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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of four people
... Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating... the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. This photograph shows Edith Jeffery, Gerald Jeffery, and Sally O'Neill.Photograph of group of four people standing in the herb garden, with the Amess House Half Cellar in the backgroundcatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, edith jeffery, gerald jeffery, sally o'neill -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of sheep shearing demonstration
... Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating... the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. Photograph of an outdoor sheep shearing demonstration held on Churchill Island, with a man shearing in the foreground, and a group of observers in the background.catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, sheep shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people in a field
... Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating... the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. Photograph of a line of people in the distance walking towards the camera in a field with seeded wheat and a man standing in the immediate foreground left of frame.catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, sheep shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people with binoculars
... Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating... the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. Photograph of a group of people standing in a field using binoculars to look to the left of the photographcatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, sheep shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of cows
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph showing three calves eating from a container in the foreground. In the background, another group of calves are clustered beside a weatherboard building.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: 'OCT 1940/CALVES'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of man on horse, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a man sitting on a horse on a large pasture.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. SELF. LOOKING TOWARDS MANGROVE AREA. NOTE TIDE - WELL OUT'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Aerial Photograph of Churchill Island, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White aerial photograph of Churchill Island taken from a plane, the propeller partially visible in the bottom right corner.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. FROM THE AIR'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of two people in a small boat, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of two men in a small boat at the end of Churchill Road on Phillip Island.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. LOADING SUPAPHOSOPHATE ON THE BIG BOAT AT THE END OF CHURCHILL RD ON PHILLIP ISLAND'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a windcharger, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a windcharger used to charge batteries mounted on top of a pine tree.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. THE WINDCHARGER UP THE PINE TREE - USED TO CHARGE BATTERIES. TOP CUT OFF THE TREE. THIS TREE OUTSIDE THE S/E CORNER OF THE HOMESTEAD NO LONGER THERE THE WASP KILLED ALL THE PINE TREES ON CHURCHILL''churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a man and a boat, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a man pulling a wheelbarrow down towards the water. A railway track runs down and two boats are moored in the waterCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. JETTY CHURCHILL ISLAND UNLOADING SUPER'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a man pushing wheelbarrow, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a man pushing a wheelbarrow along a plank towards the camera.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. LOADING SUPER PHILLIP ISLAND END'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a ferry docked on the shoreline, c.1941
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a punt docked up onto Churchill Island. Usually used between San Remo and Newhaven, it was repurposed by Harry Jenkins.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1941. THE OLD PUNT USED TO TAKE CARS AND TRUCKS ACCROSS[sic] FROM SAN REMO TO NEWHAVEN. BORROWED BY HARRY JENKINS TO BRING THE TRACTOR AND OTHER ITEMS ACCROSS FROM PHILLIP ISLAND'churchill island, punt -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a cart loaded with hay, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a horse pulling a load of hay on a cart through an opened gate. A man drives the horse from the top of the hay, and other men can be seen in the background.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. LOAD OF HAY. Think this is behind the wool room? Behind main house.'churchill island, punt -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of the first Phillip Island Bridge, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a suspension bridge linking San Remo and Phillip Island. Taken from a moving boat, with a small part of the boat visible in the bottom left corner.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. FIRST PHILLIP ISLAND BRIDGE. NOTE ABSENCE OFF ANY ELECTRICITY WIRES ACCROSS THE ENTRANCE. NO ELECTRICITY ON PHILLIP ISLAND UNTIL MUCH LATER.'churchill island, punt -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of two people standing on a road, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of Doug Finlayson and Valda Treadwell standing on the path in front of Amess House, with a wooden arbour visible on the left side of the photo.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. DOUG FINLAYSON AND VALDA TREADWELL ON PATH IN FRONT OF HOUSE. NOTE - PINE TREES AND THE BIG DAM BEHIND THEM'churchill island, valda treadwell, doug finlayson -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of three people in a whaleboat, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of two people in a whaleboat ferrying items between Phillip Island and Churchill Island, with a man standing in water near the stern. Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. The old whaleboat used to ferry heavy items accross from Phillip Island to Churchill.'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of two people sitting on a daybed, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of two people sitting on a daybed out the front of Amess House. Ken Stott leans over the table, while Valda Treadwell sits next to him.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. Ken Stott and Valda Treadwell'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a man carrying a woman, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of a man carrying a woman and walking up from the water beside the jetty.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. The old jetty that was good for swimming and morning (?) during high tide only. GONE NOW. You can see the boys home in the background.churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of two people sitting in a boat, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of two women (Billie Wilson and Valda Treadwell) sitting in a boat tied up onto Phillip Island.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. VALDA TREADWELL + BILLIE WILSON IN THE WHALEBOAT AT THE END OF CHURCHILL RD ON PHILLIP ISLAND. NOTE - OLD GARAGE IN BACKGROUND OBVIOUSLY WAITING?'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of Sister Campbell, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of Sister Campbell tending to the chickens with Rogers Cottages visible in the baground.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. SISTER CAMPBELL. BEHIND TO LEFT IS ROGERS COTTAGE AND THROUGH THE GAE IS THE UNDERGROUND COOL ROOM'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of three men on a cannon, c.1940
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of Mal McCartney, Guy Evans, and Gid Ashley posing around the cannon with the Norfolk Pine and Amess House.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. CANNON SHOWING NUMBER OF CANNON BALLS. MAL MCCARTNEY GUY EVANS GID ASHLEY'churchill island, cannon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white phograph of a cannon, c.1950
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of the cannon with cannon balls.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. CHURCHILL early 1950s'churchill island, cannon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white phograph of Rogers Cottage, c.1950
Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of Rogers Cottage and the rose garden with the Coolgardie safe on the balcony.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: 'CHURCHILL EARLY 1950's'churchill island -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lucy Artymiuk, Destination Australia: Polish soldier immigrants (1947-48), 2019
A Short History of Polish soldiers migration to Australia after WWII. Part I The Surplus Heroes 5 The Foundation of the Polish Republic operating in exile 7 Formation of military 10 Change in relations with the Allies 18 The Polish military in the closing stages of the war 21 The consequences of the Yalta Conference 22 1945 Elections in Britain 24 The Polish Resettlement Corps [in UK] 28 The notion of "Betrayal" 31 The Future 32 Part II Destination Australia 35 Background 37 Polish Armed Forces in the West 39 The "Polish Issue" 43 Polish Resettlement Corps (PRC) 49 Solution? 52 Portrayal of the Poles 54 Australian government decision-making 57 SS Asturias - September 1947 and December 1947 Tasmania: Hydro-Electric Commission 64 SS Strathnaver - August 1948 64 Hobart 69 Victoria 71 Queensland 71 Manus Island 71 South Australia 72 New South Wales 72 Asturias - August 1948 - Sydney 76 Asturias - November 1948 - Western Australia 78 Life at the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission 79 Citizenship 85 Deportation 91 Australian veterans groups 93 Polish veterans groups in Australia 96 Establishing a life 100 Families 103 Polish communities 105 Annexes 109. Includes photographs, facsimiles and maps.ill (b/w), p.158., lists.non-fictionA Short History of Polish soldiers migration to Australia after WWII. Part I The Surplus Heroes 5 The Foundation of the Polish Republic operating in exile 7 Formation of military 10 Change in relations with the Allies 18 The Polish military in the closing stages of the war 21 The consequences of the Yalta Conference 22 1945 Elections in Britain 24 The Polish Resettlement Corps [in UK] 28 The notion of "Betrayal" 31 The Future 32 Part II Destination Australia 35 Background 37 Polish Armed Forces in the West 39 The "Polish Issue" 43 Polish Resettlement Corps (PRC) 49 Solution? 52 Portrayal of the Poles 54 Australian government decision-making 57 SS Asturias - September 1947 and December 1947 Tasmania: Hydro-Electric Commission 64 SS Strathnaver - August 1948 64 Hobart 69 Victoria 71 Queensland 71 Manus Island 71 South Australia 72 New South Wales 72 Asturias - August 1948 - Sydney 76 Asturias - November 1948 - Western Australia 78 Life at the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission 79 Citizenship 85 Deportation 91 Australian veterans groups 93 Polish veterans groups in Australia 96 Establishing a life 100 Families 103 Polish communities 105 Annexes 109. Includes photographs, facsimiles and maps.immigration - australia - polish community, australia - displaced persons -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time-Life Books, Return to the Philippines, 1977
Discusses the strategy, battles, and major personalities involved in the recapture of the Philippine Islands during World War II.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionDiscusses the strategy, battles, and major personalities involved in the recapture of the Philippine Islands during World War II.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, japan - history - 1912-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time-Life Books, Island fighting, 1977
... . Island fighting Book Time-Life Books Rafael Steinberg ...The Guadalcanal campaign and the slow conquest of islands in the Pacific by U.S. forces during the last months of World War IIIndex, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionThe Guadalcanal campaign and the slow conquest of islands in the Pacific by U.S. forces during the last months of World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, japan - history - 1912-1945 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, 54157 Cpl Ian Robert Brown
Five foolscap yellow pages detailing the life and death of Cpl Ian Robert Brown. Details of an event that led to his death whilst serving in Vietnam. Cpl Brown served with the Royal Australian Army Provost Corps from 11th March to 21st June 1966Story was recounted by Cpl Adrian van Moolenbroekdocument, killed in action, royal australian army provost corps, cpl ian robert brown -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Education Kit, Education Material for Schools
38 pages printout: Background info/history; 7 pages STELE B" The word Wall; 3 pages Vietname Vet Assoc of Aust; 3 pages Post Traumatic Stress Disdorder; 1 page Life After Vietnam; 1 page Trivia; 2 pages USStatics; 1 page Icebreaker and Ancedotes; 2 pages Update; 1 page Reference Books/Viedio/Songs; 3 pages Can You understand; 2 pages School handouts etc. 9 pagesAssociation or Afflifations e.g. VVAA, RSL, Legacy, RAR Assoc, RAAC Assoc.educational -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object - Tobacco tins
Three empty tobacco tins. One square Country Life cigarette tin (reddish colour). One rectangle Erinmove Flake Murray's Yellow/red. One round Erinmove Mixture Murray's Yellow/red writingtobacco tin -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Grand Order Of Tape Dragons
Silver plaque mounted on solid wood depicting seven fighter jets, five at top, one flying downwards with a dragon in the cockpit, one at bottom with a full length dragon atop of fighter jet. Sgn Ld Alan r Reed is a Life member of the Grand Order Of tap DragonsFor head-sup, hook-down excellence in the emergency snaggin' and draggin' of the nylon tape of the land-based aircraft arresting equipment at Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam on 21st Sept 1968plaque, alan reed, tan son nhut