Colour illustration of eastbound Sturt Street tram with Town Hall in the background. ESCo tram towing former horse tram - Taken c1905 as tram does not appear to have a destination box fitted. Wal Jack has provided notes on the rear of the copy sent to Ken Magor, identifying the electric tram as No. 2 and the horse trailer as No. 4, the latter of which can be seen in the image. For a list and description of the same base image see Archives file - "Notes on ESCo Tram towing a heavily loaded trailer".Yields information about the ESCo electric trams towing former horse trams, passenger loading, colours schemes through the use of hand coloured and printed images.Colour illustration printed on plain paper and cut from a magazine or publication. Two copies held.On 2nd copy in pencil "Electric Supply Co of Victoria Ltd, Ballarat Tramways. No. 2 tram hauling No. 4 trailer, ex No 4 horse tram from Gardens in Sturt Street (from Doveton St), about 1912.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse trams, town hall, esco, tram 2, tram 4

Negative No. N379 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat No. 21 at the City terminus, with Gardens via Sturt St. West destination. Tram has been painted with tiger strips on bumper bar and under destination box, and a white stripe painted over the car under number under the windscreen. Additional lights and cover yet to be fitted. Car is fitted with plain weather blinds. Photo by Travis Jeffrey, 1960. Travis advised that the driver could be Max Green, ex ESCo employee, Brother in Law of Mrs Gwen Kellett. Has the Commonwealth bank and National Mutual building in the background and Berry Anderson printers. On front of tram is an advertisement for Mutual Homes. Date of photo on folder 28/9/1961. This date appears to be incorrect, as Reg Item 417, Wal Jack photo of 2/1/61 shows the tramcar in the same stage of conversion. Probably taken 12/1960 or 1/1961. Large print of this photo made for display 1995c. Item updated when negative added to collection - 11/5/2003. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper print of original photo in folder 73.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR50A" in red ink, "BA6" in pencil, date stamp of "28 Sep 1961" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, sturt st, city terminus, tram 21

Negative No. N378 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat No. 17 outbound in Bridge St. for Victoria St. in 1959 or 1960. Photo taken after tram has passed. Has Bourne liquid plastic ad on rear of tram. Two small triangles in corners. Car number over headlight. Photographed by tram stop, with Coles store in background. A few parked cars and some cars on the streets. Date of photo on folder - 11/6/1960. Note: Reg Item 858 of Ron Fluck of 31/12/58 shows tram number to the side of the headlight while Wal Jack (Reg. Item 396) of 23/1/61 shows tram fitted with dash canopy lights. Large print of this photo made for display 1995c. Item updated when negative added to collection - 11/5/2003. Hi -Res Image available for this photo, on CD ex Harris House of Photography see Reg Item - 4457. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper print of original photo in folder 73.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR34A" in red ink, "BA5" in pencil, date stamp of "11 Jun 1960" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, ballarat, coles, victoria st., bridge st., tram 17

Don Murray who was a member of this class has supplied us with this photo naming almost all the pupils. Please refer to Surrey Hills State School vertical file for list of names and where they are located in the photo..A black and white photograph of 30 boys and 23 girls from the 1939 Grade Va at Surrey Hills State School No.2778clothing and dress, 1939, education, surrey hills, primary schools, mr kevin boxhall, mr don cam, mr tom dellar, mr fred kneale, mr bill bedggood, mr ken newell, mr ron salmon, mr keith greenwood, mr jack raisbeck, mr ray mcdonald, mr ken brown, mr ian tweedie, mr vernon coster, mr norman henry, mr keith rimmer, mr ken wheat, mr colin bentley, mr ron brown, miss valerie muir, miss fay mcbain, miss audrey broomhead, miss dorothy stout, miss gwen skinner, miss jean mollison, miss lucy deuchar, miss irene dunn (jones?), miss barbara hoskin, miss june -, miss ruby clemson, miss ettie redfern, miss pam skerrett, miss valreen church, miss merle yeomans, miss thelma mcconville, miss dorothy freeman, miss merle christie, miss helen james, miss melba moore, mr len yeomans, mr douglas mathews, mr norman bell, mr don murray, mr john flower, mr bob holborn, mr alan wadsworth, mr john atkinson, mr barry broadbent, mr barry dimelow, mr colin couper, miss mcleish, teachers

The Newbridge Rifle Club Butts were behind a big hill north of road to Llanelly. Formed in 1900 for rifle practice during the Boer War. Range of 500 yards. Brigade Captain Bob Douglas. Murray Comrie Collection. Two copies of a monochrome photograph, image depicting a large group of men assembled in an outdoor setting, some holding firearms. Printed caption reads: 'The Newbridge Rifle Club' Title printed on top of page reads 'The Bendigonian' and 'October (?) 22 1901'. This is a poor quality copy of an older original, possibly a news clipping. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1960s.Accompanying note identifies some subjects: Standing: 1. Will Hart (?) 2. _________ 3. John Brown 4. Donald Joyner 5. Geo. Daws 6. _______ 7. Nat Ramsay 8._______ 9.__________ 10. Alf Michael 11. Bod Hamilton 12. Jack Bruce 13. Vince Pola 14. Frank Bruce 15. Eli Summers 16. ____ 17. ____ 18. ______ 19. Bob Chamberlain 20. P. Rayner 21. Ted Skinner 22. Geo. Martin 23. Bill Michael. Sitting: 1. ______ 2.______ 3. ______ 4. Will Ramsay 5. Nat Hart 6. Bob Douglas (in uniform) 7. Jim Joyner 8. Steve Hatt 9. Bob McKenzie 10. Charlie Summers (in uniform) 11. William Bridge (in uniform) 12. Tom Michael (in uniform). (Not sure if this matches the photo very well. Note filed in M. Comrie research notes (general).)newbridge, sports, recreation, shooting, clubs, rifle club, military, boer war

A compilation of the WW1 service records of 20 local men who enlisted for WW1. Collected by Julie Jones, Heritage Officer, Whitehorse City Council in 2015 for a display of Art Space, Box Hill Town Hall to commemorate 100 years of the ANZAC spirit including card files of the City of Whitehorse used by the consulting historians of 'Way Back When' in collaboration with the local Australia Calls working party to chronicle the experience of our local community.A compilation of the WW1 service records of 20 local men who enlisted for WW1. world war 1914-1918, phillips annette, hore pamela, clifton david, winn patricia, moulden neville, gilbert rod, anderson philip, reen jennie, sayle adrian, flanagan joanne, cox george, whitehead paul, fisher bruce, balderson loris grace, mcgrath stephen, bryant doreen

John Burnham Tame Jnr (known as 'Jack' and also 'Burnie' or 'Bernie') was born at Carngham in 1884. He was the oldest son of John Burnham Tame and his wife Sarah Tame, née Shields. Information in file at LDHS says that Jack never married, however information provided by a Tame descendant in 2019 says that he married Florence Ikin in Tasmania in 1911.Digital copy of an original photograph, which shows the head and shoulders of a young man who has short dark hair and a moustache. He is wearing a dark suit with vest, white shirt, and tie.john burnham tame jnr, jack tame, burnie tame, bernie tame

A companion photograph which shows the older pupils in the same year is Registration number 315. The same dog is in both these photographs. Dating the photograph: This copy of the photograph (Registration no. 2015-12) was donated in 2014 by Peter Stapleton, who understood it was taken in 1919. However, a very damaged copy of the companion photograph (which has not been catalogued into the collection) is dated in an inscription "October 1918". Second Row L-R: 5-Jack Stapleton. Third Row L-R: 9-Marie Fletcher (Stapleton). Note: Other copies of this photograph have more complete sets of names to go with them. See list with Registration no. 621, or the copy of the photograph in the "Linton State School - Photos" file, or list in "Index of Photographs (Numerical Order)" folder, entry no. "LTN 947".Copy of a black and white photograph of pupils thought to have been taken outside the Linton School in 1918 or 1919. Some pupils are identified on the back of the photograph. A second copy of this photograph is Registration no. 621.jack gordon stapleton, marie victoria fletcher, marie victoria stapleton, linton state school, state school no. 880

Emily Wasley's father was William Henry Ah Lyee and her mother was Florence Ah Lyee, née Wrathall. See Ah Lyee family file for more information.Black and white photograph, the original was printed as a postcard. The photograph shows the children of John Wasley and his wife Emily (née Ah Lyee) who married at Ballarat in 1903. Names as written on the photograph: Arthur, Jack, Doris, Bill, Mill and Lil.arthur wasley, jack wasley, doris wasley, bill wasley, mill wasley, lil wasley, emily ah lyee, emily wasley, john wasley

Black bound book with silver writing on spine. Dust jacket has collage of photographs on front, spine is black with white writing on it.non-fiction'Mercy trains - Australian Army Ambulance trains during World War II recounts the hitherto untold story of trains provided by Australia's State railway departments to convey the tens of thousands of the armed force's sick and wounded needing transportation across the continent. Conceived as large-scale ambulances to evacuate battle casualties suffered on Australian soil in the event of a landing by enemy forces, their role changed when Australia was spared the trauma of invasion. Instead, the trains becam mobile hospitals: their task to convey invalids from all allied (and enemy) forces to medical centres throughout the nation. One major assignment was to bring south from Queensland casualties evacuated from the battlefields of Papua-New Guinea, whose numbers reached crisis proportions at the close of 1942 and into early 1943. The trains were operated by United States Army personnel for twelve months, one in New South Wales and one in Queensland. Author Jim Harvey spent three years searching through Army (both Australian and U.S.) and railway department files and what he found was a story of demanding military, a penny-pinching government prepared to endanger the lives of train staff rather than permit necessary improvements, some railway operating problems, fires, more than a fair share of floods, a bombing attack, examples of a generosity from caring local communities, a dexicated staff of doctors, nurses, medical orderlies and cooks, supported at all times by sympathetic railwayment of all grades.' [from inside front dust jacked]australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, papua new guinea, pacific theatre, homefront, australia

Photo of the Geelong scrubber on a wide road, single track in Moorabool St at McKillop St - Note the pole with the single track bracket arm. See item 9049 for Wal Jack's notes which dates the photo as July 1950.Yields information about the use of the Geelong Scrubber or water tram.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file. trams, tramways, geelong, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

There are three slightly differing sets of names for this group on file at LDHS. Combined list as follows: Back row: Jack (or Fred) Fanning, Frank (or Jack) Jack Fletcher, Stan Nicholls ( or Nicol), Cyb (Syb) Francis, Ivan Grigg, Hughie McDonald. Centre row: Violet Shepherd, Bertha Cluff, Ida Nelson, Margo Esperson or Brenda Megee, Esther Cluff, Sheila Culliver, Nella Fitridge, Alma Moodie, June (or Lily) Bromwich, Mildred (Biddy) Shepherd, Eileen (Eily) Barr. Front row: Alwyn Roberts, Norman Cornish, Alan McDonald, Frank (or Stan) Bromwich, John (Jack) Ryan, Lionel Francis, Ron (or Keith) Stratton, Geoff Megee, Gilbert (or Malcolm) Shields, Ken Allan.Black and white copy of photograph showing pupils in grades V-VIII at Linton State School in 1936.linton state school no. 880, jack (or fred) fanning, frank (or jack) jack fletcher, stan nicholls ( or nicol), cyb (syb) francis, ivan grigg, hughie mcdonald, violet shepherd, bertha cluff, ida nelson, margo esperson, brenda megee, esther cluff, sheila culliver, nella fitridge, alma moodie, june (or lily) bromwich, mildred (biddy) shepherd, eileen (eily) barr, alwyn roberts, norman cornish, alan mcdonald, frank (or stan) bromwich, john (jack) ryan, lionel francis, ron (or keith) stratton, geoff megee, gilbert (or malcolm) shields, ken allan

Geelong No. 1 leaves the crossing loop in Aphrasia St before turning into Pakington St. The tram has the destination of Station. See item 9051 for a print that identifies the date as 23-6-1949 and gives other details. Yields information about Geelong No. 1 and Aphrasia StNegative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative filestrams, tramways, geelong, newtown, aphasia st, tram 1

Geelong bogie 35 turning into Ryrie St from Aberdeen St with the destination of East. Has the Town Hall clock tower in the photo. See item 9052 for a photograph print 23-6-1949. Yields information about Geelong 35 and Ryrie St. Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, aberdeen st, tram 35

Geelong 21 and 22 crossing at the Albert St loop, the second loop in Pakington St. Tram 21 has the destination of Station, and 22 the destination of West. See item 9053 for details of the location and date - 23-6-1949. Refer to "Twenty five years ago, the Closure of the Geelong Tramways", by Ken McCarthy, April 1981 issue of Trolley Wire page 10 for routing information. Yields information about tram operations in Pakington St.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file.trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, west, station, tram 21 tram 22

Geelong 9 at the Geelong Railway Station. Has the station canopy in the background. See item 9054 for a print, dated 17-11-1953.Yields information about Geelong 9 and the railway station. Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file.trams, tramways, geelong, railway, tram 9

Set of 14 duplicated newsletters printed on coloured quarto or foolscap duplicated paper, "Trammie Link" .1 - November 1978 - 1 quarto sheet - complaining about the lack of union leadership - published by a "tramways rank and file group" .2 - March 1979 - 4 sheets - training, shift work, Burke Road tram, route 72 tram, Gardiner, lifeguards, uniforms. .3 - April 1979 - 4 sheets - disciplinary panel, rosters, Camberwell depot, route 72, buses, North Fitzroy, Doncaster, Clifton Hill, Z class cars. .4 - May 1979 - 4 sheets - discipline, lifeguards, bus safety, union issues. .5 - June 1979 - 3 sheets - politics and unions, Preston depot, Camberwell depot, wage indexation, union matters, finance for public transport, Tramway Record. .6 - August 1979 - 10 pages- Preston Depot, item written by Jim Harper, public transport and government, hook turns, union meetings, women, ACTU, wages, shift work, rosters, depots, wage indexation, shift lengths. .7 - June 1980? - two pages - undated - Service cuts at North Fitzroy, depot committees, news from depots, and note re a meeting on Monday 7 July. .8 - July 1979? - 4 pages - strikes, union campaigns, depot management, industrial issues, discipline, depot facilities. .9 - Sep. 1980 - 3 pages - Lonie report, buses, closure, public transport, union, 35 hour week, unions. .10 - Oct. 1980 - 4 pages - union elections, industrial campaigns, 35 hour week, Lonie repot, public transport. .11 - Oct. 1982 - 3 pages - Preston workshops and new trams, new trams, W class trams, accidents. .12 - Undated - 2 pages about Paul Krutulis - a scab or an Agent Provocateur - see https://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/years/11revival.htm - accessed 30-8-2016. - Extracted are the 4th and 5th paragraph below which give a bit of a background. .13 - July 1991 - 4 pages - open letter to Jim Harper re union Amalgamation, rank file view, what it would mean to workers - a negative view. Amalgamation was a major push of the Hawke - Keating Government. .14 - March 1992 - supportive of Jim Harper, dismissive of Lou DiGregorio, Union executive, union amalgamation, cross linking of tram routes, racial discrimination within the PTC, Kew Depot, ACTU. Lists the rank and file committee - see key associations. Latham’s frustrations were shared by several would-be heroes in Victoria. In 1977 Paul Krutulis gained an exemption from union membership from the Arbitration Commission as a conscientious objector, only to find that tramway workers at Kew planned to stop work as soon as he appeared. Commissioner Cohen then recommended his dismissal, saying she “had to deal with the reality of the situation.” Krutulis later became president of a group called People Against Communism, before being murdered in September. Thus Krutulis departed the scene to be followed in early 1978 by motor mechanic Jack Kane, who had crossed a picket line at a Melbourne City Council depot. The AMWU forced the Council to sack him before it would end the strike. In September of the same year, Barbara Biggs succeeded in provoking a confrontation in the tramways where Krutulis had failed, by refusing to join the union and prompting 100 unionists at Brunswick depot to go on strike. The union executive had arranged token action confined to this depot, but the members wanted more. The strike spread to Preston, then 2,000 trammies at a mass meeting voted for an indefinite strike amidst “rowdy outbursts”. When Biggs complained at being excluded from the meeting a conductress told her, “We should have let you in, love. You would have been torn to pieces.” Paul was murdered by his brother George in Sydney - see the Age 29/11/1977, but there seems to be some conspiracy theories abounding as well.Handwritten note / letter from Chris Jacobson.trams, tramways, unions, training, shifts, uniforms, route 75, gardiner, light rail, camberwell, z class, buses, discipline, tramway record, preston, north fitzroy, services, strike, depots, discipline, lonie report, public transport, preston workshops, rtbu, actu, ptc

See image 2085i4 for tender re brake blocks detailing the type of cast iron and the Brinell hardness.Demonstrates MMTB tender documents of 1923.Manila colour file marked "Specifications" containing 25 different specifications of the MMTB 1922 to 1925. Not all dated, generally foolscap sheets either pinned or stapled. Dated Tender No. For supply of: 30/6/1925 157 Steel castings Not dated Ballast Hopper trucks 1923 Steelwork for electric and cable tramway crossings Pamphlet Monier Pipes and box culverts Pamphlet Monier – septic tanks and aerators Not dated 229 Purchase of removal of cottages 101 to 107 Bouverie St Carlton Not dated Side tipping ballast trucks 18/7/1923 226 Brake shoes - see pdf file for a full scan 18/7/1923 222 Steel tramway tyres 18/7/1923 220 Concrete Mixing Plants Not dated 219 Dressed wooden poles 9/5/1923 215 Bricks 19/4/1923 214 Reinforced Concrete fencing posts 20/3/1923 213 Tramway steel wire ropes 28/3/1923 212 Painting exterior of 673 Bourke St Melbourne Not dated 210 Alterations to offices at Rathdowne St depot Not dated 202 80lb steel rails and fishplates 5/1/1923 198 GE201 Motors 6/12/1922 197 Hydraulic pit jacks 6/12/1922 195 Supply of Low tension feeder cable Not dated 194 Supply of high tension cable 4/12/1922 188 Supply of hard drawn trolley wire 6/11/1922 186 Dressed wooden poles 20/11/1922 182 Steel Poles 20/12/1922 171 Erection and completion of new car depot Glen Huntly Roadtrams, tramways, mmtb, tenders, specification, trackwork, motors, cables, poles, ballast wagons, glenhuntly tram depot, brake blocks

Black and white negative, of R class 174 (Lyon St), S class 160 (Thornbury), SW5 class 842 route 65 & W2 class 320 (Nth Fitzroy, route 11) at Thornbury depot, c1950. Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album. Neg was in a Bright Methodist Church offering envelope - stored with negative file. - has 1949 in pencil on the envelope. Wal Larsen was a Bright resident.trams, tramways, s class, w2 class, thornbury depot, tram 174, tram 160, tram 842, tram 320, r class, sw5 class, mmtb

Black and white negative, of SW6 908 over one of the inspection roads at Essendon depot, c1950. Has the destination of Essendon Depot, dash canopy lighting and a sign "For comfort travel between 9.30 & 4.0" Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album. Neg was in a Bright Methodist Church offering envelope - stored with negative file - has 1949 in pencil on the envelope. Wal Larsen was a Bright resident.trams, tramways, sw6 class, dash canopy lights, essendon depot, tram 908

Black and white negative, of SW6 876 passing over the Glen Iris Burke Road level crossing, c1950. Has the destination of City, route 7, dash canopy lighting and a sign "For comfort travel between 9.30 & 4.0" Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album. Neg was in a Bright Methodist Church offering envelope - stored with negative file - has 1949 in pencil on the envelope. Wal Larsen was a Bright resident.trams, tramways, sw6 class, dash canopy lights, burke road, glen iris, level crossings, tram 876

Black and white negative, of SW2 565 (St Kilda Beach) on the Moreland Road stub at Brunswick/Coburg. Has the tracks to Brunswick Depot in the background. On the side of the tram is a sign "Save to help control prices" Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album. Neg was in a Bright Methodist Church offering envelope - stored with negative file - has 1949 in pencil on the envelope. Wal Larsen was a Bright resident. Note on the background to the sign: Norman Abjorensen wrote in The Canberra Times about the election of Menzies in 1949 - see https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6532529/the-election-which-shaped-australia-for-decades/ (Accessed 9-6-2021): Not known how the sign was sponsored. "The uncertainty was magnified by a range of post-war concerns and expectations that the expansionary 1949 budget brought into sharp focus. The nation was still war-weary, tired of austerity and impatient with rationing and controls; people wanted to spend their accumulated savings on the new household goods starting to appear in stores, and the taxation burden was resented. Further, rising inflation was a problem, with the Consumer Price Index rising by more than 10 per cent in 1949. It was little wonder Menzies' pledges to end rationing and "put value back in the pound" fell on such eagerly receptive ears."trams, tramways, w2 class, moreland road, tram 556

Black and white photograph of a presentation of 25 year plates to crews at Malvern Depot c1994. Left to right - , Ron Winters, Jack Pollard (family of donor), Russell Nathan - PTC, Phillip Guidice, Warren Peart, Ray Namour See Reg Item 204 for the plate. People in photo identified by Ron Scholten Jan. 2011. Copy print of original by David Pollard. See correspondence (pdf files) for further details of Jack.On rear of photo in ink "Jack Pollard (second person from the left), date of presentation would be around 1994. Jack retired in 1998, passed away 27 May 2010.trams, tramways, personnel, presentations, malvern depot, 25th anniversary, ptc

Silver tray or plate - presentation for 25 years service to Jack Pollard, pressed silver plated metal with green rubber base, etched centre scroll work with details of the presentation in the centre. "PUBLIC TRANSPORT CORPORATION PRESENTED TO J. Pollard. IN RECOGNITION OF 25 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT". Made by Strachan Australia. See Reg Item 182 for the Photo of the Presentation. Copy print of original by David Pollard. See correspondence (pdf files) for further details of Jack. See also Reg Item 204 for another example.See above.trams, tramways, personnel, presentations, malvern depot, 25th anniversary, ptc, silverware

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a tired and dirty Pte Jack Higgins about to enjoy a peeled orange while his boss Maj Jake O'Donnell MC, A Company, 7 RAR (1967-1968) watches his company file back into lines upon return to the 1 ATF Base at Nui Dat following the completion of Operation Carolinephotograph, pte jack higgins, maj jake o'donnell, a coy, 7 rar, 1 atf, nui nghe mountains, operation caroline, gibbons collection catalogue, nui dat, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of the batman, tired and dirty Pte Jack Higgins enjoys a peeled orange, while his boss Maj Jake O'Donnell MC, A Company 7 RAR (1967-1968) watches his company file back into lines, upon return to the 1 ATF Base, following the completion of Operation Carolinephotograph, pte jack higgins, maj jake o'donnell, a coy, 7 rar, 1 atf, nui dat, operation caroline, nui nghe mountains, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of the batman Pte Jack Higgins, Chelsea, Victoria, A Company, 7 RAR(1967-1968) files back into lines upon return to the 1 ATF Base, Nui Dat following the completion of Operation Caroline, a search and destroy mission, in the foothills of the Nui Nghe Mountains.photograph, pte jack higgins, a coy, 7 rar, 1 atf, nui dat, nui nghe mountains, operation caroline, gibbons collection catalogue, search and destroy mission, denis gibbons