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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Victorian Government, World war one history : Victoria's story, ANZAC centenary, 2014-2018 sharing Victoria's stories & making connections, 2014
... , 2014-2018 sharing Victoria's stories & making connections ...42 pages : illustrations, map, portraits non-fictionworld war one, victoria, anzac, soldiers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Phillip Senior Citizens Stories, Port Phillip Reflections - Tales and Stories, 2005 - 2019
... Port Phillip Reflections - Tales and Stories ....01 was the first in the series and .04 being the 10th anniversary .04 has poems and writings from PMHPS members Grant ALDOUS, Lois DALEY and Pat GRAINGER..01 - Gathered from the Port Phillip Senior Citizens Festival 2004 .02 - Gathered from the Port Phillip Senior's Writing Competition 2005 .03 - Gathered from the Port Phillip Senior's Writing Competition 2006 .04 - Gathered from the Port Phillip Senior's Writing Competition 2014 .05 - Gathered from the Port Phillip Senior's Writing Competition 2019 Short recollections of various aspects of life in Port Philliplocal government - city of port phillip, arts and entertainment - literature, grant aldous, lois daley, pat grainger -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Talking Shop Stories from Ballarat women, 2/03/2019
... Talking Shop Stories from Ballarat women ...These oral histories were collected at a Talking Shop Community Day, March 2019, where the community was invited to come and share their memories on local shops and businesses. This edited piece was created for International Womens Day and features the voices of Heather Horrocks (speaking about the haberdashery business Picot and Widmer and the controversial McDonald's established on Bakery Hill in the 1970s), Shirley Whitefield (speaking about Ballarat tram and shop memories and playing local football in the 1960s), and Isabel Gribble (recalling visits to local shops and hotels). These snippets capture some of the varied and spirited lives of Ballarat women.Audio file. Edited from oral histories collected at Talking Shop exhibition Community Day March 2019, featuring the voices of Heather Horrocks, Shirley Whitefield, and Isabel Gribbleoral history, international womens day, heather horrocks, shop, haberdashery, business picot, widmer, mcdonald's, bakery hill,1970s, shirley whitefield, trams, football,1960s, isabel gribble, hotels, ballarat, women -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Book/Novel, True Adventure Stories for Girls, 1961 London
... True Adventure Stories for Girls ...Hard backed cream coloured book. Title true Adventures for Girls. Author Basil Deakin. -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cumberland House, Best little stories from World War II, 1989
... Best little stories from World War II ...A collection of more than 150 true stories that bring to life the triumph and tragedy of teh second world war. Serving as a window into the lives of thsoe who experienced the war - soldiers and sailors, heroes and villains, leaders adn ordinary people - the book recounts in human terms the reality of a war that gripped the entire world. These inspiring, poignant, ironic and sometimes tragic stories and anecdotes make World War II come alive with the thoughts and feelings of those who were there.Index, ill, p.445.non-fictionA collection of more than 150 true stories that bring to life the triumph and tragedy of teh second world war. Serving as a window into the lives of thsoe who experienced the war - soldiers and sailors, heroes and villains, leaders adn ordinary people - the book recounts in human terms the reality of a war that gripped the entire world. These inspiring, poignant, ironic and sometimes tragic stories and anecdotes make World War II come alive with the thoughts and feelings of those who were there.world war 1939-1945 - anecdotes, world war 1939-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pagemasters, The hidden chapters : untold stories of Australians at war in the Pacific, 1995
... The hidden chapters : untold stories of Australians at war ...This unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.Ill, p.153.non-fictionThis unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Viking, Fly -True Stories of Courage and Adventure from the Airmen of World War II, 2008
... Fly -True Stories of Courage and Adventure from the Airmen ...All over the world during World War II, thousands of young men who had never so much as been near an aeroplane left offices, farms and classrooms to learn to fly and fight in the greatest conflict the world has ever seen. They fought over deserts, cities and jungles, in-single-engine fighter aircraft, heavy bombers, transport planes and flying boats. How do they feel about their dramatic days in the air? What is it they remember, and what do they choose to forget? In these candid and moving stories, Michael Veitch, writer, broadcaster and aeroplane fanatic, uncovers some of the untold stories of World War II: Australian, British and even German. He captures the events that defined a generation of men before these stories are lost forever.Ill, p.303.non-fictionAll over the world during World War II, thousands of young men who had never so much as been near an aeroplane left offices, farms and classrooms to learn to fly and fight in the greatest conflict the world has ever seen. They fought over deserts, cities and jungles, in-single-engine fighter aircraft, heavy bombers, transport planes and flying boats. How do they feel about their dramatic days in the air? What is it they remember, and what do they choose to forget? In these candid and moving stories, Michael Veitch, writer, broadcaster and aeroplane fanatic, uncovers some of the untold stories of World War II: Australian, British and even German. He captures the events that defined a generation of men before these stories are lost forever. world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Sebastian Faulks, The vintage book of war stories, 1999
... The vintage book of war stories ...In this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the 20th century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these stories depict a soldier's experience from call-ups battle and comradship to leave, hospital and trauma in later life. Truly international in scope, this anthology includes stories by Erich Maria Remarque and Pat Barker, Issac Babel and Ernest Hemingway , Heinrich Boll and Norman Mailer, JG Ballard and Tim O'Brian Julian Barnes and Louis de Barnieres. Together they form a powerful and moving evocation of the horrors of war.bibliography, p.368.fictionIn this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the 20th century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these stories depict a soldier's experience from call-ups battle and comradship to leave, hospital and trauma in later life. Truly international in scope, this anthology includes stories by Erich Maria Remarque and Pat Barker, Issac Babel and Ernest Hemingway , Heinrich Boll and Norman Mailer, JG Ballard and Tim O'Brian Julian Barnes and Louis de Barnieres. Together they form a powerful and moving evocation of the horrors of war.fiction - 20th century, war stories -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Penguin, We were there : Australian soldiers of World War II tell their stories, 1988
... their stories. ...Aborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).Index, ill, p.470.non-fictionAborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hawthorn Books, Who fired the first shot? And other untold stories of the Civil War, 1963
... Who fired the first shot? And other untold stories of the ...This book unfolds the human side of the American civil war - the flesh and blood drama of men and women to whom the war was an intimate, emotional experience.Index, p.218.non-fictionThis book unfolds the human side of the American civil war - the flesh and blood drama of men and women to whom the war was an intimate, emotional experience.american civil war 1861-1865, united states - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan McMillan et al, In the line of fire : real stories of Australians at war, from Gallipoli to Vietnam, 2005
... In the line of fire : real stories of Australians at war ...In the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.358.non-fictionIn the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.military participation - australia, sustralia - history - military -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Wilkinson Publishing, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's war stories : the heroes, the battles, the tragedies and the triumphs of World War II, 2009
... Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's war stories : the heroes, the ...ollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.Index, ill, p.360.non-fictionollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, charles (bud) tingwell -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Resource : stories of Australian innovation in wartime, 2016
... Resource : stories of Australian innovation in wartime ...This book explores examples of Australian wartime innovation, some of which occurred in Australia - in laboratories, offices and homes - and some on the battlefields where Australians have fought.Index, bib, ill, p.51.non-fictionThis book explores examples of Australian wartime innovation, some of which occurred in Australia - in laboratories, offices and homes - and some on the battlefields where Australians have fought.technical innovations - australia, military history - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Simon & Schuster et al, They dared return : the true stories of Jewish spies behind the lines in Nazi Germany, 2009
... They dared return : the true stories of Jewish spies behind ...A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third ReichIndex, bib,ill, p.239.A thrilling true-life WWII adventure story of Jewish soldiers who volunteer to undertake a dangerous undercover spy mission within the Third Reichworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, anti nazi movement - germany -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Book: Chrysalis: short fiction : stories, vignettes, poetry, extracts, observations, meanderings, irreverent thoughts, Sarah Hammond, 2007
... Book: Chrysalis: short fiction : stories, vignettes, poetry ...Book of 206 pages written by Sarah Hammond and published by Flat Chat Press, NMIT in 2007. ISBN 0975808435flat chat press, school publications, nmit -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Book: SACS class of 1991-1996: Multicultural Women: [student stories]
... : [student stories] ...A4 size bound books consisting of student writings produced in the Certificate of Occupational Studies: Social & Community Services Course run by Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE at the Migrant Women's Learning Centre based at the Collingwood campus. Copies held 1991 (100 pages0, 1992 (176 pages), 1994 (160 pages) which has the added title 'Turning Point', 1996X 2 copies.northern metropolitan college of tafe, social & community services course, migrant women's learning centre, students, nmit -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, NAL Caliber, Final patrol : true stories of World War II submarines, 2006
... Final patrol : true stories of World War II submarines ...During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any branch of the American armed forces. One in five submariners was lost. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost sixty percent of Japanese shipping losses and were a major factor in winning the war.Index, ill, p.331.During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any branch of the American armed forces. One in five submariners was lost. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost sixty percent of Japanese shipping losses and were a major factor in winning the war.submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - united states -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Doubleday, Gallipoli : untold stories from war correspondent Charles Bean and front line Anzacs : a 90th anniversary tribute, 2005
... Gallipoli : untold stories from war correspondent Charles ...This unique book brings together for the first time the official war correspondent Charles Bean and official war photographer Phillip Schuler. Many of the photographs have never been published before.Index, ill, p.324.non-fictionThis unique book brings together for the first time the official war correspondent Charles Bean and official war photographer Phillip Schuler. Many of the photographs have never been published before.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - war correspondents -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Five Mile Press, Remembrance : 100 years, 100 memorials, 100 Australian stories, 2014
... stories ...Celebrates 100 years since the outbreak of World War One by featuring stories behind 100 memorials to the fallen from across Australia. In a distinctively original and captivating way this shows how the terrible sacrifice of young Australians has reverberated across this country through time and how the memories still resonate in different ways.Index, ill, maps, p.272.non-fictionCelebrates 100 years since the outbreak of World War One by featuring stories behind 100 memorials to the fallen from across Australia. In a distinctively original and captivating way this shows how the terrible sacrifice of young Australians has reverberated across this country through time and how the memories still resonate in different ways.war memorials - australia, world war 1914-1918 - monuments -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Affirm Press, Sons of war : astonishing stories of under-age Australian soldiers who fought in the Second World War, 2022
... Sons of war : astonishing stories of under-age Australian ...In the Second World War, thousands of Australian boys lied about their age and volunteered for a war the scale of which they could never have imagined. Like many of their fathers in the Great War, they went with their eyes wide shut: under-trained, under-equipped and under-age. Some were as young as thirteen - too young even to shave. Many did not grow old; others came back broken. A handful are still alive to tell their tales. This extraordinary book captures the bold and untold stories of forty Australian children who fought in the deadliest war in history. Follow these boys through Libya and Palestine, Greece and Crete, to the jungles of Malaya, Papua New Guinea and Borneo, fighting for their lives, their country, their mates. Many of the photographs have never been seen. Haunting images of youths in training camps and behind the lines stand beside moving portraits of old men who have not forgotten.Index, ill, ,maps, p.380.non-fictionIn the Second World War, thousands of Australian boys lied about their age and volunteered for a war the scale of which they could never have imagined. Like many of their fathers in the Great War, they went with their eyes wide shut: under-trained, under-equipped and under-age. Some were as young as thirteen - too young even to shave. Many did not grow old; others came back broken. A handful are still alive to tell their tales. This extraordinary book captures the bold and untold stories of forty Australian children who fought in the deadliest war in history. Follow these boys through Libya and Palestine, Greece and Crete, to the jungles of Malaya, Papua New Guinea and Borneo, fighting for their lives, their country, their mates. Many of the photographs have never been seen. Haunting images of youths in training camps and behind the lines stand beside moving portraits of old men who have not forgotten.world war 1939-1945 - australia - under age soldiers, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hodder and Staughton, Voices of war : stories from the Australians at War Film Archive, 2006
... Voices of war : stories from the Australians at War Film ...Stories of ordinary Australians caught up by circumstances and by duty. Features their telling of how they answered war's ruthless questions. What are you worth? In what do you believe? Can you endure? Stories from winners of the VC, POWs, the patrols of Vietnam, peacekeepers in Rwanda, nurses from aid agencies and others.Index, ill, p.541.non-fictionStories of ordinary Australians caught up by circumstances and by duty. Features their telling of how they answered war's ruthless questions. What are you worth? In what do you believe? Can you endure? Stories from winners of the VC, POWs, the patrols of Vietnam, peacekeepers in Rwanda, nurses from aid agencies and others.australia - history - military, australia - armed forces - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Murdoch, Great rescues of World War Two: Stories of adventure, daring and sacrifice, 2009
... Great rescues of World War Two: Stories of adventure ...Some rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.Index, bib, ill, p.319.non-fictionSome rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.world war 1939-1945 - rescues, world war 1939-1945- social aspects -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Untold stories of the R.A.A.F. Caribou
... Untold stories of the R.A.A.F. Caribou. ...caribou (transport plane) - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, In the Shadow of the Blade: helicopters, heroes, healing: the untold stories of America's Vietnam Veterans
... : the untold stories of America's Vietnam Veterans. ...helicopter - huey, vietnam war (1961-1975), helicopters -- vietnam., vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Untold stories of the RAAF Caribou
... Untold stories of the RAAF Caribou. ...Runs for 98 mins.caribou (transport plane) - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sayer-Jones, Moya, Beyond The Call: Stories From Veterans And Their Families
... Beyond The Call: Stories From Veterans And Their Families ...These stories have been created directly from my conversations with veterans and their families. They are in their own words.These stories have been created directly from my conversations with veterans and their families. They are in their own words.veterans - australia - interviews, veterans - australia - family relationships, post-traumatic stress disorder - patents - family relationships -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Condon, Peter, Cleared Hot: Book Two: Forward Air Controller Stories from the Vietnam war
... Cleared Hot: Book Two: Forward Air Controller Stories from ...A collection of histories by US Air Force and allied forward Air Controllers from the Southeast Asia War 1961-1975A collection of histories by US Air Force and allied forward Air Controllers from the Southeast Asia War 1961-1975vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american, us air force -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Buchanan, Sherry, Mekong Diaries: Viet Cong Drawings and Stories: 1964-1975, 2008
... Mekong Diaries: Viet Cong Drawings and Stories: 1964-1975. ...A collection of stories and artwork.A collection of stories and artwork.drawing, vietnamese - 20th century, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - art and the war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Buell, Hal ed, We Were There, Vietnam, Eyewitness Battlefield Stories
... We Were There, Vietnam, Eyewitness Battlefield Stories ...We Were There is a riveting collection of photographs and essays capturing the personal experiences of those who witnessed and reported from the battlefield.We Were There is a riveting collection of photographs and essays capturing the personal experiences of those who witnessed and reported from the battlefield. 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives - american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Siers, Robyn, Devotion: Stories of Australia's Wartime Nurses - Century of Service
... Devotion: Stories of Australia's Wartime Nurses - Century ...Stories of Australian nurses who have served in World War One, World War Two and VietnamStories of Australian nurses who have served in World War One, World War Two and Vietnamaustralian army nurses, nurses, vietnam, gallipoli