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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people seated under a tree
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of people seated in a semi circle on chairs in shade watching a standing speakerJOHN + APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE! [written in pen on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of woman spinning wool
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman in period costume sitting on the Amess House verandah, spinning wool, with two people standing beside her and watchingcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of puppets on hay
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a man in a beige jacket standing in front of seated children who are watching a group of performing puppets on top of four rows of hay bales catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of children
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Colour photograph of a group of children walking in pairs in a circle, primarily wearing historical dress, while a group of adults watch assembled around hay bales in front of Rogers Cottagescatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people and goose
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Colour photograph of group of people - three standing on the picnic table - watching a white goose that approaches.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a woman and boy
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series documents the Working Horse and Garden show held in 2001.Photograph of a seated woman tying a knot with a boy standing beside and watching her.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, harvest festival, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a woman and boy
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series documents the Working Horse and Garden show held in 2001.Photograph of a seated woman watching and assisting a boy tying a knotCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, harvest festival, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of seated group beside the shoreline
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series documents a historical re-enactment held on Churchill Island in 2007.Photograph of a seated group of children watching sailboats and a man in historical costume with a trifoil hat in the foreground standing on the left of frame.JOURN CRIER 2007 [handwritten on reverse in pen] RE-ENACTMENT/DONOR/PHOTOS CARROLL RYAN [handwritten on reverse in pen] Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph, children -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a working horse
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series of photographs was probably taken at a Farm in Kyneton and shows a similar historic farm to Churchill IslandPhotograph of a working horse beside a small barn with a man watching from the awningCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph, kyneton -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people gathered watching a speech
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series of photographs was probably taken around Churchill Island and shows the community engagement through the decades.Photograph of a group of people seated around a picnic bench watching a man in the foreground behind a podium making a speech.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of schoolchildren watching person use scythe
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century.Colour photograph of a group of schoolchildren in yellow shirts and blue hats watching a woman in a blue shirt using a scythe on a paddock, with the windmill visible in the background.catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of school child using a scythe
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century.Colour photograph of a group of three schoolchildren in yellow shirts and blue hats in the background watching another child using a scythe.catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of horse pulling hay raker, 30/03/2013
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a horse pulling a hay raker with a person in a high-vis vest watching from the right hand side of the frameCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil Written in pen on reverse 'Young horse pulling C.I. hay rake Churchill Island Easter Festival 30/3/2013'churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of making a horseshoe
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This photograph shows Scott Campbell watching his horse, Ruairi, being shod by a farrier.Photograph of a white horse being held by a person sitting on a fence with a kneeling staff member and a man in an apron hammering a horseshoeCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil churchill island, photograph, scott campbell, ruairi, horse, farrier -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Alan Powell, The shadow's edge : Australia's northern war, 1988
... as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers ...Account of the Second World War as viewed and experienced in northern Australia ; includes references to Aboriginal people as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers, in the Special Reconaissance Unit ; W.E.H. Stanner and the North Australia Observer Unit ; Protectors of women ; results of war experiences ; white attitudes towards Aboriginal people.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.346.non-fictionAccount of the Second World War as viewed and experienced in northern Australia ; includes references to Aboriginal people as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers, in the Special Reconaissance Unit ; W.E.H. Stanner and the North Australia Observer Unit ; Protectors of women ; results of war experiences ; white attitudes towards Aboriginal people. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - australia, darwin - bombing -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, New Georgia: Pattern for victory, 1971
... Islands and the role of the coast watchers Ill, p.159. New Georgia ...The allied victory in the Solomon Islands and the role of the coast watchersIll, p.159.non-fictionThe allied victory in the Solomon Islands and the role of the coast watchersworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, world war 1939-1945 - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Keeping Watch
Black and white photograph of a soldier in jungle greens standing watch with a machine gun. Another soldier is curled up asleep.1 rar, private barry burge, private ian smith, photograph -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Jewellery
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Jewellery Wrist Watch ...Telda watch & band. Watch face scratched, gold rimmed casing. TELDA 21 jewels Swiss made. Dated noted in red (22). Black fabric band. Wording on back of watch unreadable. Clip not able to be opened on band.jewellery, wrist watch -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Medal, Military Medals
A collection of Medals belonging to Barry Cunningham stored in a Citizen Watch box. Contains a Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnamese medal. RSL Badge No. 75626 and a Winged Rising Sun Airforce Badge.On Vietnamese medal - 1960 on the front and "B.G. Cunningham, 215109 on the back. On the Service Medal - "Vietnam".medals, barry cunningham -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Nurses visit 1st ATF Base
A coloured photograph of nurses Capt Amy Pittendreigh, Lt Terrie Roche, Lt Margaret Ahern and Lt Colleen Mealey visit Luscombe Airfield and watch diggers of 2 RAR leave on a helicopter assault (note text is missing at the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 2 rar, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st atf base, capt amy pittendreigh, lt terrie roach, lt margaret ahern, lt colleen mealey -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Patient Loading
A black and white photograph of staff and patients at the 1st Australian Field Hospita,l watch patients being medivaced loaded into ambulances for the journey to Vung Tau Military Airfield, to be loaded onto an Australian C130medical transport aircraft for the flight back Australia.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, raaf, c130 medivac flight, gibbons collection catalogue, medivac, digger -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object - Clock, miniature
Metal Clock/watch type : Clock (Miniature) not working. Smith and Wesson on Clock faceCross Neil E. 078408223 A-POS DAV (USA-Aust)clock -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Watch
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Watch Compass Army ...Army issued Wrist Watch and Compass. Worn by Platoon Commander/Sgtwatch, compass -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Watch
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Watch (front) Vietnam ...Platoon Watch face only, base metal(front) Vietnam 1963 - 73 (back) Watchout COncertswatch -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Fire Mission 3
A black and white photograph of Gnr Jim Dunn, watched by Stg Pete Tilbrook, of 104 Battery RAA,carries a 105mm shell to the gun at Fire Support Base Betty. The battery was in action against NVA/VietCong sappers attempting to breach the US Army Supply Depot at Long Binh in Bien Hoa Province during the 1969 Tet Offensivephotograph, sgt peter tilbrook, gnr jim dunn, 104 battery raa, long binh, bien hoa province, fire base betty, tet offensive, 1969, gibbons collection catalogue -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Ramming a Shell Home
A black and white photograph of Gnr Alan Muston rams a shell home watched by Gnr Dave Thomas 104 Battery Royal Australian Artillery, at Fire Base Betty. The battery was in action against NVA/VietCong sappers attempting to beach the US Army Supply Depot at Long Binh in Bien Hoa Province during the 1969 Tet Offensivephotograph, 104 battery raa, gnr dave thomas, gnr alan muston, 104 battery raa, fire base betty, nva/vc, long binh, bien hoa province, gibbons collection catalogue -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Crossing the Line 2
A black and white photograph of digger from 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, watch as the courtiers of "King Neptune" during the "crossing of the line" ceremony on board the Vung Tau Ferry HMAS Sydney, taking the 9RAR for service in Vietnam, arrest a digger for being "over dressed".photograph, hmas sydney, vung tau ferry, 9 rar, gibbons collection catalogue -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph - B&W image, Checking Impact Area 3
A black and white photograph of - With the "directional stakes" in place, Capt Tony Eaton, Kirribilli, NSW, the 1st ATF Artillery Intelligence Officer about to take a compass reading of the incoming direction of a NVA/VietCong 107mm rocket, watched by Sgt Paul butcher (29th march 1969)photograph, capt tony eaton, 107mm rocket, 1st atf base, artillery intelligence officer, sgt paul butcher, nva/vc, luscombe airfield, gibbons collection catalogue -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, I Must Go Down To The Seas Agian
A black coloured paper book telling the story of Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver Barry Sandlant as told to Paul Millar In the middle of the book there is a gold watch face with the time at 3o'clockbook, ran, barry sandlant, cerberus collection -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional object - Wrist watch
Standard issue Army wrist watch, commonly called a "Mickey Mouse" watch. This item was specifically made for Australian military use in 1970. A silver metal wrist watch with a glass cover over a round black face with white numbers for both 24 and 12 hour markings. The hands and 5-minute marks glow in the dark. Watch has wind up motion. Army issue green nylon band has a black clasp.Back: Watch. Wrist general purpose. MIL-W-46374A HAMILTON fsn6645-00-952-3767 Armymilitary issue, watch, 1200hr 2400hr watch, wrist watch, vietnam