Bibliography, ill, maps, p.365.non-fictionOn August 7th 1915 the men of the 3rd Light Horse staged one of the most bravest and futile charges of the First World War. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, australian army - 3rd light horse

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.358.non-fictionIn the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.military participation - australia, sustralia - history - military

Index, bibliography, ill, p.200.non-fictionThis book presents a visual analysis of twenty famous victories won by a broad cross-section of history's most outstanding commanders, from Alexander the Great's triumph against the Persians in 331 B.C. to Israeli general Moshe Dayan's Sinai campaign of 1956.generals - biography, battles - history

Index, bibliography, ill, p.360.When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor. royal australian army nursing corps, vivian bullwinkel

Alexander McMillan was a squatter and pioneer of Gippsland, Victoria. He called his run "Bushy Park" which was located on the banks of the Avon River.Colour photograph of the entrance to Bushy Park near Maffra.gippsland, maffra, bushy park, alexander mckinnon

Index, ill, p.833.non-fictionThis national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. soldiers - united states - biography, united states - army - personal recollections

The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.australia. army. topographical survey troop, 1st, military topography - vietnam, nui dat

The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story. military topography - vietnam, 1st topographical survey troop, nui dat

Book of regulations and suggestions as to the survey of hull, equipments and machinery of steam ships carrying passengers. Dated 1905 which supersedes ed. 1901.ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE / REGULATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE HULL, EQUIPMENTS, AND MACHINERY OF STEAM SHIPS CARRYING PASSENGERS / LONDON / PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE BY DARLING & SON LTD 34-40 BACON STREET E / 1905steam ships, regulations

Match box holder, handbeaten from wreck of the "Inverlochy".inverlochy, match box holder

Book first published in 1967 dealing with the shipwrecks along the Great Ocean Road. Illustrated with both maps and photographs and with a chrononolgy of the list of wrecks from pre-1800 through to 1958.Title: WRECKS / Along the / Great Ocean / Road J.K. LONEYjack loney, dewey no 910.453, book

Wooden railing with spike.p.s. ruby, ship's timber

Collection of old rowlocks from row boats used on the Anglesea River when most residents had a boatshed along the river bank.Nilrowlocks

metal fragment

Piece of slate from the wreck of the "Victoria Towers" off Torquay. Cargo included building materials and roofing slate.None.victoria towers, piece of slate

Wooden log with iron spike - part of the deck of the "Joseph Scammel" which sank off Point Danger, Torquay 1891.joseph scammell, timber with iron spike

Model of two masted sailing ship "Surprise".model ship, "suprise"

INVERLOCHY WRECKED 1902inverlochy, bell

"Inverlochy" wrecked 1902.Part of the railing from the "Inverlochy" which wrecked in 1902 on the "Ingoldsby" reef, Anglesea River, 1902. Includes three nails protruding at right angles from the wooden piece.inverlochy, ship railing

Class/Model: 15K. One hundred thousand made between 1890-1957. From Serial No. EH23584 we know the class and model No. How many were made and the date of manufacture. The 15K was used for domestic and industrial sewing. Threads left to right and has a vertical oscillating shuttle.EH 13584. Top: SINGER MANUFACTURING CO (gold) - with wooden base. Side: SINGER. LIGHT - SINGER. Back: SINGER SEWING MOTOR. 230-250 VOLTS 03 AMPS / 25-75 CYC's AC-DC / CAT NO. BRK12-5 /NO. K7003527.singer, sewing machine

Black with gold writing. Arm: " W--heim". Badge: "Wertheim Francfort" With wooden basesewing machine, hand crank, wertheim

Centenary of Victoria/Centenary of Melbourne

*Leather case - crocodile skin - black with brass corners to lid and base and brass lock with security code. Lining black and white plastic, padded with 3 compartments in base and 3 loops on the lid and evidence of 5 loops missing - 4 rubber stops on base and carry handle on top. *possibly fauxGold writing on black leather label inscribed "THE / Johnnie Walker / TROPHY".

Wooden box with very small hinges and small catch on front of lid.Inside lid and part on top outside: "Donna Rico Extra Fine Mexican Cheroots" "Mild" - "Bottom 33/3" "Non Plus Ultra" donna rico, cigar box

Large cream silk handkerchief with 40mm hand stitched border on all sides.Nil.handkerchief

Fine white linen ladies handkerchief with embroidery in corner. 15mm hand stiched border on all sides.Nil.handkerchief

Ladies cream kid gloves with three rows of plaited patterning on the back.

Sealed finger dressing package with instructions for use made by Johnson & Johnson.Printed label - "Sterilized First Aid / FINGER DRESSING / Remove the paper. . ."finger dressing, bandage, first aid

Dinner size plate with photograph of St Paul's Cathedral, London. Plate has gold.... Picture in rich taupe brown. "Avon shape" plate.MADE IN ENGLAND Crown Ducal Made in Englandcrown ducal, plate