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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Pullin, R.A. - Ed. Pullin, Ellie V, World War II - Diary, 1985
Local Resident's diary of service on H.M.A.S. 'Swan' - 20th minesweeping squadron 3-Sep-1939 to 17-Dec-1943 by the husband of the Hist. Soc President Ellie Pullin.Pullin, R.A. World War II - Diary. Book with pale blue covers and dark blue spine with gold printing on the front. Photograph of HMAS Swan in Sydney Harbour September 1939. +Additional Keywords: Pullin, R.A. / Pullin, Ellie V.World War II Diary - R.A. Pullin -
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 eastern end of Phillip Island and the Eastern Passage taken by the RAAF in 1939 at 13,000 feet.local history, photography, aerial photograph, eastern passage, cape woolamai, black & white photograph, coastline, r.a.a.f., john jenner, bryant west -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Swallow & Ariell to Port Melbourne Bowling Club, Mr Peddie?, 9 Jan 1939
Letter from Mr PEDDIE? on a Swallow & Ariell letterhead, to the Port Melbourne Bowling Club, Jan. 1939sport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne bowling club, swallow & ariell ltd, peddie ? -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, H M Walker, Army Recruits, 1939
locals known in this photograph: front left to right: 4th Jack Kilmartin, 5th Ern Ranson, 7th Frank Hogan, 8th Jack Arnold, 10th Claude Nye, 13th John Sullivan, 15th Bob Forsyth, 17th Bert Warman, 18th Kevin Barry, 19th Ross Forsyth. 2nd row left to right: 2nd Ray Dunlop, 3rd Bill Geales, 5th Rupert Adams, 6th Aleck Collie, 11th Maurice Dick. Back row left to right: 5th Maurie Hogan.Group photograph of approx 150 Army recruits taken at Seymour in 1939. Many locals included and named.locals army recruits, seymour army recruits -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Model on house at Creek Road Mitcham, 1939/40
Black and white 1939/40 photograph of model aeroplane on house (now demolished) at Creek Road, Mitchamcreek road, mitcham, thompson, george -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Replica Medals, WW1 & WW11 Medals Awarded to Nathaniel Barclay, (estimated); between 1914 & 1945
Born 5th October 1895 in Adavoyle, United Kindom Occupation Grocer and later horticulturalist Married after WW1- Wife - Daisy Florence Barclay World War One Staff Sergeant Regimental Number 2139 Enlisted AIF in Melbourne 29th December 1914, having previously served 3 months with the Ulster Volunteers and to camp Broadmeadows, to depot Battalion 29th December 1914. Embarked from Melbourne for the middle East with 3rd reinforcement group for the 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th February 1915 per transport 'Runic'. Disembarked Alexandria and to camp Heliopolis, Egypt. Operation Gallipoli from 5th May 1915 with 5th Battalion. Sick with dental problems 2nd Field Ambulance 17th September 1915. To hospital Lemnos 20th December 1915. To Alexandria hospital with pluerisy 12th January 1916. Returned to Australia with enteric per 'Nestor' 9th February 1916.To duty Broadmeadows 4th April 1916. Wmbarked with 4th reinforcements group for the 58th Battalion, 15th Brigade per transport 'Themistocles' 1st August 1916 Returned to England 14th September 1916. Operations France and Flanders from 6th December 1916. To 59th Battalion 29th December 1916. To 5th Division Infantry School 18th February to 28th March 1917 as Lance Corporal. Corporal 7th April 1917. Sergeant 2nd May 1917. To 3rd Southern General Hospital Oxford 4th October 1917. Returned to Melbourne per Transport 'Persic' 12th February 1918. Discharged 14th March 1918. Second World War. Regimental Number V5571 Emlisted in the Australian Military Forces in Royal Park, Melbourne 22nd August 1940 and to 2nd Infantry Training Battalion, Fyansford. Staff Sergeant 24th August 1940. To 2/14th Training Battalion Wangaratta 11th October 1940. To 2/23rd Training Battalion, Wangaratta 18th October, 1940.To Southern Command Training School 26th May 1941.to Camp Bonegilla 15th May 1942. To Camp Caulfield 11th November 1942. Discharged to Reserve Occupation 19th November 1942. Remarks. Awarded 1915-15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal 1914-1919 Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal as Lance Corporal vide London Gazette 30111 of 31st July 1918. Citation for action on 9th July 1917 during the third Battle of Ypres reads- " For conspicous gallantry and devotion to duty. He rendered invaluable service during operation in carrying important messsages through heavy fire" Awarded War Medal and Australian Service Medal 1939-45 in 1951. Described as 71.5inches tall, medium complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He died 11th September 1962.WW1 - Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914/15 Star 1914/18 British War Medal Victory Medal WW11 - 1939/45 British War Medal Australian Service Medal 1939/45 All medals with associated coloured ribbons. These are replica medals made in the exact metals as the originals. Also in display is a record of War Service which can be found in the narrative. Noneservice, medal, 1918, citation, ww1, military, gazette, london, ww11, medals, 30111, 31st, july, ypres, distinguished -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Water Colour, Lagerbild Germalt von Glunkler
The painting is of Camp 3 painted by internee Glunkler.Water colour of two huts with the windows open. Another hut is partially in the picture. An item of washing is hanging on a clothes line between two of the huts. A garden of red flowers in is the foreground and two gum tree are in the paddock behind a wire fence. Wooden frame behind glass with dark green matt.Glunkler 1942 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Painting - Watercolour, Camp 2 Tatura
Alfred Landauer was Born in Vienna 13/06/1910. He was a commerical artist who arrived in Australia on board the "Dunera".Pen & Ink and watercolor of three camp huts. Large trees at the rear of the huts. Several internees are reclining in chairs outside each hut. A guard tower is in the distance . A fence runs along the side of the painting and a garden and green grass follow the length of the fence. A. Landauer 1942camp 2, dunera, landauer, watercolor, 1942 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Morse Code Key, Unknown
WWII Historical significanceWW11 Morse Code KeyPMG 1942. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SWEENEY COLLECTION: ARMY DRIVING LICENCE, 1942
World War 2 Army Driving Licence issued to Frederick Charles Sweeney 20/11/1942. Heavy trifold board cover.military, world war 2, ww2 driver's licence -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Bus Shelter, Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Engineering Department, City of Port Melbourne: A N B, 23 Mar 1942
Working drawings for the construction of bus shelter in Lorimer Street, Fishermens Bend, 1942. Preliminary design only. Subtitled "Design B" "Design A"Signed: Approved " ":Drawn: A. N. B.transport - bus, built environment - civic, fishermans bend, local government - city of port melbourne -
Canterbury History Group
Letter - Reference for Mr. N. Tourrier, 26/01/1942 12:00:00 AM
Original hand written reference for Mr. N. Tourrier from Lawson Bros. Grocers Pty Ltd dated 26 January 1942.canterbury, correspondence, tourrier> n., grocers, shops, documents, lawson bros grocers pty ltd -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Leader, Royal Horticultural Society's Autumn Show, 1942
Full page of "The Leader" April 8, 1942 p12. Collage of photographs includes one of A.W. Jessep with members of the Women's Land Army.burnley school of horticulture, a.w. jessep, women's land army, royal horticultural society, rhsv, dahlias, garden show -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 4/03/1939?
Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 dressed as a floral tram at the time of its launch/Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 29 decorated as the floral tram for 1939 with the girls in the paper dresses just visible in the doorway, in Wendouree Parade. Has the Lake in the background. Possibly dated the same as Reg Item 5189 - 4-3-1939. trams, tramways, floral tram, decorated trams, depot, tram 29 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Frank Wright, 26/6/1939
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of the torso of a man in a dark double breasted suit. The man is Frank Wright.Printed on back - Jerome Stamped on back - 26 June 1939frank wright, cornet, conductor, brassband -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Shield, 30-12-1939
Probably donated by Commercial Club AlburyWooden shield with cast metal slouch hat (no rising sun badge) in the centre, attached with three screws. Beneath that, a brass badge of Australia. "Diggers Day Commercial Club Albury the 30-12-1939" slouch hat, shield, albury, commercial club, diggers day -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper cutting, 51, 1939
Girls May Replace Soldier Farmers. 11 November, 1939.mabs younger, female students -
Melbourne Tram Museum
book - Engineering Standards, Standards Association of Australia, "A5 - 1937 - Hardwood Paving Blocks", "A6 - 1938 - Stone Setts", 1939
Set of two Engineering Standards stapled within in a Standards Association of Australia folder" with the numbers stamped and hand written onto the cover. Contains 11 sheets and one loose sheet printed using the Gestetner process. Contains the standards for Hardwood Paving blocks, 1937, an amendment and Stone Setts, 1938. Used in paving tramways in Australia.in ink "1939" and "Hardwood Paving Blocks" on right hand edge.trams, tramways, standards, track materials, track repairs, cable trams, road works -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Notice to Conductors - Family Excursion Tickets, Jun. 1939
Notice to Conductors - Family Excursion Tickets Instruction C. No. 3860 issued to conductors regarding family excursion tickets. Complaints indicated conductors not aware of use of this ticket. C. No. 3166 was issued 27 October 1936 previously relates to this instruction.Stamped "Malvern 23 Jun 1939" in top right cornertrams, tramways, ticket, fares, conductors, excursions, wattle park, beach -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Medal 34692 C M Muir, Mid 20th century
This Australian Service Medal was issued to 32692 C M Muir who served during WW2 as a Sergeant? with the RAAF.This is the original Medal belonging to 32692 C M Muir who served with the RAAF during WW2.Australian Service Medal 1939-1945, silver, round. The ribbon attached is that of the War Medal 1939-194532692 C M Muir.asm, ww2, 32692 c m muir, raaf -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Service Medal, Circa 1945
War Medal 1939 1945. Campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 16th August 1945, to Commonwealth Servicemen who served more than 28 days service overseas. Cotton Ribbon in Red/Blue and white stripe. Obverse shows King George 6th wearing crown. Georgivs V1 G.BR.OMN.REX ET INDIAE IMP: inscribed around edge. Reverse shows lion vanquishing a Griffon. Date 1939 1945 inscribed above. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - My War 33 Te Sun Newspaper dated 8/11/1942 - Vast Landings in French Africa, Daily newspaper covering World War 2 Vast Landings in French Africa
Newspaper with articles covering current condition and actions during World War 2Vast U.S. Landings in French AfricaThe Sun newspaper dated 9/11/1942newspaper articles for the local population - Vast U>S> Landing in French Africathe sun newspaper dated 8/11/1942 -
Victoria Police Museum
photograph (police awards), Kodak
All members were in a Wireless Patrol car when shots were fired at the car during a pursuitValor Badge Awards ceremony, circa 1942. L to R: S/C Herbert 6364 W.P.; Const Stanesby, 9226 W.P.; McIlwaine 9399 W.P.; Runting 9534 T.B.; Suttie, 9556 W.P.transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; valor badge awards; runting, alan lindsay; walker, benjamin harold; suttie, desmond john; stanesby, george herbert; mcilwaine, james alipions -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Ringwood WWII manpower and building controls
Lists of U.S.P Trainees 1942; Building Controls -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Cutting- The Mail, November 1942, Ringwood State School- School Library
Copy of newspaper cutting, The Mail, November 1942.Ringwood State School- Comments on state of Library 18 months after establishment. Icludes comments by District Inspector in his report to the Education Department. -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - Teachers - Loyola Seminary
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St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - Teachers, Jesuits
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St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Presidents
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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Stationary engine, red, 1925
“Sundial 2hp engine, open crank, 600rpm, serial number 6420.” These small 4 stroke engines were widely used on Australian farms through the 20th century to power chaffcutters, grinders, saws, lighting plants, pumps, shearing plants, milking machines and cream separators easing much of the drudgery of farm work. They were also used in garages and workshops and by bush fire brigades. The engine was made by H.V.McKay Massey Harris. At one time Hugh Victor McKay’s Sunshine Harvester Works was the largest factory in Australia but in 1930, to ensure survival during the Great Depression, elected to merge with the Australian arm of a Canadian firm, Massey Harris. The Sundial is fitted with twin flywheels, making it a compact and convenient power source as either wheel could double as a drive wheel. Its connecting rod, crankshaft and flywheel spokes are covered, a safety measure that was not standard at the time. These engines were advertised as simple, dependable, low in price and cheap to run. They had the additional advantage that a bolt-on kit was made by the manufacturer to convert them to run on kerosene. ‘The engine's output is two horsepower (1.5 kW) at 600 rpm. The compression ratio is 5:1 and the spark plug is activated by a high tension magneto. The fuel tank holds 3.3 litres and the cooling water hopper holds 6.6 litres. Cylinder bore is 101 mm and piston stroke is 115 mm.’ In a catalogue of HV McKay Massey Harris agricultural machinery published in March 1942, the engine is described as follows: 'The cylinder head is of the hot, turbulent type, giving the finest fuel atomisation and heat distribution. The carburettor, of special design, has an automatic air valve controlling the amount of air. The supersensitive, high speed, flyball-type governor provides an ample range of speed.'Typical of units used on local farms. RepresentativeSundial 2 h.p. engine, open crank 600 rpm Seral number 6420, red. Attached to yellow grain grinderSunshine McKay, 1939 Serial no. 6420farm machinery, stationary, machine operated, belt driven -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM - WW2 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, 1939-1945
AWAS uniform belonging to Cpl Irene Driscoll Items were put together to show an Australian Women’s Army Service Uniform. A hat belonging to Mrs M Crowley (Cat No 1268) is part of the display..1 Shirt, polyester, light khaki, long sleeves with Corporal stripes on each arm .2 Tie, khaki. .3 Skirt, Service Dress, khaki, winter. .4 Jacket, Service Dress, khaki, winter, 2 x Rising Sun lapel badges, 2 x “AWAS” shoulder badges, 2 x Corporal Stripes on right sleeve, 2 x colour patches, rectangular blue & white with purple surround, metal buttons..1) “A.G.C.F Vic 1982 size 40/81” .3) “V.83 made in AUSTRALIA 1942” .4) “N 381 made in AUSTRALIA 1942, size 10”ausraliam womens army service, uniforms - army