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 gun crew member of the 103 Battery, reseting his gun during a fire mission in support of infantry operating on a search and destroy mission, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam (Circa 1967). The digger is wearing ear plugs for protection against the sound of the gun.photograph, artillery, 103 battery, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons

Photographs taken by Esther Winifred Hall (nee Smallpage) - great grand-daughter of Stephen George Henty. Taken in 1934 Centenary Celebrations in Portland. Donated by Ms. Mary Robinson, acting on behalf of Mrs. W.G. Hutchinson "Tellong", Blackwood River Drive, Balingup, W.A. 6253Black and white photograph showing a man and a dog in front of a paling fence. Man is holding gun to his shoulder in preparation to fire and dog sits to his right looking at the gun.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Martin Bree

Green. Belt pocket for F 1sub machine gun magazinesequipment, vietnam, army

Vickers Machine Gun Ammunition Belt missing feed in tab

Vickers Machine Gun Ammunition Belt missing feed in tab

Example of a used case from a 2 pounder field gun.

German Flak 38. 2cm Anti Aircraft Gun (Flakvierling)model, ww2, army

QF 75 mm Mountain Gun Model II Shellammunition, ww1, army

Ammunition Disintergrating Machine Gun Clips (Unidentified) X 4ammunition, general

Ammunition .303 Disintergrating Machine Gun Clips X 7ammunition, army

Framed coloured photograph of 105 Howitzer Field Gun at a Firebase.photograph, 105mm howitzer, firebase

White Enamelled Stawell Gun Club Members Badge 1939stawell

Link of 7.62mm link bullets (27) for M60 Machine GunMF,84,F4

Item belonged to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1959 for his service record.Cleaning kit for a Vickers Machine Gun 1) Leather "wallet" for the kit 2) Brass inspection mirror, with cap, for the use of checking barrels. 3) Oil can tin 4) Oil brush, set into the brass cap of oil can 5) Gauge tension, with flat blade one end and bullet shape other end 6) Screwdriver, flat blade, wooden handle 7) Leather pouch with strap1) Front marked "303 INCH VICKERS" 5) Marked "0 - 20" scale 7) Front marked "D.D 303 VICKERS GUN E.B", rear marked "MADE BY RE BOWDEN & SON LTD. (indistinguishable) ST, NEWTOWN NSW 1942" handcrafts - leatherwork, metalcraft brassware, trades-tools, military history, vickers

Photograph, WW1, B&W photo of a desolate battleground showing gun positions and a township in the far left distance. Handwritten in pencil on the back Gun positions from the duckboards S985 114 114photo, photo, ww1, france, battleground

Photographs from 17th Light Horse Regiment collection box. .1) Black print bottom: Two hundred officers & men of the 17th & 19th Light Horse were in training at Bendigo last week. 1. LIEUT A V PALMER 2. Jumping in pairs 3. The camp trumpeter 4. LIEUT COL H K RAWSON CO of camp on right with his staff 5. Watering the horses 6. Machine gun practice 7. Some of the men.1) Laminated photocopy of 7 numbered black & white photographs, Light Horsemen Soldiers in uniform, horses, machine gun, mounted on archival cardboard, from newspaper article, black & white top & bottom. .2) Laminated photocopy of colour photograph, 8 Soldiers in uniform mounted on horses, white print label lower right..1) Black print: "March 18 1933 The Weekly Times Magazine Section, Light Horsemen in Camp in Bendigo" (see notes for bottom details). .2) White print: "The Army, then, now, and for the future. All had a part to play"photography-photographs, military history - army, light horse, passchendaele barracks trust

The Airmen in the turret is Allan Frederick Goodall DFC, RAAF, refer Cat No 543.2 for his service details.B & W photograph showing an Airmen in the rear Gun Turret of a Bomber.photographs, dfc, bomber

This photograph relates to the early group of the Volunteer Corps preparing to defend their country.The photograph is a significant record. It shows a point in time when local volunteers were prepared to defend the south west coast of Victoria.Black and white photograph of Volunteer Corp firing the gun on Flagstaff Hill. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, photograph, volunteer corp, gun on flagstaff hill, fortifications volunteer corps., fortifications, volunteer corps, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, militia, barracks

Three page document covering the 7.92 mm BSA Machine Gunbsa machine gun, raac bulletin

This was brought back from WW1 by Gordon A.W. Fisher. Gordon Fisher enlisted from Orboston 24.10.16. His father was James Fisher a Lochend farmer. This item from WW1 is a reminder of the involvement of the Orbost men who served in that conflict. A World War 1 metal bayonet with metal grip attachment to gun.Handle - E.J. 42253 Scabbard 131bayonet weapon arms ww1 fisher- gordon

Twelve members of a volunteer artillery pose with two guns on wheels in a paddock.volunteer artillery, volunteer forces, armed forced, military, artillery

Track link off the British Universal Carrier "The BREN Gun Carrier"equipment, ww2, army

QF 75 mm Mountain Gun Model II Artillery Shellammunition, ww1, army

50 cal Browning Machine Gun bullet, intact and Shell Casing.ammunition, ww2, army