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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Julius Grant (1869-1950) Nature's Gentleman and Good Friend to Warrandyte
Bound compilation of notes about Julius Grant, Park Orchards orchardist, and his involvement with the Warrandyte community, Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe as Councillor, and participant in a Cairn Committee for erection of memorial at Anderson's Creek in Warrandyte marking Louis J. Michel and party rewarded by Government as discoverers of first goldfield in Victoria. Also includes substantial coverage of Grant's theatrical involvement, Australian films, and Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Committee. "An Old Stager remembered for much more than just the Louis Michel Gold Memorial Cairn." -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Ship's Rib or Knee, before 1850
This hanging knee was from the 1850 wreck of the schooner Enterprise. The 'hanging knee' or a 'ship's knee' is used for bracing a frame or supporting a beam. It is either a naturally bent piece of wood or wood cut into a bend like an elbow. The knee can be used in the frame of a boat or ship to spread load. THE “ENTERPRISE” 1847-1850 The wooden, two-masted schooner Enterprise was built in New Zealand in 1847 and registered in Melbourne, Australia. The Enterprise carried cargos of agricultural produce and other commodities for trade between the ports of the Colony. On September 14, 1850, the Enterprise was at anchor in Lady Bay under its Master, James Gardiner Caughtt, loaded with a cargo of wheat and potatoes. A strong south-easterly wind caused the vessel to drag on its only anchor and the rudder was lost. The gale-force wind blew it sideways and it became grounded. A local indigenous man, Buckawall, braved the rough sea to take a line from the shore to the Enterprise. All five members of the crew were able to make it safely to land. The Enterprise was wrecked. The Enterprise wreck was in an area called Tramway Jetty in Lady Bay. Since then the area became the location of the Lady Bay Hotel and now, in 2019, it is in the grounds of the Deep Blue Apartments. In fact, with the constantly changing coastline through built-up sand, the wreck site is now apparently under the No 2 Caravan Park on Pertobe Road, perhaps 150 metres from the high tide. Its location was found by Ian McKiggan (leader of the various searches in the 1980s for the legendary Mahogany Ship). DIFFERENTIATING the New Zealand Schooner “Enterprise” from John Fawkner’s “Enterprize“ Dr Murray Johns, Melbourne, says in his article The Mahogany Ship Story “… As I documented in 1985, the Warrnambool wreck was of an entirely different ship, also called Enterprize [with the spelling ‘Enterprise’], but built in New Zealand in 1847. Fawkner’s ship had already been sold to Captain Sullivan in 1845 and was wrecked on the Richmond Pier in northern New South Wales early in 1847. “ - (further details are in NOTES: and FHMV documents) The hanging knee is significant for its association wreck of the Victorian Heritage Listed schooner Enterprise, VHR S238, being a New Zealand built but Australian owned coastal trader. The wreck was also significant for its association with indigenous hero Buckawall who saved the lives of the five crew on board.Portion of a ship's rib; a hanging knee, wooden, from the schooner Enterprise, 1847-1850. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, hanging knee, ship's knee, knee bracing timber, wooden ship building, carpentry, shipwright trade, buckawall, lady bay, enterprise, coastal steamer, ship's rib, indigenous hero, indigenous rescue -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, William Page & Co, circa 1878
Context: This dessert spoon is from the wreck of the Loch Ard, which sailed from Gravesend, London 1878. The manifest listed an array of manufactured goods being exported to the Colony of Victoria. Included in the cargo manifest was a large number of hardware & cutlery items. The spoon is representative of similar items of silver electro-plated cutlery salvaged from the Loch Ard wreck site, comprising nickel silver electroplated spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape and design. Some of the pieces display their makers’ mark of William Page & Co Birmingham UK. Within the Flagstaff Hills cutlery collection donated from the Loch Ard, maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or verdigris after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that the collection of samples of electroplated cutlery probably originated from the same cargo consignment from the Loch Ard and were made by William Page & Co. Of Birmingham England. William Page was born in 1811 and died in 1885. He was active as a manufacturer of cutlery from 1829 with premiss at 74 Belmont Rd, Dales End as a "close plater" (someone who works sheet metal), and he began electroplating in 1855. William Page & Co was also active from 1880 at Cranemore St, Cattle’s Grove also 55 Albion St, Birmingham, and in 1936 the firm became an Ltd company. The firm used the trademarks "Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Silverite, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver, and Trevor Plate. In 1938 William Page was a supplier to the British Government, marking its products with the broad arrow symbol and was also present at Sheffield. (See additional notes note section this document for more information on Electro Plating and its makers marks.) History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle, and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy that had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce, and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifact s from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifact s from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection's object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Fiddle back electroplated tea spoon with thin stem or shank, flared collar, and elongated bowl. William Page maker marks W P within a recessed sunken crown lozenge flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham, brass plating, makers marks -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document, Certificate of Discharge
Certificate of Discharge of Army serviceman James Robert Clancy (VX44669) who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8th July 1940. The Certificate of Discharge notes that he was discharged on the 8th April 1943 due to being medically unfit. See also items 00456, 00456.1, 00456.3 and 00456.4. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Pamphlet - Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Tour Booklet 1966, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Circa 1966
It is believed that this booklet was produced for visitors to a Fortuna Villa Open Day in 1966.Printed Colour photo of Fortuna Villa on a quarter folded A4 sheet. Contains other selected photographs and a diagram of the layout of the grounds and notes on historical background.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Pamphlet - Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Tour Booklet 1967, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Circa 1967
It is believed that this booklet was a revised edition of the 1966 production for visitors to a Fortuna Villa Open Day on 12 November 1967.Printed Colour photo of Fortuna Villa on a quarter folded A4 sheet. Contains other selected photographs and a diagram of the layout of the grounds and notes on historical background.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW2, The Australian Military Forces by Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T, "KHAKI AND GREEN WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT HOME AND OVERSEAS", 1943
Refer Cat No. 7503, 7504, 7506, 4 book collection.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, with dark green colour buckram cover. Light green print on front cover and spine. End papers - mid green colour with cream print illustration back and front. 204 pages - cut, plain, cream colour paper. illustrated in colour, black and white and sepia photographs, illustrations, paintings. handwritten owners signature - front end paper. handwritten notes - on Editorial Note page.Front end paper - handwritten black ink - owner's signature "Lynette Smith/Johnson St/Ouyen" Editorial Note Page - handwritten grey lead pencil - 7 lines of very small almost illegible writing.books, army, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - Army Survey Regiment - Operation Rapid Track 1987 Operation Report, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, 27 May 1987
The Survey Operation Report deals with the cartographic completion of four 1:50,000 topographical line maps and one Special 1:50,000 map covering the Puckapunyal Military Training Area. The report covers in detail the digital stereo plotting, field completion (checking) and the cartographic completion including printing. The four 1:50.000 maps are 7823-1 PYALONG, 7824-2 COSTERFIELD, 7923-4 TALLAROOK and 7924-3 NAGAMBIE. Annex A lists personnel and dates involved and is attached as 6385.2. Annex B lists the members of the field completion parties.A4 sized buff coloured light cardboard covered report, plastic spiral binding. Front cover includes text, Survey Corps badge and light brown image of a Centurian tank. "To Tech Library", Page 2 has two small handwritten notes indicating that Phase 2 was the Field Completion Phaseroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - FIELD MESSAGE NOTEBOOK, Australian Army, May 1976
Probably someone's notes to do with SLR's, water transport and trucks.This is a pocket size, hard cover note book. The cover is green buckram. It shows the Australian Coat of Arms. Army form AAB-64. Inside consists of some blank pages and a large quantity of square lined pages. The squares are 6mm x 6mm. At the back is carbon paper.On one plain page is the date “17 Jul 88 0530 HR” with notes and a male name “Ph. NR”. At the rear are notes on weapon handling. Orders & headlines. Boat Handling - details. Vehicle maintenance & basic fault finding.rifles, trucks, water transport, army, notebook -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - VIETNAM PAPERS - HERDMAN
5. Pocketbook issued to Australian Troops during the Vietnam War. Contents include: The War in South Vietnam, The People, Government Services, Armed Services, Viet Cong, Vietnamese Language, Useful information. 14. Details of Australia V US. Hill climb with program of Events, 22nd February 1970. 15. Details of dog races with fields listed on a six race program - 20th February 1970. 18. Document details departure itinerary (ex SVN) for K.J. HERDMAN. 27. Notebook contains names and addresses of US service personnel. Papers related to "Kevin John Herdman's" visit to South Vietnam from 18th February to 4th March 1970. Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661 Collection. See Cat. No. 5942P for details of his service. 27. Collection of documents related to K.J. Herdman. 1. Two page TAA flight ticket. Text in blue coloured type. Two baggage tickets stapled to front. 2. Single diary page with torn edge. Handwritten flight itinerary in section dated 16th February. 3. Two page QANTAS flight ticket. Text in red and black type. Flight details printed in purple type. 4. Printed flier outlining Australian Customs and Quarantine regulations. Recipient's name handwritten in black ink. 5. Green coloured soft cover pocketbook. 74 pages with cut edges. Black and white diagrams. Text in black type. 6. Small pamphlet with black type. Written in Vietnamese. 7. Foolscap sized 5 page document stapled on top LHC. Text in black type. Title "VISITS BY CMF OFFICERS TO VIETNAM". 8. A4 sized one page document with text in black type on one side only. Two sided pamphlet on blue paper stapled to top LHC. Black type on pamphlet. Title "NINE RULES FOR AUSTRALIAN ARMY FORCES IN VIETNAM." 9. Two page A4 sized document with text in black type. Text on one side of each page. Title "AUSTRALIAN FORCE VIETNAM, RTA BRIEFING NOTES - QANTAS CHARTER, SAIGON/SYDNEY". 10. Foolscap signed proforma oriented in landscape. Title: AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, VISITS BY CMF OFFICERS TO SYN". Details of personnel in black type. 11. Quarto sized two page document with printing on one side. Text in black type. Staple in top LHC. Title: "CMF VISITOR - LT. K.J. HERDMAN, (ITINERARY FOR LT. K.J. HERDMAN)". 12. Quarto sized two page document with printing on one side. Text in black type. Staple in top LHC. Title: " CMF VISITOR - LT K.J. HERDMAN (ITINERARY FOR LT. K.J.HERDMAN)" 13. A4 sized document with text in black type. Text on one side only. Title: CMF VISITOR - LT. K.J. HERDMAN". 14. Foolscap sized document with text in black type. Printing on one side. Title: "LONG HI HILL CLIMB". 15. Quarto sized document with text in black type. Printing on one side. Title: "DAT DO DOGS". 16. Foolscap sized 9 page document with text on one side. Printing in black type. Pages stapled together in top LHC. Title: "1 ATF G INSTRUCTIONS 14/69, SUPPLIES, POL AND AMMUNITION HOLDINGS". 17. A4 sized document with text on one side. Printing in black type. TITLE; "AMENDMENT 1 TO Q INSTRUCTION 14/69, DATED 23 OCT 69". 18. A4 SIZED DOCUMENT WITH TEXT ON BOTH SIDES. PRINTING IN BLACK TYPE. 19. Foolscap sized 3 page document with staple in top LHC. Text on page 1 in black type. Text on pages 2 & 3 in purple type. Pages are entitled "TEMA FLYING PROGRAMME - CH 47". 20. Foolscap sized 7 page document with text in black type. Printing on one side. Title: " OPERATIONS BREF - DET 52 SUP PL RAASC, REPUBLIC SOUTH VIETNAM (1967-69)", Dated 20 Sept, 69. 21. Foolscap sized 2 page document with text in black type. Printing on one side. Pages stapled on top LHC. Title: " Q INSTRUCTION 15/69, RETURN OF PRODUCE, " Dated 16 Oct 69. 22. Foolscap sized single page document with text in black type. Printing on one side. Title: " Q INSTRUCTION 19/69, RETURN AND DISPOSAL OF UNSERVICEABLE AMMUNITION" Dated 5 Nov 69. 23. Foolscap sized single page proforma with text and lines in black. No handwritten details. Title: "26 TRANSPORT COY RAASC VEHICLE SERVICEABILITY/AVAILABILITY STATE". 24. Foolscap sized single page proforma with text and lines in black. No handwritten details. Title: "DAILY EMPLOYMENT STATE, 85 TPT PL RAASC". 25. Foolscap sized single page document. Text and lines in purple. Reproduced on a spirit duplicator. Title: "INDENTING PROGRAMME FRESH". 26. Foolscap sized single sheet proforma with text and lines in black. No handwritten details. Title: DAILY MAINT MOVEMENT PLANNING TABLE". Printing on both sides. 27. Red and white covered note book. Title on front and details on back in black type. Lined pages. Handwritten information on most pages. 28. Illustrated Christmas Card. Illustration features an angel and the three Magi. Printing on inside in black. Handwritten message in black ink. 1. Passenger details handwritten in blue, carbon copy. 2. Itinerary notes handwritten in blue ink. 3. Handwritten in black ink: "CAPT K.J. HERDMAN". Flight details printed in purple coloured text. 4. Handwritten in black ink : "KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN". 7. Handwritten in black ink on page 1: LT. K. HERDMAN, 6 Coy RAASC, 17 Feb 70." Handwritten in black ink on last page: "1. Ensure teeth are all O.K., 2. Have you still got your tags Identity? (Signature). 11. Handwritten on top RHC of page 1: "CAPT A". 12. Handwritten on top RHC of page 1: "LT HERDMAN". 27. Handwritten notes in black ink on various pages. 28. Handwritten in black ink on inside of card: "Hello Kevin, Perhaps you remember the 62nd Trans. Company at Long Bing? I completely enjoyed your brief stay. If you are ever in the U.S. do stop by. Have a Merry Christmas to you and yours. Margo and Jack Olsen." vietnam war, army, training notes, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - PROGRAMME OF PARADES, Australian Army Reserve - RACT, Australian Army Reserve: 3 Divisional Column. Royal Australian Corps of Transport. HQ 7 TRANSPORT COMPANY: PROGRAMME, 1975
Programme of Parades diary for half year ending 30 Nov 1975, "MAJ. K.J. HERDMAN" Officer Commanding. Part of the Kevin John Herdman No. 397661 collection. See catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service.Soft covered booklet with stapled pages. 8 pages with cut edges. Text on cover and pages in blue type. Cover features the insignia of RACT. Pages 2 to 7 set out in diary form.Handwritten notes in black and blue ink on various pages. Handwritten on front cover, 397661, "MAJ K.J. HERDMAN". Handwritten on back cover: '059 6622 50'ract, parade programme, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - TRAINING NOTES - ARMY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY, Staff Officer's Training Course
... Document TRAINING NOTES - ARMY AUSTRALIAN ARMY ...Notes related to 3rd Division Staff Officers Training Course. Date range 1972-73. Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" No. 397661 collection. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Yellow covered card folder containing pages secured with a metal fastener. Front of folder has title in black type, Australian Army 3rd Division logo located on top half of cover. Internal pages vary in size from foolscap to A4. Text on printed pages in black type. Handwritten pages in blue ink. Notation on first page handwritten in pencil.training notes, 3rd division staff officers, army, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Clothing - PYJAMAS WITH CARD, Defiance Brand, c1941
Shirt and trousers combination made of dark blue, light blue, beige and brown colour in stripes, cotton fabric. Cream colour, plastic buttons. Cream colour drawstring. 1. Shirt with long sleeves with no cuffs, collar, one front pocket and placket front, with buttons. Manufacturers white cotton label inside back of collar. 2. Trousers, long legs with drawstring at waist. 3. Manufacturers label, lightweight cardboard, previously sewn to shirt. Black and red print with purple stamp information. Also handwritten information, grey lead pencil.Manufacturers information- 1. Blue and red embroidered details "GUARANTEED/DEFIANCE/BRAND". 2. Lightweight cardboard details "MENS AND BOYS/ Pyjamas/ for/ SERVICE and COMFORT/ Distinctive/ Cloth/ Defiance/ Exclusive/ Designs/ RENOWNED/THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA/ NO./ SIZE." Purple stamp "100/ O.S." Grey lead pencil "3 D/-/ 16/6". 3. Reverse side of label - handwritten grey lead pencil. "I am a refined type of/ gal desiring a boy friend/ if you would write I shall/ be only to pleased to answer/ I am 18 (1941)/ Norma Poulton/ 96 Flinders Street/ 4th Floor/ Melbourne" The handwritten note and pair of pyjamas were sent to an unknown soldier serving during World War Two.clothing, pyjamas, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - Notes on Map Reading 1929 - The War Office, 30.06.1939
Instruction in Map reading. The object of map - reading is to tender possible the clear and accurate visualization of the ground from a map productBrown Cardboard book, A5 Size, Several insets. Reprinted with Amendments 1-4 1939, 95 pages.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - MANUAL & NOTEBOOK, The Thompson Sub Machine Gun
Manuals supplied for maintenance and Training Purposes in relation to use and upkeep of Thompson machine Gun in the theatre of war. Notebook summarises some key points of this.1. Training Manual for the Thompson Sub Machine Gun. Yellow cover with picture of gun. 32 internal pages on white paper and black writing. Includes B & W pictures of guns and parts. 2. Note book has green cover and supplied by Military Forces. Inside pages lined and white. Writing of notes on one side only and manually numbered up to Pg. 14 with technical notes.1. Sticker on front says "Technical Book and Magazine Co". In pencil at top name "R.D. Vincent". 2. Note book name at top "D.V. Sutcliffe, SGT" and writing "Thompson Sub Machine" - Is notebook of "Australian Military Forces" training manual, thompson machine gun -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLET -BCOF, B.C.O.F. (Japan) ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (INC), 'SHINBURN' 'SHIMBUN'
Booklets are the; "OFFICIAL JOURNAL/ BCOF (JAPAN) ASSOCIATION OF/ AUSTRALIA (INC) Since 1972/ (Navy, Army, Air Force, Women's & Auxilliary Forces)" Please note - "SHINBUN - SHIMBUN" - name change on some booklets. Shinbun and Shimbun - is the correct spelling of the word for newspaper in Japanese. Booklets - Items in the collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF. Refer Cat No. 7287P for his service details, photo, awards.SOFT COVER BOOKLET. ALL BOOKLETS - PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT ON FRONT AND BACK. CHRISTMAS ISSUES HAVE DECORATIVE TRIM IN GREEN AND/OR RED PRINT. ILLUSTRATED WITH " BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES" WITH CROWN ON FRONT COVER. All booklets 32 to 50 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps and cartoons. 1. No. 111 Christmas 2003. 2. No. 112 March 2004. 3. No. 113 Winter 2004. 4. No, 115 Christmas 2004. 5. No. 116 March 2005. 6. No. 117 June 2005. 7. No. 118 September/Spring 2005. 8. No. 125 June 2007. 9. No. 126 Sept 2007'. 10. No. 129 June 2008. 11. No. 130 September 2008. 12. No. 131 No. December 2008. 13. No. 132 March 2009. 14. No. 133 June 2009. 15. No. 134 September 2009. 16. No. 135 December 2009. 17. No. 136 March 2010. 18. No. 137 June 2010. 19. No. 138 September 2010. 20. No. Front cover - Handwritten notes in black ink. 2/3/4/5/14/15/19/20. 2. "BCOF Memorial shown Peter Valence". 3. "Ron H ??.d Bede Wall writes about". 4. "BCOF Memorial shown to Peter Valence/ S.C.A.P. means/ Supreme Commander of Allied Powers" 5. "Fraternisation Page to Rob". 6. "The Atom Bomb Poem". 14. "BCOF Memorial to show Peter Valence". 15. "Peter Fraser story given to Rob". 19. "19 mags in this lot". 20. 5 mags full of reference/ most of this book". history, booklets, bcof -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLETS, BCOF, B.C.O.F. (Japan) ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (INC)
Booklets are the - "OFFICIAL JOURNAL/ B.C.O.F. (JAPAN)/ ASSOCIATION OF/ AUSTRALIA (INC)/ Since 1972/ (Navy, Army, Air Force, Women's & Auxilliary Forces)" Please note - name change from "SHIBUM to SHIMBUN' on these booklets. Shinbun and Shimbun - is the correct spelling for the word for newspaper in Japanese. Booklets - items in the collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF. Refer Cat No. 7287P for his service details, photos, awards.SOFT COVER BOOKLET. ALL BOOKLETS - PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT ON FRONT AND BACK. CHRISTMAS ISSUES HAVE DECORATIVE TRIM IN GREEN AND/OR RED PRINT. ILLUSTRATED WITH " BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES" WITH CROWN ON FRONT COVER. All booklets 20 to 36 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps and cartoons. 1. No. 140 March 2011. 2. No. 141 June 2011. 3. No. 142 September 2011. 4. No. 143 December 2011. 5. No. 144 March 2012. 6. No. 145 June 2012. 7. No. 146 September 2012. 8. No. 147 December 2012. 9. No. 148 March 2013. 10. No. 149 June 2013. 11 No. 150 September 2013. 12. No. 151 December 2013. 13. No. March 2014. 14. No. 153 June 2014. 15. No. 154. September 2014. 16. No. 155 December 2014. 17. No. 156 March 2015. 18. No. 157 June 2015. 19. No. 158 September 2015. 20. No. 159 March 2016. 21. No. 160 September 2016. 22. No. 161 March 2017. 23. No. 161 March 2017. 24. No. 162 September 2017. 25. No. 163 March 2018. 26. No. 164 September 2018. Front cover, handwritten notes, blue or black ink. 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 13. 1. "All of this book". 2. "Pages 3,5,7,8,9,13,16,17,19 to 24." 3. "Pages 3,4,12,13, to 23." 4. On paper "Pages 3-8, 10, 16, 19 to 24" 8. "26 mags altogether/ the 2 you have already read" 13. "Jane/Danny/ 9915/ 48/ 04". 19. " Lorraine 0353920942=/Willa McGilvery, PO Box 132/Donald/ 3480/ 03 5497 1724". 20. "My letter to sacked MP Stuart Robert". 21. "Please return Willa". 22. "Buloke Times write up". history, booklets, bcof -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - Mapping correspondence about Papua New Guinea 1970-77, Dept of Natural Resources, Army Survey Regiment, Director of Survey - Army, 1 May 1970 - 8 Aug 1977
20 x Letters, Signals and Documents pertaining to Papua New Guinea (PNG) Mapping during the period 1970-77. These documents were important authoritative documents affecting the production of PNG mapping being produced at the Army Survey Regiment at that time.Foolscap size folder containing 20 x letters/signals pertaining to Papua New Guinea mapping. Several documents both have been numbered #15.Each letter/Signal is numbered 1-20. Document 1- has "recieved" stamp, Document 2- has a note and signature MM Knight WO2, Document 3 - has 788-2-18 ad "Recieved" , Document 5 - has "Sergeant RN Sargeant" annotated, Document -11 has two file numbers and "received" stamp, Document -12 (telephone record) has recipients stamp, date and initials and file ' R750-5-1, Document -13 "received" stamp and initials, Document -15 has "received" stamp and a note "apply after TALASEA", Document -16 includes a diagram, Document -17 "Distribution List" hand written, Document -18 "received" stamp, Document 19 has note and initials, Document -20 "recipients" stamp, note and initials and "Army Survey Regiment" document stamp. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - EXAMINATION REPORT, ARMY, Australian Army, Chief of General Staff, Report on written Examinations for Promotion to Captain and Major, 1971
Restricted access report containing examination papers, notes on solutions and examiners remarks. Part of the collection of KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN, No. 397661. See Cat. No. 5942P for details of his service record.Soft cover bound report on Army Examinations. Brown soft back textured card cover. Title on front cover in black type with Australian Army Logo. 212 pages with cut edges. Pages glued to spine. Text on pages in black type.reports, promotion, examination, australian army, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - NOTEBOOK, Australian Military Forces, Australian Military Forces: Note book, April 1969
... Forces: Note book. Book NOTEBOOK Australian Military Forces ...Part of the collection of KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN No. 397661. See Cat. No. 5942P for details of his service record.Pocket sized note book with soft cream coloured cover and lined pages. Pages have cut edges. Handwritten notes in black ink on each page. Pages are attached to cover with staples. Title of notebook in black type on front cover. Text on back cover in black type.Handwritten in black ink on back cover: “223”notebook, australian military forces, kevin john herdman -
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Manual - TRAINING MANUAL, ARMY OFFICER, Staff Officers Course
A restricted access document covering topics related to officer training. Part of the collection of KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN No.397661. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service record.Blue coloured plastic coated two ring binder containing printed black text and handwritten notes. Handwritten notes in blue ink. Printed pages are white in colour with cut edges and rounded corners. Two holes punched in all pages. Sections separated by alphabetically labelled light brown dividers. Handwritten and typed pages are on white paper with blue lines. Various printed and hand-drawn diagrams. Title on cover in gold coloured lettering, Australian Army, logo in gold.On inside of folder's back cover on Dymo tape label: "HERDMAN".officer training, australian army, training manual, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - TRAINING NOTES - ARMY
Personal Folder of notes related to operations in the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. Part of the collection of KEITH JOHN HERDMAN No. 397661. See Cat. No. 5942P for details of his service record.Small black plastic covered two ringed folder containing fixed and loose pages. Pages are white in colour with cut edges. Handwritten text in blue ink. Printed text in black ink. Diagrams printed in black or hand drawn in pencil.Attached to front cover using blue Dymo tape labels: "CAPT K.J. HERDMAN, 6 COY RAASC". Also attached to front cover using black Dymo tape labels "PAR ONERI"raasc, training notes, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - TRAINING NOTES, Australian Army, Exercise Key Ring - War Administration, April 1984, May 1988
... handwritten notes in black, blue and pencil. All pages are labelled ...Training notes related to "Exercise Key Ring" - War Administration. Printed notes are dated April 84 and May 88. Part off the "Kevin John HERDMAN" No.397661, collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.1. Red and cream coloured foolscap sized manilla folder containing green and pink coloured pages with text in black type. Pages have two punched holes and are secured in place with a silver coloured fastener. Title on front cover in black type. Black and white illustration with caption also on front cover. 2. Light blue coloured foolscap sized manila folder containing white pages with printing in black text and fastened on top LH corner with a staple. Remaining lined pages contain handwritten notes in black, blue and pencil. All pages are labelled “Restricted”. Title on front cover is dark blue type. Front and rear covers have three diamond shaped holes cut into them.1. Handwritten in pencil inside back cover: "Class1. Rat, 3, POL, 4. Def Hom, 5. Ammo/min” 2. Handwritten in blue on a white sticker on front covers: “Key Ring”.training notes, exercise key ring, war administration, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - MANUAL, ARMOURY NOTES
Items in the collection of Sgt P.L.James, refer Cat No 7446 for service details. Items relate to notes on Armourer's Courses of A.A.O.C. for "Sgt Phillip Leonard James".Brown cover with red writing. Head with Commonwealth emblem and Australian Military Forces. Written in black pen - owners name. Contents is est. 100 + pages of instructions for guidance of armourers in black type. Instructions inside also is examples of job sheets, requisition forms etc. All sheets have three holes punched and sheets originally bound by white string. On front written "Sgt P.L. JAMES". Also typed "Prepared and issued by A.A.O.C. School" and "Mechanical Engineering Wing". armoury courses, 38th batt, sgt phillip leonard james -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - MANUAL, ARMOURY NOTES, Australian Army, c1943
... containing armoury notes describing various machine guns and duties ...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 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - Advisory Committee on Commonwealth Mapping Meeting Notes - (National Mapping Council Meetings), Circa 1972
Advisory Committee on Commonwealth Mapping (ACOCM) Meeting Notes. 15 Items of typed pages and diagrams. .1 Letter to the Hon WS Kent Hughes MVO, OBE, Mc, ED, MP, Minister for the Interior, ACT Signed Jos Francis. Cabinet Decision taken on 22 July 1954, effects on current military mapping agreements between AUS, UK and USA. Australian responsibility "Noted was the fact that RASvy was in preparation for War." .2 Letter by H Wells Lieutenant General, Chief of the General Staff, 17 Feb 1955. Refers to the invitation of Major General RL Brown UK Defence to visit Australia to help align the mapping programme. .3 Draft Cabinet Submission on National Mapping Survey and Mapping Co-ordination of the 22 July 1955. Attachment 1 Cabinet Minute, Vice-President's letter Canberra22 July 1954. Decision No2 (VP). Submission 8 National Mapping Survey and Mapping Co-ordination. .4 Air photography and Mapping Programme 1956/57. Signed by LF Fitzgerald OBE Director of Military Survey 26 Jan 56. .5 Letter Hon WS Kent Hughes MVO, OBE, MC, ED, MP. Minister for the Interior ACT. Confirming the Cabinet Decision No2 (VP) Signed by Joe Francis .6 National Mapping Programme 1956/57. States a view to Army's contribution to this programme .7 Clarifies Army participation in Cabinet Decision No2 (VP) .8 History of National Mapping Asst Secretary (General) 24 Apr 1958 .9 Report on Army Committee on National Mapping. 2 July 1958 .10 RASvy Brief Review of Activities Jan - Dec 1964 .11 Advisory Committee on Commonwealth Mapping Meeting Notes 12 Feb 1965 - Agenda item 8. This endorsed the principle of grouping Commonwealth Mapping Agencies in a Survey Mapping Group in Canberra which included AHQ Survey Regiment. This did not come to fruition. .12 Advisory Committee on Commonwealth Mapping Meeting Notes 12 Feb 1965 - Agenda item 8 para 5.1.3 - 11.2 .13 ACOCM Meeting Agenda 1968 .14 ACOCM Meeting Minutes 1970 .15 Letter to Mr B White CBE Secretary from LF BottAdvisory Committee on Commonwealth Mapping (ACOCM) Meeting Notes. 15 Items of typed pages and diagrams. .1 Letter 22 July 1954 .2 Letter 17 Feb 1955 .3 Letter 22 July 1955 .4 letter 26 Jan 1956 .5 Letter Hon WS Kent Hughes Minister for the Interior ACT .6 National Mapping Programme 1956/57 .7 Clarifies Army participation in Cabinet Decision No2 (VP) .8 History of National Mapping 24 Apr 1958 .9 Report on Army Committee on National Mapping 2 July 1958 .10 RASvy Brief Review of Activities Jan - Dec 1964 .11 Advisory Committee Meeting Notes 12 Feb 1965 - Agenda item 8 .12 Advisory Committee Meeting Notes 12 Feb 1965 - Agenda item 8 para 5.1.3 - 11.2 .13 ACOCM Meeting Agenda 1968 .14 ACOCM Meeting Minutes 1970 .15 Letter to Mr B White CBE Secretary from LF Bottroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, national mapping -
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Legal record - CONSTITUTION, BENDIGO RSL, 1) .2) C. 1952. .3) C.1956
These Constitutions dated 14.11.1952 with the name's , "A.V. Palmer - President" (Bendigo RSL) "N.D. Wilson - President - Vic Branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A". The small booklets were headed "Rules of the Bendigo Returned Servicemen's Club - 1956" As far back as 1950 there was discussion within the Sub Branch re a Club in suitable premises. A property was purchased being 11 McKenzie Street Bendigo with the title dated 9.2.1951, the facility opened on 1.6.1951 but without a Liqueur Licence. Years followed with a failure to be granted one. Finally the facility was sold to Bendigo Legacy and they occupied the building on 7.6.1959 which became known as "Legacy House". This is a very brief version of the events from the Book by Murray Poustie, refer Cat No 8093, The history of the Bendigo RSL. .3) The Rules of the Welfare Committee were in .1) folded in half. There is 6 paragraphs with a total of 18 Clause's..1) Folder cardboard covers light brown colour with taped binding, cover has typed black heading underlined in red, hand written notes in black pen added, 15 typed pages in black stapled inside with a hand written note in black written on one page. Inside the front cover stapled in is a small grey booklet with 24 pages in black text. .2) Same as .1) but without any hand written notes. .3) Two pages stapled together typed in black re "Welfare Rules".1) .2) Typed text on covers underlined, " Constitution - Bendigo - Returned Sailors Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia". Hand written on .1) "Do not take this out of Office - See change of Constitution paragraph 25 Clause 1". .3) Heading, Rules for the Conduct of Welfare Committee"brsl, legal, smirsl -
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Administrative record - Use of Military maps for water supply planning, 1962
These are typed notes on the use of Military maps for water supply planning. This demonstrates the value of Military Mapping containing accurate relief information that can then be used for water supply planning.5 x A4 pages of typed notes, poorly photocopiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, state rivers and water supply commission -
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Administrative record - AHQ Fd Svy Sect (Sth Comd Det) - Air Photo Liaison draft notes 1950, 14 Mar 1950
These notes indicate that the "Standard Specification for Aerial Photography RASvy" be revised, and that all liaison personnel be issued with a copy so that the required standard of photography can be adhered to.4 x A4 pages of typed notes, poorly photocopiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - LETTERS, WW2, Jan 42 - Sept 43
Item/s in collection re B. J. Ruler VX40780 refer Cat. No 5790 for his service details. Handwritten letters home to Australia from overseas on active duty. Envelopes have green printed service notes and censor notes. Small handwritten note from censor included in envelope/letterEnvelope addressed to “Mrs B. J. Ruler” various addresses in Victoria.letters, ww2