Alfred Charles Jury VX66822 enlisted on 13.12.41 aged 21 years. At discharge from the 2nd AIF he was a Gunner in 2/4th L.A.A. Regt. Refer 2083P, 2079.3 also 2082 re his father.Medal set, court mounted, set of (4) re A.C.Jury. 1. 1939-45 Star. 2. Pacific Star. 3. War Medal 1939-45. 4. Australian Service Medal."VX66822 A.C.Jury"medals, military, history

These are a replica set of the original medals held by the familyReplica set WWII court mounted War Medals. Australian Service Metal, 1939-45 War Medal, Defence Medal, Africa Star with 8 Army Clasp and the 1939-45 Starworld war ii, wwii medals, court mounted medals

Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph featuring the 1939 Floral Tram, Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival at the depot looking outwards towards Lake Wendouree with a motor car in the background. Wal's Album notes give the date as 4-3-1939. Very similar to Reg Item 1369, may have been another print of the same photograph that has been trimmed to suit. Printed on Kodak paper, but no other details. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative See Reg Item 7537 for another photo, at the time of the launch with the girls.trams, tramways, floral tram, decorated trams, depot, tram 29

The 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) was raised in 1920 as part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Citizen Military Forces, with Headquarters at Seymour and depots along the Goulburn Valley from Mansfield to Tocumwal in southern NSW. In December 1941, 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 20th Motor Regiment. In 1943 the Regiment was deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. Upon its return in April 1945, the Regiment was redesignated 20th Pioneer Battalion. It was disbanded following the end of the war. 20th Light Horse was the only light horse regiment to serve overseas in WWII.Rare copy of Regimental magazine published on return from overseas service WW11Regimental magazine of the 20th Pioneer Battalion AIF prepared and published following the Unit's return from Dutch New Guinea, and change of title from 20th Motor Regiment in 1945.. Sixty- Six pages, stapled at edge.In ink along bound edge page 3 " V.G. Groutsch "20 light horse, motor regiment, pioneer battalion, merauke, magazine, v.g. groutsch

Frederick Lloyd CARLETON enlisted on 24.10.1939 No VX1555 age 33 Years. He was posted to 2/6th Div Signals but was discharged Medically unfit on 20.1.1940. He then re enlisted on 1.7.1940 No VX33476, posted to 2/23rd Bn 20.8.1940, promoted L/Cpl 14.9.1940, embarked for the Middle East 16.11.1940, promoted to Cpl 18.12.1940, Sgt 14.12.1941, embarked for Australia 31.4.1943 and disembarked Melb 25.2.1943. In the Middle East he was one of 10 to receive a Commander in Chiefs Commendation during Sept 1941. Served in the Tobruk Seige , Lebanon and El Alamein. He met and married a British Army Nursing sister in Palestine 1942. Hospitalised in Seymour Vic with Furuncles. Embarked for Milne Bay from Cairns and disembarked 4.8.1943, embarked 31.1.1944 (unclear) and disembarked 7.2.1944 (unclear), hospital with Malaria 2.6.1944. On discharge being medically unfit 12.9.44 he held the rank of Sergeant. Service abroad was 1023 days.Medal set, court mounted, group of (7) re F.L.Carleton. 1. 1939-45 star, brass colour. 2. Africa star, brass colour with clasp 8th Army. 3. Pacific star, brass colour. 4. Defence medal, round silver colour. 5.War medal 1939-45, round silver colour. 6. Australian service medal, round silver colour. 7. Tobruk commemorative medal "T" shaped."VX33476 F.L.Carleton"numismatics, medals, metalcraft, military

Black and white photograph taken from poppet head Camp Hill, Bendigo, overlooking Post Office, Court House,Shamrock and Town Hall, dated on back Mon 22nd May 1939.H.Maddicks Daylesfordphotograph, streetscape, bendigo, bendigo-history-buildings

Greater Port Melbourne - Official Souvenir of the 1939 Port Melbourne Centenary Celebrations Committee. Red and black 56 page book containing details of the Liardet festival, and local advertisements (2 copies)celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion - anglican (holy trinity), religion - wesleyan methodist church, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), mayors, town clerks, james peter crichton, sydney sims anderson, henry melville fennell, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, caroline frederica liardet, edward james 'jack' holloway, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, swallow & ariell ltd, general motors-holden, gmh, neal's motors, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc, sandridge golf club, port melbourne football club, pmfc, port melbourne cricket club, port melbourne baseball club, nightingale supply co ltd, malcolm moore ltd, joe nield, harold v drew, j p burke, wilson electric transformer co, daniel scott pty ltd, a t harman & sons pty ltd, concrete constructions, cindcrete brick co, schumacher mill furnishing works

Document. Invoice to Mrs. Guiney from Webster's Ironmongers/Licensed Radio Dealers, 291-293 Williamson St. Bendigo. Invoice dated May 1 1939, for a tea set for 9/6.document, memo, invoice

Document: 4 Copies of plans showing part of lease No. 10970 (was 10873) and Central Napoleon Lode Channel, prepared by J.J. Caldwell District Geologist, Mines Dept, Bendigo 5th Dec 1939.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

A magazine published about World War Two. It contains black and white photos and articles about the war. It is 40 pages long. The pages are numbered from 513 to 544 as the weekly editions are intended to be bound together to make a volume about the war.Photos and articles from World War Two that would have been significant to the legatees as they were all returned servicemen.A magazine containing black and white photos from World War Two. Full title is The War Illustrated. Vol 1 No 17. 29 December 1939. The Weekly Record that Grows into a Splendid Book. soldiers, world war two

The Sun Newspaper 2nd September 1939 - Start World War 2.Newspaper articles fron the Sun re Start World War 2

Covering Mullen's Family at Anderson's Creek/Warrandyte from 1875 to 1939

1939-45 Star (Colours reversed light blue should be on right)medals, ww2, raf

An Oral History of Housewives in the Rochester District During the Depression 1929 - 1939.Peter Gladman.victoria, history, rochester women durinf depression

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn: a picturesque history'black & white photo of Blackburn Road, Blackburn (Captioned) pre 1939.blackburn road blackburn, mid 1950

This pattern bayonet, which affixed to a .303 Lee Enfield rifle was standard issue to Australian forces in World War 1 ( 1914 - 1918 ), World War 2 ( 1939 - 1945 ) and the Korean War ( 1950 - 1953 ).Part of a collection of edged weapons relevant to Victorian Colonial and Australian Military forces.British pattern 1907 bayonet, with wood hand grips blade 430mm long, with leather scabbard with steel fittings and leather bayonet frog.ON handle " A- 93061 " On blade " 1 - 1922 Lithgow "wwi, wwii, korea, world war one, world war two, lee enfield

1. Improvised drinking glass made by slicing the top off a beer bottle during WW2. Named "THE LADY BLAMEY GLASS". 2. Title of Poem "THE LADY BLAMEY GLASS' Page 216 from book "OF STORMS AND RAINBOWS"1. Drinking glass - amber coloured glass, top edge has chipped areas where the neck of the bottle has been removed. 2. Poem - facsimile copy of a poem printed in block ink on white paper, from a book titled "OF STORMS AND RAINBOWS, PALESTINE, SYRIA & THE TURKISH BORDER" Page 216.Manufacturers markings on glass - lower edge "THE NSW BOTTLE COMPANY PTY LTD". on base m- "1945 u74s"containers, glass, poetry

Pewter mug with Rising Sun badgePresented to Maj V.Gullick in appreciation of service rendered as treasurer of Staff Corps Mess AHQ Committee 1945-1946

Black and white photograph. View towards Boulevard from the drive. Lagoon paddock is flooded. On reverse, "1944-1945 shot from driveway Paddock looking to Boulevard area often flooded in those days."boulevard, helen dudley, 1991, centenary, lagoon paddock, flooding