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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBook, Terry Keenan, "A Different Breed - A History of Port Melbourne Football Club Volume 3 1945-1995", 2008
... "A Different Breed - A History of Port Melbourne Football ...Produced by Terry KEENAN as the final of three volumes of PMFC history during the VFA"A Different Breed - A History of Port Melbourne Football Club Volume 3 1945-1995" Final volume of the trilogy, Terry KEENAN's history of PMFC, 2008. Blue, illustrated paperback 350 pages.Signed 'Terry Keenan' on title pagesport - australian rules football, terry keenan, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football association, vfa -
Women's Art RegisterBook, Isabelle Anscombe, A Woman's Touch, A. Women in Design from 1860 to the Present Day, 1984
... A Woman's Touch, A. Women in Design from 1860 to the ...Women interior decorators of the 1920s and 30s and their contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Glasgow School of Art and The Bauhaus School..non-fictionWomen interior decorators of the 1920s and 30s and their contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Glasgow School of Art and The Bauhaus School..industrial design, craft, wallpaper, weaving, furniture, design theory, architecture -
Women's Art RegisterBook - Novel, Pru La Motte, A Perverse Romance. A Tourist Dance to Art and Satirical Provocation, 2017
... A Perverse Romance. A Tourist Dance to Art and Satirical ...A satirical illustrated tale of artist Hephzibah Brown who is persuaded by Cedric the Imp of Perversity to follow him to the recently independent Ghana to compose a tourist book he will write and she illustrate. She follows him but changes it to a novel about two tourists, one pragmatic and one an idealistic, a woman, to examine "real life'' being a form of transience.fictionA satirical illustrated tale of artist Hephzibah Brown who is persuaded by Cedric the Imp of Perversity to follow him to the recently independent Ghana to compose a tourist book he will write and she illustrate. She follows him but changes it to a novel about two tourists, one pragmatic and one an idealistic, a woman, to examine "real life'' being a form of transience.collage, drawing, travelogue, weaving, sexuality, satire, writing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Des Martin et al, A Message from the Clouds - a Biography of Robert Graham Carey, Australian Pioneer Aviator, 2004
... A Message from the Clouds - a Biography of Robert Graham ...Wrtiten by aviation author Des Martin in conjunction with Carey's daughter Bertha Carey Harvey, and edited and produced by Bertha's daughter Edith Harvey Martin (no relation to Des). Launched in front of Carey's plane at Point Cook Aviation Museum, Nov 2004.First edition by Des Martin and Bertha Carey. Nov 2004 - blue with blue dust cover 128ppSigned by editor Edith Martintransport - aviation and aerodrome, r graham carey, bertha gladys carey, edith martin, des martin -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Book - Doctoral Thesis, "A History of Churchill Island Settlement, Land Use and the Making of a Heritage Site", May 2015
... "A History of Churchill Island Settlement, Land Use and the ...Dr Sanders' doctoral thesis provides a historical overview of the myriad owners and occupiers of Churchill Island from 1850 - 1929 while contextualising it with models of forming and collecting public history. This thesis involves a significant amount of original research and provides clarity and information on the previously obscured history of the Churchill Island Heritage Farm and precinct.This thesis gives new and unique information relating to the history of Churchill Island and has future research potentialA4 book, green hardback cover. Double sided print; b& w photos and maps"To the Friends of Churchill Island Society past, present and future./ Many thanks for your friendship and support. I could not have finished without you. /The errors that remain (and there are likely to be some!) are all my own fault./ I hope that this is of some use, even if I don't really solve the mystery of the location of the 1801 garden. May you forever "Preserve that which is precious". /Rebecca, 14th May 2016". churchill island, thesis, land use, settlement, heritage site, history, dr sanders, dr rebecca sanders -
Cornish CollegeAdvertisement, A school that 'Makes a Difference', Nov 2011
... A school that 'Makes a Difference' ...This advertisement appeared in the 'Frankston Standard', page 29 on 21 November 2011. Similar advertisements were placed in other local papers to advertise the new Cornish College opening in 2012.The advertisements were intended to inform prospective families of the dates of upcoming school tours and the importance we place on sustainable education.A colour advertisement in the "Frankston Standard" full page width by 9 cm high. The College emblem and UCA symbol on the left and the four rings of sustainability on the right.campaign_to_save_cornish, advertisement, logo, rings of sustainability, motto, make a difference -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Journal, The Veterans’ Post: the official publication of the V V A A, SA Branch
... The Veterans’ Post: the official publication of the V V A A ...veterans – australia – periodicals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, AATTV: The Team, a 5 part oral history: part 1, a political gesture 1962-1963
... AATTV: The Team, a 5 part oral history: part 1, a political ...vietnam war, 1961-1975, australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam, oral history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, AATTV: The Team, a 5 part oral history, Part 3, war within a war 1966-1967
... AATTV: The Team, a 5 part oral history, Part 3, war within ...vietnam war, 1961-1975, australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam, oral history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian Government, A great risk in a good cause, 2001
... A great risk in a good cause ...The experience of the Australian army during the battles for Greece and Crete in 1941Ill, maps, p.162.non-fictionThe experience of the Australian army during the battles for Greece and Crete in 1941world war 1939-1945 -campaigns - greece and crete, greece and crete - australian involvement - 1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen and Unwin, A bastard of a place : the Australians in Papua : Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna, Sanananda, 2004
... A bastard of a place : the Australians in Papua : Kokoda ...In 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guinea was 'a bastard of a place' to fight a war. This book gives us the final, all-encompassing story of the five battles that changed Australia forever. The compelling narrative resonates with the voices of both the well-trained AIF volunteer, and the young Militia conscript who triumphed together. The author interviewed hundreds of these soldiers and himself travelled the treacherous terrain and bloody battlegrounds where so many of their mates perished, and reveals the inside story of how Generals MacArthur and Blamey sacrificed many of the senior Australian field commanders as scapegoats to protect their own positions. A Bastard of a Place restores Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda to their rightful place beside Kokoda to what they should collectively be for all Australians - sacred ground.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.691.non-fictionIn 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guinea was 'a bastard of a place' to fight a war. This book gives us the final, all-encompassing story of the five battles that changed Australia forever. The compelling narrative resonates with the voices of both the well-trained AIF volunteer, and the young Militia conscript who triumphed together. The author interviewed hundreds of these soldiers and himself travelled the treacherous terrain and bloody battlegrounds where so many of their mates perished, and reveals the inside story of how Generals MacArthur and Blamey sacrificed many of the senior Australian field commanders as scapegoats to protect their own positions. A Bastard of a Place restores Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda to their rightful place beside Kokoda to what they should collectively be for all Australians - sacred ground.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Tall Stories, A war at home : a comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin, 1999
... A war at home : a comprehensive guide to the first Japanese ...A comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin on 19th February 1942, written by Dr Tom Lewis, OAM. An essential reference work on this controversial subject that includes a full list of those killed as well as other detailed appendices. It also includes fascinating information on what wartime sites are still accessible in and around the northern capital. Originally published in 1999, until recently it has mainly been available only in Darwin itself.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.73.non-fictionA comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin on 19th February 1942, written by Dr Tom Lewis, OAM. An essential reference work on this controversial subject that includes a full list of those killed as well as other detailed appendices. It also includes fascinating information on what wartime sites are still accessible in and around the northern capital. Originally published in 1999, until recently it has mainly been available only in Darwin itself.world war 1939-1945 - air raids - darwin, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Hugh V Clarke, A life for every sleeper : a pictorial record of the Burma - Thailand railway, 1988
... A life for every sleeper : a pictorial record of the Burma ...This book is based on documents, photographs and maps preserved in the records of the Australian war memorial, and on the experiences of the author.Ill, p.115.non-fictionThis book is based on documents, photographs and maps preserved in the records of the Australian war memorial, and on the experiences of the author.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Whitehorse Historical Society, Alwyn Terence Till : a brave Australian airman : a summary of his letters (1942-1944), 2010
... Alwyn Terence Till : a brave Australian airman : a summary ...The personal letters and correspondence of Alwyn TillIll, bibliography, maps, p.40.non-fictionThe personal letters and correspondence of Alwyn Tillworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, oral history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, McKernan, Michae, When this thing happened : the story of a father, a son, and the wars that changed them, 2015
... When this thing happened : the story of a father, a son ...As deputy director of the Australian War Memorial for many years, Michael McKernan had heard and written about many stories of war. For him, war was never about the big picture; it always came down to the individual. Yet little did he know when he met his future wife in 1989 that her father would soon be telling him, over many leisurely afternoons, his own story, of being made a slave to the Nazis in the Second World War, and its unforeseeable consequences.p.228.non-fictionAs deputy director of the Australian War Memorial for many years, Michael McKernan had heard and written about many stories of war. For him, war was never about the big picture; it always came down to the individual. Yet little did he know when he met his future wife in 1989 that her father would soon be telling him, over many leisurely afternoons, his own story, of being made a slave to the Nazis in the Second World War, and its unforeseeable consequences.war and families - australia, ukranians - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, University of North Carolina Press, A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives, 2010
... A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American ...An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersIndex, bibliography, p.223.non-fictionAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - sources -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Sandstone, The illustrated encyclopedia of military insignia of the 20th century : a comprehensive A-Z guide to the badges, patches, and embellishments of the world's armed forces, 1997
... 20th century : a comprehensive A-Z guide to the badges, patches ...Covers badges of the armies, navies, air forces, special forces and parliamentary formation from World Wars I and II to the present dayIndex, bibliography, ill, p.224.non-fictionCovers badges of the armies, navies, air forces, special forces and parliamentary formation from World Wars I and II to the present dayarmed forces insignia, armed forces - insignia - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cambridge University Press, A place to remember : a history of the Shrine of Remembrance, 2009
... A place to remember : a history of the Shrine of ...On the 11th of November 1934 over 300,000 people gathered on the slopes of Melbourne's Domain to witness the dedication of the Shrine. It was the largest state war memorial Australia would build and it commemorated the sacrifice of no fewer than 114,000 Victorians who served in the Great War. A Place to Remember charts the Shrine's history from the first fatalities of the Gallipoli landing to the present day. With deft hand and luminous style, Bruce Scates masterfully situates the Shrine in its larger physical, cultural and historical landscape. Archival image and first person vignette mesh with vivid prose to reveal The Shrine then and now; its changing patterns of meaning through the many conflicts in which Australians have fought and died, and the enduring significance of this grand memorial in the heart of Melbourne, for generations to come.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307.non-fictionOn the 11th of November 1934 over 300,000 people gathered on the slopes of Melbourne's Domain to witness the dedication of the Shrine. It was the largest state war memorial Australia would build and it commemorated the sacrifice of no fewer than 114,000 Victorians who served in the Great War. A Place to Remember charts the Shrine's history from the first fatalities of the Gallipoli landing to the present day. With deft hand and luminous style, Bruce Scates masterfully situates the Shrine in its larger physical, cultural and historical landscape. Archival image and first person vignette mesh with vivid prose to reveal The Shrine then and now; its changing patterns of meaning through the many conflicts in which Australians have fought and died, and the enduring significance of this grand memorial in the heart of Melbourne, for generations to come.war memorials - australia, shrine of remembrance - melbourne -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, The Miegunyah Press, A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol boat man, 2005
... A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol ...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 BranchBook, St Martins Press et al, A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict, 2000
... A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict ...A Force More Powerful depicts how nonviolent sanctions - such as noncooperation, strikes, boycotts, and civil disobedience - can separate brutal regimes from their means of control. It reveals the inside stories of how ordinary people took extraordinary action to end oppression - including the Danes' valiant resistance to the Nazis, Solidarity's defeat of Polish communism, and civic action in Chile to remove a military dictator - and how nonviolent power continues to change the world today, from Burma to the Balkans.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.544.non-fictionA Force More Powerful depicts how nonviolent sanctions - such as noncooperation, strikes, boycotts, and civil disobedience - can separate brutal regimes from their means of control. It reveals the inside stories of how ordinary people took extraordinary action to end oppression - including the Danes' valiant resistance to the Nazis, Solidarity's defeat of Polish communism, and civic action in Chile to remove a military dictator - and how nonviolent power continues to change the world today, from Burma to the Balkans.non violence, social conflict -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Simon & Schuster, An ordinary soldier : Afghanistan: a ferocious enemy, a bloody conflict, one man's impossible mission, 2008
... An ordinary soldier : Afghanistan: a ferocious enemy, a ...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 BranchBook, 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
... A young man's war : a history of the 37th/52nd Australian ...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 BranchBook, Quercus, Judy : a dog in a million, 2014
... Judy : a dog in a million ...Shares the story of Judy, the first-ever animal to gain formal status as a prisoner of war, who during World War II saved countless lives and became a friend and protector to Allied soldiers in the Japanese prison camps in Indonesia.Index, ill, p.352.non-fictionShares the story of Judy, the first-ever animal to gain formal status as a prisoner of war, who during World War II saved countless lives and became a friend and protector to Allied soldiers in the Japanese prison camps in Indonesia.animals - war use, dogs - war use - great britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchOne Day Hill, The line : a man's experience; a son's quest to understand, 2006
... The line : a man's experience; a son's quest to understand ...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 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - R. A. A. F. Air Board, Melbourne. Aileron Characteristics Of Fighters 1943
... R. A. A. F. Air Board, Melbourne. Aileron Characteristics ...Description: Date: March 1942 Author: K. Magnus Publisher: Ministry of Aircraft Production Pages: 27 Binding: Permanent/Soft Keywords: File No. 174A Level of Importance: National. File No.77 A -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Photograph of a militry truck. A second truck is partially seen in the background
... Photograph of a militry truck. A second truck is partially ...photograph, truck -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Document, In a black frame there are a collection of R.A.N. Categories and Badges from the Vietnam War
... In a black frame there are a collection of R.A.N ...Collection of R.A.N. BadgesOn Badgesframed document, r.a.n., badges -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Department of Aircraft Production Report on the Japanese Aircraft Industry During World War II, Appendices to a Series of Reports, Prepared by a Member of the Department of Aircraft Production Dealing Primarily with the Standard of Aircraft Design and Development Achieved by the Japanese Aircraft Industry
... Appendices to a Series of Reports, Prepared by a Member of ...Contains information on Japanese manufacturing techniques the Japanese were using during World War II. The Department of Aircraft Production was seeing what they could learn from their former enemy immediately after the war. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - MIL-M-60903A (AR); MIL-W-81044B; MIL-W-81044; MIL-W-83420D; MIL-C-85049; C-85-50; A-A-50972; ZZ-C-001597A(GSA-FSS); Electrical; Condom; Prophylactic
... ; MIL-C-85049; C-85-50; A-A-50972; ZZ-C-001597A(GSA-FSS ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Plan (item) - CAC Collection - Bell Helicopter Production Plan For 206-B1 Civil A/C 206-B1 Australian Military A/C Bulletin PR2
... Civil A/C 206-B1 Australian Military A/C Bulletin PR2 ...
