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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - GUNPOWDER TIN
Yellow tin with cap and partial paper label both sides reading Genuine Smokeless Amberlite Sporting Gunpowder can be loaded as black gunpowder No2 made only by Curtiss & Harvey Sandbank London & Glasgow.Curtiss & Harvey, Sandbank London & Glasgowarms, materiel, gunpowder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - GUNPOWDER TIN
Black tin with cap with partial label in diamond shape on both sides reading Curtis and Harvey No2 The Diamond Grain Gunpowder sole agents for Victoria. Contains shot for shotgun cartridges.arms, materiel, gunpowder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SEASONAL GREETINGS, THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT (A.I.F.) ASSOCIATION, Dec 1964
a/ Cover reads: Seasonal Greetings, The 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment (A.I.F.) Association 1964. Cover also has 2 rectangles one red and one blue (Corp/regiment colours) Inside reads: The same old Season's Greetings hasn't changed a bit, But neither have the friendly thoughts That always go with it. A Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year News of members at all times appreciated President: C. Edwards 108 Malpas St., Preston Phone 47 7414. Written in black pen is 'John Grylls 113 Panton St Golden Square.' And underlined. b/ Receipt of membership to the RSL . Victorian Branch Consecutive C No. 75938 'Returned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (Victoria) Kangaroo Flat Sub Branch. Received from J Grylls. Address 113 Panton St, Golden Square. Regt. No. 418 Unit 4th Light Horse. Front or Sea on which served France. The sum of One Pound, being subscription for the year ending 31st December, 1965 For the above branch Signed . . . 9/1/65arms, materiel, 4th australian light horse regiment, a/ seasonal greetings, the 4th australian light horse regiment (a.i.f.) association 1964. cover also has 2 rectangles one red and one blue (corp/regiment colours) a merry christmas to you all and a happy new year president: c. edwards malpas st., preston phone 47 7414. b/ receipt of membership to the rsl . victorian branch consecutive c no. 75938 'returned sailors, soldiers & airmen's imperial league of australia (victoria) kangaroo flat sub branch. received from j grylls. address 113 panton st, golden square. regt. no. 418 unit 4th light horse. served france. subscription 1965 branch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - HAND GRENADE INKWELL, 1915
Hand grenade casting mounted on black enamelled base with china ink well insert. Square base with grooves for pens, top of hand grenade opens for access to ink. Marked memento of the great war actual hand grenade casting as used by the allies.Regd No 651542.1915 Regd No 652114 51657 10304 11469arms, ordnance -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Research report, David Nicholls et al, "Home of the Borough"
Research document produced as part of the APP project."Home of the Borough". Six page photocopied document on use and value of Port Melbourne Football Ground in the 21st Centurysport - australian rules football, port melbourne football ground, vfl, 'arms' armstrong, norm goss snr, nick bloom, fred cook, peter bromley, barry kidd, hannah lewi, david nicholls, greg dermott -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945, 2105
Seventeen (17) individual photos were joined together by John Kirby to make a compsite image.Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945 Large photograph mounted on foam board. Shows aerial view of Port Melbourne showing its extent from the Bay. Panel on right hand side has key to numbered areas on map . PMHPS logo on top left cornerbuilt environment, local government, natural environment, built environment - industrial, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), gmh, general motors-holden, rotten row, trotting track, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, wool board storage sheds, government aircraft factory, gaf, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac, north port oval, brookes lemos ltd, port melbourne fire brigade, former port melbourne market, eclipse theatre, presbyterian church, inner beacon, forsters arms hotel, commonwealth government engine works, st josephs church and school, missions to seamen, centenary bridge, royal australian navy drill hall, mail exchange, gasometers, town pier, robert harper & co ltd, royal australian navy, hmas lonsdale, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Munster Arms
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, munster arms, hotel -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Looking toward orphanage/Bricklayers Arms 2
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, bricklayers arms, hotel, orphanage, ballarat east -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Ballarat East, Bricklayers Arms 3
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, bricklayers arms, hotel, ballarat east -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Looking toward Victoria Street from Black Hill c 1861
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, bricklayers arms, hotel, ballarat east, victoria st -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Bath Arms Hotel Dana St 3 doors from Drummond
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, dana, bath arms, hotel, drummond -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, temporary liquor licenses, 1872
Borough of Sandridge temporary license book: 79 stubs recording temporary liquor licenses issued 1873 to 1885 for balls etc., plus 21 unused licensescelebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne town hall, sport - recreational grounds, james john bartlett, foresters arms hotel, james michie, fitzjames hotel, spiro williams, hibernian hotel, charles cooling sharp, royal hotel, george sefton, john bell, pier hotel, patrick macaulay, chusan hotel, james meagher, boundary hotel, john william martin, globe hotel, michael tarver quinn, council club hotel, robert urquhart miller, miller's cafe, jeremiah hennessy, phoenix hotel, martin jessell, st osyth hotel, romulus dethridge, george hotel, john william daran, commercial hotel, william stowe, locomotive hotel, thomas turville, john mckenzie, floodgate hotel, ellen maria howard, marine hotel, edward quigley, alfred hotel, george william fenner, australian eleven hotel, william josh glifford, royal mail hotel, richard walter watts, thomas degruchy, george julian, clare castle hotel, james mcelroy, brunswick pier hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Research report, Heritage study of "Clareville" and McCormack Gallery", Robyn Clinch, Heritage Study of "Clareville"and the "McCormack Gallery" Port Melbourne, Jan 2008
Submitted as part of the requirements for the subject "Heritage Planning"at RMIT University for the degree of Master of Social Science Environment.wHeritage Study of "Clareville"and the "McCormack Gallery" Port Melbourne - A4 bound with red plastic comb. 62 pages with red back. Contains comparative studies from Port and South Melbourne, photos and mapsbuilt environment - civic, built environment - domestic, port melbourne temperance hall, town planning, heritage, robyn clinch, clareville, mccormack gallery, frederick williams, william hutcheson gresham, jane dixon, maxwell ingles, john gall, james john bartlett, edward w m suffolk, ann mcgrath suffolk, edward dicker mathews, elizabeth payne beck mathews, thomas mccormack, cricketers arms hotels, mathew mccormack, catherine larkin mccormack, maryann farnan mccormack, alexander james doig, alice bevan doig, stephen spadier, harriet jane blackell spadier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - 2014 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne - Hotels, Sep 2013
Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. 2014 PMHPS calendar ; Hotels. Cover shows Bay St from the North west showing Scott's Hotel and the National Bank of Australasia All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, piers and wharves, sport - australian rules football, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, scott's hotel, lamb's hotel, chusan hotel, royal mail hotel, exchange hotel, united states hotel, t thomas, chequers inn, bay and boundary hotel, freemasons hotel, donaldson, peter gallienne grut, whithorn and son, foresters arms hotel, flower hotel, boundary rovers football club, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, pier hotel, london family hotel, prince alfred hotel -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - List of Port Melbourne Hotels & Licencees 1872, 1872
Handwritten list of hotels & their licencees in 1872 believed to have been complied by donor's ancestor, a member of the LOBB family.A4 size handwritten sheet with names, addresses and licencees of Port Melbourne hotels in 1872.business and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, lobb, h. fonseca, harry hall, william hays, j mcculloch, wm reynolds, g sefton, mrs crockford, andrea lagogiannis, g braithwaite, v sanderson, j carter, g w hall, j michie, t cowling, jas. bartlett, edward suffolk, martin clasby, mrs peatt, w kinyon, william spire, thomas turville, w cruickshank, charles peacock, j williams, william cannon, j bell, michael flanagan, william carroll, j w carr, john allen, j e crockford, charles sharp, henry o'brien, g t potter, f johnson, all england eleven hotel, army & navy hotel, auld reekie hotel, australian hotel, bay view hotel, brunswick pier hotel, chequers inn, chusan hotel, commercial hotel, cosmopolitan hotel, customs house hotel, exchange hotel, fitzjames hotel, floodgate hotel, foresters arms hotel, foundry hotel, fountain inn, freemasons hotel, happy home hotel, hibernian hotel, kent hotel, locomotive hotel, lord raglan hotel, marine hotel, naval brigade hotel, new great britain hotel, pier hotel, president lincoln hotel, prince alfred hotel, retreat inn, royal hotel, ship hotel, station hotel, victoria hotel -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - Panel celebrating 25 years of Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society members, Pat GRAINGER, 2018
Display panel made for the 2018 exhibition in the Port Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate 25 years since the founding of the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society in 1993. Top row L to R - Perce MAGUIRE-WHITE (Founding member): Wendy MORRIS (Founding member): Terry KEENAN (Founding member): John MAY (Founding member): Susan REIDY (Founding member): Jim POWER (Founding member): Margaret BRIDE (Founding member): Graham BRIDE (Founding member): Anne CALLAGHAN (Founding member) : Glen STUART (Founding member): Lorraine HALL (Founding member): 2nd row L - R - Heather WALE (Founding member): Pat GRAINGER: Nicholas CREE: Ron STRANKS 3rd row L - R Bob GARDINER: Barbara GARDINER: John WRIGHT: Liana THOMPSON: 4th row L - R - David THOMPSON: Glen COSHAM: Sherrie ANTONIO: Greg HANSEN: 5th row L - R - Suzy MILLBURN: Janet BOLITHO: Maree CHALMERS: Maralyn KOBELT: 6th row L - R - Ann GIBSON: Jack BOLT: Helen BARRY: Virginia SNELL: 7th row L - R - : Marilyn ALLPORT: Max ALLPORT: Robyn CLINCH: Allan MIERS: 8th row L - R - ?: Jan SOLDATOS: Vera WHITE : Peter LOGAN: 9th row L - R - Dorothy OLIVE: Eddie BUSUTTIL: Chris PIPER: George TSINGOS: 10th row L - R - Fiona MCCONNELL: John KIRBY: Phil KING: Rebecca MOORE: 11th row L - R - ? : Steve TSERKEZIDIS: Sue LEONG: Bernadene VOSS: Ann-Marie RICHARDSON: John LACK: Val POWER: Emma TEASDALE: Christine GRIFFITHS: Ray JELLEY: Beris CAMPBELL.Display poster with colour photographs of a selection of members surrounding a text panelcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, perce maguire-white, wendy morris, terry keenan, john may, susan reidy, jim power, margaret bride, graham bride, anne callaghan, glen stuart, lorraine hall, heather wale, pat grainger, nicholas cree, ron stranks, bob gardiner, barbara gardiner, john wright, liana thompson, david thompson, glen cosham, sherrie antonio, greg hansen, suzy millburn, janet bolitho, maree chalmers, "thirst aid" kiosk, maralyn kobelt, ann gibson, jack bolt, helen barry, virginia snell, marilyn allport, max allport, robyn clinch, allan miers, jan soldatos nee harris, vera white, peter logan, dorothy olive, eddie busuttil, chris piper, george tsingos, fiona mcconnell, john kirby, phil king, rebecca moore, arts and entertainment - community arts, 'spud' manners, steve tserkezidis, sue leong, bernadene voss, ann-marie richardon, 'arms' armstrong, john lack, val power, emma teasdale, christine griffiths, beris campbell -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Uniform - Belt buckle, Circa 1955-1972
The buckle was awarded to nurses after successful passing of their first year examination ("first professional") and was a prized object. When the buckle was withdrawn in 1972 with the introduction of a new style of trainee nurses uniform without belt and buckle nurses protested at the change. In response the buckle was then awarded after the staffing year.Circular silver metal buckle with four pierced circular sections spaced at equidistant intervals around the buckle's edge.Intertwined initials of hospital 'SVH' in blue enamel edged with silver metal on circular relief at centre of badge. Manufacturer's name 'Swann & Hudson Frankston' inscribed on reverse of badge. st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses uniform -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses Training School certificate awarded to Nurse Mary Freitag, 6th June 1910, 06/06/1910
This certificate was issued to Mary Freitag on 6th June 1910 on completion of her three years' training at St. Vincent's Training School for Nurses. It is signed by Mary Berchmans Daly, the Mother Rectress, and by A. E. Rowden-White, the honorary lecturer. Mary Freitag registered as a nurse and then went on to join the Australian Army Nursing Service in June 1917 and was posted to the Deccan War Hospital at Poona, India, which had 1,200 beds. There she tended the wounded soldiers brought from the battlefiends of Mesopotamia (Iraq). In March 1919, Mary then served on the hospital ship Varela before leaving the nursing corps to marry in September 1919.This item is of historical significance as an example of a graduation certificate that was issued to nurses at that time. It is a record of the service of Mary Freitag and it includes the signature of the Mother Rectress, Mary Berchmans Daly.Certificate hard bound in board covered with black leather. Gold lettering and a gold border decorate the front of the cover. The cover folds out to show printed certificate inside. Certificate inside is printed with nurse's name and signatures in black fountain pen.Nurse's name handwritten in black ink on the certificate: "Nurse Mary Freitag" Certificate is signed at the bottom: "A. E. Rowden-White, Mr" Hon. lecturer and "Mary Berchmans Daly", Mother Rectress. "6th June 1910" is written on the lower left of the certificate.nursing, world war i, graduation certificates, australian army nursing service, hospital ship varela, deccan war hospital, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Postcard, C.W. Series, Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Circa 1914
The postcard shows St Vincent's Hospital, on the northern side of Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, circa 1914. At left is the original hospital building, a converted terrace house, alongside the first purpose-built wing opened 1905 and the Cullen Wing (with facilities for medical students and residents) on the right. A group of two men and three boys stands on the footpath outside the Cullen Wing and a car is parked outside the main hospital building in the centre of the photograph. The reverse of the postcard is a letter from a niece to her uncle and aunt detailing their day trip into Melbourne, the places they saw, the people they met and the activities they took part in.This postcard is significant since it provides a rare view of the hospital from this location at this point in its history.Black and white postcard showing photograph of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne on the front and a letter is written in pencil on the reverse.On the reverse is a handwritten letter in pencil from a niece to her aunt and uncle about a day trip they took into Melbourne. The message is dated January 27, 1914.st vincent's hospital melbourne, streetviews, postcards, hospital buildings, fitzroy -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate, Osboldstone & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Life Governor's Certificate awarded to William Walter Hughes by M. Alphonsus O'Doherty, 1933-1939
The certificate was presented to Mr Hughes after he had helped to collect 500,000 pounds for various charities, including St Vincent's Hospital. The certificate is accompanied by a letter from the item's donor which summarises the achievements of Mr Hughes.Certificate is printed on paper which has been glued onto thick card. Certificate is printed in grey, cream, yellow and dark blue and featuring black and white photographs of St Vincent's Hospital. The names of the recipient and Mother Rectress have been written in black ink. The certificate has been broken into two separate pieces down the centre.St. Vincent's Hospital / Melbourne / Life Governor's Certificate / It is hereby Certified that / Mr. William Walter Hughes. / has been appointed an / honorary Life Governor of the Institution / M. Alphonsus O'Doherty / Mother Rectressst vincent's hospital melbourne, fundraising, certificates -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Administrative record - Register, Nurses' Register St Vincent's Hospital, 03/04/1909
Chronological listing of nurse trainees at St Vincent's Nurses' Training School 1893-1930, 1948 - 1950. Register has some blank pages in the middle and trainees from the years 1931 to 1948 were written in a different register. Despite the inside front cover indicating 1909, the first entries in the register are dated 1893, implying that some entries may have been written retrospectively. Information about students includes: name, address, age, religion, date training commenced and date training ended, the duration of holidays taken during each of the three years of training, the entrance fee paid, the nurse's signature and information about where the nurse went after graduation.This item is historically significant because it records the names of the women who trained at the hospital from the foundation of the hospital.Large hard bound book in green with brown leather corners and spine. Lettering on the cover in gold. Interior of book is in the form of a printed ledger with each entry covering two facing pages. Front and back inside pages are marbled and edges of pages are also marbled. Information about students has been handwritten into the printed boxes.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, training, nursing -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph, Resident Medical Officers St Vincent's Hospital 1935
One of a series of annual Resident Medical Officer (RMO) portrait photograph groups that used to hang in the RMO quarters in the old Boiler Room building. Black and white image. Grey background has nine oval photographic portraits arranged across it with the title in white at the bottom. Each portrait has the person's name printed in white beneath it.Resident Medical Officers / St. Vincent's Hospital / 1935. The named portraits from left to right are: Dr. E.A. Briglia, Dr. J.J.M. Kenny, Dr. F.G. Prendergast / Dr. A.R. Kelly, Dr. J. Horan, Dr. A.J. Carroll / Dr. S.J. O'Loughlin, Dr. L.A. Hardy, Dr. J.F.Cadest vincent's hospital melbourne, hospital staff, portraits, resident medical officers -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook
Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, The Sun, The Argus and The Herald. The period covered is 23rd June 53 - 19th September 1954. Newspaper article topics include: State and Federal funding, policies and support of hospitals in general, Victorian hospital boards and their members, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, nurses' examination results etc.Hardcover, lined book with a red stippled cover and red tape spine. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological order. The last few pages are unused.st vincent's hospital melbourne, newspapers, scrapbooks -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook, Press cuttings 25th Sept., 1951 - 11th July, 1952, Circa 1951
Newspaper clippings from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, The Sun, The Catholic Weekly, The Argus, The Herald have been pasted into the book. Topics include: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Hospital funding, changes to hospital management in Australia, nurses and nursing, medical training, blood donations, State and Federal health policies.Hard bound exercise book with grey cover and lined pages. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological order. The date and source have been written underneath each clipping.Written in black pen on the cover: Press cuttings / 25th Sept., 1951 - 11th July, 1952 Printed on the cover: The..../ Commerce/ Seriesst vincent's hospital melbourne, scrapbooks, newspapers -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook, Press Cuttings
Clippings cover the period: 12th July 1952 - 22nd June 1953. Newspaper clippings are from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, the Argus, The Sun and The Herald. Topics include: St Vincent's redevelopment, Federal and State hospital funding, articles about regional hospitals including Kyneton and Gippsland, medical conferences, nurses and other medical topics.Hardcover lined exercise book with grey cover and red taped spine. A cream rectangular lable is pasted onto the front. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological orderLable on front cover includes the following: Handwritten in black pen: Press Cuttings Scrawled in green ink: * HCC Printed: Faintst vincent's hospital melbourne, newspapers, scrapbooks -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Artwork, other - Painting, Circa 1966-1967
This painting was presented to the St Vincent's civilian medical team by the people of An Giang Province, Vietnam, in recognition of their work in the area. St Vincent's sent four civilian clinical teams to Long Xuyen, South Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 as part of an aid program administered by the Australian Department of External Affairs to assist Vietnamese medical and paramedical personnel and provide medical aid to everyone who needed it. The service of the Australian civilian teams who went to Vietnam 1964 - 1972 was recognised with a special plaque within the grounds of the Australian War Memorial in October 2008. This item has historical significance because it is a memento of the hospital's involvement in a nationally significant wartime aid program to South Vietnam. Landscape painting of deer near a forest stream. Painted in the traditional Vietnamese style using lacquer and paint. Artwork is framed in a black frame but is not behind glass. The artist is unknown.Plaque is attached at lower left corner and translated reads: The people of An Giang Province / are extremely grateful to the Australian Surgical Team.st vincent's hospital melbourne, paintings, artworks, south vietnam, medical aid -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Badge, St Vincent's Centenary badge, 1893-1993
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: HARRY BIGGS
... firearms ...A newspaper article from the Bendigo 'Advertiser' titled 'Tea and toast on a billings.' This article tells of Harry's love of collecting colonial pieces and his voluntary job as treasurer of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (Bendigo Branch). 30/7/1969.person, individual, harry biggs, lydia chancellor collection, collection, harry biggs, bendigo, history, male, person, individual, bendigo historical society, royal historical society (bendigo branch), arms, firearms, clubs and associations, heritage, recreations, societies, irons, collection pieces, antiques, antique -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Scribe, Forgotten ANZACS, 2008
his is the largely unknown story of another Anzac force, which fought not at Gallipoli, but in Greece, during World War II. Desperately outnumbered and fighting in deeply inhospitable conditions, these Anzacs found themselves engaging in a long retreat through Greece, under constant air attack. Most of the Anzac Corps was evacuated by the end of April 1941, but many men got only as far as Crete. Fighting a German paratroop invasion there in May, large numbers were taken captive and spent four long years as prisoners of the Nazis. The campaign in Greece turned out to have uncanny parallels to the original Gallipoli operation: both were inspired by Winston Churchill, both were badly planned by British military leaders, and both ended in defeat and evacuation. Just as Gallipoli provided military academies the world over with lessons in how not to conduct a complex feat of arms, Churchill's Greek adventure reinforced fundamental lessons in modern warfare - heavy tanks could not be stopped by men armed with rifles, and Stuka dive-bombers would not be deflected by promises of air support from London that were never honoured. In this revised edition, based on fresh archival research, and containing a collection of previously unpublished photos, the truth finally emerges as to how the Australian, Greek, and New Zealand Governments were misled over key decisions that would define the campaign.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.374.non-fictionhis is the largely unknown story of another Anzac force, which fought not at Gallipoli, but in Greece, during World War II. Desperately outnumbered and fighting in deeply inhospitable conditions, these Anzacs found themselves engaging in a long retreat through Greece, under constant air attack. Most of the Anzac Corps was evacuated by the end of April 1941, but many men got only as far as Crete. Fighting a German paratroop invasion there in May, large numbers were taken captive and spent four long years as prisoners of the Nazis. The campaign in Greece turned out to have uncanny parallels to the original Gallipoli operation: both were inspired by Winston Churchill, both were badly planned by British military leaders, and both ended in defeat and evacuation. Just as Gallipoli provided military academies the world over with lessons in how not to conduct a complex feat of arms, Churchill's Greek adventure reinforced fundamental lessons in modern warfare - heavy tanks could not be stopped by men armed with rifles, and Stuka dive-bombers would not be deflected by promises of air support from London that were never honoured. In this revised edition, based on fresh archival research, and containing a collection of previously unpublished photos, the truth finally emerges as to how the Australian, Greek, and New Zealand Governments were misled over key decisions that would define the campaign. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - greece, greek campaign - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hew Strachan, The first world war, 2003
World War I was the war which has had the greatest impact on the course of the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to a limited range of sources, and they focused primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history. In this authoritative and readable history, Hew Strachan combines these perspectives with a military and strategic narrative. The result is an account that breaks the bounds of national preoccupations to become both global and comparative. The first of three volumes in this study, To arms examines not only the causes of the war and its opening clashes on land and sea, but also the ideas that underpinned it, and the motivations of the people who supported it. It provides pioneering accounts of the war's finances, the war in Africa, and the Central Powers' bid to widen the war outside Europe.index, notes, ill, maps, p.332.non-fictionWorld War I was the war which has had the greatest impact on the course of the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to a limited range of sources, and they focused primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history. In this authoritative and readable history, Hew Strachan combines these perspectives with a military and strategic narrative. The result is an account that breaks the bounds of national preoccupations to become both global and comparative. The first of three volumes in this study, To arms examines not only the causes of the war and its opening clashes on land and sea, but also the ideas that underpinned it, and the motivations of the people who supported it. It provides pioneering accounts of the war's finances, the war in Africa, and the Central Powers' bid to widen the war outside Europe.world war 1914-1918 - history, europe - history - 20th century