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Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Newspaper clipping, Centre's tax bid refused, 12 October 1997
newspaper clipping. page 6 Sunday Herald Sun. charitable organisations, people in political roles, political processes -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Headwear - Viet Cong helmet
Helmet of a type worn by soldiers the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, commonly known by Australians as the Vietcong, was an armed communist political organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia. Its military force, the Liberation Army of South Vietnam, fought against the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War, eventually emerging on the winning side. The LASV had both guerrilla and regular army units, as well as a network of cadres who organized peasants in the territory the Việt Cộng controlled. During the war, communist insurgents and anti-war activists insisted the Việt Cộng was an insurgency indigenous to the South, while the U.S. and South Vietnamese governments portrayed the group as a tool of North Vietnam. The helmet usually had a waterproof cover often with camouflage scrim.Representative if the uniform of the guerrilla forces opposing Australian forces in Vietnam.Sun helmet with red star mounted centre front.military, helmet, vietnam, vietnam war, guerrilla -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
9 x badges, Unknown
Various War heritage from different wars and Army Units.1# 2 x shoulder insignia 'Australia'. 2# Bar and medal - 'National Medal for Service'. 3# 1 x Special Air Service Regiment Shoulder insignia. 4# 1 x red patch 'A.I.F. crossed swords. 5# Crossed swords over crown. 6# Victory Medal 1945.1# Resolute. 2# Victoria. 3# Vigilant. 4# Duty First. 5# Australia Parutas. 6# Royal Australian Army Service Corps. 7# Rising Sun. 8# Royal Australian Regiment 'Duty First'. 9# 'WRAAC' Hat- Badge. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER - HERALD SUN 2009 BUSHFIRES
1) The Advertiser - Red Alert - February 06, 2009 2) The Advertiser - Headline Moments of the Past-July 03, 2009 3) Herald Sun - Black Saturday - February 07, 2009 4) Herald Sun - Fire-storm - February 08, 2009 5) Herald Sun - 84 Dead - February 09, 2009 6) Herald Sun - We'll Help - February 09, 2009 7) The Advertiser - Hellfire Heartache - February 09, 2009 8) The Advertiser - Thumbs Up On Water - February 09, 2009 9) Herald Sun - We Will Rebuild - February 10, 2009 10) Herald Sun - All Lost - February 10, 2009 11) The Advertiser - How We Lost Our Brother - February 10, 2009 12) The Advertiser - Counting the Cost - February 10, 2009 13) Herald Sun - Alive - February 11, 2009 14) Herald Sun - Act of Terror - February 11, 2009 15) Herald Sun - Never Again - February 12, 2009 16) Herald Sun - The Tiniest Victims - February 12, 2009 17) Herald Sun - Heart of a Nation - February 13, 2009 18) Bendigo Weekly - City Unites - February 13, 2009 19) Herald Sun - Love from the Ashes - February 14, 2009 20) The Advertiser - Black Saturday - February 14, 2009 21) The Advertiser - Black Saturday - February 14, 2009 22) Herald Sun - Portraits of Grief - February 14, 2009 23) Herald Sun - Salute Our Heroes - February 15, 2009 24) The Advertiser - One Brick at the Time - February 16, 2009. Folder 111 now in Box 417 AV 03/11/2022newspaper -
National Wool Museum
Pennant
Queensland's GOLD COAST FUN IN THE SUNgold coast, queensland -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges ANZAC Appeal, Assorted
8 ANZAC Day badges of various valuesLarge A on the Raising Sun Lapel badges -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, The fourth year of war in pictures, C1950
256 pages of black and white photosPublished by The Sun News Pictorial Melbourne -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Phil Skeggs, Trip for war heroine, [4, February 1993]
Article about Vivian Bullwinkel and six other former nurses who survived the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and imprisonment as POW's returning to Bangka Island, Indonesia to for a commemoration ceremony. Article also features fellow survivor Betty Jeffrey being unable to attend.Three column article plus fourth column portrait photograph. Photograph captioned 'Betty Jeffrey'. Article written by Phil Skeggs.'SUN/HERALD 4.2.'93' 'NC2'wwii, world war two, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, betty jeffrey -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tobacco tin of assorted items, 1920-1950
This tin and its contents is a typical example of the common items used in a family home in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century. Tobacco tins would have been handy storage containers.1951.1 is a Havelock tobacco tin - Havelock Flake Cut - High Grade Tobacco. Inside the tin are various items. 1951.2 and .3 is a pair of white plastic earrings (1950's?). There is another earring, a hair clip, a white button, a metal brooch in the form of a bunch of three flowers with the catch missing, a fish hook, a brown stud button with a shank and a rising sun badge - Australian Commonwealth Military Force.havelock-tobacco earrings rising-sun-badge -
Orbost & District Historical Society
wooden box, McLean, Don, Just prior to January 2010
This box was crafted from a portion of one of the original oak trees in the Jarrahmond WW11 Avenue of Honour.The Avenue was planted in 1955 and linked the farms of the two servicemen from Jarrahmond who lost their lives in WWII. It consisted of English Oaks interspersed with flowering peaches and cherries. Wood for the box was collected in the early 1990's by Stan Weatherall following a windstorm. Stan had the timber rough-sawn into planks by local sawmiller Max Reynolds. The timber was stored for a number of years before being given to Don McLean.A hand-made oak box. The inside base is lined in green felt. The lid is single hinged. the front panel displays a radiating pattern in the grain of the oak wood that resembles the rising sun badge of the Australian Defence Forces. Two brass pins are symbols of Australian military regalia. Inside the box is an envelope with information and letters on the manufacture of the box and presentation to Orbost. The information concerns the Jarrahmond School and the Avenue of Honour.handcraft oak jarrahmond-avenue-of-honour container -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SERVICE DRESS, WINTER, ARMY, Shirt 1990
Hanger, William Robert B. 1907 Aust Inf Corps. VP3651 NAA file covers 1935. The jacket was probably from Hanger, William Robert.1. Dark Khaki woollen jacket. Four pockets. Darkened AMF buttons. 38Bn colour patch on shoulders. darkened Major's badge on epaulettes. Rising Sun on collars. One medal ribbon on chest - Efficiency decoration. 2. Cotton polyester short sleeve shirt. light plastic buttons with epaulettes. 3. Tie, Khaki, Polyester. 4. Belt, Sam Browne, tan leather with brass fittings.4. Belt. Written inside belt is "Donated by Capt. D.F.V. Hufer A3/92041. There was another name, it has been obliterated. Another name - Capt. W.R. Hanger VP 3651.ww2, 38 bn, passchendaele barracks trust -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Badge Board
Badge Board on styrene mount N.Z. Returned Services Association, Returned Soldiers Salors League Victoria WarService Fund, S.A.S., (? Droit et Avanti), S.A.S., P.W.L.H.,Womans Auxilliary R.S.L., Returned Soldiers and sailors league, Waikato, Returned Sailors Soldiers & Airmen Imperial League and Rising Sun collar badge.7th L.H.Hat and lapel badges (Collected by Lt. C. J. Owens VX108037medal, badge, medallion, insignia, 7th light horse, c.j.owens -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, R DERMER SMITH, unknown
The man on the right is Thomas Tuckerman. His cousin is on the left.The photo is in a frame of different layout. Frame: Metal frame with decorative edges. At the top is a Rising Sun Army Badge. The badge is marked "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces" It has a vertical perspective. Photo: Black and White photo of the two men seated. One is holding a book, probably a marriage register. There is a small table between them. Their clothing appears to be 1910-1930 vintage, neither have a R.A.S. badge on. On the right side is printed the photographer's name: R. Dermer Smith, Bull Street, Bendigo photo, wedding party -
Bendigo Military Museum
Plan - PHOTOGRAPHS AIF, 1) C. WW2, .2) C.WW1
Herbert Trangmar ALLAN. Refer to Cat No 2755.4 for his extensive service history and awards..1) Black & white head & shoulders portrait photo of an Australian Officer who is smiling. He is wearing a peaked cap with Rising Sun badge & a Great Coat with collars up. The photo is affixed to a substrate then a cardboard backing with a jagged edge on one side. .2) Black & white photo of two Australian Officers mounted on camels. Two native guides are also shown, behind are two pyramids & a sphinx..1) On front: “May Moore” On rear: “Herbert (Blue) Allan, Herbert Trangmar Allan (Blue) 1895 - 1967”portraits, photographs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Domestic object - BROOCHES WW2, 1939 - 1945
Items are classed as WW 2 trench art..1) Perspex brooch, half round in shape, green colour. Inlaid is a rising sun lapel badge with is gold coloured. the writing on the badge "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces" has been coated in red. 2 pins have been attached. .2) Perspex brooch, oval shape, clear from the rear a crown and wings has been pressed into to giving a clear shape from the front. trench art, brooches -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER, FRAMED WW1, 10 jAN 1915
Title to Poster "ANZACS AT WAR/FALLEN ANZACS RISE A LEGEND/ THE 11th BATTALION AT THE CHEOPS PYRAMID IN EGYPT." Poster - Gold and white print on black background. Illustrated with large black and white photograph of the the 11th Battalion standing and seated at the Cheops pyramid in Egypt. On leaving Eqypt. Below photograph - seven examples of Rising Sun Badges in gold and information (white print) on the 11th Battalion AIF. Frame - brown stain colour timber with moulding. Black with white colour highlight, cardboard mount, glass front.photography-photographs, frame accessories, military history, middle east, ww1, anzac -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BADGES, 1) 1939-45, .2) & .3) post WW11
Items relate to Alfred Charles Jury VX66822. Refer 2080 medals for service details also 2083P..1) Shoulder Badge "Australia" blackened metal with 2 lugs on rear. .2) Badge, "Returned from Active Service", Crown over wings, Rising sun, Anchor, Boomerang, 2 lugs on rear for uniform. .3) Badge, RSL Membership, 3 central figures, "Returned Sailors, Soldiers, Airmans Imperial League of Australia. Clip on top with figure "92" meaning financial member 1992..2) "288601 - Issued by the C'Wealth Govt" .3) "V90347 Property of the League"badges, military, membership -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1928
An Horace Partridge Co., Wimbledon, American Tate Expert tennis racquet, with string whipping and hide reinforcements around shoulders, open throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name features across the lower head on obverse and reverse; decal of manufacturer, with partridge and rising sun trademark, across shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Clothtennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Two small pamphlets. One titled Bendigo for holidays and health, the other Bendigo for industry
Advertising material promoting the City of BendigoOne pamphlet as at the top Bendigo for industry, Bendigo the northern capital of Victoria, with a drawing of a rising sun. Under a black and white aerial photo of Pall Mall with the soldier's memorial in the foreground and the words: City of trees and sunshine, distributing centre to the golden north at the bottom. The other Bendigo for holidays and health, Bendigo the northern capital of Victoria. An aerial view of the City and the words The city of sunshine and trees, the gateway of the north.advertising, bendigo -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Memorabilia - Presentation Plaque, 2/6 Aust. Inf. Bn
Shield shaped varnished wooden plaque with badge affixed to centre. in the foreground is a 2/6Bn Colour patch. The patch is made up of a purple rectangle laying atop of a red rectangle. this is surrounded by a narrow light grey boarder. behind the colour patch is a hidden rising sun badge. atop this is a queens crown. At the bottom of the badge is a black boomerang marked in gold with " 2/6 Aust. Inf. Bn"wark vc club, 2/6 aust inf bn -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Uniform - Army Uniform, Captain MacInnes
Army issue uniform worn by Captain Alan Finley MACINNES, a MO at D Company 17th Garrison Battalion stationed at Camp 4 Tatura during WW2.Army issue jacket, trousers and hat, made in army issue material, olive drab colour. Hat has leather band and army badge. Material for the uniform is Berathea wool cloth with an open collar two epaulets and two metal subdued Australian Rising Sun badges affixed to the lapels. Both epaulets display three metal pips indicating the rank of Captain and metal "AUSTRALIA" shoulder titles.as aboveww2 army uniform, ww2 army captains uniform, captains uniform, captain macinnes, alan macinnes, medical officer internment camps, d company 17th garrison battalion, camp 4 tatura -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping, J Kitchen & Sons Annual Picnic, 1920s - 1930s
Copy of photograph from The Sun taken at Kitchen's picnic, showing William Hegarty (17 Bridge St) and Myrtle Mott(14 Bridge St) - both employees of Kitchen's; caption Thread-needle race at J. Kitchen and Sons annual picnic, held at Frankstonindustry - manufacturing, social activities, myrtle mott, william (bill) hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper clippings, Extensive fire, J Kitchen & Sons, Port Melbourne, 3 Dec 1953
Newspaper articles about the extensive fire at the J K Kitchen and Sons factory at Port Melbourne on 3 December 1953. Article 1 with photograph. Article 2 from "the Sun" Articles 3 & 4 late items in red. Article 4 from the "Argus"industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, built environment - industrial, fire and fire services, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
Relph Peak, named after A.U. Relph of the Government Tourist Department. See P67 of Bridging the Gap, by Ida Stanton. Steep rocky escarpment, valley down below, smaller range opposite, mountain rising higher in background.scenery, wonderland range -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Old age undergoes a revolution, 2006
The average life expectancy in Australia is rising.The average life expectancy in Australia is rising. Blackburn resident Myra Nicholson is Australia' oldest person at 111.The average life expectancy in Australia is rising. nicholson, myra -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - HERALD SUN TORCH RELAY SOUVENIR
Four pages souvenir edition of the Herald Sun from Thursday July 27, 2000. Herald sun official newspaper of the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch relay. Welcome to the Goldfieldsnewspaper, herald, souvenir edition -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir, Tea Towels
Souvenir tea towels made for the 40th anniversary commemoration of the formation of the Australian Women's Army Service which was formed on the 13th August 1941. These tea towels are linen and are screen printed in olive green on a plain background. The tea towels feature the badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. These tea towels have the following screen printed in colour: The 'rising sun' badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces with "A.W.A.S." uppermost and "40th ANNIVERSARY" above the badge and "AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE" below the badge. Beneath that "1941 - 1981" and the note "PURE LINEN" world war 2, ww2, awas, a.w.a.s., nurses, service, womens, women's, army, australia, -
Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Artefact, Commemorative plaque, 2001
Round wall plaque. Metal plate centred on wooden turned circular frame.Front: Outer ring, 100years service to the nation. 1901 - 2001 Inner ring, Teamwork. Courage. Initiative. Centre, Rising sun emblem, The Australian Army. Back: Market Link Solutions Canberra Australia Kyneton RSL. S/B Donated by Don Radleyplaque -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SERICE DRESS - OFFICERS PATTERN, AGCF. Vic, 8. 1981
Medal ribbons are; 1. British War Medal 2. WW1 Victory Medal (faded) with MID ribbon., 3. Possibly Colonial Auxillary Forces decoration 1901-1938 (Green) or Colonial Auxillary Forces - Long Service 1901-1937 (Green). 4. Efficiency Decoration 1930- onwards (faded).. 1. Khaki jacket - old pattern. Four front pockets - held shut with dark copper buttons. Rising Sun Collar Badges. Lt. Colonel metal rank badges on epaulettes. the jacket has plain khaki lining. But has striped lining in the arms. It has a ribbon bar showing four medals and i M.I.D. leaf. The arms have a circular red/black colour patch, 3.3 cm diameter. 2. Khaki trousers - Two side pockets, one hip pocket. 3. Sam Browne belt - tan leather. Brass fittings includes sword holder. 4. Scabbard, tan leather with a silver top. Suits a sword. 5. Hat - peaked, khaki with dark Rising Sun Badge. 6. Belt - khaki woollen with dark copper buckle. Inside belt are light brown buttons. 7. Tie - Khaki woollen. 8. Shirt, Khaki, cotton polyester with Sgts stripes.officers uniform, accoutrements, passchendaele barracks trust -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - MESS DRESS - FORMAL, unknown
Ribbons are: War medals 1939-45. Australian Service Medal. Belonged to Lt. Col. E.P. Seymour. One of the CO's of 38 Bn.1. Jacket - woollen, black. Lt Col Rank Badges, gold, on epaulettes. Rising Sun badges on collars. Aust Commonwealth Military Forces. Four pockets. Four gold centre buttons. Top two pockets held shut with a gold button. 2. Trousers, woollen, black with red vertical stripe on sides. Pockets - 1 coin, 2 hip, 1 rear. Fly held shut four black buttons. 3. Shirt (ex) white short sleeved. 1 button missing. E... its cotton pocket. 4. Belt, Woollen black. Brass buckle. Two mini straps on inside of belt. 5. Tie, black, cotton. 6. Ribbon bar WW2 (2 medals). 7. Hat peaked black. Formal wear. Gold braid on brim. Red band and red piping. Rising Sun Badge. Aust Comm Military Forces.On trousers, written on two pockets is name: Seymour. Hat has a ticket inside. Lt. Col. E.P. Seymour.post ww2, passchendaele barracks trust, e.p. seymour