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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Miegunyah Press, A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol boat man, 2005
In 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.Index, bibliography, notes,maps, ill, p.334.non-fictionIn 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Exeter Books, A history of marksmanship, 1972
An illustrated survey of man's use of missile weapons since the Stone Age.Ill, p.319.non-fictionAn illustrated survey of man's use of missile weapons since the Stone Age. firearms - history, shooting - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Ballantine Books, Berlin Blockade, 1972
The Berlin blockade by Soviet forces in 1948-1949 and its subsequent breakingIll, p.159.non-fictionThe Berlin blockade by Soviet forces in 1948-1949 and its subsequent breakingcold war, berlin airlift -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Marshall Cavendish Editions, Rainforest tears : a Borneo story, 2008
Set in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.Ill, maps, p.556.fictionSet in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, borneo - fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY FOOTBALL CLUB 1926
Copy of a black ans white photo of the 1926 Long Gully Football Club. Photo by Bartlett Bros. Bendigo. Parts of the photo are very dark. Back Row - L to R - C Rowe, J Steele, H Metcalf, T Paynting, W Trewarne, W Boucher, J Hosken, Pat Kelly, Potter. H Salter, T Craig, J Martin, R Rosewarne, A Palmer, A Waterson, R Grenfell, B Whitford, H Beckensall. Front Row - H Boucher, J Casley, B Bodilly, P Wellington, R Rowe. One man is holding a ball with LGFC on the side. Photo is the same as 11010.166.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully football club 1926, c rowe, j steele, h metcalf, t paynting, w trewarne, w boucher, j hosken, pat kelly potter, h salter, t craig, j martin, r rosewarne, a palmer, a waterson, r grenfell, b whitford, h beckensall, h boucher, j casley, b bodilly, p wellington, r rowe, bartlett bros -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN PENROSE COLLECTION: DRAWINGS
Artwork. Norman Penrose collection: (1) Monogram. Circular design with a yellow P in the centre, an N (?) behind and outlined in red. Background is dark blue. Red border around the edge of the page and monogram printed at the top. (2) Yellow ocean liner with red and blue funnels. Red and black borders. Black pencil border around the edge of the page. (3) Christmas Card Design showing a man standing near the door of a house and a dog sitting in front of him.print, buildings, norman penrose collection, drawings -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Simon & Schuster, An ordinary soldier : Afghanistan: a ferocious enemy, a bloody conflict, one man's impossible mission, 2008
An outstandingly written, first-person account of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan.Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn outstandingly written, first-person account of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, 37/52 Australian Infantry Battalion Association, A young man's war : a history of the 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion in World War Two : Battle honours South West Pacific 1943-1945, liberation of Australian New Guinea, Gusika -Fortification Point, 1992
... /52nd infantry battalions Index, ill, maps, p.428. A young man's ...A history of the wartime experiences of the Australian Army 37th/52nd infantry battalionsIndex, ill, maps, p.428.non-fictionA history of the wartime experiences of the Australian Army 37th/52nd infantry battalionsworld war 1939-1945 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Berkley Calibre, Beyond band of brothers : the war memoirs of Major Dick Winters, 2006
In war, great commanders lead soldiers into hell to do the impossible. They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe, an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander, "the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story, told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy--where Easy Company reached its breaking point--and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Neither a protest against war nor a glamorization of combat, this is a moving tribute to the human spirit by a man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company and the adulation of new generations worldwide.Index, ill, p.292.non-fictionIn war, great commanders lead soldiers into hell to do the impossible. They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe, an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander, "the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story, told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy--where Easy Company reached its breaking point--and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Neither a protest against war nor a glamorization of combat, this is a moving tribute to the human spirit by a man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company and the adulation of new generations worldwide. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – united states, united states army - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Fontana, Safer than a known way : one man's epic struggle against Japanese and jungle, 1975
The personal experiences of an officer in the Gurkhas who joined Wingate's Chindits during the Burma campaign in World War II.p.287.non-fictionThe personal experiences of an officer in the Gurkhas who joined Wingate's Chindits during the Burma campaign in World War II. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
book, Eric Morris, Curt Johnson, Christopher Chant, H P Willmott, Weapons and warfare of the twentieth century, 1975
A panoramic survey of the fighting man and his weapons in the twentieth centuryIndex, ill, maps, p.475.non-fictionA panoramic survey of the fighting man and his weapons in the twentieth centurymilitary weapons - history, air warfare - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Oxford University Press, ANZAC memories: Living with the legend, ????
What is taboo in any family or in any society is never fixed. And neither is that body of family information which everybody knows but no one talks about. Mental illness is one such subject, and it created a kind of fence around one central element of Thomson's work in the 1980s - his grandfather Hector's story. He has had the courage to take that fence down and use a range of sources to enter the no man's land of suffering and isolation which was a part of his grandfather's life, and perforce, that of his grandmother and the young child who became his father. When the first edition was in preparation, Alistair Thomson's father objected strenuously to any mention in the book of his father's (Alistair's grandfather's) mental illness; reluctantly Alistair agreed to leave out the subject. We can understand why the author's father, himself a soldier, felt so strongly. .Index, bib, ill, p.239.non-fictionWhat is taboo in any family or in any society is never fixed. And neither is that body of family information which everybody knows but no one talks about. Mental illness is one such subject, and it created a kind of fence around one central element of Thomson's work in the 1980s - his grandfather Hector's story. He has had the courage to take that fence down and use a range of sources to enter the no man's land of suffering and isolation which was a part of his grandfather's life, and perforce, that of his grandmother and the young child who became his father. When the first edition was in preparation, Alistair Thomson's father objected strenuously to any mention in the book of his father's (Alistair's grandfather's) mental illness; reluctantly Alistair agreed to leave out the subject. We can understand why the author's father, himself a soldier, felt so strongly. .world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, world war 1914-1918 - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Corgi Books, The sharp end of war : the fighting man in World War II, 1980
A graphic description of what combat was like for the ordinary soldiers of World war TwoIndex, bib, ill, p.396.non-fictionA graphic description of what combat was like for the ordinary soldiers of World war Twoworld war 1939-1945, soldiers - history - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
One Day Hill, The line : a man's experience; a son's quest to understand, 2006
A man's reflection of the infamous Burma railwayp.190.non-fictionA man's reflection of the infamous Burma railwayworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Big Sky Publishing et al, Long Tan : the start of a lifelong battle, 2016
On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 had been wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded. These men were led by a gruff and gusty perfectionist, Major Harry Smith. Now, some 47 years after the battle, Harry tells his story for the first time. But Long Tan is more than just an account of a historic battle. Harry Smith takes his readers on an extraordinary journey - one that ultimately reveals a remarkable cover-up at the highest military and political echelons. Long Tan is also Harry's life story and portrays his many personal battles, from failed marriages to commando-style killing; from a horrific parachute accident through to his modern-day struggles with bureaucracy for recognition for his soldiers. Harry's battles are tempered by his love of sailing, where he has at last found some peace. Long Tan portrays the wrenching, visceral experience of a man who has fought lifelong battles, in a story that he is only now able to tell. Harry can still hear the gunfire and smell the blood spilt at Long Tan. For him, the fight continues. Collapse summaryIll, maps, p.336.non-fictionOn the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 had been wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded. These men were led by a gruff and gusty perfectionist, Major Harry Smith. Now, some 47 years after the battle, Harry tells his story for the first time. But Long Tan is more than just an account of a historic battle. Harry Smith takes his readers on an extraordinary journey - one that ultimately reveals a remarkable cover-up at the highest military and political echelons. Long Tan is also Harry's life story and portrays his many personal battles, from failed marriages to commando-style killing; from a horrific parachute accident through to his modern-day struggles with bureaucracy for recognition for his soldiers. Harry's battles are tempered by his love of sailing, where he has at last found some peace. Long Tan portrays the wrenching, visceral experience of a man who has fought lifelong battles, in a story that he is only now able to tell. Harry can still hear the gunfire and smell the blood spilt at Long Tan. For him, the fight continues. Collapse summary vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – long tan -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Futura Publications, U-700, 1980
Second World War thriller. British Intelligence wants to capture a U-boat to learn the secrets, but one man, branded a coward, tries to stop them.p.205.fictionSecond World War thriller. British Intelligence wants to capture a U-boat to learn the secrets, but one man, branded a coward, tries to stop them.world war 1939 - 1945 - fiction, submarine warfare - world war ii -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne University Publishing, Simpson and the donkey : the making of a legend, 2014
The simple tale of Simpson and his donkey is the pre-eminent legend of heroism. It is the story of a humble water-carrier, a rescuer of wounded men, a tale of compassion, stoic persistence, with a tragic end. His tale is an integral part of the Anzac story. Across time, a simple tale can acquire a complicated history. This is what happened to the man with the donkey and is the subject of this book, Simpson's 'afterlife', the legend.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.296.non-fictionThe simple tale of Simpson and his donkey is the pre-eminent legend of heroism. It is the story of a humble water-carrier, a rescuer of wounded men, a tale of compassion, stoic persistence, with a tragic end. His tale is an integral part of the Anzac story. Across time, a simple tale can acquire a complicated history. This is what happened to the man with the donkey and is the subject of this book, Simpson's 'afterlife', the legend.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - medical corps - history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (collection) - Natops Flight Manual Navy Model P-3C Aircraft, Natops Flight Manal Navy Model P-3C Aircraft
... Moorabbin melbourne Natops Flight Manal Navy Model P-3C Aircraft ... -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
coloured framed photo, 4 man 'Y' state junior champions 1987
4 man 'Y' state junior champions 1987(above photo) Back: M Nolan, P. Grenfell Front: M. Zeuchener, M.Brown Time: 8.14sec. -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
framed photo
STATE DEMONSTRATION - MIDURA 1969 EIGHT MAN HOSE AND LADDER TIME 21:66 3RD PLACE BACK ROW: J. Commonsoli, ,J. Kerr, J. Hemphill, N. George, J. Murtagh FRONT ROW: A. Clarke (coach), P. Graham, J. BrieseSTATE DEMONSTRATION - MIDURA 1969 EIGHT MAN HOSE AND LADDER TIME 21:66 3RD PLACE BACK ROW: J. Commonsoli, ,J. Kerr, J. Hemphill, N. George, J. Murtagh FRONT ROW: A. Clarke (coach), P. Graham, J. Briesej. commonsoli, ,j. kerr, j. hemphill, n. george, j. murtagh, a. clarke, p. graham, j. briese, running team, 1969 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph - Lithograph, Wickliffe House, Esplanade, St Kilda
The Residence of Mrs M J A Horner. Front view of house, gardens with fountain, lady and gentlemen in Victorian clothes on front driveway, woman at door, man walking around side of houseblack and white lithograph, unmountedWickliffe House, Esplanade, St Kilda, the residnece of Mrs M.J.A. Horner copy from: Victoria and its metropolis, vol.2, p.448, copy courtesy LaTrobe Library, Melbourne -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Further Ramblings of an Old Man, 1994
History of the life of L. P. (Phil) Heron and Family.Small book. Light tan cover with black writing. Black sketch depicting hill overlooking the ocean.Dedication to authors wife Edeheron family history, family history books, phil heron -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Poster, Join the AIF: This is serious!, c. 1939-1942
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment poster. Released in 1941 before Japan had entered the war, at a time when many Australians were reluctant to enlist to fight on the other side of the world. James Northfield (1887 - 1973) was an Australian graphic artist active from the 1910s through to the 1960s .Northfield created a series of patriotic posters during World War IIDepicts a man donning a uniform, rifle in one hand, his civilian clothes lie in heap on the ground behind him.Full text; Join the AIF: This is serious! Enlist Nowrecruitment poster, ww2, james northfield -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Newspaper - Clipping, Keith Dunstan, 'Boyd was a fighter' and 'Australia carries his creative mark', 18.10.1971
The first article 'Boyd was a fighter' by Keith Dunstan, is a personal tribute of the man. The second article, 'Australia carries his creative mark', reports on what various people said at the funeral, including Henry Bolte, Peter McIntyre, Osborn McCutcheon, Joseph Burke, Roy Grounds, B.B. Patten.p 23henry bolte, peter mcintyre, osborn mccutcheon, joseph burke, roy grounds, b.b. patten, walsh st library, tribute -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, J. P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man, 1979
... melbourne Walsh St library Softcover The Ginger Man Book J. P ...Softcoverwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Journal, Reinhold Publishing Corp. (Pa. USA), Pencil Points, Vol. 23, No. 4, Apr-42
This edition features an editorial on p 183, with Robin Boyd's Smudges article 'Death of Architect' p 182. The editorial starts with 'The burning editorial reprinted on the facing page comes from a country under the direct and immediate threat of active attack".This journal has a drawing inserted into it (drawn by Robin Boyd?) of a man in profile.architecture, walsh st library -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, Journey's End (play) by R.C. Sherriff performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing 30 January 1979, 1979
A play about front-line warfare on the Western Front written by a soldier who served in the front line in France for over a year. Sherriff became an insurance agent who wrote plays to raise money for his rowing club. He wrote a novel and the he turned to the new art form, the talking film, becoming Hollywood's highest-paid script-writer. His credits include screenplays for: The Invisible Man; Lady Hamilton; Goodbye Mr Chips; The Dam Busters; Odd Man Out; Quartet and Mrs Miniver. The play was directed by Mick Rodger; The Director of the MTC was John Sumner with Assistant Director Ray Lawler.Paper program; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the play and the actors.the university of melbourne, melbourne theatre company, journey's end, r c sherriff, athenaeum theatre, john stanton, mick rodger, ray lawler -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Group of Salvation Army Members, Portrait with Shield 1940
Stawell Y P Locals the year they win Progress shield, Back Row: Joyce Conner, Lily Vince, StuartHurnald, Dossie Vince, Ruth Clark,. Front Row: Enie Reeve, Jessie Clark, Jean Cornwell.Seven Ladies and one man in Studio Portrait. 3 Seated one holding Shield Young People war Progress ShieldEileen W.J. Chapman Phot Artist Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Frederick Parkhurst Dodd -- 3 Photos
Three photographs of Frederick Parkhurst Dodd born 1861, in Wickliffe Victoria and the son of Frederick Willian Dodd and Maria Dodd nee Mayes. The photos were emailed to the society on 30.11.2011 showing Frederick P. Dodd as an Entomologist. Photo 1 shows Fredrick as a young man. Photo 2 as an older man with a large net on a long pole obviously netting insects. Photo 3 shows Frederick with a framed collection of large and small butterflies.Three small photo prints of Frederick Parkhurst Dodd as a young man and then at later stages of his life. stawell portrait