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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK - BCOF, Captain R.V. Kneale, Lieutenant E.E. Smith, Lieutenant R.F. O'Malley, STAND EASY AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945, c1945
... STAND EASY AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945 ...Book - item in the collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF. Refer Cat. No. 7287P for his service details, photo, awards.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard with adhered green colour buckram. Light green print on front and spine. Small illustration on front - soldier with hands raised. 208 pages - cut, plain, off-white paper. Illustrated - black and white sepia and colour photographs, maps, sketches and cartoons. End papers - illustrated, green and cream, stylized pattern of uniforms.history, books, ww2, bcof -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet, Victorian State War Council et al, The Repatriation of the Soldier, c 1914 - 1925
... The Repatriation of the Soldier ...This book appears to be post WW1, due to the trades shown, pay rates, and mention of 1917 once.This book has 104 pages of instructions, pay rates and charts. Front cover is a maroonish clour - cardboard. It's printing is in black ink. It has a stylised rectangular frame within which is the title subjects.trades, occupations, rehabilitation -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BATTLEFIELDS, Kangaroo Press, Australian Battlefields of the Western Front 1916-1918
... Australian Battlefields of the Western Front 1916-1918 ....1) Soft card cover with black & white photo of battlefield on front & back. Coloured photo of soldier carrying a wounded comrade over his shoulder. History of Author, John Laffin on back cover. 204 pages black & white with photos & maps. Complete history covering cemeteries, battlefields, commemorations, etc. .2) - .6) Tourist Information in Belgium, French & English.“3rd Edition on front cover”books - military history, battlefields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - FIELD MANUAL, War Department USA, Basic Field Manual - Air Extract of Combined Operating Signals (CCBP2-2), 21.2.1944
... Basic Field Manual - Air Extract of Combined Operating ...USA booklet FM24-13 containing large lists of Signalling Q Codes. Spiral bound, 96 pages.books-military/manuals, signals, us -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet and Plans, Plans and Specification of Works ... at Lot 111 Little Dodd St, Ballarat, c1961, c1961
... Plans and Specification of Works ... at Lot 111 Little Dodd ...Brown card cover on plans and specifications for a bick veneer dwelling in Little Dodd Street, Ballarat East.war service homes division, little dodds street, plans and specifications, contract of sale, tenancy agreement, ballarat -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Major-General R N L Hopkins CBE, Australian Armour A history of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1927-1972, 1978
... Australian Armour A history of the Royal Australian ...Historical referenceHard covered book. 371 pp. ISBN 0 642 99407 2 940.5412'94royal australian armoured corps, history, royal australian armoured corps, history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Instruction Manual, British War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises Vol 1, ca 24-06-1882
... Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises Vol 1 ...This little book has been designed to fit into a small space such as a pocket, backpack or trunk. The brass book lock helps keep the pages and covers together, preserving them from being bent, torn or damaged in handling.The book includes four of ten parts of the Manual, published for use in training the garrison troops, including the placement and firing of cannon. The four parts included in this Volume I are: - Part 1 - Gunnery Part 2 - Ammunition Part 3 - Siege Artillery Part 4 - Garrison Gun Drills The remaining six of then parts are: - Part 5 - Material and Appliances Part 6 - Elementary Instruction Part 7 - Machines Part 8 - Mounting and Dismounting Ordnance Part 9 - Sleighs Part 10 - Sheers and DerricksThe book is significant to both British and Australian history, being issued for the training of the garrison defense of both countries in the late 10th Century. It is also significant for its connection with other historical military items within the Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village.Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises Vol 1 [Parts I, II, III, IV] Publisher Her Majestys Stationery Office Date 1879, Corrected June 24th 1882 Small, red, hard-cover book with embossed gold letters and British Coat of Arms on the front. The book has a brass closure or locking clip across the text block. There are diagrams and a foldout table within the text. flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, training manual, book, british garrison, garrison artillery, siege exercises, british government training book, technical book, pocket book, manual of siege and garrison artillery exercises vol 1, garrison exercises, military training, defense training, british artillery, royal artillery, gunnery, gun drill, brass book lock, british war office, locking clip, reference book -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Comprehensive list of component parts (illustrated) for Ordnance, B.L. 5.5in. MK.3 or 4 on Carriage, 5.5in, or 4.5in. GUN, MK. 1/1 or 2/1 & accessories/ancilliaries, 1961
... Comprehensive list of component parts (illustrated) for ...military weapons -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, The War Office, User Handbook for Field Branch Artillery Ammunition: Supplement of American Ammunition: Land Service, 1960, 1960
... : Supplement of American Ammunition: Land Service, 1960 ...A cream coloured handbook with the name in black ink on the front cover. ammunition, the war office -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, UNSW Press, The Anzac book / written and illustrated in Gallipoli by the men of Anzac, 2010
... the men of Anzac ...Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. This long-awaited third edition is a reproduction of the original book, with a new foreword by acclaimed author Les Carlyon, an introduction from Australian War Memorial historian Ashley Ekins, and added material originally rejected by the editor, official war correspondent C.E.W. Bean.Bibliography, ill, p.203.non-fictionCreated by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. This long-awaited third edition is a reproduction of the original book, with a new foreword by acclaimed author Les Carlyon, an introduction from Australian War Memorial historian Ashley Ekins, and added material originally rejected by the editor, official war correspondent C.E.W. Bean.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - personal correspondence -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, Stand Easy: After the defeat of Japan 1945, 1945
... Stand Easy: After the defeat of Japan 1945 ...Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army after the defeat of JapanIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army after the defeat of Japanaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Allen & Unwin, with Australian War Memorial, Crises and commitments: the politcs and diplomacy of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts 1948-1965, 1992
... Crises and commitments: the politcs and diplomacy of ...Peter Edwards splendidly researched, authoritative study is official history at its best. By explaining the sources of Australia's commitment in Vietnam, and the impact of that commitment in Australia, it does a great deal to elucidate the larger, international dimensions of a war that is too often discussed only in terms of the primary participants.Peter Edwards splendidly researched, authoritative study is official history at its best. By explaining the sources of Australia's commitment in Vietnam, and the impact of that commitment in Australia, it does a great deal to elucidate the larger, international dimensions of a war that is too often discussed only in terms of the primary participants.australia - foreign relations - southeast asia, south east asia -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Penleigh Boyd, Salvage: Pictures and Impressions of the Western Front, 1983
... Salvage: Pictures and Impressions of the Western Front ...SoftcoverAuthor is father of Robin Boyd, a travel journal reflection inside the middle of the bookwalsh st library -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Roberts, Janine, From Massacres to mining. The colonization of Aboriginal Australia, 1978
... From Massacres to mining. The colonization of Aboriginal ...White colonisation of Australia; violent conflict; establishment of reserves; current situation legal oppression in Queensland; racism and discrimination; poverty, malnutrition and disease; government policy; land rights; mining on Aboriginal land; Aboriginal struggle for rights.212 P.; appendices; maps; plates; ill.; footnotes; bib.; refs.; figs.; 21 cm.White colonisation of Australia; violent conflict; establishment of reserves; current situation legal oppression in Queensland; racism and discrimination; poverty, malnutrition and disease; government policy; land rights; mining on Aboriginal land; Aboriginal struggle for rights.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | colonisation | economics - income - poverty and low income | government policy | health - nutrition disorders | land rights - mining industry | land rights - excisions and leases - mining leases | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | race relations - racial discrimination - legislative -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, THE WAR OFFICE et al, MANUAL OF MAP READING (AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD SKETCHING Part1 MAP READING 1955), 1955
... MANUAL OF MAP READING (AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, THE WAR OFFICE et al, MANUAL OF MAP READING (AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD SKETCHING PART 11 1958), 1957
... MANUAL OF MAP READING (AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, THE WAR OFFICE et al, MANUAL OF MAP READING part 111(AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD SKETCHING PART111 FIELD SKETCHING 1957), 1958
... MANUAL OF MAP READING part 111(AIR PHOTO READING AND FIELD ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, Stand Easy ( AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945), 1945
... Stand Easy ( AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945) ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, Stand Easy (AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945), 1945
... Stand Easy (AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945) ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Lionel Wigmore & Bruce Harding et al, THEY DARED MIGHTILY (Full biographies of V.C. winners), 1986
... THEY DARED MIGHTILY (Full biographies of V.C. winners) ...355.1'342'0922, biography, isbn: 0 642 99471 4. -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Malcolm Brown et al, 1918 YEAR OF VICTORY, 1998
... 1918 YEAR OF VICTORY ...35798642, historical, isbn: 0 330 37672 1 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, David Hay et al, NOTHING OVER US (The Story of The 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion), 1984
... NOTHING OVER US (The Story of The 2/6th Australian Infantry ...940.54'12'94, historical, isbn: 0 642 99470 6 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - THE RAF. AN ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE WAR OFFICE OCTOBER 1944, OCTOBER 1944
... THE RAF. AN ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE ... -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, Stand Easy After the defeat of Japan, 1945, 1945
... Stand Easy After the defeat of Japan, 1945 ...Completion of WW2 after the defeat of Japan.After the sudden completion of the war, this book was revised to include pictures of the final scenes of the war.khaki green coloured hard cover non-fiction book -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Australian War Memorial, As You Were! - A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1946, 1946
... As You Were! - A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian ...stawell ww2 -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book - Book (Paperback), Australian War Memorial, The Hall of Memory, 1975
... The Hall of Memory ...Booknon-fiction -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, As You Were! / A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1946, 1946
... As You Were! / A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian ...Book -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, Stand Easy - After the Defeat of Japan 1945, 1945
... Stand Easy - After the Defeat of Japan 1945 ...Book -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Stand easy : after the defeat of Japan, 1945, 1945
... Stand easy : after the defeat of Japan, 1945 ...Stories and anecdotes from Australian soldiers involved in the war against JapanIll, p.206.non-fictionStories and anecdotes from Australian soldiers involved in the war against Japanworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - ARMY ARTILLERY, Steve Gower, GUNS OF THE REGIMENT, 1981
... GUNS OF THE REGIMENT ...Item in the Cooper Collection. Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, with adhered mid blue colour buckram. White colour print on spine. Dust cover - glossy paper, white colour print front and spine, black colour print on flaps. Front - illustrated colour photographs of artillery. 249 pages - cut, plain white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and illustrations.publications, books, army, artillery, cooper collection