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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Darner, Wooden, 1941
Else-Lore Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, with her mother from 1940-1945. Woodworking was popular amongst the internees and Werner Dehnel, another internee in camp 3, made the darning mushroom for Else-Lore, for darning socks.Wooden darning mushroom. Darker wood at top. Base (stalk) is of lighter wood. Both possibly varnished. Stalk has bevelled lines where it meets top. Base has 1939 Australian penny underside. Attached by (ribbon?) to stalk is a cardboard gift tag.Underside of mushroom top: Else/ Love von Onkel Werner. TATURA 1939/41|Attached tag: Fur Else-Lore. Von Onkel Werner.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, domestic, items, sewing, handcrafts, woodwork -
City of Ballarat
Public Artwork, Wallace Anderson, Earle Christmas Grafton Page (Prime Ministers' Walk) by Wallace Anderson, 1940
Earle Christmas Grafton Page served at Prime Minister 7-26 April 1939. The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of bronze bust portraits of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The Prime Ministers' portraits are commissioned after the incumbent term of each Prime Minister by the City of Ballarat. The City of Ballarat has taken responsibility for commissioning the busts after funds set aside by politician Richard Armstrong Crouch were exhausted in 2014. Crouch originally donate money to pay for six busts, the first of which was unveiled in 1940. The collection of prime ministers' busts are unique in Australia, representing the only sculptural portrait collection of all past Australian Prime Ministers. The different styles used reflect the unique artistic practices of the selected artists; textures, sizes and features and proportions are used by the artists to interpret the characteristics of each of the subjects.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite plinthEarle Christmas Grafton Page Prime Minister 1939prime minister, australian pm -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Uniform - Dog Tags, c.1939-1945
This object relates to Frank CLARKE. He was born on 06/10/1911 in Sydney, NSW. Frank served in the Army (NX87998) enlisting on, 09/02/1942 in Croydon Park, NSW before being discharged from duties with the 3 AUST INF BATN as a Army Non-Commissioned Lance Corporal / Lance Bombardier (LCPL/LBDR) on 29/10/1945. Frank CLARKE was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Margaret CLARKE. Frank Clarke was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Australia Service Medal 1939-1946, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, personal items, ballarat rsl, ballarat, identification discs, uniforms, wwii, id tags, world war two -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - NEWSPAPER WW2, June 1942
The Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo, Victoria. Dated Tuesday June 2nd 1942. page 1 -4. Vol LXXXX, No. 26,927newspaper, bendigo, advertiser, 1942 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - Portland Guardian, 20/08/1942
Portland Guardian, Thursday, Aug. 29 1942. Centenary issue, celebrating 100 years of continuous publication. 4 pages -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Pamphlet - "A Passing Cheer", Songbook "For the Aussies of the Second World War", 1942
"A Passing Cheer" songbook "For the Aussies of the Second World War" enscribed to Ernie Wilson from the compiler Ethyl Campbell 1942 transport - shipping, armed services, arts and entertainment - music, ernie wilson -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Sister Bertram and baby, Copy 1989 original 1942
WW2 internment Camp 1, Tatura. A.A.N.S. Sister Bertram worked at the Camp 1 Hospital delivering babies amongst other duties.Copy of the original photo taken in 1942. A.A.N.S. J. Bertram holding new baby. Standing in doorway of a corrugated hut.a.a.n.s., camp 1, internees, sister bertram -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 3 Compound B Survey Map, 1942
Gives an interesting and definitive idea of circumstances and life in the POW camps of Australia. Detailed sketch of Compound B Camp 3 based on survey by Manfred MuellerDetailed sketch of Compound B Camp 13 based on survey by Manfred Mueller September 1942. On cream paper, laminated.camp 13, camp sketches, manfred mueller, survey map, compound b camp 3 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Soldiering On. The Australian Army at Home and Overseas, 1942
Personal experiences of Australian Army Personnel during the Second World War to 1942. Illustrated with sketches and photographs. Table of contents.world war 1939 - 1945 -
Highett RSL Sub Branch Inc
Medals and Memrobilia:, Service Medals
Penant "HMAS Southern Cross" Fighting for Comforts Fund Badge 1939 - 1945 Medal George Wilson 1939- 1945 Australian defence Medal 1939 -1945 Empire Defence Medal Pacific Star 1939 -1945 Star PM6378 G W Wilson -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - RAIL SECTION AND CERTIFICATE, 1) est 1941-43, .2) 1984
The items were presented to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt in May 1984. Alf worked on the Railway during 1942-43 as a Prisoner of war in horrendous conditions. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 2484P..1) A section of the "Thai-Burma Railway Line". A small brass plaque is attached to one edge. .2) Certificate of "Authenticity Thai- Burma Railway memento". Yellow parchment paper with gold surround with blue print. A space for "Presented to and date, signed by". A brief story on the Railway Line. On the rear in one corner in ink "Slice No 131"..1) "Rail slice Thai-Burma Railway 1942-43 Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce"memorabilia, history, railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 7/10/1939 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 2 at the Eaglehawk terminus, 7-10-1939, High St, with the Park Hotel in the background. Photo by Wal Jack. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. Printed on Ilford paper. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 7/6/2020. On the rear in blue ink "SEC Bendigo No 2 (ex MMTB 115 M class) in High St Eaglehawk (terminus) 7th Oct. 1939." with Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner and the number "T194" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, high st, eaglehawk, tram 2 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Wallaloo Red Cross Branch Records, 1939 - 1946
Series of Books Compact Cash Receipt Books - Prisoner of War Fund Membership Roll 1944-1946 Australian Rec Cross Society Regulations Exercise Book - Minutes 1939 July 1941 with newspaper articles Exercise Book - Minutes July 1941 - June 1924 Exercise Book - Minutes July 1942 - 1943 Exercise Book - Minutes March 1943 - Oct 1944 Exercise Book - Minutes Nov 1944-Aug 1946 with newspaper articles stawell, ww2, war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: LETTER C. COLLINS TO R. HUDDLE, BRANCH SECRETARY, A.F.U.L.E., BENDIGO
Document: letter 27th. September, 1939, re copy of minutes of 1939 annual conference.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e., huddle, collins -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Brown Leather Business Card Holder, 1939
Included in the collection of Bill Bakker RNEIAAFBrown Leather Business Card Holder belonging to Bill BakkerRoyal Australian Air Force 1939-1945 Europea23.11 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Elwood Central School, c. 1939
Don Taggart is on extreme right of the first standing row.black and white photograph fair condition accompanied by a much larger copyGrades 3A and 4C, Elwood Central School, 1939 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1/01/1939 12:00:00 AM
Also an enlarged copy of same photograph 05383.1 10 x 15 cmBlack and white photograph of Day Street showing ruins of burnt out shops after Black Saturday bush fires with four women looking at sight Omeo VictoriaOmeo after big fire 13 i 1939bridges, hotels -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - CARVED WOOD ORNAMENT, circa 1939
Presented to mayor as a memento of Century of ClunesCarved light coloured wood, varnished, with axe mounted on it. Axe head is painted black.To the Mayor, Cr. Lean Celebrating the Century ....1838 - 1939......century, 1939, cr. lean, mayor, memento, clunes -
Nagambie Historical Society Inc
Uniform - miltary gaiters, J. Oakman, WWII military gaiters, 1939
WWII soldier's uniform. Australian Light Horse1 pair brown leather gaiters, or leggings, with leather straps and two brass buckles on each. Yellow stitching on tabs which secure winding strap. Metal pins securing strap guidesImpressed in tops: 1939, 16, J. Oakman (maker) -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Coin, Royal Australian Mint, 2002
$5 uncirculated coin bi-metallic - HMAS Perth - Commemorating the Battle of the Sunda Strait 28 February - 1 March 1942 where both HMAS Perth and USS Houston were sunk. The bell is from USS Houston and carries the date 1930 the year in which USS Houston was commissioned - HMAS Perth sleeve comprises coin in card with cover HMAS PerthObverse - Elizabeth II Australia 2002 Reverse - Battle of Sunda Strait 1942 USS Houston HMAS Perth 2002 5 Dollars -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
The 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment superseded the 16th Light Horse in 1919. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded.Jack Bell was a Farrier/ Blacksmith in 8th Light Horse 1930s and WW2Shows Light Horsemen of late 1930sBlack and white photograph of mounted light horseman being Trooper Jack Bell, 8th Light Horse circa 19398th, light horse, bell -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Medals 142993 H C Foster, Early 20th Century
142993 H C Foster served with the RAAF during WW2 these medals are the originals that were presented to H C Foster.These medals are the originals belonging to 142993 H C Foster.The 1939-1945 Star, the Pacific Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Medal, the 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal, the 1945-1975 Australian Service Medal.142993 H C Foster.raaf ww2, 142993 h c foster -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
War Medals, Unknown
WWII historical service medalsPacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-1945 Star and Australian Service Medal 1939 -1945. Medals awarded to VX120961 Denis Stephan Fitzgerald.VX120961 D.S. Fitzgerald. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Pamphlet - Pamphlet - Menu Card for National resources Development Train, 25/04/1939
Menu card for National Resources Development Train, April 18 - May 1 1939. Front cover same as 7936, 7937. Inside card, menu for luncheon, Tues. April 25 1939 plus table of Victoria's prowess in industry and production -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Menu Card - Victorian National Resources Development Train, 25/04/1939
Menu card for Victorian National Resources Development Train, April 18 - May 1 1939. Front cover same as 7936. Inside card, menu for breakfast Tues. Apr. 25 1939, plus table of Victoria's prowess in industry and productionFront: 'B.VIVIAN' - handwritten, pencil Inside left page, 'Betty W. Vivian 22 Otway Street Portland' - handwritten, pencilvictorian railways, 1939, breakfast menu -
St Kilda Historical Society
Administrative record - Receipt, St Kilda General Cemetery, 1939
Receipt issued by St Kilda General Cemetery on 23 May 1939 for payment for the re-opening of the grave of Edith Jackson. While the payer appears to be shown as WG Appo & Son, it may have actually been WG Apps & Sons Pty Ltd, Undertakers and Embalmers.Cream coloured paper printed in black on one side, with inscriptions handwritten in pencilReceived from 'W.G. Appo & Son (Edith Jackson) Denomination 'Bapt' Compartment 'B' Number '165A' Sum of 'Two' pounds '-' shillings and 'six' pence. 2d duty stamp dated '23/5/1939' Signed 'G. Ellis' Receipt numbered in red: '319/16' st kilda cemetery, w. g. appo & son, edith jackson -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Booklet - Military operation and maintenance handbooks, The Specialty Press Pty Ltd, 1939-1945
Three military operation and maintenance handbooks including Mechanical Vehicle Training, Tractors, Artillery and Tyres Care and Maintenance.1. "Notified in G.O's, dated 31st July, 1942/ *NOT TO BE PUBLISHED/The information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Service/ MECHANICAL VEHICLE TRAINING/PAMPHLET No.1/DRIVER'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE/1942/Crown Copyright Reserved/*A.M.R. & O 1588 B./Allied Land Forces Headquarters,/May 1942/ By Authority: W.A Hamer Pty. Ltd, Printers." 2. "NOT TO BE PUBLISHED Notified in A.A.Os, October 1939/AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES/ Mechanization Pamphlet No.2/Tractors, Artillery, F.W.D., L.P (Ford V8)/DESCRIPTION, OPERATION/AND MAINTENANCE/1939/ (Reprinted with Amendments, 1940)/ Prepared by the Directorate of Mechanization, Army Headquarters, October 1939./ *A.M.R and O. 1588 B./ Bu Authority: The Specialty Press Pty Ltd., 174 Little Collins Street, Melbourne" 3. "NOT TO BE PUBLISHED/ (A.M.R. & O. 1588B)/Notified in G.O's dated 31st July, 1942/ AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES/ TYRES/CARE & MAINTENANCE/ Including Tyres used on Armoured Fighting Vehicles and other Vehicles with Split Wheels/ MECHANIZATION PAMPHLET No. 19/1942/ Prepared by/ DIRECTORIATE OF ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES PRODUCTION/in collaboration with/DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"handbooks, maintenance, mechanical, training -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: A. J. PERROW INVOICES
Six invoices from A. J. Perrow - Painter and House Decorator - to Miss L. Prout. Dates: 01/05/1939 No.263 - 23/06/1932 No.44 - 23/06/1932 no. 47 - 01/05/1950 No.256 - 01/04/1959 - 01/01/1942 No. 351.business, retail, a. j. perrow -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book
Books donated to the Ballarat College Weatherly Library by Graeme Dowling in 1939, Graeme attened Ballarat College in the 1890s. He was a Ballarat College council member1909 - 1939Example of the various ways old collegians continued to contribute to the school with generosity throughout their adult lives. Five books various covers and editionsBook plates inside front cover: Ballarat College Library / PRESENTED BY / Graeme Dowling Esq 1939 / Books may be kept for one week only, but may be renewed / PLEASE REPORT ANY LOOSE LEAVES, ETCgraeme-dowling, ballarat-college, weatherly-library, 1939, council-member, ballarat-college-council -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, R.A.A.F, 1939
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandAerial Photograph of the western end of Phillip Island taken by the RAAF in 1939 from 13,000 feet.local history, photography, aerial photograph of summerland island, black & white photograph, coastline, beaches, the nobbies, john jenner, bryant west