Listing of all Historical Societies in Victoria with data for each.royal historical society of victoria, historical directories

Ill, p.54.non-fictionA history of the Royal Australian Engineers during the second world war world war 1939-1945 - engineering and construction, world war 1939 - 1945 - regimental histories

Ill, p.408.non-fictionA history of the Royal Artillery during the Great Wargreat britain - army - royal artillery, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - great britain

For this series - refer to Cat No's 9546.7, 9547.4, 9548.4, 9549.5. Items in the collection of "William John Sullivan" VX 57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service record.1 - 4. Hardcover books with dust covers. Hardcover - cardboard, green buckram with dark blue print on front and spine. All books have a front cover illustration of a scroll and anchor with the words "FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING" Dustcover - paper. All pages, cut, plain off white colour paper. Illustrated in black and white and colour photographs, paintings, maps, sketches and diagrams. 200 pages per book. All end papers illustrated. 1. "HMAS" 1942. Dust cover - dark blue print front and spine. Illustrated stylized white Ensign flag with naval personnel. 2. "HMAS MK II", 1943. Dust cover white print on dark blue and red colour background front and spine. Illustrated - white ensign flag. 3. "HMAS MK III" 1944. Dust cover - red and white print on front and spine. Pale blue background. Illustrated - white ensign flag. 4. "HMAS MK IV" 1945. Dust cover, white and orange print front and spine on orange and dark blue background. Front - illustrated silhouette of a ship's funnel and gun in foreground with the sea, palm trees and hills in the background. Back - photograph and information of Australian War Memorial, Canberra.book series, ran, ww2, william john sullivan

For this series - refer to Cat No's 9546.7, 9547.4, 9548.4, 9549.5. Items in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN" VX57829. Refer cat. No. 9523P for his service record.1. - 4. Hard cover book with dust covers. Hardcover - cardboard with green buckram. Dark blue print on front and spine. All pages, cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated in black and white and colour photographs, paintings, maps, sketches and diagrams. 200 pages. Dust covers - paper. All end papers are illustrated. 1. "THESE EAGLES/ STORY OF THE RAAF AT WAR" 1942. Hard cover illustration - line drawings of an eagle in flight. Dust cover - dark blue and red print on front and spine. Pale blue background. Illustration - Eagle in flight and RAAF Roundel. 2. "RAAF LOG" 1943. Hard cover illustration, silhouette half portrait of an airman. Dust cover - white print on dark blue background front and spine. Illustration - blue, beige and white silhouette of an airman. 3. "RAAF SAGA" 1944 Hardcover illustration - silhouette of two aircraft. Dust cover - green and black colour print on front and spine. Illustration - air crew with two aircraft on the ground. 4. "VICTORY ROLL/ THE RAAF AT WAR" 1945. Dust cover white and black print on front and spine. Blue background. Illustration - silhouette three aircraft in flight. Back - photograph of Australian War Memorial, Canberra.book series, raaf, ww2, william john sullivan

A cream coloured cardboard cover. Top firht hand corner reads AAP 7456.091-1M. In black ink reads Temporary Binder. Due to shortage of plastics this binder is to be utilized as a temporary binder. Replacement binder will be forward when available. Under this in pencil reads Ground Flight Switch, Type C. The manual is held together by two metal slides which are down the left hand side.royal australian airforce - manuals, royal australian air force, ground flight switch

An orange plastic cover with a window. Through the window you can see the RAAF Insignia in black. At the top of the cover is the word ARM. The manual is bound with a white plastic spiral.royal australian airforce - manuals, escape facilities, aircraft, modifications

Inside a manilla envelope which has a cut out window. through the window on yellow cardboard you can see the RAAF insignia. Also a stamp near the insigna which reads R.A.A.F. Library from Bas Squadron Amberley. There are two metal staples down the left hand side of the envelope which is hold the manual together. There are three amendments which are inside the manual. On the envelope reads O.H.M.S. and Commonwealth of Australia.royal australian airforce - manuals, actuator type 258

A yellow plastic bonder with a clear window. Through the window on yellow paper reads AAP 7214.004-2-2. General And Technical Information, Canberra Mark 20, DateL 2Jun76. the manual is held together with four metal rings that open.royal australian airforce - manuals, bombers - canberra, general and technical information, canberra mark 20 bomber

A collection of folders and log book relating to A2-110 Aircraft(Box 2 of 4)royal air force - service manuals, helicopters -- booklets, manuals, iroquois helicopter, a2-110 aircraft

A dark blue cardboard cover with dark blue tape dwon the spine. On the front cover there is the Rolls Royce logo in gold. Under this reads Maintenance Manual then Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby England also in gold. Down the spine there is a lael which reads Minor & In Service Repairs, Gazelle MK 165c01 Series Engine Change Unit. Also the number 42 is handwritten in black on an orange and yellow label. the manual is held together with a metal binder in the inside of the cover.royal australian navy - technical manuals, gazelle mk 165c01 seriens engine change unit, rolls royce, maintenance manual

Illustrated book with dustjacket, book is bound in dark blue, with title and authors name printed in silver on spine. Dust jacket has a dark blue background with the title and author printed in white on the front. Also on the front is the RCH coat of arms printed in white.non-fictionHistory of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, from its foundation in 1870 until 1970.royal children's hospital (melbourne), hospitals-victoria-history

A cream coloured heavy cardboard cover with a brown edging down the left hand side. The booklet has three punch holes down the left hand side which has a brown shoelace holdng the booklet together. royal australian air force, ground radio equipment, servicing log book, raaf log books

Illustrated book with light blue cover. Abbreviated title and authors name printed in silver on front cover and spine.non-fictionA history of nursing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney from 1882 to 1932.royal prince alfred hospital -sydney-history, nursing-nsw-history, nurses

Craig's Royal Hotel was the first licensed hotel in Ballarat and was established by Thomas Bath.Colour photograph of the architectural detail of Craig's Royal Hotel. street lamp, architecture, craig's royal hotel, hotels

A hard bound book 'The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book 1944' The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book 1944, London. A crest showing the crown with anchor underneeth and surrounded by a fleuron glyph is in the centre.ran, ranr, royal australian naval reserve, pocket book

Note by T.H. Kneen 13 May1992, "The Burnley display was part of the Division of Agricultural Education's display covering Dookie, Longerenong and Burnley. Reference to Rural Training in 1957 would have been mainly to the on-farm training phase of the Rural Reconstruction Training Scheme. The Agricultural Collegians Association members had a meeting point at the exhibit. Burnley ex-students were not members of that association."Black and white photograph. Display mounted by Burnley Gardens School of Horticulture at the Royal Agricultural Show 1957. Incorporates photographs of College activities, horticultural information and a map of Victoria locating institutes offering rural training to ex-servicemen.On reverse, "Royal Show 1957."burnley gardens, school of horticulture, royal agricultural show, dookie college, rural training, rural reconstruction training scheme, the agricultural collegians association, horticulture, publicity, dept of agriculture education division, longerenong college

The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. The jug was part of the collection of kitchen items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Uebergang catalogue No.H553Royal Doulton china jug with a shallow pouring lip and cream handle. The outside is fully decorated in brown and green colours with a leaf pattern around the neck and below is a wooden building among trees with figures dancing around.Royal Doulton/D2780/England/H553domestic items, food & drink consumption, allansford, uebergang, royal doulton, jugs, crockery

This regiment 2/3 Anti-tank later was known as the 2/3 Tank Attack Regiment. The colors are sometimes shown as the reverse of the above.http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awmohww2/army/vol1/awmohww2-army-vol1-app4.pdf The "T" shape of the colour patch denotes the Regiment served at Tobruk Wooden Plaque 15cm x 13cm with insignia of Plaque Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery 2/3 Anti Tank Regiment Plaque Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery 2/3 Anti Tank Regiment 2/3 anti-tank regiment, 2/3 tank attack regiment, tobruk

In the years following the Crimean War (1854-1857J) there was a great concern in the Colony that Imperial Russia would attempt an invasion. Coastal defences in the colony of Victoria were greatly strengthened by the Government as a result. Warrnambool was originally protected by cannons at Cannon Hill, approximately 1 kilometer west of the Flagstaff Hill Fortifications. These cannons included two 1866 guns, both 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loaders (RML) purchased by Victoria’s Colonial Government. They were part of a shipment of 26 such guns sent from England in December 1866. They are registered as No. 23 (80cwt-2qr-0lbs) - Gun 1, and No.13 (81cwt-1qr-12lbs) - Gun 2. They were cast at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich Arsenal, in 1866 and have a 6.3 inch bore. Both barrels carry the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria, Insignia of the Royal Engineers, within the Garter and Motto surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter (letters in centre “VR”, motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."). The guns were originally supplied with wooden carriages. (The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, England, was established eleven years after the Restoration of King Charles II. It was the principal supplier of armaments to the British and Empire Governments. At the height of its operations during World War One the factory covered 1300 acres and employed very nearly 80,000 workers. Woolwich was the Headquarters of the Royal Artillery since the raising of that Regiment in 1716. The Arsenal was closed in the late 1960’s.) These two cannons were transferred to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery Fortifications erected at Flagstaff Hill in 1887 as part of Victoria’s Coastal Defences. The original wooden carriages were subsequently replaced with the present iron garrison carriages in 1888. They are a “C” pivot. The ‘racers’ or curved track set into the floor of the gun emplacement (which enabled the guns to be traversed more quickly) are as specified for guns up to 10 inch, being of wrought iron 2.78 inches wide. A temporary third gun, now no longer on Flagstaff Hill’s site, was a 5 inch Rifled Breech Loading (BL) Armstrong gun mounted on an Elswick hydro pneumatic disappearing carriage It was faster to load and fire than the 80 pound RMLs and its arrival spelt the end of the older 80 pound guns’ useful life, apart from being used for practice sessions. The 5 inch BL gun was the main defensive weapon of the Warrnambool Battery until the Battery was downgraded in importance and the gun was recalled to Melbourne in 1910. The State of Victoria took over the ownership of the guns at the time of Australian Federation in 1901. In about 1901/1902 the Garrison Battery was converted to the Warrnambool Battery of the Australian Field Artillery (No 4 Field Battery). It was equipped with 4.7 inch naval guns mounted on field carriages. They were now a mobile unit but continued to use the Warrnambool Garrison area at Flagstaff Hill for practice. When the Fortifications were declared obsolete the two 80 Pounder RML were relocated to Cannon Hill in 1910. On the outbreak of World War One the 4.7 inch guns were recalled to Melbourne, and the Battery was disbanded. Most of the personnel probably re-enlisted in the local 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The two 80 Pounder RML were moved back to the Fortifications in 1973. They were both fully restored by Army First Year Apprentices at the Ordinance Factory in Bendigo in time for the centenary year of the fortifications in 1987. The guns are capable of firing 80 pound (32.3kg) armour piercing exploding shells 3.65kms out to sea. They were original manned by volunteers before a paid Garrison was established. Now the Guns are again fired by volunteers on Special Event days. Since restoration the Gun Number 1 had been fired on a regular basis but Gun Number 2 hadn’t been fired since the mid 1990’s. In April 2015 Gun Number 2 was serviced in preparation for the firing of both cannons on the ANZAC Centenary commemorations on April 25th 2015. Other guns from the original Cannon Hill location were obsolete by the time the 1887 Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery was built. These guns are (1) a 32 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore (SB) cast in 1813 at the famous Carron Foundry, number 80837 and now located in the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens (2) a 68 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore cast in 1861 at the equally august Low Moor Foundry, number 10310 and now located on the lawn area at the entrance to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Both of these guns are mounted on their original wooden garrison carriages. There are only seven 32 Pounder SB made by Carron and fifteen 68 Pounder SB made at Low Moor known to exist in the State of Victoria (Conservation Management Plan for Victorian Guns and Cannon, South Western Victoria, May 2008, ref W/F/05)The Warrnambool Garrison has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register H1250 “for its intact battery and guns, a strong reminder of Victoria’s wealth and determination to protect itself from the perceived threat of invasion in the 1880’s.” The City of Warrnambool is one of several custodians of a collection of artillery pieces of heritage significance at a state, national and international level. These pieces are directly related to the defence of south-west Victoria in the 19th century. The care and preservation come under the Heritage Act 1995. Cannon. 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML) Gun on iron carriage and slide, installed in the Battery at Flagstaff Hill’s Fortifications. Made in 1866 at the Royal Gun Factory (R-G-F), Woolich, England. Gun Reg No 13. Flagstaff Hill Garrison Gun 2 (Gun No. 2). Insignia of the Royal Engineers, and the weight of the gun, stamped on top of the gun’s barrel. There is a brass plate on the side of the gun with the details of 1987 restoration.Stamped into the metal on top of the barrel, Insignia of the Royal Engineers; Garter and Motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria “VR” within the Garter. Also stamped on top of the gun are 2 inward pointing arrows above the weight ”81-1-12”. Brass plate “RESTORATION / BY / FIRST YEAR / APPRENTICES / ORDANANCE FACTORY / BENDIGO 1987”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, colonial defences, victoria’s coastal defences, warrnambool fortification, warrnambool garrison battery, warrnambool volunteer corps, ordinance, armaments, cannon hill fortifications, 4th australian light horse regiment, no 4 field battery, 80 pound cannon rifled muzzle loaders (rml), victorian colonial government, royal gun factory england, woolwich arsenal, royal cypher of queen victoria, garrison gun

Commemorative tankards from WW2 celebrating RAFCommemorative tankards from World War 2 produced by the RAF AssociationSet of 6 Royal Air Forces Association The World War II Commemorative Tankards BY Gordon DaviesTankard 1 Picture of Avro Lancaster on one side and Battle of Berlin the other with RAF logo in centre. On bottom written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air force Association Logo in centre. On base The Battle of Berlin by Gordon Davies. Tankard 2 Picture of Supermarine Spitfire on one side and Battle of Britain the other with RAF logo in centre. On base written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air force Association Logo in centre. The Battle of Britain Tankard by Gordon Davies. Tankard 3 Picture of Hawker Typoon on one side and Operation Overlord the other with RAF logo in centre. On base written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air force Association Logo in centre. Operation Overlord by Gordon Davies. Tankard 4 Picture of Vickers Wellington on one side and Battle Over Germany the other with RAF logo in centre. On base written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air Force Association Logo in centre. The Battle Over Germany by Gordon Davies Tankard 5 Picture of Short Sunderland on one side and Battle of the Atlantic on the other with RAF logo in centre. On base written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air Force Association Logo in centre. The Battle of the Atlantic by Gordon Davies. Tankard 6 Picture of Hawker Hurricane on one side and Battle of El Alamein on the other with RAF logo in centre. On base written The Royal Air Force Association - The World War II Commemorative Tankards with Royal Air Force Association Logo in centre. The Battle of El Alamein by Gordon Daviesraf, royal air force, tankard, hurricane, spitfire, sunderland, lancaster, wellington, typhoon, gordon davies

The Royal Readers had been prepared especially for Victorian schools and featured some Australian content. The authors made great use of the natural world as well as incidents and common daily events to attract children to the stories. Teachers were encouraged to teach children not only the 'art of reading' but also a 'love of reading'. Illustrations were used effectively to attract children 'through the eye' to the stories and to help them understand same. They were used extensively in Victorian schools as well as in other states. However, during the 1890s and especially the early 1900s, governments came under increasing pressure to change the reading books again because these books did not reflect the rapid scientific advances in the 1890s. Royal Readers date quickly when a new syllabus was introduced in 1905. Education materials were to be relevant to children's daily lives with a demand for greater local content. (info. from http://education.qld.gov.au)This book as an example of school work in the early 20th century. It reflects the the way reading was taught, to young children in Victoria. It reflects the changes in education in East Gippsland and is a useful comparison tool for literacy teaching. A small book with a blue fabric cover. It is titled Royal Readers No V1 and is a part of a series of Royal Readers.inside cover - E.A. Stephenson, Longford.education-texts schools-reading royal-readers

British Army pamphlet used at the Armoured Centre Puckapunyal prior to the publication of Royal Australian Armoured Corps training material.Example of armoured corps training methods in Australia prior to the development of specific Australian material.Soft covered booklet being a Royal Armoured Corps Tactics training pamphlet Vol. 1 No.6 1955 issue. Troop leading in the Royal Armoured Corps. Stapled on edge.Two ink stamps "WOI RSM 8/13 VMR"royal armoured corps, training