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Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Swagger Stick
Trench Art WW2 Swagger Stick. wooden stick tipped with chromed expended German cartridge case. The cane head is topped with chromed crossed British .303 expended cartridges each tipped with unexpended bullets. attached to the side of the crossed cartridge cases is a 1937 British Coronation medalet -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, Barbed Wire & Bamboo, 1992
Book, soft cover. Main background on front cover is red & white. Title is white ink on black background. Bottom half has 2 images showing Germans searching a British soldier & 4 Japanese guards lined up. 159 pages, illustrations, some maps & drawings.Donated by Bgo YMCA Stamped on 2nd fly leaf: Thailand Hellfire Pass ex POW Projectbooks, military, history, imprisonment -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Knife, Butter
This is a trench art butter knife. The handle is made of a plated spent bullet cartridge and the blade is made from brass. The blade is engraved with a delicate pattern which is quite worn. On one side are the words "Souvenir France". The cartridge is the type used by the German Mauser and is stamped with a manufacturing date of 1918. The blade of this knife is engraved with the words "Souvenir France". The end of the cartridge is stamped ".D. SE 4 18"great war, world war 1, ww1, trench art, bullet, france, sovenir, -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Tobruk and El Alamein
This book is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Tobruk and El Alamein This volume's main theme is the 9th Australian Division's contribution in 1941-1942 to the defeat in North Africa of the German and Italian Army commanded by Field Marshal Rommel. Author: Barton Maughan Publisher: Australian War Memorial Date: 1966Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 994.04 AUS Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, australia in the war of 1939-1945 tobruk and el alamein, australia in the war of 1939-1945, australian war memorial, barton maughan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: LIFE MEMBERS HONOUR BOARD, 1998 - 2019
Wooden Honour Board for German Heritage Society Bendigo Life Members 1998 Ken Wust, Dorothy Strauch, Frank Cusack 2002 Allan Strauch 2005 I. Kurt Walder, Robert Schulz 2008 Joan Pederson 2009 Judith Monti, A. Joyce Tamblyn, Charles Tamblynbendigo, clubs, german heritage society, german heritage society collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERMAN MASKED COSTUME BALL, 1982, 4th September
German Masked Costume Ball, 4th Sept. 1982, City Hall, Bendigo - Poster/advertisement? - (supported/organized by?) Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. Dean Henry Backhaus Centenary Celebrations.. With sketch of Mass Tent used by Dean Backhaus on the Bendigo goldfield (by Dorothy Carroll).entertainment, dance, german masked ball, dean henry backhaus centenary celebrations, city hall, royal historical society of victoria bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO 3770 COLLECTION: TO PAY
Blue coupon, dated June 13th 1877 asking Mr. Lewis, Treasurer to pay Mockleman in Germany the sum of £8/-/- for 32 Weeks Sick Pay ending June 13-77. Signed by Wm. Rowe, Secretary. Also signed Recd. Wm. Rowe 13/6/77.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, a.o.f., b.u.d., mr lewis, mockleman in germany, wm rowe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: GERMAN GRAVES NEAR BAC ST MAUR, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of German graves near Bac St. Maur. Five crosses in the foreground and two behind them. Plaque on left cross (writing indistinct) Name on middle cross 'Musk Josef Fornol'. Weeds and grass all around. Copy Y 15postcard, postcard, ww1, bac st maur, france, german graves -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
CD, Fred Haering Interview, 2006
CD includes interview with Fred Haering about the search for Hugo's Gold (Hugo Wennagel). Hugo hid 23 gold coins in a wall in the house he lived in in Germany before the war. This tells the story of finding the coins, permission given to get them out of Germany, via Tel Aviv to Melbourne and returned to Hugo.CD, yellow lettering. Blue/pink background. Inside a CD case with clear front, black back.fred haering, hugo's coins -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, HITLER’S WARTIME PICTURE MAGAZINE - SIGNAL
SIGNAL was a Multilingual German Propaganda Publication produced by the Wehrmacht from April 1940 to March 1945.Hard Back with dust coverEdited by S.L. Mayer Publisher Bison Books London 1976 ISBN – 0 600 34501 7 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, YEARS OF TRIUMPH 1940-42. Hitler’s Wartime Picture Magazine, SIGNAL
SIGNAL was a Multilingual German Propaganda Publication produced by the Wehrmacht from April 1940 to March 1945.Hard back with dust coverEdited by S.L. Mayer Publisher Bison Books London: 1978 ISBN – 07271 0235 4 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, "Humour Behind Barbed Wire" by Johann Streicher, c.1945
Written in Internment Camp 3, translated in Germany by Mairie Berkei and her English language students.Blue multi ringer plastic folder with typed sheets on plastic sleeves containing translations of humorous poem.books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Lilo Thaler at Camp 3 site, 21 September 1991
A visit from the German Templer Society who visited the remains of Camp 3 in September 1991Black and white photograph of Mrs Lilo Thaler addressing the Templer families at the site of the old Camp 3. 21 September 1991.templer society, mrs lilo thaler, german templer society -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Peter Mueller
Peter Muller was a German pilot in North Africa and captured and sent to Camp 13. Model of JunkersBlack and white photograph of Peter Mueller in Luftwaffe uniform and forage cap in front of a hut and suspended from the window is a 4 engine model plane. Looks like a civilian plane the left hand of Herr Mueller is lightly holding up the wing tip of the model plane.peter mueller, german internee, camp 13, camp internees, luftwaffa pilots, german planes, model planes -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Family History, Life History of Henning Rathjen, 1980
Tells the history of the Rathjen families in their passage from Germany to Australia and of their settlement here in the Goulburn Valley.Hard cover in green. Gold printingrathjen family, starritt family, family history -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, The Bulldog Track
An account of German and Australian Lutheran Missionaries in New Guinea and Australia February 1942 - December 1942.Green soft cardboard cover side bound booklet with 53 printed pages.Presented to Tatura Historical Society 7/5/03 Richard Waitelutheran missionaries, missionaries in new guinea, australian missionaries in new guinea -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Audio Tape, Radio program on the "Sydney" "Kormoran" controversy
Radio program on the "Sydney"/"Kormoran" controversy.|John Burgan, German film producer, 5 minutes.audio, visual, technology, accessory -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Video Tape, Templers in Australia
Reunion of Templers at Khunle Point, Camp 3, Victory Hall, German War Cemetery and Museumblack video tape vhsTemplers in Australia 50th anniversary Tatura 1991 MH* 240templers, khunie point, camp 3, german war cemetery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Originals brought to Museum by his daughter, Mrs. Beer from Germany, who has them.huetter, emil, hutter, marrinup, camp 13, afrika korps, photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, The Winterking, 1985
Stories written in German in Camps 1 & 3 for his children, translated by, and donated to Tatura Museum .Clear plastic folder with 48 pages of printed material.The Winterking.documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Kormoran crew
Some surviving members of the German Raider Kormoran crew in camp 13 Murchison during WW2. Black and white photograph of 8 members of the Kormoran crew in uniform, two in white trousers, standing in front of some tall bushes.kormoran, german raider, camp 13 murchison, kormoran crew, herman ortmann -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Life in Camp 3
Poem written in German about life in Camp 3 by internee Gudrun Gollong- two pages. -
Clunes Museum
Programme - PROGRAM, 2002
ONE OF THE GUEST SPEAKERS WAS MR. HERBERT MIELKE OF CLUNES, WHO MIGRATED FROM GERMANY IN 1954.PROGRAM FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DAY CELEBRATIONS 2002, ORGANIZED BY THE HEPBURN SHIRE, HELD IN DAYLESFORD.events, australia day -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Article - Realia, Draftsman's Compass and Divider drawing kit
Vintage Set from W.E. Coward, builders circa 1900 to 1930. Of German or French OriginLeather and Felt container with draftsman's tools almost intact - 1 item missing -
Australian Multicultural Community Services
baby bath
this baby bath came out with the refugee family post second world war from Germany one of a few items of this kind which has survived to present daysmade of galvanised iron, 2 handles either sidebaby bath, refugee -
Box Hill RSL Inc.
Memorabilia - German Torch, Boxed, Circa 1938 - 1945
This torch was used by German soldiers in the field in WW2. The beam could be adjusted to suit different purposesRectangular honey coloured wooden box with gold clasp, containing the torchWritten instructions inside the lidtorch, lantern, signalling device -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Education kit - Edith Cavell Miniature Doll, Nursing Through the Ages
Edith Cavell trained in London and became head of nursing in Brussels. When WW1 broke out she tended wounded soldiers of both sides with equal devotion but she was charged by the germans with helping allied soldiers escape to neutral territory. She was sentenced to death by German Court martial she faced the firing squad with calmness and dignity. 30cm Miniature Doll Name Tage Edith Cavellnursing history, northern district school of nursing, nursing uniforms, miniature dolls -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
captured german weapons etc, robertson thomas142.tif
... german ...four photos on a page from an albumww1, world war 1, captured, taube, field kitchens, german, gaza, naval gun -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
Clock, Oak cased Mantel Clock
Silver shield affixed to front of pedestal with inscription, "Presented to Rev John Kerin by members of Koroit HACBS No 298 1916. Face carried legend "Made in Germany" removed but decipherable. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Passing ship on Elbe River, 4 June 1950
This series of photographs captures life at sea and the conditions on the ship M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg in 1950.This photograph is part of the Allan Quinn collection, which is a pictorial autobiography, and it represents one of many moments of his time abroad as a seafarer.Black and white photograph of the Elbe River in Germany. In the foreground is a lounge area with chairs and railing. Behind this are masts, rigging and rope near what appears to be a jetty with partial roofing. In the middle ground is the Elbe River running from the bottom right to middle left of the photograph. In the background is a passing ship and a mountain.germany, 1950, ship, deck, mast, chairs, mongabarra, allan quinn collection, allan quinn, tailing, elbe river, mointain