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Book, Allen & Unwin, Four thousand bowls of rice : a prisoner of war comes home, 1993
... military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's ...Over 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionOver 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, burma thailand railway -
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Book, Sphere, A man called Intrepid, 1976
This book tells for the first time one of the best kept secrets of World War Two. British Security Co-ordination made a major contribution to the eventual allied victory.Index, ill, maps, p.541.non-fictionThis book tells for the first time one of the best kept secrets of World War Two. British Security Co-ordination made a major contribution to the eventual allied victory.world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain, secret service - britain -
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Book, HarperPress, Apache : the man, the machine, the mission, 2008
Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable.Index, ill, maps, p.374.non-fictionApache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - personal narratives - britain -
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Book, Allen and Unwin, In good company : one man's war in Vietnam, 1998
... : one man's war in Vietnam Book Allen and Unwin Gary Mckay ...This is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipIll, map, p.192.non-fictionThis is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
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Book, Fairfax Library in association with Daniel O'Keefe, Hurley at war : the photography and diaries of Frank Hurley in two world wars, 1986
... diaries Hurley at war provides an illuminating record of one mans ...Hurley at war provides an illuminating record of one mans experience in two world warsIll, p.160.non-fictionHurley at war provides an illuminating record of one mans experience in two world warswar photographers - australia, frank hurley - war diaries -
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Book, Harper Press, Shots from the front : the British soldier 1914-18, 2008
Leading military historian Richard Holmes has selected over 200 rare and unusual photographs to illustrate the wide range of the British Army's experience in the First World War - on all fronts, from Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Gallipoli to the Flanders trenches." "The book's topics include the preparations for war and the mobilisation of 1914; the 'roses of no-man's land' - the contribution made by nurses; 'blighty ones and other ones' - the wounded and their treatment; 'brother lead and sister steel' - soldiers and their weapons; scenes from the battlefield and the campaigns where Tommies fought; the armistice and its aftermath.Ill, p.240.non-fictionLeading military historian Richard Holmes has selected over 200 rare and unusual photographs to illustrate the wide range of the British Army's experience in the First World War - on all fronts, from Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Gallipoli to the Flanders trenches." "The book's topics include the preparations for war and the mobilisation of 1914; the 'roses of no-man's land' - the contribution made by nurses; 'blighty ones and other ones' - the wounded and their treatment; 'brother lead and sister steel' - soldiers and their weapons; scenes from the battlefield and the campaigns where Tommies fought; the armistice and its aftermath.world war 1914 -1918 - pictorial works, great britain - army - military life -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - E. CAHILL CASH STORE
Two copies of original photo, one sepia one black and white. Image shows store front, single door and three part arched window. Window has a display of lamps and other indistinct items. Man is standing in doorway LH side, wearing 3 piece suit and bowler hat. On pediment on top of store 'Baker", above window ' E. Cahill, Cash Store, Fruiterer and Confectionery'.bendigo, business, e. cahill, cash store. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PURDY COLLECTION: WILFRED WATSON ARTICLE
Newspaper article: 'Years in the Mines". Article details the life of an Eaglehawk man who spent 22 years working in Bendigo mines and who is celebrating his 80th birthday ( no date on article) Wilfred worked at the Unity Mine in Long Guly, when the Prince of Wales, visited it. He also worked at the Red White and Blue, Big Deborah and South Virginia (between 1920 and 1942) He stated worked as a shoveler and then learnt to bore holes and fire with explosives. At the South Virginia, there were three shifts working the shaft. Each shaft shift had two miners and one shoveller and the mine has 20 or 30 workers.bendigo, mining, wilfred watsobn -
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Clothing - MAN'S SILK TOP HAT, Late 1800's-early 1900's
Fine smooth black silk. Brim bound with black fabric. Side edges of brim rolled inwards. A 4cm wide felt band runs around the base of the crown. Underside of brim lined with black fabric. A 6.5cm wide band of cream leather lines the crown. A fine one cm wide silk ribbon bow finishes the seam of the leather. Upper part of crown is lined with cream silk. Marking on leather band ;W2637, also written in biro RHSV. In hat box 11400.835, packed in Clothing Box 158.HILHOLISE & Co, Hat and Cap Makers, 11,New Bond Street, London.costume, male, man's silk top hat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO UNDERGROUND MINER
Copy of two photos on the page. The top one is a photo of the plaque with: The Bendigo Underground Miner. To acknowledge the contribution of the many hundreds of miners who lost their lives in the industry through accident and industrial disease. Many were Cornishmen and their descendants. The lower photo shows part of the poppet head with the plaque and another one below it. There are two men standing on one side of the plaques and a lady and a man on the other side.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo underground miner, teh cornish association of bendigo & district, george a ellis, robert lloyd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Filling the truck with wheat from the field bin. Name on door of truck is D W L V Hewitt, Warracknabeal. A man in the back of the truck and one standing on the ground at the controls of the field bin. Markings: Wheat - farm bulk field bin to truck. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CONFRONTING AGEISM
Book titled Confronting Ageism - Towards a Society for all Ages. By Delys Sargeant, Chair, National Coordinating Committee (United Nations International Year of Older Persons) Australian Coalition 1999. La Trobe University, Bendigo. The Sixth Sir John Quick Bendigo Lecture 14 October 1999. Book has a purple tone front cover with an older lady and a young man with a skateboard walking along a path. The book mentions the attitudes to aging from various members of the community including health care workers, nurses and nursing teachers and doctors.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - confronting ageism - towards a society for all ages, delys sargeant, united nations international year of older persons, la trobe university, the sixth sir john quick bendigo lecture, kofi annan, institute of family studies, ageism & nursing practice in australia, john stevens, jan herbert, valerie braithwaite, robert lynd-stevenson, derek pigrak, paul coulthard, d g le couteur, a s bansal, d a price, university of queensland, victor minichiello, colette browning, rosalie aroni, loris alexander, deidre ones, prentice hall, beissner, luscz, palmore, chris phillipson, alan walker, john stevens, jan herbert, royal college of nursing, bradley fisher, constance peterson, lindsay gething, university of melbourne, social biology resources centre now the centre for social health, allen & unwin, john sargeant -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AGNEW HUSTLERS - PHOTO OF AGNEW HUSTLERS
Black & white photo (mounted on light brown heavy paper)of the Agnew Hustlers. Written beside the photo: Agnew Hustlers, later North Hustlers. Kneebone St. Depth 402'. (feet). No gold (water). Probable depth of Reef 560'. Photo is a small black & white one of the wooden poppet legs with a shed behind it and some trees. On the bottom left edge, there is a man standing (partly obscured) with his hand on his hip.photo, agnew hustlers, north hustlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ROYAL MAIL HOTEL, MYERS FLAT
Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo of a group of people standing in front of the Royal Mail Hotel at Myers Flat. On the left is a man and a dog, a bicycle leaning up against the hotel and then there is another dog. There are 5 more men posing for the photo, 1 of whom is holding a baby. One woman is also in the photo. A trough is in the foreground advertising races. One of the men is holding a rifle. H Kenny is written above the door of the hotel.business, retail, royal mail hotel, harry biggs collection, royal mail hotel, myers flat, h. kenny -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: SLAB HUTS IN THE WHIPSTICK
Two photographs (proofs 81 and 82). 81, The slab hut of Louis the Dane in the Whipstick, date unknown. There are six men in front of the hut, four of them are seated one standing and one reclining on the ground. There are two gold pans visible. 82, Paddy Crow's slab hut in the Whipstick, a man is seated on a stump at the front of the hut, he has a shovel in his hand. There is a large pile of other items (junk) to the right of the hut.buildings, house, slab hut, slab huts, whipstick, louis the dane, paddy crow -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: GROUP OF PEOPLE
Photograph of a group of eight men and three women on the bank of a river. The women are all in dark skirts and white blouses and what appears to be bow ties or normal ties. All are wearing boater type hats. The gentlemen are in suits and one is wearing a bowler hat. The younger man on the right of the photo is holding a long spouted Tea pot?. The young lady at the rear left of the group is holding a kitchen knifeperson, group, picnic group, picnic -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: MAN IN MILITARY UNIFORM
Photograph of an unknown male with a beard in a Military Uniform, he has a badge on his upper left arm and two medals, one of which is depicting Queen Victoria. He is wearing a sash across his left shoulder to under his right arm. The front of the tunic is fastened with round brass? ButtonsBartlett Bros. Bendigoperson, individual, military uniform, military uniform, bartlett bros. -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: BOGGED TRACTOR
Photograph of a steel wheeled tractor bogged in a dam?, the mud is about two thirds of the way up the rear wheels. There is a man seated on the tractor, there is another steel wheeled tractor with a chain attached to the bogged one. The surrounding country is flat, with some trees in the distance. Written on the back is C. Hercus photo, Glen James bogged in Detroit Fordson Tractor.C. Hercustopic, farming, tractors, detroit fordson tractor, c. hercus, glen james -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ELLMSWOOD, Circa 1890
A copy of a photograph of a farmhouse with farm building in the background. Surrounding the house is a picket fence, in the foreground are three adults and five children. One of the women is holding a child and the other is holding a child by the hand. There is a man with a beard and wearing a Bowler hat standing between the two women. There are three other children; two boys on tricycles, and a girl standing between them. Written at the base of the photo is First Home, Ellmswood, Serpentine 1890topic, farming, farm house, serpentine , ellmswood -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: SERPENTINE
2 copies. Photo of a very large tree laying on the ground. There is a gentleman sitting on the base of the tree, beside him are four seated young women, between them there is a man standing on the trunk with hands on hips. At the other end of the trunk there are two men leaning on the trunk, one with a walking stick. The men are all wearing Bowler hats, the women are all in dark clothing and also hats. Written at the base of the photo is ' 200 posts Ellmswood, Serpentineplace, land, timber, serpentine, ellmswood -
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Photograph - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: STORAGE/MIXING TANKS
Photograph. Cohn Bros. Collection. Black & white photo of three steel vats and one other vat above them. The higher vat has an agitator which is driven by a large belt and pulley. A man holding a bucket is standing on a stairway beside it. ML45/6 (written on the back).organization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & aerated water manufacturers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO VIEWS, Mar 1962
Slide. Bendigo Views. Crowd of people watching firemens demonstrations. Two long ladders are raised up so they meet at the top. There is a man at the top of each ladder. Two large white discs are hanging from an overhead wire. One disc has 'disc 2' painted on it.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views -
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Document - HAWKERS, 07/1972
Handwritten notes mentioning Bendigo's Hawkers. One was an Indian, Mahomet Tux and the other was a Chinese man who sold feather dusters. Mentioned are the memories of the Indian Hawkers and their goods and the family buying from them.document, hawkers, lydia chancellor, joch, mahomet tux, fedder duster -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CLOONAN FAMILY COLLECTION: WEDDING PHOTO, Circa 1920
Photograph - black and white. Photograph of a wedding, the bride, groom, best man, bridesmaid and probably flower girl. Wedding dress three quarter length. Groom sitting on chair, wearing one white glove on his left hand. Written on the back of photo: Wedding of Will & May Smith? June, 1926.Lafayette, Perth, W.A.person, family, wedding portrait, cloonan family collection. will & may smith, wedding june 1926. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ALL SAINTS CHURCH / ST KILLIAN'S CHURCH
Black and White Photos taken from the 'Album of Sandhurst Views', Published by Mossrs Schutz & Co, Melbourne, All Saint's Church. Three people standing on road. Sandhurst, Roman Catholic St Killian's Church. man with horse and cart passing on the road. Four people on footpath. One on road near cart.organization, church, bendigo churches, all saints church, st killian's church, churches, sandhurst churches -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Corenderrk Cemetery, 31/08/2011
In 1860 the Wurundjeri Elder, Wonga, petitioned the Victorian Parliament for a piece of land in his people’s own country where he could establish a settlement. The land later named Coranderrk was granted. When Wonga died in 1875 his nephew William Barak, known by settlers as ‘King William, last chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe’, became the leader, the Ngurungaeta. William Barak believed strongly in justice for his people, and time and again made the arduous walk to Melbourne to petition to Parliament and to Queen Victoria for his people. ‘Freedom for our lifetime’, he said. The community at Coranderrk welcomed Aboriginal people displaced from other parts of Victoria; they established an economically self-sufficient settlement by growing and marketing hops. Barak negotiated with the Victorian Government officials as they made promises and broke promises. They finally promised to export the whole of a hop harvest of one year. The people worked around the clock to fill the contract; the Government pocketed the proceeds. The community never recovered. Barak died in 1903— a broken-hearted man. (from http://www.sosj.org.au/_uploads/_cknw/files/Corenderrk.pdf) Artist William Barak is buried in this cemetery.Photographs of graves in grass and bushland. It is the Corenderrk Cemetery, and is associated with the former Corenderrk Aboriginal Reserve.corenderrk, wurundjeri, barak, aborigines, aboriginal, cemetery, grave, barak, jemima dunolly -
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Advertisement, Kinnear's Rope, 1934
Kinnear's factory in Footscray, Melbourne is a large industrial site which is no longer used for rope making. Until its closure Kinnear's Rope : - *was an important example of a rope making factory. *was the largest and longest continually operating producer of rope products in Victoria. * contributed to the industrial landscape of Melbourne, in particular the western suburb of Footscray as a major industrial centre. *played a role in the history of post war migration to Victoria. *had an mportant and successful role in rope and textile manufacturing in Victoria during the twentieth century. * site includes the remnant rope walk which is demonstrative of a traditional rope laying process no longer practiced and one of only two surviving such structures in Victoria. *remnant rope-making machinery is of technological significance as rare surviving examples of such equipment dating from the early twentieth century. (http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Files/C93_kinnears_amendment_request_sm.pdf)An advertisement for Kinnear's Emu Brand rope and twine. It features a close up photograph of a man sewing a hessian bag closed, and Kinnear House in King Street, Melbourne.kinnear, rope, footscray, kinnear house, industry -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Book, Theodore Jesse Hoover, The Economics of Mining, 1938
Theodore Jesse Hoover, brother of the 31st President of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa, on January 28, 1871. He attended Stanford and received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology and Mining in 1901. Following graduation his professional career started with the position of assayer for the Keystone Consolidated Mining Company. After one year, he became assistant manager for the Standard Consolidated Mine, and a year later he was promoted to manager of the operation. In 1907 Hoover went to London as general manager of Minerals Separation, Ltd. This company was developing the froth flotation process for recovering minerals from ores. Hoover took an active part in the development of the flotation concentration process and authored one of the first books on the concentration of ores by flotation. After four years with Minerals Separation, Ltd., Hoover entered private practice as a consulting mining and metallurgical engineer with offices in London and in San Francisco. He was very successful and held positions of consulting engineer, managing director, director, and president of many mining companies in America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He returned to Stanford in 1919 as Professor of Mining and Metallurgy and Executive Head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy. His experience and ability in organization made him a natural leader. He was influential in the formation of the School of Engineering at Stanford. The School was formed in 1925 and he was made dean, a position he held until his retirement in 1936. As dean of engineering, he promoted a broad fundamental training program for undergraduate engineering students. Under his guidance, emphasis was placed upon graduate work and he was responsible for developing strong graduate engineering curricula at Stanford. While dean he continued teaching and his course, "The Economics of Mining," developed into a book which was published in 1933. He became interested in the functions of engineers and, with Professor Fish, wrote a book entitled "The Engineering Profession" which was published in 1940 and revised in 1950. In addition to his academic activities he was generous in his hospitality. Faculty and students alike enjoyed the annual field day and barbecue at his Rancho del Oso, near Santa Cruz. He was widely read and had a lively interest in all the things he encountered. He speculated on the antiquity of man and man's early production processes. To verify an idea regarding flint tools, he studied their shapes and became proficient in making arrow heads. He was also interested in wild life, and was one of the founding members of the Cooper Ornithological Society. (http://engineering.stanford.edu/about/bio-hoover)Blue hard covered book of 547 pages including an index. Contents include mine valuation (sampling, ore deposits, ore reserves, financial provisions, sale of mineral product, metal prices, reports) and Mining Organization (Co-operative effort, Mining Companies, Promoting Mining Enterprises, fluctuations of share prices, valuation of mining shares, fakes and fallacies, the mining Engineer and the law) and Mine Management (Organization of staff, mine manager, efficiency, industrial relations, training and discipline, safety).inside cover 'Charles Bacon Mackay School of Mines'.mining, economics, hoover, stanford, mackay school of mines, mackay, bacon -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, World War One Soldier, c1915, c1915
This image was bought in an Op shop in Melbourne around 1980. It had no other identification other than the name of the photographic studio. The image has a collar badge and sergeants stripes added at a later stage. This possibly suggests the photo was taken at the time of enlistment, and the soldier died, leaving the family to make additions to the photograph.Black and White digital photograph by Thornton Studios Ballarat of a young, curly haired man in the uniform of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). The rising sun badge and the sergeant's strips on his sleeve have been included after the photograph was taken. The soldier is Robert John McHenry, who was killed in action on on 28 July 1916. soldier, world war one, aif, thornton studios, world war, robert mchenry, bob mchenry, world war 1, mmm -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Digital, Arthur Elton Tandy, c1916
A man stands in World War One Australian Uniform. He is Arthur Tandy.tandy, arthur tandy, arthur elton tandy, tunneller, mmm, world war, world war one, australian mining corps, tunnellers