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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, The battle of Long Tan, 2022
By far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history - and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high. Peter FitzSimons, Australia's greatest storyteller, tells the real story of this classic battle. He reveals the horror, the bravery, the wins and the losses that faced our soldiers. He brings to life the personal stories of the men who fought, the events leading up to that memorable battle and the long war that followed, and the political decisions made in the halls of power that sealed their fates. The Battle of Long Tan is an engrossing and powerful history that shows the costs of war never end.Index, bib, notes, ill, p.427.non-fictionBy far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history - and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high. Peter FitzSimons, Australia's greatest storyteller, tells the real story of this classic battle. He reveals the horror, the bravery, the wins and the losses that faced our soldiers. He brings to life the personal stories of the men who fought, the events leading up to that memorable battle and the long war that followed, and the political decisions made in the halls of power that sealed their fates. The Battle of Long Tan is an engrossing and powerful history that shows the costs of war never end.vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - politics and government - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Marching with the devil: Legends, glory and lies in the French foreign legion, 2010
Based on his diaries, this is a frank account of how Mason came first in French Foreign Legion basic training, trained other Legionnaires, went to Africa, did sniper, commando and medic's training and took part in two operations, both in the Republic of Djibouti, where a civil war nearly crippled the nation. It tells of his daily life in the Legion, in the training regiment, in Africa and with the Legion's Parachute Regiment. But more than this, David's gripping account reveals his disillusionment, frustration and disappointments, and how the Legion today is not what it seems.Ill, p.380.non-fictionBased on his diaries, this is a frank account of how Mason came first in French Foreign Legion basic training, trained other Legionnaires, went to Africa, did sniper, commando and medic's training and took part in two operations, both in the Republic of Djibouti, where a civil war nearly crippled the nation. It tells of his daily life in the Legion, in the training regiment, in Africa and with the Legion's Parachute Regiment. But more than this, David's gripping account reveals his disillusionment, frustration and disappointments, and how the Legion today is not what it seems.soldiers - australia - biography, france - military history -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Book, 'Mullawallah: The Last King Billy of Ballarat' by Janice Newton, 2015
Dr Janice Newton has had a long term interest in Indigenous Studies and Aboriginality, and has published papers linking Aboriginality to the counterculture and to artists and musicians. She has published a paper commenting on Ballarat's response to the death in 1896 of King Billy, the so called 'last of his tribe'. Janice has recently taught courses on 'The Anthropology of Indigenous Art' and 'Indigenous History' at Federation University Australia.56 page soft covered booklet outlining the life of Ballarat's Mullawallah (also known as King Billy or Frank Wilson). Numerous photographs. The book 'Mullawallah: The Last King Billy of Ballarat' is an initiative of Victorian Interpretive Projects. It is available for purchase for $15.00 (additional for postage). Please email [email protected] for further details. Images include: Ercildoun, Lake Burrumbeet, Lal Lal Falls, William Buckley, Warrenheip, King Billy and his Camp in McCree's Paddock, King Billy and His Tribe, Carl Walter King Billy, Mary of Carngham, Rosa of Carngham, King Billy (Bullip Bullip), Queen Mary of Buninyong, Queen Marie of Ballarat, Queen Mary and King Billy and their original mia mia, Football at Ercildoune, Thomas Jerusalem, Samuel Wilson, Frank the last of the Ballarat Tribe, The Burial of King Billy, King Billy's Grave. mullawullah, frank wilson, king billy, aborigines, wathauwrung, wadawurrung, aboriginal, ercildoun, ercildoune, lake learmonth -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, HMAS Mk IV, 1945
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War Twoaustralia - royal australian navy - history, royal australian navy - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, HMAS Mk IV, 1944
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War Twoaustralia - royal australian navy - history, royal australian navy - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, HMAS Mk II, 1943
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War Twoaustralia - royal australian navy - history, royal australian navy - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, HMAS, 1942
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Australian Navy during World War Twoaustralia - royal australian navy - history, royal australian navy - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Victory roll: The RAAF at war, 1945
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Tworoyal australian air force - history, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, RAAF saga, 1944
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Tworoyal australian air force - history, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, RAAF log: The RAAF at war, 1943
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Tworoyal australian air force - history, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, These Eagles: Story of the RAAF at war, 1942
Anecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Tworoyal australian air force - history, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Soldiering on, 1942
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during World War Twoaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Khaki and Green, 1943
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during World War TwoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during World War Twoaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, As you were 1946, 1946
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, As you were 1947, 1947
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, As you were 1948, 1948
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, As you were 1949, 1949
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, As you were 1950, 1950
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army at home and overseas during the post World War Two periodaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Stand Easy: After the defeat of Japan 1945, 1945
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army after the defeat of JapanIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army after the defeat of Japanaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Active service: With Australia in the Middle East, 1941
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army in the Middle East during World war twoIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army in the Middle East during World war twoaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Jungle warfare, 1944
Anecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army in the South West PacificIll, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Australian army in the South West Pacificaustralian army - history, australian army - anecdotes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BENDIGO RAILWAY WORKSHOPS
A Bendigo Advertiser supplement titled 'The Wheels of Industry.' Jim Smyth the manager of the Bendigo railway workshops gives an insight into the history and a description of the activities of the workshops. We also learn about his own life in and out of the workshops. 18/12/1968. 3 pages, photographs.bendigo, industry, railway workshops, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, railway workshops, north bendigo railway workshops, workshops, railways, industry, male, person, jim smyth, history, employment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CARWARDINE COLLECTION: STREETVIEW CHARING CROSS AND VIEW POINT, BENDIGO
Black and white photo. Image shows Charing Cross and View Point, looking northwards up Pall Mall (taken from City Family Hotel?) View Point businesses evident are : National and Mutual Life; A.M. Armstrong newsagents with 'The Argus popular daily ' on front; Moran and Cato, Warren's View Point Hotel, with two storey veranda ( on side: Cameo Cigarettes). Tram in foreground in View Street approaching fountain. Hustler's Royal Reserve poppet head and chimney on western side of Pall Mall, smoke rising from engine house? Post Office building with clock tower in distance. On RH side of image: written on verandah, Woodrow's Southern Cross Hotel; E.L. Holdsworth Chemist and Shamrock Hotel in distance. Four horse drawn taxis in centre of Charing Cross roadway, near fountain. Receipt number 355/16bendigo, business, carwardine soap and candle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO LIFE OF MRS C TYRRELL
1884 Correspondence relating to life of Mrs C Tyrrell between Mr Ken Tyrrell (Maldon) and BHS (F. Kingerlee). Attached was newspaper clipping (no source cited - no date, but possibly 1920s?) headed ''Pioneer Passes'' related to the life and death of Mrs C Tyrrell , wife of Thomas Tyrrell, Mention is made in the letter and the article that Mrs Tyrell and her newborn baby girl were ''the first white females on that (Bendigo) goldfield''. (Left Bendigo 1853 for Maldon).document, newspaper, mrs c. tyrrell -
Deaf Children Australia
Book, R.H.Luff, Commemorative Album for the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution on its 80th birthday, 1939
commemorate the admittance of history the 1,000, th pupil 1st Lucy Lewis1860 & Bruce Missen 1939 This item is historically significant because it relates to the life of VDDI and celebrates the 1000th student and tells the story of VDDI.Commemorative book deaf history from 1860 and presents - presened to the deaf & dumb insituton on 80th Birthday and to COMMEMORATE the ADNITTANCE of the 1,000 thh pupil 1ST -- 1000th Lucy lewis Bruce missenblue stone school, the victorian deaf and dumb institution, commemorative, b.j. missen, 1860, 1939, lucy lewis, r.h.luff, student, deaf education -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Photograph, Miss Wilcox's Dancing Class Early 1900s
Part of the social history of the Stanley community and the life of children in rural AustraliaBlack and white photograph A group of 12 girls in white frocks with fansstanley children girls leisure dancing -
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool & District Base Hospital Life Governor's Certificate, Hospital Life Governor's Certificate, 1872
... in 1872. Hosptial history Administration Life Governor Warrnambool ...Life Governor of the Warrnambool and District Base Hospital under the provision of the By-Laws of the Institution in 1872.1 bookletWarrnambool & District Base Hospital Life Governor's Certificatehosptial history, administration, life governor -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Education Kit, Education Material for Schools
38 pages printout: Background info/history; 7 pages STELE B" The word Wall; 3 pages Vietname Vet Assoc of Aust; 3 pages Post Traumatic Stress Disdorder; 1 page Life After Vietnam; 1 page Trivia; 2 pages USStatics; 1 page Icebreaker and Ancedotes; 2 pages Update; 1 page Reference Books/Viedio/Songs; 3 pages Can You understand; 2 pages School handouts etc. 9 pagesAssociation or Afflifations e.g. VVAA, RSL, Legacy, RAR Assoc, RAAC Assoc.educational -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Cannulae, Transfusion
Blood was long thought to be the essence of life and the centre of the soul; it was believed to provide a person with physical strength and mental abilities. In 1677, Richard Lower and Jean Baptiste Denis, in separate experiments, attempted animal-to-man transfusions to treat mental disorders. They had mixed success but didn't appear to cure the ailment. In 1818, James Blundell became interested in blood transfusion after witnessing the many deaths resulting from post-partum haemorrhage. He began with experiments in dogs and soon established it was possible to transfuse using a syringe if he worked quickly. Blundell established that cross-species transfusions didn't work and were dangerous. The early part of the 20th Century saw major developments in blood transfusion. Blood groups were identified by 1907 and the Kimpton Brown vessel (see 3675) slowed coagulation. These transfusion needles were used to collect and administer blood for transfusions.Two glass tubes, one with straight and one with a curve at the base. The tubes, known as cannualae, were used to facilitate blood transfusions.transfusion, cannula, kimpton brown, blood, blood transfusion, blundell, lower, denis -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Carving, Mauri Ora, May - July 2016
Professor Alan Merry commissioned the work from New Zealand artist Heke Collier as a gift to the College at his retirement from Council. This artwork was carved by Heke Collier in May-July 2016. It is made from native New Zealand Rimu timber. Heke named this carving Mauri Ora which translates to vitality, well-being or the healing life-force. Tihei Mauri Ora (breath of life) is a well-known Māori saying that was uttered by the first human being. Māori believe that all people and all things have mauri. This carving symbolises the many shapes and forms of mauri with reference to the Māori creation story, and the spiritual and natural worlds. Māori refer to the heavens as Ranginui the sky-father and according to the Māori creation story, Ranginui was pressed against Papatūānuku the earth mother. Their children did not like living in the cramped, dark space between them. One of their sons Tāne separated Ranginui and Papatūānuku to allow light and life into the world. The central male figure carved into Mauri Ora (above) is Tāne. To his right (far right) is his mother Papatūānuku and to his left (far left) is his father Ranginui. Papatūānuku gives birth to all things including human kind and provides the physical and spiritual basis for life. The takarangi (spiral) design in the carving (to the left of Tāne) symbolises the life cycle. Whenua, the word for land also means placenta - organ that nourishes the baby in the womb. Women are associated with the land (whenua) because the land gives birth to people and so do women. In tribal history women have had influence over land and men. Papatūānuku is depicted in the carving to the right of Tāne. Ranginui played a pivotal role in the birth of the sun, moon, planets, stars and constellations – collectively called Te Whānau Mārama (the family of light). Human life and knowledge were said to originate in the realm of Ranginui. Tāne ascended the heavens to retrieve three baskets of knowledge: te kete-tuatea (basket of light), te kete-tuauri (basket of darkness) and te kete-aronui (basket of pursuit). Ranginui is depicted in the carving to the left of Tāne. Tāne had many different roles, and he was given different names to reflect these roles. He is called Tāne-mahuta as god of the forest, Tāne-te-wānanga as the bringer of knowledge, and Tāne-te-waiora as the bringer of life, prosperity, and welfare. His teachings and knowledge are relevant in contemporary times, and the cell-phone carved into his left hand represents this. Tuatara feature in the Māori creation story and some tribes view Tuatara as kaitiaki (guardians) of knowledge. Given that they have lived for more than 220million years. There are birds or manu surrounding Tāne in the carving, who represent Tane’s voice or the voice of the forest. The flax or harakeke depicted in the carving represent the family unit and reinforce the importance of kinship ties. There are plants, ferns, and birds carved into Mauri Ora play an integral role in the life-cycle which represent rongoa Māori or Māori medicine. Traditional Māori carving in Rimu, a native New Zealand wood, with paua insets.merry, alan, anzca council, collier, heke, kaiwhakairo, master carver, rimu