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Moorabbin Air Museum
Journal (Collection) - Journal of the American Insitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA Journal, 1963
... American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ...American Insitute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsVolume 1, Issues 1-9 -
Vision Australia
Machine - Object, APH (American Printing House for the Blind), APH Talking book machine, 1980-1990's
... APH (American Printing House for the Blind) ...APH began producing it's own line of products to satisfy it's clients, outsourcing the manufacturer to overseas companies. This talking book machine, had an optional carry case, and dials to control tone, volume, speed, front buttons to record, rewind, forward, play, and stop tape. Playing both 2 and 4 track tapes, it also had Braille signs next to some of the buttons.Plastic rectangular light brown audio player with buttons for navigational controls, power cord, outlets for ear or head phones and black vinyl protective zip up cover Model no. 3-5194A.audio equipment, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Vision Australia
Functional object - Object, American Optical Company, Fits-u eyeglasses pince nez trial fitting setting, 1900s
... American Optical Company ...To be fashionable, and possibly improve vision at the same time, the pince nez style of glasses became popular. The 'Fits-u' design has a mounting that allowed the bridge to stay solid, whilst the springs in the nose pads allowed for removal (unlike pince nez which had a springs in the bridge). Although complete, this box includes models with different distance dimensions and the height of the bridge, with these figures are etched onto the lenses. An order table is included in the box with the pupillary distance and height so the catalogue number and quality and quantity of each size can be ordered by the dispenser. The pupillary distance is used to design spectacle frames.Canvas box which includes display models of different dimensions of pince nez Handwritten on the back: James Korp Backhouse (?) 1904 Ophthalmic Optician & Optometristassistive devices, american optical company -
Vision Australia
Leisure object - Object, Bingo cards, 19
... American Foundation for the Blind ...With large print numbers as well as Braille, these cards allow everyone to participate in Bingo. Originating in Italy, this competitive game is enjoyed almost the world over and has also been used as an educational tool to teach children numeracy as well as history. 2 blue bingo cards recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Equipment - Object, APH (American Printing House for the Blind), Plastic Braille slate
... APH (American Printing House for the Blind) ...Designed to create an impression on paper, the slate allows users to create Braille by guiding the stylus into the correct alignment to produce Braille, through the applied use of pressure that creates a depression on one size of the paper and a raised dot on the alternative side. In this example, the frame has two side hinges which allow it to sit over the paper edge, and four lines of Braille could be written.1 plastic Braille frame with 4 lines of 28 cells with side hingebraille equipment, equipment -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, New American Library, Lenin : a biography, 1948
... New American Library ...A biography of LeninP.188.non-fictionA biography of Leninvladimir illich lenin 1870-1924, soviet union - politics and government -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, American Friends Service Committee, Peace in Vietnam:A New Approach in Southeast Asia
... American Friends Service Committee ...You Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men. These words were uttered by a young Vietanese teacher.You Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men. These words were uttered by a young Vietanese teacher.vietnam - foreign relations - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, south, south east asia, communist -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Postcard, American Fleet Souvenir Postcard; U.S.S. Connecticut (Flag Ship), visit to Melbourne, 1908
... American Fleet Souvenir Postcard; U.S.S. Connecticut (Flag ...Original souvenir postcard featuring the U.S.S. Connecticut the Flag Ship of the “Great White Fleet”. The visit of the US Navy Battleships stopped in Melbourne in September 1908. The Auto Club ferried about 100 officers to the Yarra Valley/Black Spur via Eltham, Research and Kangaroo Ground. Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loan american fleet, great white fleet, lew howard collection, battleship, postcard -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - American - Australian Officer Exchange - Mid Tour Report ASR 1988, Major J Wright US Corps of Engineers, Major Edward J Wright US Army Corps of Engineers, 30 June 1988
... American - Australian Officer Exchange - Mid Tour Report ...Mid Tour Report USA - Aust Officer Exchange 1988 by Major Edward J Wright, US Army Corps of EngineersA4 Booklet, cream card, DMA and RASvy Corps Badges on cover, 16 pagesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - American - Australian Officer Exchange - End of Tour Report ASR 1991, Major B Donaldson US Corps of Engineers, Major Bruce J Donaldson, US Army Corps of Engineers, 01.06.1991
... American - Australian Officer Exchange - End of Tour Report ...USA - Australia Army Officer Exchange End of Tour Report 1991, Army Survey Regiment , BendigoA4 Report, Gloss Card cover, DMA and RASvy Corps Badges on Cover, 9 Pagesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - American - Australian Officer Exchange - End of Tour Report ASR 1995, Major A Cordova US Army Corps of Engineers, Major Andrew J Cordova US Army Corps of Engineers, 10. 05.1995
... American - Australian Officer Exchange - End of Tour Report ...USA - Australian Officer Exchange End of Tour Report 1995. Produced by Major Andrew J Cordova, US Army Corps of EngineersA4 Report with light cardboard cover. Cover has RASvy Corps badge and title "Army Survey Regiment" 3 pages - actual report plus cover page, letter from US Embassy and contents pageroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, ANTI AIRCRAFT WW2, Angus & Robertson Ltd, On Target with the American and Australian Ack Ack Brigade in New Guinea, c.1943
... On Target with the American and Australian Ack Ack Brigade ...Khaki coloured buckram hard cover, no dust cover. 172 pages, black & white photos & illustrations. books-military, photography, illustrations, ack ack -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, DICKENS, Charles, American notes
... American notes ...Book from the Cleeland Bequest - a comprehensive collection of books relating to the History of England, Civil & Military, Religious, Intellectual & Social. Stamped ' Cowes Free Public Library'. Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest', A.H. Spencer Pty Ltd., New secondhand, and rare booksellers, 86 Bourke St Melbourne (The 'Hill of Content') Aust. Tel.: Cent. 8856.cleeland bequest -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, WYLER, Seymour B, book of old silver : English, American, foreign, 1960, c1937
... book of old silver : English, American, foreign ...Book from the Cleeland Bequest - a comprehensive collection of books relating to the History of England, Civil & Military, Religious, Intellectual & Social. cleeland bequest -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, WILLARD, Emma, Last leaves of American history : comprising a separate history of California, 1853
... Last leaves of American history : comprising a separate ...Labelled: 'Phillip Island Historical Society. Cleeland Bequest'. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, DICKENS, Charles, tale of two cities, and, American notes for general circulation, and Pictures from Italy
... tale of two cities, and, American notes for general ...Stamped 'Cowes Free Public Library'. Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Notes on North American Equipment & Stores Section J Ammunition, 1942
... Notes on North American Equipment & Stores Section J ...Hard covered book covering small arms, aircraft, artillery and armoured ammunitionsammunition, usa -
Australian Queer Archives
Book, Herman, Chuck, Bike boy (North Hollywood, CA : American Art Enterprises, 1988.), 1988
... Bike boy (North Hollywood, CA : American Art Enterprises ... -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, American Mine Accounting, 1913
... American Mine Accounting, 1913 ...Red hardcovered book of 367 pages including index. Contents include: Minie Iron Ore; Mining and Milling Natice Copper; Mining Copper Ore; Mning Coal and Making Coke; Mining and Milling Gold Ore; Engineering and Geological Data. mining, accounting, economics, america, mining iron ore, mining native copper, mining copper ore, mining coal\mining gold ore, portland gold mining co, cripple creek, arizona mining co, utah fuel co, oliver iron co, ojibway mining co -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photographs - colour, Chatham-Holmes Collection: North American Trip
... Chatham-Holmes Collection: North American Trip ...chatham-holmes collection, america, niagra falls, philip chatham, elizabeth chatham -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, The War Office, User Handbook for Field Branch Artillery Ammunition: Supplement of American Ammunition: Land Service, 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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Journal, American Newsletter
... American Newsletter ...vietnam veterans assoc. of america -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Norman Franks, American aces 1914-1918, 2001
... American aces 1914-1918 ...American fliers in World War I fell into three categories: Those who joined the French aviation service, known as the Lafayette Corps, those who joined the Royal Flying Corps and those came after the US entered the war using British and French machines.Ill, p.64.non-fictionAmerican fliers in World War I fell into three categories: Those who joined the French aviation service, known as the Lafayette Corps, those who joined the Royal Flying Corps and those came after the US entered the war using British and French machines. world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - usa, fighter pilots - usa -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, David Horowitz, From Yalta to Vietnam: American foreign policy in the cold war, 1967
... From Yalta to Vietnam: American foreign policy in the cold ...This book analyses the question: is America to blame for the cold war?Bibliography, Imdex, notes, ill (maps), p.426.This book analyses the question: is America to blame for the cold war?united states - foreign relations, united states - history - cold war -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Chris Ellis et al, American half tracks of world war two, 1978
... American half tracks of world war two ...A detailed history of the American designed half-tracks which served the Allied nations in World War 2 and for many years after.ill (b/w), plans, p.104.non-fictionA detailed history of the American designed half-tracks which served the Allied nations in World War 2 and for many years after.half track vehicles - military, united states army - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Harper Collins, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, 2014
... American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal ...The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history.Ill, map, p.379non-fictionThe astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. iraq war 2013, iraq war - personal recollections -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, University of North Carolina Press, A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives, 2010
... A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American ...An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersIndex, bibliography, p.223.non-fictionAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - sources -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Airlife Publishing, Mustang: North American P-51, 1995
... Mustang: North American P-51 ...Pictorial and textual description of the Mustang fighter planeBib, ill, p.63.non-fictionPictorial and textual description of the Mustang fighter planeunited states - fighter planes, p-51 mustang -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, Operation Torch: Anglo American invasion of North Africa, 1972
... Operation Torch: Anglo American invasion of North Africa ...The invasion by allied forces in North Africa in 1942Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion by allied forces in North Africa in 1942world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, operation torch -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan et al, About Face : The Odyssey of an American Warrior, 1989
... About Face : The Odyssey of an American Warrior ...This national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war.Index, ill, p.833.non-fictionThis national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. soldiers - united states - biography, united states - army - personal recollections