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8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - WW1 soldier, John James Barnes
John James Barnes , 23 year-old labourer of Marong Victoria enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 8 September 1914 and was allocated to 8th Light Horse Regiment. He had two years pre-war service with the light horse. He served on Gallipoli, was evacuated ill and subsequently returned to Australia. The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was raised at Broadmeadows Victoria in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. Good studies of soldier in World War One light horse uniformTwo black and white photographs of soldier of the 8th Light Horse Regiment (AIF) being No 487 Trooper John James Barnes, Machine Gun Section. One photo is more formal than other.John James Barnes / 8th Light Horse Reg / Reg No; 487barnes jj trooper, 8th australian light horse (aif), uniform, military -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - 8LH at Broadmeadows 1914, 1914
The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was raised at Broadmeadows Victoria in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. The regiment served at Gallipoli where in a courageous but ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915 it suffered horrendous casualties including Lieutenant Colonel White. Rebuilt in Egypt under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Maygar VC the regiment went on the serve throughout the Middle East Campaign. Colonel Maygar died of wounds at Beersheba when the regiment was attacked by enemy aircraft while waiting to follow up the successful charge of the 4th LH Brigade on 30 October 1917. The 8th Light Horse AIF was disbanded in 1919, but soon after re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, superseding 16th (Indi) Light Horse.Part of a rare collection of photographs of 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF during WWI (1914-18).Black and White photograph of group of soldiers of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF erecting Bell tents at Broadmeadows Army Camp. Row of pine trees in background: Large light pole in foreground. Photo is glued to plastic card.[Br]oadmeadows. The 8th LH moving to the old lines of the 4th8th light horse regiment aif, broadmeadows, 8th, light horse, wwi, world war one -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Plaque
The 2/8th Armoured Regiment was raised in June 1941 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W G Hopkins with officers and men selected from the wider AIF in Victoria. The regiment trained in newly arrived M3 General Grant tanks at Puckapunyal before moving north to Singleton, then the Wee Waa plains. The regiment sailed for New Guinea in April 1943 and carried out mobile defence to airfields at Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Dobadura and Popondetta. The regiment returned to Australia in February 1944 and disbanded as an armoured regiment and retrained as Nos 41, 42 and 43 Landing Craft Companies. They returned to the South West pacific serving at Bougainville, Balikpapan, Lae and Wewak.Well made plaques commemoration WWII armoured regiment.Two stained wooden heart-shaped plaques with Royal Australian Armoured Corps badge above scroll and enamel 2/8th Armoured Regiment Association badgeOn scroll " 2/8th Armoured Regiment Association "2/8th armoured regiment, 41 landing craft company, 42 landing craft company, 43 landing craft company -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, colonial child : papers presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 12-13 October 1979 / edited by Guy Featherstone, 1981
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Greensborough Historical Society
Program, Greensborough Secondary College Open Night 8th August 1990 Gr8750, 08/08/1990
1990 marked the amalgamation of Watsonia High School and Watsonia Technical School to form Greensborough Secondary College. This program includes course information and tours of the school. It was attended by the Premier of Victoria John Cain.This marks the first open night at the new Greensborough College Nepean Campus.6 pages, various coloured paper.watsonia high school, watsonia technical school, greensborough college, greensborough secondary college -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Ignatian: the weekly news bulletin of Loyola College. Number 1180, 8th November 2007, 08/11/2007
This edition of the Loyola newsletter "Ignatian" deals with information about the college. The front page story is about the retiring Principal of Loyola college John Kennedy.Mr Kennedy was Principal of Loyola from 1979 to 2008.20 pages, typed and photocopied.loyola college, john kennedy, ignatian -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Clippings, Melbourne Herald 8th May, 1959 - Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria
Norwood High School started the school year in multiple temporary premises while the new school was being erected in Byron Street, eventually opening mid 1959.Temporary alternative classroom accommodation report with photographs.Altogether, 214 pupils of the school work in what teachers say are impossible conditions in the East Ringwood drill hall, the Anglican Church Hall, and (East Ringwood) football pavilion. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Order of Service, 50th Anniversary Memorial Service Monday 8th June 2015 Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Seymour, June 2015
Order of Service, historical notes and admin matters filed in plastic sleeves in spiral bound file. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Cameron Simpson, Maygar's Boys. A biographical history of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF 1914-19, 1998
Hard cover bookISBN No 0 646 32524 8australian army, 8th light horse regiment, history, maygar world war 1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, H S Gullett, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18. Vol VII Sinai and Palestine. 8th Edition, 1939
Hard covered book, 844 pp. with illustrations, maps and photoshistory, light horse, ww1, gullett -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Miner’s Cottage being rebuilt at Ringwood Lake 8th November 1992, taken from mine derrick
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Miner’s Cottage, Ringwood Lake, on 8th November 1992
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, 14 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood on 8th November 1992
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Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Commando White Diamond: Unt History of the 2/8th Australian Commando Squadron, 1996
The detailed history of the No.8 Independent Commando Company during World War II. Plastic protective cover over the book. The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in the islands off Australian and in New Guinea, the 2/8th spent most of the next two years based at Adelaide River, in the Northern Territory. While it was in the Territory, the independent companies underwent a series of reorganisations and the name of the 2/8th was changed from the 2/8th Independent Company to the 2/8th Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. In July 1944, after years of waiting, the squadron left the Territory and sailed from Townsville to Lae, via Milne Bay. While at Lae, the squadron received an intake of 70 men from the 2/8th from the 2/3rd, 2/5th and 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Squadrons, many of whom were veterans of the earlier New Guinea campaigns. Their experience was no doubt a useful reserve that would have been called upon during the 2/8th’s subsequent campaign in Bougainville. Others though, were able to implement some of their commando training when a small group from the 2/8th they made a secret landing on New Britain. Towards the end of the 1944 the 5th Division was preparing to make a landing at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain. Part of these preparations included landing a small group of officers from the division at Jacquinot Bay to make a secret reconnaissance of the potential landing site. As Jacquinot Bay was still in Japanese controlled territory, ‘C’ Troop from the 2/8th provided the protection for the reconnaissance party by establishing a position on the beach and by patrolling the surrounding country. Everything went well and the 5th Division later landed at Jacquinot Bay in November. The squadron too was on the move, and in October it sailed to Torokina, the main Australian base on Bougainville, where it joined the II Australian Corps. The campaign on Bougainville was dived into three areas, the Central, Northern and Southern Sectors. The 2/8th served in the latter two areas. The 2/8th made the first move of the Australian campaign in the Northern Sector, by patrolling from Torokina to Kuraio Mission and Amun once a week. The squadron did this from the second week of November unit the second week of December. The 2/8th was then transferred to the Southern Sector. The main battle for Bougainville was fought in the Southern Sector, as the 3rd Division advanced towards Buin – the main Japanese base on the island. As the division’s infantry brigades advanced along the coast, the 2/8th’s task was to protect their flank by conducting forward reconnaissance patrols, harassing the Japanese with raids and ambushes and conducting a form of guerrilla warfare. The squadron had a long campaign. For nine months, from the end of December until August 1945, the troopers were in action the whole time. After securing the Jaba River, they moved inland, first to Sovele Mission, then the villages of Opai, Nihero and Morokaimoro. They had reached Kilipaijino by the end of the war. Each village taken became a patrol base. Patrols were usually limited to two sections, although up to six sections could be operating at a time. Patrols generally lasted four to six days, but nine-day patrols were not unknown. The squadron collected and collated track information, terrain reports and located the enemy. Once patrols had gathered information, they were free to make a ‘strike’ against the Japanese by setting an ambush or taking a prisoner. These raids were very effective, as they forced the Japanese to deploy troops to their rear areas, removing men from the front created by the infantry. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or were transferred to other units. For those who were left, the squadron returned to Australia at the end of December. In mid January 1946, at Liverpool, the 2/8th Commando Squadron was disbanded.non-fictionThe detailed history of the No.8 Independent Commando Company during World War II. Plastic protective cover over the book. The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in the islands off Australian and in New Guinea, the 2/8th spent most of the next two years based at Adelaide River, in the Northern Territory. While it was in the Territory, the independent companies underwent a series of reorganisations and the name of the 2/8th was changed from the 2/8th Independent Company to the 2/8th Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. In July 1944, after years of waiting, the squadron left the Territory and sailed from Townsville to Lae, via Milne Bay. While at Lae, the squadron received an intake of 70 men from the 2/8th from the 2/3rd, 2/5th and 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Squadrons, many of whom were veterans of the earlier New Guinea campaigns. Their experience was no doubt a useful reserve that would have been called upon during the 2/8th’s subsequent campaign in Bougainville. Others though, were able to implement some of their commando training when a small group from the 2/8th they made a secret landing on New Britain. Towards the end of the 1944 the 5th Division was preparing to make a landing at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain. Part of these preparations included landing a small group of officers from the division at Jacquinot Bay to make a secret reconnaissance of the potential landing site. As Jacquinot Bay was still in Japanese controlled territory, ‘C’ Troop from the 2/8th provided the protection for the reconnaissance party by establishing a position on the beach and by patrolling the surrounding country. Everything went well and the 5th Division later landed at Jacquinot Bay in November. The squadron too was on the move, and in October it sailed to Torokina, the main Australian base on Bougainville, where it joined the II Australian Corps. The campaign on Bougainville was dived into three areas, the Central, Northern and Southern Sectors. The 2/8th served in the latter two areas. The 2/8th made the first move of the Australian campaign in the Northern Sector, by patrolling from Torokina to Kuraio Mission and Amun once a week. The squadron did this from the second week of November unit the second week of December. The 2/8th was then transferred to the Southern Sector. The main battle for Bougainville was fought in the Southern Sector, as the 3rd Division advanced towards Buin – the main Japanese base on the island. As the division’s infantry brigades advanced along the coast, the 2/8th’s task was to protect their flank by conducting forward reconnaissance patrols, harassing the Japanese with raids and ambushes and conducting a form of guerrilla warfare. The squadron had a long campaign. For nine months, from the end of December until August 1945, the troopers were in action the whole time. After securing the Jaba River, they moved inland, first to Sovele Mission, then the villages of Opai, Nihero and Morokaimoro. They had reached Kilipaijino by the end of the war. Each village taken became a patrol base. Patrols were usually limited to two sections, although up to six sections could be operating at a time. Patrols generally lasted four to six days, but nine-day patrols were not unknown. The squadron collected and collated track information, terrain reports and located the enemy. Once patrols had gathered information, they were free to make a ‘strike’ against the Japanese by setting an ambush or taking a prisoner. These raids were very effective, as they forced the Japanese to deploy troops to their rear areas, removing men from the front created by the infantry. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or were transferred to other units. For those who were left, the squadron returned to Australia at the end of December. In mid January 1946, at Liverpool, the 2/8th Commando Squadron was disbanded. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Southwood Primary School - article from Maroondah Post, 8th, February, 1995
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Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Framed Photograph, C Section Petrol Co. 8th Div AASC
Black and White photograph WW2 - 4 soldiers in uniform. Signatures of personnel placed on mount around the photo.Soldiers signatures -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Poster, Drumstruck direct from Africa (South Africa) (interactive musical) performed at The Athenaeum on 8th May 2015
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Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Newspaper Article, TO-DAY IN EUROPE Lecture by Sir Gavan Duffy at Melbourne Athenaeum Hall on September 8th 1873 - Freeman's Journal Saturday 20 September 1873
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Australian Military History Publications, Country Victoria's Own: 150-year history of the 8th/7th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment and its predecessors 1858-2008, 2008
History of the 8th/7th Battalion and its predecessors 1858-2008Loftus, N.S.W. : Australian Military History Publications, 2008 xxi, 352 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. History of the 8th/7th Battalion and its predecessors 1858-2008victoria -- armed forces -- history., victoria -- history, australia. army. royal victoria regiment. battalion 8th/7th -- history. -
Peterborough History Group
Booklet - Race Card, Port Campbell and District Race Club Annual Meeting Monday 8th February 1926
Race programme for horse racing event at the Port Campbell race track, located near Two Mile Bay, where the rifle range is now located. Lists horses and owners. Includes advertising for local businesses at the time.Significant as it indicates sporting and social activities in 1926. Photocopy of original race programme at the Port Campbell Racetrack.port campbell horse racing, port campbell race track, railway view hotel timboon, port campbell hotel, cobden hotel, 1926 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Article, Rotary Eltham Town Festival, "Festival Weekend is November 8th and 9th and it's nearly here!", Eltham Town Community News, Spring/Summer 2008/09, p20, 2008
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, Program - Presentation of German Machine Gun at the Obelisk, Eltham on Sunday, 8th August, 1920, at 3.30 P.M
Digital file only scanned by EDHS from item on loan (photocopy only)german machine gun, obelisk, war memorial, war trophy -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 25th Anniversary Dinner Cake, Shire of Eltham Historical Society Function held at St Margaret's Church Hall, Wednesday 8th July 1992, 08/07/1992
Decorated by society member, Dorothy MarkbyColour photograph25th anniversary, shire of eltham historical society, st margaret's church hall -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Historical Society 25th Anniversary Dinner, Wednesday 8th July, 1992, 08/07/1992
L-R: Tony Evans, Peter Bassett-Smith, Mary Evans looking at pages 96-97 of Pioneers and Painters.Colour photographshire of eltham historical society, 25th anniversary, activities, bassett-smith collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Leaflet, Program; Shire of Eltham Historical Society 25th Anniversary Dinner, Wednesday 8th July, 1992
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - F/A-18 Program Report Regarding Structural Assembly, Overseas Visit by: D. MacPherson 14th March to 8th April 1983 Structural Assembly Specialist
Report relates to D. MacPherson's visit, regarding manufacturing the F/A-18's Structural Assembly Specialist. -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Article, Bulletin CITATION. Joynt, Lieutenant William Donovan, 8th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF
An article from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin about Legatee Donovan Joynt VC. a long serving Legatee. The Bulletin published articles on Legatees when they passed away. This is a recount of the citation of his war service in 1918 when he won the Victoria Cross. 'For the most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the attack on Herleville Wood, near Chuignes, Peronne on the 23rd August 1918. The article was part of an album of past presidents and prominent legatees from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.A record of the war service of Legatee Donovan Joynt that led to him being awarded the Victoria Cross. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Photocopy of 2 pages from the Legacy Bulletin on the VC citation of Legatee William Donovan Joynt.Bulletin No. VAW 1209. 15.5.1986. Page No 25 and No 26donovan joynt, vc, citation -
Melbourne Legacy
Programme - Document, programme, Comradeship Mid-Year Party “Barefoot Days” - Sunday, 8th July, 1990, July 1990
Programme and song sheet for Melbourne Legacy comradeship party. Includes names of Legatees, songs sung and words to song “Barefoot Days”. 00070.1 Comradeship Mid-Year Party programme 00070.2 Barefoot Days songsheetThis booklet shows that Legatees enjoyed singing together at their Comradeship meetings. Comradeship meetings were very important to the Legatees. Legatees supported each other by coming together for various events throughout the year.Two pieces of paper with black type on one side only. Two punched holes on each sheet.comradeship, legatee event -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of soldiers in uniform in front of Victoria Hotel, Tarnagulla, Soldiers in uniform in front of Victoria Hotel, Tarnagulla, 8th November, 1919, 8 November 1919
Murray Comrie Collection. Subjects are posed in front of a building known locally as Victoria Hotel, now the Tarnagulla Public Hall.. Monochrome photograph of soldiers in uniform assembled in front of Victoria Hotel, in the main street of Tarnagulla. The men in uniform are all returned soldiers from the Tarnagulla district. They were drawn together to form the Guard of Honour on the occasion of the unveiling of the nearby War Memorial. Accompanied by a note that gives the following names: (Left to Right) Back Row: 1. _________ 2. George Graham 3. _____________ 4. Bob Clark 5. Joe Harwood Middle Row: 1. W. Kilgour 2. Perc. Ison 3. Lew Allen 4. Sam Patterson 5. Harry Bool 6. Bob Abbott 7. Will Smith Front Row: 1. Arthur Whimpey 2. Sgt ___ Graham 3. Les Radnell 4. Dave Roper 5. Fred Jackson 6. Bill James (David Gordon notes: This is not William James. He had been KIA by the time of the photograph.) tarnagulla, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, graham, clark, harwood, kilgour, ison, allen, patterson, bool, whimpey, radnell, roper, jackson, james, abbott, smith -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Aircraft Instrument Development Instrument Catalog 8th Annual Issue