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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - G. ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ESTATE A.E. JONES ASSET AND LIABILITIES
Estate A. E. jones deceased. Assets and liabilities at 30th June 1939. Receipt of income from 21st Feb.1938 to 30th June 1939 and expenditure from income from 21st Feb.1938 to 30th June 1939person, individual, g.alice jones -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal, Campaign Stars & Medals, C 1945
This medal was awarded to Ernest Henry Swan. He served from December 1941 to July 1942 in the Citizen Military Forces and from July 1942 to September 1944 in the Australian Imperial Forces. His reason for discharge was reserved occupation. He held the rank of corporal in 26th Motor regiment. He was born in Colac 19/11/1919 to Ernest Swan and Daisy Johnson. He died 04/08/2009 and is buried at the Warrnambool cemetery. During his life he farmed a soldiers’ settlers block in the Grasmere area, north of Warrnambool.A common item which relates to a local soldier and World War 11.Round white metal medal with bar at top. Australian Coat of arms on front with image of George 6th on the reverse. Flat edge on medal with recipient's name and number engraved. it is housed in small cream card box with a small sheet of paper with summary of conditions of campaign stars and medals. The Australian Service medal 1939-1945. George VI G Br OMN Rex Et Indiae Imp VX88010 E H Swanwarrnambool, ernest henry swan -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, Lucien PISSARRO, Mt Tourris, Toulon, 1939
Born: Paris, France 1836; Died: London, England 1944ImpressionismLedger Bequest, 1993Rural landscape with stonewall, trees and mountains. Cream, green, gold and blue wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed with a monogram in blue paint l.r.c of composition; Dated 1939; Not titledlandscape, trees, mountains, pastoral, stone wall, europe -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - 20LH vice-regal escort, 1939
Escort for Major General Sir Winston Dugan on his arrival in Melbourne to take up the post of Governor of Victoria. The Escort comprised Lieutenant HG Fyffe, Sergeant C Thorburn, Trumpeter G Pyle and 12 troopers all drawn from the Tocumwal Troop of the 20th Light Horse Regiment. Historical photograph of Vice Regal escort drawn from Light Horse Regiment. It is well provenanced, and in good condition. Possibly the last mounted escort in Victoria drawn from serving military.Black and white photograph of group of light horsemen in single rank with lances and pennants.Labelled "Vice Regal Escort at Government House Melbourne 17/7/1939"20th light horse regiment, governor of victoria, fyffe h g, pyle g, thorburn c, dugan winston sir -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - The Weekly Times, 04/11/1942
Full page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupsPage 11 from The Weekly Times, 4 Nov. 1942. Full page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupsnon-fictionFull page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupspatriotic people of portland -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1942
Presented by Mrs Lotte Hoopmann 1992Monsignor Owens with children, Compound A Camp 3 1942-1943. About 50 youngsters and 6 adults. Palestine Templer children and Italian children in front of four huts.internee children, camp 3 children, italian children in camp 3, palestine templer children in camp 3, templer society, monsignor owens -
Wangaratta High School
Cookery Textbooks, 1942
Two paperback 1942 Cooking textbooks: Cookery: A short course for beginners, grey with a plastic cover Emily McPherson College Household cookery, blue with dark blue ink. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Ex-Stawellites Association Minute Books, 1942 - 1993
3 Red Covered Books. No 2 Minute Book 1942 - 1989. 2 Receipt Books, 1 Plastic Sleeve of Correspondence. 3 State Savings Bank Passbooksstawell -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Framed photographs with shoulder patches and Service Medals
Very historical significance. Robert was part of a group of 500 Servicemen captured as P.O.Ws.at Padang Sumatra. The POWs were accommodated in 6 long barracks buildings that ran side by side. They were behind an 8 foot high wall containing a parade ground, sports ground, Japanese Officers and guards quarters. The POWs were put to work on the infamous Sumatra Railway. Part of that group were: Richard Winston Annear WX13468. Alfred John Burgess WX15756. Clifford Dudley Squance WX16885. Arthur Melville Magill WX16886. Harold Mervyn Smith WX17448. Robin Roy Semple WX7532. Edward Mason Hopson WX9241. Cecil George Quinn WX9285.Large grey framed photographs with shoulder patches, service stripes and Service Medals. Photographs are of Robert Frederick Nelson VX8212 2/29th A.I.F and Betty Emily Louise Collins A.C.W 110082 W.A.A.F. Service Medals for Robert are The Pacific Star, 1939 - 45 Star, 1939 - 1945 War Medal and 1939 - 1945 Service Medal. Service Medals for Betty are 1939 - 1945 War Medal and 1939 - 1945 Service Medal. Engraved metal nameplates with names and Service numbers at top and bottom. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Medal Set
World War 2 issuesSet of 4 miniature medals with ribbons: 1939-45 Star Pacific Star 1939-45 War Medal Australia Service Medalmedals, ww2 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Royal Engineers Pocketbook
Royal Engineers Pocketbook Publisher: Modern Printing Date: 1942 Label on spine with typed text RA 620.10058 ROY warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, royal engineers pocketbook -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Statue
Small resin statuette of fighter pilot WW2, Darwin 1942model, ww2 -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Statue
Small resin statuette of AIF soldier, Middle East 1942plaque, ww2, army -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. US Embassy (1942), Canberra, AustraliaMade in Australiacanberra, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. US Embassy (1942), Canberra, AustraliaMade in Australiacanberra, slide, robin boyd -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Tea Towel Darwin
Lest We Forget tea towel Darwin 1942 - 1992miscellaneous, general -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Painting - Painting of the 39 BN on the Kokoda Track
A copy of the painting of 39 BN on the Kokoda on 19 July 1942 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Document
Australian Military Forces driving licence. 29/5/1942. Corporal Orleans E Manypenny VX 132114 -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Dances & Balls
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Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Medal - War Medal- William Alsop 2/10 Commando Squadron, c. 1945
This object was issued to William Donald Alsop for his service in the 2/10 Commando Squadron during the Second World War.This object displays Historic Significance through its connection with William Donald Alsop, his service in the 2/10 Command Squadron and World War Two.The War Medal 1939-45 is cupro-nickel with the crowned effigy of King George VI on the obverse. The reverse has a lion standing on a fallen dragon. The top of the reverse shows the dates 1939 and 1945. The riband is 32 millimetres wide with a 5½ millimetres wide Army red band, a 3 millimetres wide navy blue band, a 6 millimetres wide dark green band, a 3 millimetres wide yellow band, a 6 millimetres wide dark green band, a 3 millimetres wide Royal Air Force blue band and a 5½ millimetres wide Army red band. The forests and beaches of the Pacific are represented by the dark green and yellow bands respectively, while the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, the Armies and the Air Forces are represented by the dark blue, red and light blue bands respectively.On front of medal, above the lion: 1939/1945 On reverse of medal, in a circle around the outside: GEORGIVS VI G. BR. OMN. REX ET INDIAE IMP:alsop, second world war, ww2, wwii, world war two, australian commando -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wilson Transformer on low loader, Crockford Street, Port Melbourne, 1939
Photo from book 'Wilson Transformer - 50 years of achievement'Photographic copy of Wilson transformer on low loader in Crockford Street, 1939. Shows back wall of Hoyt's Eclipse cinema in left cornerindustry - manufacturing, transport - motor vehicles, yellow express, wilson transformers, hoyts theatre ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden City Football Club, Premiers, 1937 - 1939
.01 Cedric HANDS holding football, Kevin HANDS front rightBlack and white photographs .01 - Garden City Football Club Premiers 1937 .02 - Garden City Football Club Premiers 1939cedric george hands snr, cedric george hands jnr, kevin hands, sport - australian rules football, garden city football club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Football team, c. 1939
Port Melbourne Football team 1939 Laserprint copied from photo loaned by Merv McKENZIE for Back to Port 2001 (sPort Stuff): The following additional information (players only) was supplied by Terry Keenan in February 2022 : BACK ROW : Not known, E. Freyer, R. Reynolds, Not known, Not known, E. Lee, L. Dobson, Not known, N. Fletcher CENTRE ROW : Not known, G. Goldsmith, N. Goss, T. Lahiff, Not known, Not known, R. Julier FRONT ROW : F. Russo, Not knownsport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, ted freyer, r reynolds, e lee, l dobson, n fletcher, g goldsmith, norm goss snr, tommy lahiff, r julier, f russo -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Stickers, Australian Bowling championships, 1939
Stickers for the Australian Bowling championships Dec 26th 1939 - Jan 6th 1940, found in the Port Melbourne Bowling Club minutes for the periodsport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club, societies clubs unions and other organisations -
Clunes Museum
Document - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE WEEKLY TIMES, CLUNES & SKIPTON CENTENARY, 1939
THE WEEKLY TIMES 22/4/1939 CLUNES & SKIPTON CENTENARY .1 ORIGINAL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND NAMES .2 PHOTOCOPY OF PAGEclunes & skipton centenary, the weekly times 22/4/1939, photographs -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Patrick Davin, 1/11/1939
Black and white photograph of Patrick Davin standing outside his home 204 Mitcham Road which was next to the dairy. November 1939davin, patrick, mitcham model dairy, daries -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black and white photograph, Mary Helen Davin, 1/12/1939 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Mary Helen Davin in front of the door to the dairy. She is wearing hat, coat and fox fur, December 1939.davin, mary helen, mitcham model dairy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: BENDIGO EAST PROGRESS ASSOCIATION, SINGLES, 1939 - 1945
Document, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Association, Singles, Junior singles, from 1939 - 1945, and Honour Roll in rear of book.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack collection, 1939
Black and white negative by Wal Jack of SW6 class 850 at the Princes Bridge terminus. The tram entered service 31/3/1939. Photo c1940. The microphone can be seen in the front window. Note no windscreen wiper. Tram running a route 77, Prahran. Has tail lights and dash canopy lighting with the sign "This is you car use it" underneath. The front number can just be seen. In Swanston St and adjacent are W2's. Other photos of the tram in the album are dated 1939, possibly late 1939 given it appears to a summer's day.trams, tramways, shelters, princes bridge, sw6 class, dash canopy lights, new tramcars, batman ave, tram 850 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Medals, WWII minature
Medals WWII, mounted miniature medals. Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Force Cross; 1939/45 Star; Atlantic Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939/45; Australian Service Medal 1939/45