Index, ill, p.258.non-fictionOrigins of the nursing tradition - Nightingale nurses in Australia - District nursing - Bush nursing - Infant welfare - Border nurses - Male nurses - Army nurses - Expanding horizons - The 1985 strike - Elizabeth Burchill's story. military nursing - history, nursing history - australia

Index, ill, bib, p.475.non-fictionA history of its first hundred years, 1881-1981of the Naval and Military Club, Melbourne :clubs - victoria - history, naval and military club melbourne

Index, ill, p.400.non-fictionPhotographic essay of war over the ageswar photography, "war photography - history

Ill. index, p.245.non-fictionThe second world war in words and picturesworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1954 - photographic record

Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionIn the Ypres Salient, the secret struggle beneath no man's land became one of engineering, technology and science - and of carefully calculated assassination. This book reveals how this most intense of battles was fought and won. Few on the surface knew the horrific details of the tunnellers work, yet this silent, claustrophobic conflict was a barbaric struggle that raged day and night for almost two and a half years. On 7 June 1917 the most dramatic mine offensive in history at Messines Ridge opened. After Messines, the tunnellers turned to the construction of deep dugouts, structures which housed tens of thousands of troops, men for whom life on the surface had become almost untenable. Often electrically lit and ventilated, they incorporated headquarters, cookhouses, soup kitchens, hospitals, drying rooms and workshops. Hundreds were built, and thanks to the Flanders geology many still survive today, and are can be seen in photographs in this book. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - tunnellers

Index, ill, p.414.non-fictionFrank and searching study of a brilliant soldier and controversial mangeneral blamey - biography, australia - armed forces - history

Ill, index, maps, p.1235.non-fictionJapan's Imperial Conspiracy completely shatters all previous accounts of Japanese history before and during World War IIjapan - history - 1912-1945, japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945

Ill, maps, index, p.358.non-fictionOriginally published in 1960, the author of this book is one of the planners of the Imperial Japanese Army's invasion of Malaya and the capture of Singapore-Colonel Masanobu Tsuji himself. In it, he "unreservedly attributes Japan's victory in Malaya to the patriotic fervour and self-sacrifice of the frontline officers and men of her 25th Army, which, in advancing six hundred miles and capturing Singapore in seventy days, achieved one of the decisive victories of World War II and accomplished a feat unparalleled in military history. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - malaya

Index, ill, p.232.This account looks at the Crimean war from the Russian perspective using lettwers diaries and eye witness accountscrimean war - history, russian empire - history

Index, ill, maps, p.802.non-fictionThe definitive story of the Australian campaign in Southeast Asia during World War II from a leading military writer. Impressive, compelling, and rich in human spirit, this is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history-the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway. world war 1939-1945 - australia - military history, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia

Index, ill, maps, p.207.non-fictionHistory of the Afrika Korps - The German army in North Africaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, afrika korps - history

Index, ill, maps, p.476.non-fictionChronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese. korean war - history, cold war - history

index, ills, maps, p.164.non-fictionA history of the railways built in the Riverina district of New South Wales between 1855 & 1886. It focuses on the people involved, the government policies and the resources required to build the railways.riverina (n.s.w.) -- history, railroads -- new south wales -- riverina -- history

Ill, index, p.192.A chronological history of the conflict from the opening shots at Sarajevo in June 1914 to the armistice in November 1918. All of the major war theaters are covered, as is the fighting in the air and sea. The dated entries also discuss espionage, home fronts, politics, and technology. Contains 400 photographs and maps.world war 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - photographic record

212-page soft cover book 'Official Trades Union Directory' Bendigo and Districts. Published by Authority of Trades Hall Council E.H.Duus, President J.Stirton, Secretary Includes Index of Unions, Index of Advertisers, a brief history of the Bendigo Trades Hall, an 8-page Classified Business Directory. 4-page insert 'Bendigo Medical eye Unit'trade unions, trades union directory, bendigo trades hall

Ill, maps, index, p.642.non-fictionIn 1928 the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) acquired the fast and heavy cruiser HMAS Australia, the second RAN ship to bear this name. After being virtually mothballed in the Depression years she would come in to her own as the flagship of the Australian fleet when the world awoke to the menace of Hitler's Germany.royal australia navy - history, history - military - naval - australia

Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionA history of naval uniforms from the late 19th century to post WWIImilitary uniforms, royal australian navy - history

Ill, index, maps, p.256.non-fictionOn 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed record of those months in the monsoon jungles--of the problems that were faced and the solutions that were found. vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia

index, ills, maps, p.324.non-fictionWith the expansion of railways in the colonies that made up Australia in the 1860s, the area that was to becme known as the Riverina was no different to other productive farming areas insofar as seeking reliable and cheap means of conveying produce to the estavlished populated cities. The story of railways and Deniliquin is two-fold, one of success and the other of disappointment.new south wales -- riverina -- history, riverina (n.s.w.) -- history

index, ill, p.80.non-fictionA brief history of diesel locomotives in Australia on government and private railways.diesel locomotives - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

Printed paperback book. A4 size. 144 pages. Black and white photos. Subject and people indexes. Endnotes for each chapter. Citation: Down the Line Racecourses: Richfield, Mentone, Epsom, Aspendale. By John Macnaughton. Published by John Macnaughton, 2023. BMDHS Location: AR/SU5non-fictionA history of some of the lesser known horse racecourses in the greater Melbourne area. The relevance of this book for Bacchus Marsh history is in Chapter 5, 'Aspendale', pages 110-115, and the section titled 'The Founder: The Crook Family'. This section describes the Crook family involvement in the founding of Aspendale racecourse and in particular the involvement of James Elijah Crook in horseracing.crook family bacchus marsh, james elijah crook 1819-1889, horse racing, racecourses

Index, ill, maps, p.590.non-fictionAn insider's account of Saigon's indecent end told by the CIA's chief. vietnam - history 1945-1975, vietnam war 1961-1975 - american involvement

Printed hardback book. 352 pages. Black and white photos. Index and appendices. Chapter endnotes. Citation: Country Victoria's Own: 150 Years of 8/7 RVR and its Predecessors by Neil Leckie. Australian Military History Publications, Loftus, Vic., 2008. BMDHS Location: AR/SU63/S1non-fictionA history of the 8/7 Battalion of the Royal Victoria regiment and its predecessors 1858-2008. The 8/7 Battalion traces its origins back to the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment and the Bendigo Rifle Regiment both of which formed in 1858. This book traces the history of the Ballarat infantry and the units in major cities and towns that form its predecessors. A small part of this history includes the Bacchus Marsh Rifle Association and the Prince of Wales Victorian Volunteers Light Horse troop based in Bacchus Marsh in the later part of the nineteenth century. References to Bacchus Marsh in this book can be found on pages 9 and 147-148. The book is useful for understanding the wider military system and context in which the military unit in Bacchus Marsh played a part. bacchus marsh volunteer military troop, colonial military forces

Index, ill, p.310.non-fictionRelates the experiences of a Jersey islander as a prisoner of the Nazisworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, jersey - history

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

Joyce Lane was born in Gippsland in 1922 and moved with her family to Bacchus Marsh when she was two years old. She remained in Bacchus Marsh for the rest of her life until her death in 2001. During her life she had written down many of her memories about Bacchus Marsh, particularly her early years from the 1920s through to the 1940s. During the 1980s some of these recollections were published in the local Bacchus Marsh newspapers. Towards the end of her life her writings were collated into three large volumes comprising over 500 pages. Photocopies of these were made by Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society and added to its collection. The volumes of writings are known as 'Memory Lane'. Joyce Lane is one of the subjects featured in the book 'Bacchus Marsh by Bacchus Marsh: An Anecdotal History', compiled by Geoff Camm, published in 1986. See Chapter 42, pages 333-352.A significant archive of personal recollections and observations by a single individual about a community.Memories of Bacchus Marsh. Manuscript. Photocopies of original hand-written memories. Three spiral bound volumes. 540 pages. Includes an index volume. BMDHS Location: AR/SU14/Magazine boxjoyce lane 1922-2001, recollections bacchus marsh, memoirs bacchus marsh