Corroded brass casing of a 40mm Bofors Anti Aircraft gun with black painted writing on the side identifying that it is a practice round and the batch number. The primer does not sit flush with the base of the round "MNFQ/R RNP2240 PRAC.T.N3 GD-11-56 BATCH T257 FFE INERT 400 JUNE 94 5/6-11

Arthur Swale was born in 1887 at Wedderburn and became a draper in Inglewood. He served in France following the Armistice from June 1918-July 1919. He married Marion Synott in 1928. Arthur died in 1963.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, December 23, 2003. The way we war: captured German guns in France, picture by Arthur Swale in 1918. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Manufactured by GMH for the defence of Ambon , 1942Manufactured by GMH 1942Carriage mounted two pound gun, pneumatic tyred wheels, A shield is mounted for the gunners protection, whose seat is mounted behind this shield. The weapon has an overall drab olive colour.world war 2, gun, anti tank

Item relating to A.A.O.C. Amourers Course for "Sgt Phillip L. James". Refer Cat No 7446 for his service details.Brown folder containing armoury notes describing various machine guns and duties of armourers. Fastened by metal clip in top corner. Approx 35 pages of various sizes, some with drawings.armourers course, a.a.o.c., sgt phillip leonard james

Henry James (1860-1932) was an agent and auctioneer. Record secretary of the Snowy River Shipping company. Shire councillor. Foundation member of Butter Factory.Henry James was a prominent Orbost identity who was very much involved in the local community.Invitation to James, H. (Mr) to the opening of Federal Parliament by the Prime Minister Edmund Bartonon 9 May 1901. Framed in wood, white paper with print of the young queen on a horse holding court. Colour invitations shows a young woman with armour and sword dismounting from a white horse in front of an older woman who has a crown in front of her. Several other women look on. The room is hung with heraldic bunting and shields, including one of the Union Jack and one showing the Southern Cross. The older woman is dressed as Britannia, and her shield and trident are at rest beside her.Printed: His Majesty's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth of Australia/ request the honour of the presence of... / in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on Thursday, 9th May, to witness/ the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth./ Edmund Barton/ Prime Minister invitation 1901 parliament james-harry federation snowy-river-shipping-company

Original creamery was at Bruthen, ,shifted to Johnsonville in March 1892, run by the Chilled Butter Company until 1899 with Mr G Lucas, last manager.Black and white photograph of the Johnsonville Creamery, situated on the southern bank of the Tambo River on Punt Road. A small timber building with gable roof, large chimney adjacent, punt landing and roadway on opposite bank. Johnsonville Victoriadairying, primary industry

Black coloured card with various items attached. Displayed are several rounds used in various weapons, a splintex arrow and a lighter.5.56 - M 16 round armalite rifle - AK47 - 7.62 short 7.62 x 59 nugent armoured piercing ;splintex arrow (part of a cannister round ).50 cal machine gun round; 7.62 Nato round with M 60 machine gun link. Donated by John Spitzers. Ex I BN RAR SVN 1965 /66ammunition

Used in military aircraft by US Navy Black metal box with lens sights, and steel braid cord and plug connections..U.S. NAVY. B U of ORD. GUN SIGHT MK 18 Mod SIGHT UNIT SERIAL No 501 Eastman Kodak Co ROCHESTER NY

Handbook for the .303-IN Vickers Machine Gun and Tripod Mounting, Mark IV 1930 Supplement 2.Handbook used by Military Personnel in relation to the .303-IN Vickers Machine Gun and Tripod Mounting, Mark IV.A small oblong book buff in colour cardboard outer cover.On the front cover in pencil Capt W.A. Cronk 59 Bn. On the front cover in ink B.W. Pulver.machine gun, tripod mounting, mounting

Callawadda Gun Club L to R Jim Morrissey. Gary Solomano Jnr. Leon Gibson.stawell sport

The Fire Support Vehicle mounted a 76mm gun and added greatly to the fire power of a cavalry troop.Colour photograph of 3 crewmen on M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle ( FSV ) during 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Annual camp at Puckapunyal 1986. Crew are from left: Corporal Ramsdale, Corporal RAC McDonald and Sergeant King.fire support, vmr, military, training, puckapunyal

Lay Out of Scalebuoy at the Rochester Butter Factory drawn in pencil on a piece of paper with the bottom right corner missing. Lay Out includes measurements, pump base, 2 valve houses, front and side walls and pipe layout.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, rochester butter factory lay out

Undersleeves were a feature of dress in the late 1840s to 1870s. All day dresses had them. Also called engageants and possibly eglantesA pair of lawn sleeve covers in cream. Sleeves gathered to cuffs with hemmed slit for plackets. Cuffs have small buttons and button holes and edging of butter holes stitched loops . All hand sewn with pinch seams on sleeves.costume accessories, female

Trufood factory was established in 1911 at Glen Ormiston producing skim milk powder. Along with the Glenormiston Cheese and Butter factory the employed many people in the district.A link to an early manufacturing plant and the dairy industry in the region.Short based glass with gold lettering and gold rim. Trufood Skim milk Employees reunion 26th January 1986.glenormiston cheese and butter factory, trufood glenormiston

Items are made to resemble cheese and butter knives. Trench art belonged to Billy Bird No VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601..1) Brass Blade set onto a rifle cartridge. .2) Brass Blade set onto a rifle cartridge .trench art, domestic items, metalcraft, cheese & butter

This item is on display in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Havilah Road. Refer photo .1) for details re manufacture, history and use. .1) Plaque metal black on a stand with white text re details of the item. .2) 25 Pounder Quick Firing Gun Model Mark 11, painted green, on two wheels, towed.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, 25 pounder

This is number 23 of 27 items in the Daisy Vickers collection of World War One memorabilia. These items were sent or given to Daisy Ogier (nee Vickers) during World War One by Corporal Arthur Anderson who enlisted from Warrnambool in 1915 at the age of 21. He served in Egypt and France and returned to Australia in 1919. Daisy Ogier (1907-1987) was a student and then a teacher at Warrnambool Technical School with her early teaching years there from 1925 to 1936 and in 1949. She became the head mistress from 1950 to 1963 and in 1968. She officially retired in 1976. Daisy Vickers was one of the best loved and dedicated teachers that the school ever had. She married the Reverend Fred Ogier and continued her association with the school after her husband's death. Keywords This card is interesting because of its association with World War One and two local people Daisy Vickers and Arthur Anderson This postcard has an image of a child soldier smoking a pipe, holding a gun and with a bottle at his feet. In the background are some ruins. There is French writing on the back and the front as well as space for an address and correspondence on the back. Graine de Poilu Six jours de perme ; Veine! On va se les caler! Manque qu'une marraine Pour pas se la Fouler! Pour pas se la Fouler caler Fabrication Francaise Patriotic 1218/4 150 PLATINE - A- NOYER -PARIS.. VISE PARIS NO versodaisy ogier nee vickers, arthur anderson, world war 1 postcard

Wheeled front, tracked rear. Solid half sides. Caged roof. Machine gun in troop bay. Bush bash roller on bumper bar and fold down armoured windscreen with observation slits.m3, half track truck, troop transport, white motor company, model

Black yearbook with a full page art cartoon on the cover of two suited men wearing sunglasses in a doorway shooting guns at a number of monsters in the foreground. Text above the door reads GERONIMO '97GERONIMO '97

Diggers & Mining. The Digging - The Diggers. Slide; 'A Night Attack' slide shows three diggers one has a gun and is after the robber. Markings: 59 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Engineer crew of L/C Vernon Sturdie man a Bofors Gun on the Mekong River. The L/C had come under RPG fire from the river bank. photograph, bofor gun, gibbons collection catalogue, mekong river, landing craft vernon sturdie, engineers, denis gibbons

3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, camped at Mazar, Joe at left, after 28 hour ride.Digital copy of black and white photograph"Camped at Mazar, Joe on left hand side, previously we had been 28 hours in the saddle"charles marshall, world war 1

This photograph shows Stowell Marshall (seated) and another from the 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron..Digital copy of black and white photograph. No caption on this photographcharles marshall, world war 1, stowell marshall

The Kiewa Astronauts Club was formed by Kiewa Butter on radio 2AY in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time Kiewa Butter was produced by the North Eastern Dairy Company. The Club also had a theme song and children often visited the Radio 2AY studio to participate in broadcasts, competitions and activities. The Club rules were:- To do a good turn for Mother or Father every day To observe the safety rule To listen to Kiewa Astronauts Club Radio news as often as possible.This badge is significant because it represents a club formed by the North Eastern Dairy Company at Kiewa, Victoria in conjunction with Radio 2AY to promote their products to children.A small enamel badge featuring an white figure of an astronaut. Background colours of red and blue with gold text.KIEWA ASTRONAUTSkiewa astronauts club, kiewa milk, radio 2ay

Black & white photograph of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.14. On the reverse of the title photograph is the date 1950-1955 and a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. An interior photograph shows a calendar with the date March 1957. This particular photograph shows five workers with the butter churns. They are named as - from Left, Ron Petrie, Alleana Persich (Peunah?), Geoff Whalen, Fred Marchingo, Alan Brown.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory, bendigo butter factory. petrie, ron. persich, alliana. whalen, geoff. marchingo, f. brown