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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, BOOK: Their Finest Hour - The Second World War Volume Two
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, World War II Reflections, 2018
A 22 page book of 10 coloured photos of veterans and their representatives and a CD Rom of interviews by Year 10 Whitefriars College students.Book of 22 coloured pages plus a CD Rom of interviewsnon-fictionA 22 page book of 10 coloured photos of veterans and their representatives and a CD Rom of interviews by Year 10 Whitefriars College students.ballintine maxwell, whitefriars college, broadhead ian, broadhead alan hamilton, mcpherson gerald, tynan arthur, carboon joan, moore stanley, murphy lyn, dobbyn william, edwards edwin george, huntsman keith, st.aubyn william -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - SPITFIRE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II, Giles Whittell, 2007
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Carrier Operations in World War II, J. D. BROWN, 1968
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I, Les Rogers, 2001
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Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Magazine - Magazine clipping, Jan Goldie, [50th anniversary : World War II : When women anwered the call], September 1989
[50th Anniversary of WWII] Images and photos and brief captions relating to women during WWII.Two pages, back to back, from a magazine with black and white images, black and white photos, captions and text. All images and photographs depict scenes of people taken during WWII. Part of a four page articlewwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, women's roles, women, australian women's weekly -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Magazine - Magazine clipping, Jan Goldie, 50th anniversary : World War II : When women anwered the call, September 1989
50th Anniversary of WWII. Photos and brief captions of enlisted, voluntary and social occupations of women during WWII.Two pages, back to back, from a magazine with black and white images of former magazine covers, black and white photos, captions and text. Most images and photographs depict women and men in uniforms or working clothes from WWII. Part of a four page article.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, women's roles, women, australian women's weekly -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Banning Jeremy, The battlefields of the First World War: The unseen panoramas of the Western front, 2013
This is the first publication of a unique rediscovered collection of over 200 panoramic photographs of the Western Front of the First World War--not seen for almost 90 years. The vast battlescapes are interspersed with poignant individual photographs and recollections of the soldier caught in the action.Index, bib, ill, p.392.This is the first publication of a unique rediscovered collection of over 200 panoramic photographs of the Western Front of the First World War--not seen for almost 90 years. The vast battlescapes are interspersed with poignant individual photographs and recollections of the soldier caught in the action.world war one 1914-1918 - battlefields, world war one 1914-1918 - western front -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - FAMOUS BOMBERS of the Second World War, William Green, 1960
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Medal (Item) - Identity Disc, 60th anniversary of end of World War II medal, c.1942
The identity disc belonged to Robert Cornelius WATTERS, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. He served as a Leading Sick Berth Attendant from 11 September 1940 - 21 March 1944.R.G. Watters S.B.A. P.M. 299 Blood Group Moss 1ABrobert cornelius watters, armed services - navy, royal australian naval reserve -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Ballarat Old Colonists' Club World War One Honour Board, c1919
This Honour Board was made by the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Lieut. Col. Alexander H. White was the Commanding officer of the 8th Light Horse Regiment. He fell at The Nek Gallipoli on 07 August 1915.Timber honour boards with names on repoussed copper. ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, honour board, world war one, world war i, a.h. white, w.s.t. morgan, g.f. morgan, e.s. holgate, j.s. lazarus, m. mcgregor, j.g. tyler, j.d. tassell, dr j.k. richards, a.w. bennett, t.e. peart, f. beaton, j.r. cameron, f.f. brind, l malin, h.g. morrow, r.s. anderson, t.c. naples, n.h. jones, f.h. ronaldson, t.j. entwistle, ballarat technical art school, alexander white, war memorial -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection
Book - Illustrated book, Ruth Rae 1957, Scarlet Poppies: the army experience of Australian nurses during the First World War, 2015
Scarlet Poppies analyses the impact the military paradigm had upon the challenges faced by the 2,468 civilian trained nurses who joine the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The complex relationship between the male dominated military model and the female dominated Nightingale system of nursing training by the First World War nurses is examined in detail.Illustrated book with white front and back covers and red spine. The front cover has a red, black and white photograph of a nurse: Matron Adelaide (Maud) Kellett. Title and author's name are printed in red below this photo. Abbreviated title and author's name printed in white on the spine. Back cover has abbreviated title printed in red and a summary of the book printed in black.non-fictionScarlet Poppies analyses the impact the military paradigm had upon the challenges faced by the 2,468 civilian trained nurses who joine the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The complex relationship between the male dominated military model and the female dominated Nightingale system of nursing training by the First World War nurses is examined in detail.world war 1914-1918, military nursing-australia, nurses, australia army-nurses -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection
Book, Ruth Rae 1957, A nominal roll of Australian nurses who served in the First World War, 2015
Unlike the Australian War Memorial nominal roll, the Australian College of nursing nominal roll includes the names of those nurses who served in India, with other allied services and those who died on home service while caring for returned soldiers during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.Illustrated book with white front and back covers and red spine. The front cover has a red, black and white photograph of a group of nurses: Nursing staff of the 2nd AGH, Ghizerah, Egypt. Title and author's name are printed in red below this photo. Abbreviated title and author's name printed in white on the spine. Back cover has abbreviated title printed in red and a summary of the book printed in blacknon-fictionUnlike the Australian War Memorial nominal roll, the Australian College of nursing nominal roll includes the names of those nurses who served in India, with other allied services and those who died on home service while caring for returned soldiers during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.world war 1914-1918-nominal roll-nurses, nurses, australian army nurses -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection
Book - Illustrated book, Ruth Rae 1957, Veiled Lives: threading Australian nursing history into the fabric of the First World War, 2009
A history of the Australian nurses who served in the 1914-1918 conflict. Also includes history of nursing in Australia pre federation, the Boer War, and the influenza pandemicIllustrated book. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a nurse in military uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn) main title in red and subsidiary tile in white overprinted on this photo. Author's name printed in black at bottom. Main title printed in red on spine along with authors name and publisher's mark printed in black. The back cover has a photograph of a civilian nurse in uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn, Paramatta Hospital) the back cover also has a summary of the booknon-fictionA history of the Australian nurses who served in the 1914-1918 conflict. Also includes history of nursing in Australia pre federation, the Boer War, and the influenza pandemicmilitary nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918-nursing, boer war-nursing, colonial history-australia-nursing, nurses -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Photograph (item) - Photos of Yokosuka PIY ginga mitsubishi AGM Aichi D3A Val Nakajima K1-43 Hayabusa Nakajima E8N Yokosuka MXY7 OHKA Kawasaki T4, Japanese world war 2 aircraft
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Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection
Book - Illustrated Book, Ruth Rae 1957, Veiled Lives: threading Australian nursing history into the fabric of the First World War, 2015
In this book the author considers the family and social lives, civilian nurse training, military nursing experiences and premature deaths of qualified Australian nurse who endured the horrors of the 1914-1918 War. Veiled Lives also uncovers the impact of their absence on the nurses' families, friends, colleagues, communities and their profession.illustrated book with white front and back covers and red spine. The front cover has a red, black and white photograph of a group of nurses: group portrait if the matron and nursing staff of the 1st AGH with Matron Nellie Miles-Walker (centre front). Title and author's name are printed in red below this photo. Abbreviated title and author's name printed in white on the spine. Back cover has abbreviated title printed in red and a summary of the book printed in black.non-fictionIn this book the author considers the family and social lives, civilian nurse training, military nursing experiences and premature deaths of qualified Australian nurse who endured the horrors of the 1914-1918 War. Veiled Lives also uncovers the impact of their absence on the nurses' families, friends, colleagues, communities and their profession.world war 1914-1918, military nursing-australia, australia army-nurses, nurses -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection
Book - Box Set, Ruth Rae 1957, The History of Australian Nurses in the First World War: an Australian College of Nursing centenary commemorative trilogy, 2015
This Trilogy details the important contribution of Australian nurses who served in the First World War (1914-1918) and highlights the valuable service Australian nurses provided, to not only the servicemen, but to the ongoing professionalism of civilian and military nursing in the countryRed box with white print, title and author's name on front and spine, summary on back. Contains four paperback volumesnon-fictionThis Trilogy details the important contribution of Australian nurses who served in the First World War (1914-1918) and highlights the valuable service Australian nurses provided, to not only the servicemen, but to the ongoing professionalism of civilian and military nursing in the countryworld war 1914-1918, military nursing-australia-history, nurses, nursing, tomlins jessie -
Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, Thomas Clair Whiteside et al, A Valley in France - First World War Letters, 1999
World War I letters to his parents and sister while on active service from Egypt, France and Great Britain, 1915-1918xiii, 211 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionWorld War I letters to his parents and sister while on active service from Egypt, France and Great Britain, 1915-1918world war 1914-1918, whiteside family -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, "Malice Aforethought" A histrory of Booby Traps from World War One to Vietnam
Hard cover with jacket. 270 pages covering black and white schematics of booby traps.Author - Ian Jones -
Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, John Pearson, The Koenig letters : the correspondence of Charles, Thomas and Tillie Koenig during the First World War, 1990
The correspondence of Charles, Thomas and Tillie Koenig during the World War 132 p.; 25 cmnon-fictionThe correspondence of Charles, Thomas and Tillie Koenig during the World War 1world war 1914-1918, charles koenig, thomas koenig, tillie koenig -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bomber Command: Australians in World War II, 2012
Illustrated experiences of Australians who served in Bomber CommandIll, p.264.non-fictionIllustrated experiences of Australians who served in Bomber Commandroyal air force - bomber command, world war ii - air warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Akira Iriye, The origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific, 1987
Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers?Index, p.202.non-fictionProfessor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? world war 1939-1945 - causes, worls war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, World War One Soldiers Return to Ballarat, 1919, c1919
The Weekly Times of 22 Feb 1919 reported: "Ballarat Men Return - A few motor car owners in Ballarat have regularly met returning soldiers and conveyed them and their relatives to their homes. Most constant of all In this respect have been Messrs D. Ronaldson and J. H. Davey, and Mrs W. D. Thompson, president, and Miss , Bell, secretary, of the Welcome Home Com mittee. A body has been organised to "control the work, as parties of soldiers. are returning with greater frequency. The photograph was most likely taken upon the return of Harry Holmes of Ascot around 24 June 1919. The Ballarat Courier of 25 June 1919 reported: "ASCOT RETURN OF SOLDIERS. Four more returned soldiers from this district arrived home this week, and word motored out from Ballarat on arrival of the train on Mondayevening last. They were Lance-Corporal H. Holmes, Driver Frank Thomas, Driver S. G. Spittle, and Driver Leslie Walter, the last named hailing from Coghill’s Creek. They were all members of the A.A.S.C., and have been on active service since 1915, and up to the signing of the armistice, which occurred while they were in France. They took part in the big. operations at Villers-Bretonneux, and also at Mont St. Quentin, and spent the terrible winter of 1916 on the Somme. An informal welcome awaited them on their homeward journey in the cars, a large number of friends greeting them on the roadside, where a large bonfire had been lit in their honor. An official welcome will be tendered them later on.Four black and white photographs of Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, with lines with people awaiting a parade. The parade includes soldiers in uniform on horseback. world war one, returned soldiers, welcome home committee, harry holmes, gordon spittle, leslie walter, frank thomas, holmes family collection, chatham-holmes family collection -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, World War One Souvenir Christmas Postcard, c1916
Soldier Harry Holmes of Ascot, Victoria sent this postcard to his family while serving in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) in France. HENRY SMERDON (Harry) HOLMES was born in 1897 at the family property, ’Sauchieburn’, 17 km north of Ballarat, in the Ascot district. He was the youngest of four children. After finishing his education at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Henry joined the Holmes family farming interests. At the age of 18 he enlisted and served with AIF in Egypt, France and Belgium 1915-1918. Henry served at the famous battlegrounds of Ypes and Somme in the Australian Army 8th Battalion. He was a Driver with the 4th D.A.C. The postcard is of "The Ascot" boys. Includes [Samuel] Gordon Spittle, Henry [Harry] Holmes's first cousin, and other Ascot lads and district connections: neighbours, Ascot State School classmates and football mates from Clunes / Creswick districts. (Research by Jane Dyer) White Postcard with embroidery on white silk. The embroidery features green ivy leaves and red berries, and the words "Happy Christmas".Verso "All good wishes to all the dear ones at home for a happy Xmas and a bright New Year from Harry 11/11/16."chatham - holmes family archive, chatham, holmes, harry holmes, world war, world war 1, world war one, world war i, france, christmas -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - History of United States Naval Operations in World War 11, SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON, 1964
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - History of United States Naval Operations in World War 11, SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON, 1948
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - History of United States Naval Operations in World War 11, Samuel Eliot Morison, 1951
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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - INFANTRY WEAPONS, WW2, A.J. BARKER, "BRITISH & AMERICAN INFANTRY WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2", 1969
Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, black colour print front and back. Illustrated front to back, black and white photographs of weapons, yellow colour background. 77 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and diagrams. Front end paper - handwritten details.Handwritten details - grey lead pencil " $5.25".publications, books, infantry weapons, ww2, reference -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newsclip, Herald Sun, Baptism of Blood (World War One), 1993, 28/08/1993
Eight page newspaper magazine recounting the story of the Australian Diggers who fought on the Western Front. world war one, western front, 24th battallion, mont sr quentin, fromelles, pozieres, mouquet, messines, bullecourt, villers-bretonneux, ypres, hamel, quentin, hindenburg, anniversary, john poulton, may tilton, louis nitchie, monty nitchie, clara payne, jean howard, jim nitchie, hector nitchie, victoria cross, albert jacka, william jackson, rupert moon, patrick bugden, walter peeler, william ruthven, walter brown, percy statton, lawrence mccarthy, robert mactier, c.e.w. bean, keith murdoch, chatham family archive, chatham-holmes family collection -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Gavan Daws, Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific, 2004
In the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors.Index, ill, p.462.non-fictionIn the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, atrocities - japan