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Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, The Argus and Australasian Ltd, While You Were Away : A digest of happenings in Australia 1940-1945, c.1945
... australia - second world war 1939-1945... history of the war etc.. australia - second world war 1939-1945 ...95-page booklet distributed by the R.A.A.F. in Australia to returned servicemen at the end of the Second World War. The booklet contains text, illustrations and photographs. It covers topics such as: sport, politics, total war, allied troops came, big news stories, seasons and crops, landmarks changed, notable deaths, wartime slang, how money was raised, an outline history of the war etc..australia - second world war 1939-1945, australia -- history -- 1939-1945, australia -- politics and government -- 1939-1945. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Brown, Prior, Anderson Pty Ltd, The Australian Soldiers' Pocket Book : Containing useful information for Australian soldiers, 1940
... second world war 1939-1945... comforts fund (victoria) second world war 1939-1945 hugh george ...Booklet produced in 1940 for members of the 2nd AIF by the Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division. The 128-page pocket-sized book could be carried everywhere and provided Australian soldiers with a wide range of useful information about the requirements of war service and many other important details such as: The Laws and Customs of War - including Geneva Convention guidelines, notes on spies and insignia of rank; Things a Soldier should Know - including over 60 points; Signaling - including flags, morse code, shipboard bell times and time zone; Decorations Awarded to Australians in the Great War; Arabic and Japanese words; First Aid for gas injuries etc.; Australian Historical Events, facts and figures etc.; and Conduct Overseas - including expectations of behaviour when representing Australia. non-fictionaustralian comforts fund (victoria), second world war 1939-1945, hugh george ferguson -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press, Matilda Waltzes with the Tommies, 1944
... world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives... the reason behind its acquisition. kent hughes, mary world war 1939 ...Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1943 176 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. non-fictionkent hughes, mary, world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Presentation Wallet, City of Kew, 1939
... second world war 1939-1945... second world war 1939-1945 world war two city of kew william leo ...William 'Bill' Leo Larkin (b. 19.09.1898) was born in Hawthorn (Vic). [His World War I enlistment papers give details of the Hawthorn birthdate, as well as Ballarat, but his birth records state his birth as Hawthorn). After leaving St Patrick's College in Ballarat in 1917, he enlisted in the army serving in England and France. At the time of his enlistment in the army in the Second World War (17 April 1940), he was recorded as living in Kew. His service number was VX11459. The Sands & McDougall Directory of 1938 gives his address as 31 Fernhurst Grove. In the army he served in the Middle East and in New Guinea. He was to attain the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1942. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E) in 1946. Enlistment Presentation Wallets were presented by the City of Kew from 1940 to men who enlisted in the war. Typically, these wallets are dated 1939, even though the enlistment may have occurred at a later date.Memento presented to citizens of Kew (vic.) on enlistmentRectangular brown leather single fold wallet with eight internal pockets. The front includes an embossed City of Kew logo and the words ‘Presented by the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Kew to W. L. Larkin on Enlistment for Active Service Abroad, 1939'.second world war 1939-1945, world war two, city of kew, william leo larkin, bill larkin, presentation wallets -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion), Guide to Knitting Standard Socks Scarf Balaclava Cap for Active Service, 1939
... second world war 1939-1945.... australian comforts fund (victoria) second world war 1939-1945 ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.Booklet advising on standards for knitting items for soldiersaustralian comforts fund (victoria), second world war 1939-1945 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Certificate, Education Department (Victoria), Young Workers Patriotic Guild, 1941
... second world war 1939-1945... Historical Society. young workers patriotic guild second world war ...The Young Workers Patriotic Guild was originally established in World War I and reestablished in World War II. The Collection includes a number of items produced under this banner from both the First and Second World Wars. This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Young Workers Patriotic Guild Certificate - An illuminated Young Workers Patriotic Guild certificate issued by the Education Department Victoria. The certificate testifies that John Rogers who was a pupil at Kew East School raised £1 for War Relief objectives in 1941. young workers patriotic guild, second world war 1939-1945, george rogers -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Uniform, 2nd AIF, RAAF Kit Bag, 1939-45
... second world war 1939-1945... with the Sacred Heart Church in Cotham Road, Kew. second world war 1939 ...This RAAF Kit Bag is one of a number of objects gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2015. A number of the items relate to F.C.M. McArdle, the donors' father. Others belonged to his relatives. Some of the items testify to the family's close connection with the Sacred Heart Church in Cotham Road, Kew.A kit bag made of khaki cloth with brown leather handle, trim and nameplate belonging to F.C.M. McArdle (no 94449) of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The address on the plaque is 3 Wills Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia. second world war 1939-1945, mcardle, kew, royal australian airforce, raaf -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Permit, Department of Labour & National Service, Manpower Directorate et al, Employee's Copy of Employer's Permit to Terminate Services, Mr GH Rogers, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (East Melbourne), 1944
... second world war 1939-1945... world war 1939-1945 csiro george h rogers Department of Labour ...This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Document, issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research [CSIRO], East Melbourne in 1944, terminating the employment of Mr. G. H. Rogers of 29 Park Crescent, Kew. The Permit was issued by the Commonwealth Department of Labour and National Service."G.H. Rogers, Jun. Asst. from Council for Scientific & Industrial Research East Melbourne"second world war 1939-1945, csiro, george h rogers -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Magazine - Periodical, Oldhams (Watford) Limited, Modern World: The Pictorial Review, No.11. Vol.1, 1940
... second world war 1939-1945... Historical Society. modern world second world war 1939-1945 Oldhams ...Modern Wonder was a largely factual magazine aimed at boys and young men. It had many articles and pictures on science, engineering and warfare etc. In some of the magazines, the Flash Gordon comic strip is printed in colour on the back cover. Issues were usually around 20 pages in length, with the covers and inside two pages printed in colour. The magazine was printed in Great Britain by Oldhams (Watford) Limited, St. Albans Rd., Watford. The magazine was in "tabloid" format, approximate dimensions 36 cm x 27 cm. The magazine (cost two pence, every Wednesday) began publication in May 1937 under the title Modern Wonder, and went through a few name changes, becoming Modern Wonders in December 1939 and Modern World from March 1940 until the magazine stopped in March 1941, possibly due to wartime paper shortages in England. (Source: Wikipedia)This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A magazine in tabloid format published in June 1940. The magazine includes a number of articles about the Second World War.modern world, second world war 1939-1945 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Certificate of Completion, Australian Red Cross, Elementary Course of Lectures and Demonstrations in Anti Gas Relief No. 2554, 1939
... second world war 1939-1945... Historical Society. australian red cross second world war 1939-1945 ...This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A certificate provided to Dorothy Rogers recording her completion in 1939 of an elementary course of lectures and demonstrations in Anti Gas ReliefSignatures / Date / Numberaustralian red cross, second world war 1939-1945, anti gas training, dorothy rogers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Memories of Changi, 22/01/1992
... World War 1939 - 1945... to work on the Burma Railway. Prisoners of War World War 1939 ...Article re Vermont resident Lex Arthurson who celebrated his 21st birthday in Changi prison and is returning after 50 years to revisit. He was one of 125 Australians and 1,000 British who were forced to work on the Burma Railway.prisoners of war, world war 1939 - 1945, arthurson, lex -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Roy Charlesworth, 24/11/1941 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939 - 1945... and Mitcham World War 1939 - 1945 Application for permission to enlist ...Application for permission to enlist in R.A.A.F. from Roy Charlesworth to the Chairman and members of the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham council Committee, 24 Nov 1941.Application for permission to enlist in R.A.A.F. from Roy Charlesworth to the Chairman and members of the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham council Committee, 24 Nov 1941.Application for permission to enlist in R.A.A.F. from Roy Charlesworth to the Chairman and members of the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham council Committee, 24 Nov 1941.charlesworth, albert roy, shire of blackburn and mitcham, world war 1939 - 1945 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, The War Dead, 1954
... World War 1939 - 1945... Cemetery The register ...Hotton War Cemetery World War 1939 - 1945 ...The War dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire:The War dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire: The register ...Hotton War CemeteryThe War dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire: world war 1939 - 1945, hotton war cemetery belgium, till, alwyn, royal australian air force -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Crook Won't Force Me Out, 2015
... World War 1939 - 1945... there alone. LaGrutta Anthony World War 1939 - 1945 Anthony LaGrutta ...Anthony LaGrutta, a 92 year old Nunawading World War II veteran was robbed of money in his home on 3 Sep, but intends to stay living there alone.Anthony LaGrutta, a 92 year old Nunawading World War II veteran was robbed of money in his home on 3 Sep, but intends to stay living there alone.Anthony LaGrutta, a 92 year old Nunawading World War II veteran was robbed of money in his home on 3 Sep, but intends to stay living there alone.lagrutta, anthony, world war 1939 - 1945 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Spy twins 'Top-secret war', 2012
... World War 1939-1945... in the second world war. Field Don Field Peter World War 1939-1945 ...Story of how two brothers helped defeat the enemy in New Guinea in the second world war.Story of how two brothers helped defeat the enemy in New Guinea in the second world war.Story of how two brothers helped defeat the enemy in New Guinea in the second world war.field, don, field, peter, world war 1939-1945, kokoda track -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Honour for the fallen, 2001
... World War 1939-1945... servicemen who died in World War 2. World War 1939-1945 Till Alwyn ...Article on installation of plaques in five Mitcham streets commemorating Mitcham servicemen who died in World War 2.Article on installation of plaques in five Mitcham streets commemorating Mitcham servicemen who died in World War 2.Article on installation of plaques in five Mitcham streets commemorating Mitcham servicemen who died in World War 2.world war 1939-1945, till, alwyn, alwyn street mitcham, venton, william ross bremner, peake, ronald mosely, cox, fred brian, loftus, owen spencer, ross street mitcham, ronald street mitcham, brian street mitcham, owen street mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Ration book, 1941
... and person appear to be fictional. World War 1939-1945 Herring ...Ministry of Food ration book supplement in the name of William R Herring, issued 7 Jul 1941.Ministry of Food ration book supplement in the name of William R Herring, issued 7 Jul 1941.Ministry of Food ration book supplement in the name of William R Herring, issued 7 Jul 1941.world war, 1939-1945, herring, william r, ration books -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Certificate of Discharge, 4/10/1945 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939 - 1945... Australian Imperial Forces World War 1939 - 1945 Certificate ...Certificate of Discharge of Sgt. Jack Eric Town.Served in AIF 12 Jun 1940 to 4 Oct 1945, 2/11 Aust. Field Regiment. With World War 2 Nominal roll Service Record 2002. Photo at NP4139. Medals at NA4714.1-3Certificate of Discharge of Sgt. Jack Eric Town, served in AIF 12 Jun 1940 to 4 Oct 1945, 2/11 Aust. Field Regiment. With World War 2 Nominal roll Service Record 2002. Photo at NP4139. Medals at NA4714.1-3.Certificate of Discharge of Sgt. Jack Eric Town.Served in AIF 12 Jun 1940 to 4 Oct 1945, 2/11 Aust. Field Regiment. With World War 2 Nominal roll Service Record 2002. Photo at NP4139. Medals at NA4714.1-3town, jack eric, australian imperial forces, world war 1939 - 1945 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Large Gathering of Ex-service Personnel, 1946?
... World War 1939 - 1945... Till Evelyn World War 1939 - 1945 City of Nunawading Rooks ...Article on 'welcome home' to over 400 ex-servicemen and women by Nunawading City Council on 20th March 1946?Article on 'welcome home' to over 400 ex-servicemen and women by Nunawading City Council on 20th March 1946? Mayor Rooks read a letter from Baron Jose van der Straton Waillet to Mrs. E. V. Till regarding her son's death in Belgium.Article on 'welcome home' to over 400 ex-servicemen and women by Nunawading City Council on 20th March 1946? till, alwyn, till, evelyn, world war 1939 - 1945, city of nunawading, rooks, charles francis -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Till Telegram, 1944
... World War 1939 - 1945...(No of Words) 31/1/44 31 January 1944, with envelope. World War 1939 ...Telegram sent by Alwyn Till from England to his sister Alison.Telegram sent by Alwyn Till from England to his sister Alison, 31 January 1944, with envelope.Telegram sent by Alwyn Till from England to his sister Alison. world war 1939 - 1945, till, alwyn, till, alison bertha -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Letters from the war, 2010
... World war 1939-1945...' by Yvonne Fitzmaurice. Till Alwyn World war 1939-1945 Fitzmaurice ...Letters written by a Mitcham boy during World War II .Letters written by a Mitcham boy during World War II have been gathered together and retold in 'War letters' by Yvonne FitzmauriceLetters written by a Mitcham boy during World War II .till, alwyn, world war 1939-1945, fitzmaurice, yvonne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Kokoda track, 2009
... World War 1939 - 1945... Historical Society 13 June 2009. CFD-ROM at NP3600 World War 1939 ...Talk by Peter McPhee (who walked the Kokoda Track recently) to Whitehorse Historical Society 13 June 2009.Talk by Peter McPhee (who walked the Kokoda Track recently) to Whitehorse Historical Society 13 June 2009. CFD-ROM at NP3600Talk by Peter McPhee (who walked the Kokoda Track recently) to Whitehorse Historical Society 13 June 2009.world war 1939 - 1945, kokoda track -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Alwyn Terence Till, 2010
... World War 1939-1945.... by Yvonne Fitzmaurice. World War 1939-1945 Alwyn Street Mitcham Till ...Description of his war service in letters written by Alwyn Till from 1942 until his death in August 1944.Description of his war service in letters written by Alwyn Till from 1942 until his death in August 1944, ed. by Yvonne FitzmauriceDescription of his war service in letters written by Alwyn Till from 1942 until his death in August 1944.world war 1939-1945, alwyn street, mitcham, till, alwyn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Alwyn Till research, 2010
... World War 1939-1945... sheet in folder. Contents sheet in folder. Till Alwyn World War ...Collection of sources used by the author of 'Alwyn Terence Till' in her research, with Caldwell correspondence and text of talk 21 July 2010.Collection of sources used by the author of 'Alwyn Terence Till' in her research, with Caldwell correspondence and text of talk 21 July 2010. Contents sheet in folder.Collection of sources used by the author of 'Alwyn Terence Till' in her research, with Caldwell correspondence and text of talk 21 July 2010. till, alwyn, world war 1939-1945 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Till documents
... World War 1939-1945 Mitcham World War 1914-1918 Maggs Family ...Alwyn Terence Till died in action in Belgium during World War 2.Alwyn Terence Till died in action in Belgium during World War 2. His family kept letters he had written and records relating to his life, war service and death, which were donated to the Whitehorse Historical Society in 2008. Also included in this donation were records of other members of the Till Family, and letters written by William Cook, a relative by marriage (ND5889)|Two copies of French Translation of 'A Brave Australian Airman'. Also correspondence fromYvonne Fitzmaurice relating to the book she wrote on Alwyn Till and its rranslation into FrenchAlwyn Terence Till died in action in Belgium during World War 2.till, alwyn, till, sydney, till, evelyn, till, alison bertha, world war, 1939-1945, mitcham, world war, 1914-1918, maggs family, cook, harriet amey -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Flying in the face of fear, 2009
... World War 1939-1945... resident. World War 1939-1945 O'Keefe Maurice Maurice O'Keefe ...Maurice O'Keefe recalls piloting a Lancaster bomber during World War 2.Maurice O'Keefe recalls piloting a Lancaster bomber during World War 2. 2009 Anzac Day feature includes photos of the Blackburn residentMaurice O'Keefe recalls piloting a Lancaster bomber during World War 2. world war 1939-1945, o'keefe, maurice -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Letters from home, 2009
... World War 1939-1945... War 2. Lees Alfred Correspondence World War 1939-1945 Lees ...Article about correspondence to and from Frank Lees, Nunawading resident, during World War 2.Article about correspondence to and from Frank Lees, Nunawading resident, during World War 2.Article about correspondence to and from Frank Lees, Nunawading resident, during World War 2.lees, alfred, correspondence, world war 1939-1945, lees, frank -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE, Diamond Valley Remembers 1939-1945, 1995
... world war 1939-1945... allan dunn reminscences oral history world war 1939-1945 world ...An Oral History Project - An Australia Remembers New Work Project funded by the Department of Employment, Education and Training. Sponsored by Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE. The Australia Remembers 1945-1995 campaign was a pageant of events commemorating the end of World War II. 34 chapters include reminiscences from 34 men and women mainly from the Watsonia Returned Servicemen's League recording their memories of the war years for the benefit of the [Shire of] Diamond Valley community. This copy is signed by Eleanor Sumner who is also a contributor.This book comprises a collection of unique and individual personal narratives of World War 2, written 50 years after the war and preserved for future generations. The collection is linked through the association of the participants living in the Diamond Valley area in Melbourne's north in 1995.roy hillard, eleanor sumner, bob campbell, dulcie cox, lancelot riky, charles nelson, reg johnson, frank collings, george armstrong, stan ware, lorna mill, ann hewett, reg angwin, ruby talbot, dion hogan, elean dansey, mary keppel, charles baker, elaine grigg, len grigg, kathleen kennedy, arthur dykes, eric wood, frances jensen, mary edwards, frank wilson, harry hewett, mick marks, audrey wass, ian wall, joyce anderson, john grant, jean gee, noel mcintyre, allan dunn, reminscences, oral history, world war 1939-1945, world war 2, ww2, australia remembers, northern metropolitan college of tafe, watsonia, personal narrative, watsonia barracks -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Phoenix, Fortress Malta : an island under siege, 1940-1943, 2003
... world war 1939-1945 - malta...-1943 Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.440. world war ...I history of the siege of Malta, the longest lasting siege in British history.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.440.I history of the siege of Malta, the longest lasting siege in British history.world war 1939-1945 - malta, malta - siege 1940-1943 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Gordon Powell, Two Steps to Tokyo : A story of the RAAF in the Trobriand and Admiralty Islands, 1946
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia - sw... in the Trobriand and Admiralty Islands Ill, p.222. world war 1939-1945 ...A history of RAAF operations in the South West Pacific theatre during World war TwoIll, p.222.non-fictionA history of RAAF operations in the South West Pacific theatre during World war Twoworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia - sw pacific, royal australian air force