp 2 from his friends released for fruit picking.ludwig polobzky -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Bairnsdale Victoria, 1995
A history of the Methodist Church Camp Park at Lake Tyers Beach, from the original property owners to the management by the Uniting Church.tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Album - Photograph, Marie Fish, 1962 to 1875
Park owned by Rex and Marie FishBrown covered photograph album with photographs of building and early days of Waters Edge Camp Park Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations, fashion -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/02/1999 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograpoh of Lakes Entrance Primary School student Kerry Edgley beside the tents at the Beach Camp Corringle Victoriaschools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Church of Christ Anglican Church, Mitcham, C1948
Black and white photograph of a camp held by the Church of Christ Anglican Church at Toc H campsite at Point Lonsdale C1948christ church anglican church, mitcham -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1950 c
Black and white photograph of an early home built DYO caravan on site at Carpenters Camp Park Lakes Entrance VictoriaThis is an Happy Home for as fortnightgenealogy, houses -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - 13th LH in camp c.1940
Following outbrerak of WW2 milita were called up for period of full time training.Black and white photograph mounted on card, of regiment of light horse in camp, 1940-1941. Thought to be 13th Light Horse.milita, light horse, 13th -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: MUSICIANS, 7th December, 1997
Colour Photograph. People in camp chairs. Brick BBQ. Keyboard. Washboard. Banjo. Back of photo reads: 22A 7.12.97photo, group, musicians -
Camberwell RSL Sub-Branch
WW1 Identity Tag, Private Brendan Culcutt's, 2124, ID name tag WW1
Metal ID tag from WW1. Issued to Private Brendan Culcutt who died in a Turkish POW Camp in 1916See photo -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Maufactured Objects, 1 box of Bryant & May waterproof safety matches, 20thC
‘Strike anywhere’ or ‘Waterproof’ matches are still used today all around the world, including many developing countries and are widely used for camping, outdoor activities, emergency/survival /military situations, and stocking homemade survival kits. Anton Schrötter von Kristelli discovered in 1850 that heating white phosphorus at 250 °C in an inert atmosphere produced a red allotropic form, which did not fume in contact with air. It was suggested that this would make a suitable substitute in match manufacture although it was slightly more expensive. Two French chemists, Henri Savene and Emile David Cahen, proved in 1898 that the addition of phosphorus sesquisulfide meant that the substance was not poisonous, that it could be used in a "strike-anywhere" match, and that the match heads were not explosive. British company Albright and Wilson, was the first company to produce phosphorus sesquisulfide matches commercially. The company developed a safe means of making commercial quantities of phosphorus sesquisulfide in 1899 and started selling it to match manufacturers. Bryant and May was a United Kingdom (UK) company created in the mid-nineteenth century specifically to make matches. Their original Bryant and May Factory was located in Bow, London. They later opened other match factories in the United Kingdom and Australia. On 15th December 1909, Bryant & May, Australia’s first match factory at Church Street, Richmond, Victoria. was opened by The Honorable Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia, and Mrs. Deakin The Bryant & May Ltd factory in Church St Richmond is a listed building and has been converted to apartments following the closure of the Company 1980. Bryant & May's Ltd were influential in fighting against the dreadful disease known as Phossy jaw which was caused by white phosphorus used in the manufacture of the early matches. They were also the object of the 'Match Girls Strike' in London 1888, which won important improvements in working conditions and pay for the mostly female workforce working with the dangerous white phosphorus. The public were slow to purchase these red phosphorus sesquisulfide safety matches because of the higher price1 box of unused Bryant & May safety matches 'Greenlite' waterproof Greenlites / waterproof / matches / CONTENTS 47 / MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY BRYANT & MAY / E 2994 photograph of a man and woman beside a camp fire on the beachsafety matches, bryant & may pty ltd, phossy jaw disease, early settlers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, lights, lamps, tobacco, white phosphorous, red, phosphorus sesquisulfide, swedish match pty ltd, pitt william, savens henri, cahen emile david , richmond victoria, -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
4 Photos framed - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme 1940s
These 4 black and white photos are very clear and are of Bogong in the 1940s when the Kiewa Hydro electric Scheme was being constructed. Bogong was the first construction site. Bogong was a township and construction site for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. These photos in the early 1940s (during WW2) tell the story of fire, flood and living conditions with the inference of transport being horses in 1940 compared with its development in 1944.1. Tent camp at the 'Junction', Bogong 1940 2. Junction Dam September 1940: floodwaters over coffer dam 3. 'Reservoir' Camp with Bogong Stables in foreground, 1940 4. Junction Dam and Bogong village in August 1944 Each photo has string attached on the back with tape - for hangingSticker on the back of each photo: 'Framing/ Colour Magic / Shop 7, Lismore Central / Carrington Street, Lismore / Phone (02) 6621 3289'bogong township 1940, junction dam 1944, reservoir camp 1940, bogong stables 1940, tent camp at bogong -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, c1980
Four colour photographs; .1 Looking toward Port Phillip Mine from Camp Street, Clunes .2 Looking south from Secenic Drive up Templeton Street, Clunes .3 Looking south up Camp hill .4 Looking east across the football ground in Angus Streetclunes streetscape, clunes surround -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide: Diggers Licensing at Castlemaine Camp, 1852. Slide shows sketch by STG, has wooden structure for Commissioner, tent in background for miner, and miners. The Commissioner and his men are also in the picture. Markings: 12 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, c.1915 possibly
.1) Sepia photo of 8 Soldiers in front of a dark grey tent. Mounted on heavy cardboard. .2) Faded sepia photo of 10 Soldiers. Mounted on heavy cardboard..2) “J Colouhoun Photo BROADMEADOWS CAMP 1915 Donald St Prahran”photographs, broadmeadows