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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Australian Army Garrison with Brass Band
... Australian Army Garrison with Brass Band...Australian Army Garrison...Australian Army Garrison with brass band marching down Rushworth's main street, Anzac Day 194?....Australian Army Garrison with brass band marching down Rushworth's main street, Anzac Day 194?. ...Australian Army Garrison with brass band marching down Rushworth's main street, Anzac Day 194?.Black and white photograph of a view looking down Rushworth main street, Band rotunda off centre. Trees to the left with a battalion of men marching down the street with a brass band coming into view in the bottom right corner.australian army garrison, brass band, rushworth, anzac day -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolio, WW2 Army Garrison Personel at Tatura Group Camps
... WW2 Army Garrison Personel at Tatura Group Camps....WW2 Army Garrison....WW2 Army Garrison Personel at Tatura Group Camps. Folio ...Material collected for MuseumBlack four ring folder with printed material in plastic sleeves.WW2 Army Garrison.documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolio, Photographs of Army Garrison Members
... Photographs of Army Garrison Members...Army garrison members...Photographs of Army Garrison members; POW Camps including Graytown. ...Photographs of Army Garrison members; POW Camps including Graytown. ...Material collected and donated. Photographs of Army Garrison members; POW Camps including Graytown. Records E.J. Martin; T.J. Bowen; K. Liston; Photograph of water colour sketch by Pow. H. Hartmann. Dinner menus. 2/2nd. Pioneer march through Tatura. Photograph of Sgt. Johan Thomsen and five others at Graytown. Service Record White, Cyril Leyshon (2). Report of sale of paintings - Mrs. Ethel Jones, Bendigo. Service Record - Broughton Edward Renata Muhunga. Copy of AWM record 17th Garrison Battalion. Copy of AWM record 17th Garrison Battalion No. 1 Camp WW1. Copy of drawing by Leyshon-White, Cyril. Photocopy of group including N.J. Thomsen. Photocopied AWM photos including W. Ruthven. Photocopied AWM photo of delayed action rifle firing device invented by W.C. Scurry. Photo and appointment of Lieut. Tackaberry. Six photos of camps and sketch of Dhurringile donated by W. Severino.Black two ring folder with printed material and photos in plastic sleeves.army garrison members, pow camp graytown, e j martin, t j bowen, k liston, h hartmann, dinner menus, pioneer march, sergeant johan thomsen, greytown pow camp, cyril leyshon white, mrs ethel jones, edward renate muhunga broughton, 17th garrison battalion, n j thomse, w ruthven, delayed action rifle firing device, w c scurry, lieutenant tackaberry, w severino -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Camp 13 Army Garrison
... Camp 13 Army Garrison...Army garrison...Hut on left with a garden in front of the huts. Camp 13 Army Garrison Photograph Photograph ...Shows the huts used for the garrison and the gardens that embellished the areaBlack and white photograph of several huts going across centre of photograph, tree in front of one in middle and other trees behind huts. Hut on left with a garden in front of the huts.army garrison, army huts, internment camp gardens, norm appleby -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Camp 3 Army Garrison
... Camp 3 Army Garrison......Camp 3 Army personnel...Garrison...All in Army uniform and in front of a hut. Camp 3 Army Garrison Photograph Photograph ...Army personnel assigned to Camp 3 Tatura during WW2. Sergeant Allan Timms is standing at the centre of row 2nd from the front. Black and white photograph of 4 rows of men: 3 standing at back, 3 standing next row down; 6 men standing 3rd row down and 4 men seated. All in Army uniform and in front of a hut.army personnel, camp 3 army personnel, garrison personnel camp 3, sergeant allan timms, wendy hicks -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolio, Army Garrison
... Army Garrison....Miscellaneous material donated or collected. documents reports Black two ring folder Army Garrison. Folio ...Miscellaneous material donated or collected.Black two ring folderdocuments, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhoto
... ...17 th army garrison...Major William Tackaberry was Commandant in the 17th Army Garrison at Dhurringile and Camp 1...Major William Tackaberry was Commandant in the 17th Army Garrison at Dhurringile and Camp 1 photograph tackaberry major w anderson s 17 th army garrison dhurringile camp 1 tatura photography slides film Photo of Major William Tackaberry mounted in a brown decorative frame together with a caption Photo ...Major William Tackaberry was Commandant in the 17th Army Garrison at Dhurringile and Camp 1Photo of Major William Tackaberry mounted in a brown decorative frame together with a captionphotograph, tackaberry, major w, anderson s, 17 th army garrison, dhurringile, camp 1, tatura, photography, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumSketch, Liang Hou Y, Lieutenant James Sullivan, 1944
... ...Army garrison officers...Sketch done by internee Liang Hou Y of Lieutenant James Sullivan camp 4 army garrison....Sketch done by internee Liang Hou Y of Lieutenant James Sullivan camp 4 army garrison. Lieutenant James Sullivan Liang Hou Y Army garrison officers Camp 4 internment camp 2 copies of sketch of Lieutenant James Sullivan by Liang Hou Y in 1944. ...Sketch done by internee Liang Hou Y of Lieutenant James Sullivan camp 4 army garrison.2 copies of sketch of Lieutenant James Sullivan by Liang Hou Y in 1944.lieutenant james sullivan, liang hou y, army garrison officers, camp 4 internment camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Transport office Camp 13, 1950
... ...army garrison huts...Shows Army garrison huts in camp 13 Murchison. Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission....Shows Army garrison huts in camp 13 Murchison. Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. victorian state rivers and supply commission camp 13 murchison water commission camp army garrison huts Black and white photograph. ...Shows Army garrison huts in camp 13 Murchison. Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Black and white photograph. Army huts - view looking down main street - transport office on left - poplars and telegraph pole rightvictorian state rivers and supply commission, camp 13, murchison, water commission camp, army garrison huts -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Uniform - Uniform, US Army, Garrison Cap
... Garrison Cap...United States Army...U.S. Army garrison cap with gold trim...Garrison Cap United States Army U.S. Army garrison cap with gold trim Garrison Cap Uniform Uniform, US Army Ace Manufacturing Co. ...U.S. Army garrison cap with gold trimgarrison cap, united states army -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Garrison Guards, 1940's
... dhurringile garrison...Army...Australian Army Garrison Guards at Dhurringile Internee German Internee Camp. ...Australian Army Garrison Guards at Dhurringile Internee German Internee Camp. ...Australian Army Garrison Guards at Dhurringile Internee German Internee Camp. (later POW camp for German Officers)Black and white photograph of 3 soldiers in front a tent. To left of photo open tent with floor.dhurringile garrison, army soldiers, australian pow camp guards -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Camp 4 Garrison Staff, 1940's
... Black and white photograph of Army garrison personal: 9 standing and 5 seated. ...Love Mrs Collins Black and white photograph of Army garrison personal: 9 standing and 5 seated. ...Camp 4 administration staff. Back row: Captain A. Maddison, Nellie Collins, Lt Hugh Scholes, Capt Lidlow MO, Frances Sproat, , Lt Wally Callaby, Lt James Sullivan, Pat Tonsing, Lt. Crichley Front row: Miss George Bunting, Captain Wright (the new CO), Major W. Scurry, Captain T. Love and Vi Collins.Black and white photograph of Army garrison personal: 9 standing and 5 seated. All in uniform. Tree behind to the right. camp 4 administration staff, captain a. maddison, lt. h. scholes, lt. w. callaby, lt. j. sullivan, lt. crichley, miss n. collins, captain (dr) lidlow, miss f. sproat, miss p. tongs, miss g. bunting, captain wright, major w. scurry, captain t. love, mrs collins -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Sgt. Allan Timms
... Black and white portrait of Camp 3 Army Garrison Sergeant Allan Timms in uniform. ...Sgt Allan Timms was a Sergeant in Camp 3 Tatura Timms Garrison Camp 3 Wendy Hicks Sgt Timms Black and white portrait of Camp 3 Army Garrison Sergeant Allan Timms in uniform. ...Sgt Allan Timms was a Sergeant in Camp 3 TaturaBlack and white portrait of Camp 3 Army Garrison Sergeant Allan Timms in uniform. Wearing uniform hat and Sergeant strips on his uniform.timms, garrison, camp 3, wendy hicks, sgt timms -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph - Norm Whitford
... ...17th army garrison...Garrison Battalion Whitford Norm Whitford 17th army garrison Garrison Black and white portrait photo. ...Dispatch Rider/Driver Norman James Whitford V18848. Garrison BattalionBlack and white portrait photo.whitford, norm whitford, 17th army garrison, garrison -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolio Wartimes Camps, Garrison, c.1995
... 17th army garrison, pow camp, internment camp, tackaberry, ibbot, camp auction....Unique material collected from the World War 2 Internment and Prisoner of War Camps in the Tatura, Murchison, Rushworth area during World War 2.. 17th army garrison, pow camp, internment camp, tackaberry, ibbot, camp auction. ...Copies of original material, records and recollections from the days the Camp operated during WW2, archival material, photographs and sketches. Unique material collected from the World War 2 Internment and Prisoner of War Camps in the Tatura, Murchison, Rushworth area during World War 2..Black two ring folder containing printed matter, sketches and photos in plastic sleeves.17th army garrison, pow camp, internment camp, tackaberry, ibbot, camp auction. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBust
... ...17th army garrison...LETTER DATED 1st MAY 2001 bust tackaberry major w 17th army garrison see restrictions camp 1 tatura ww2 camp 1 handcrafts sculpture Large plaster cast of head and shoulders of Major William Tackaberry, wearing his Lieutenant Colonel Rank Insignia awarded after his service at Camp 1. ...The bust of Major William Tackaberry was in the possession of the late Mr. Eric Streitbert, a nephew of major Tackaberry. Mr. Streitberg lived with his Aunt, Mrs. Linda Tackaberry and Uncle, William (Bill) Tuckaberry prior to and after WW2. Mr. Streitberg, who died in 1998 at the age of 86, was a member of the 2nd AIF during WW2. He spent 3 1/2 years as a POW on the Thai-Burma railway. Mr. Streitberg gave the bust to his relative, Mr. Stephen Anderson, the Grandson of his cousin the Late Pery Nott, also a nephew of William Tackaberry. It would be appreciated if this information could be kept with the bust of Major Tackaberry and the family association noted. The Australian Service Records of Major Tackaberry during WW1 are also attached. Stephen Anderson donated this to the Tatura Historical Society and PERMISSION FOR THE REMOVAL OF IT FROM THIS SITE WOULD NEED TO BE DISCUSSED with him and his permission granted. LETTER DATED 1st MAY 2001Large plaster cast of head and shoulders of Major William Tackaberry, wearing his Lieutenant Colonel Rank Insignia awarded after his service at Camp 1. The plaster cast bust is mounted on a wooden basebust, tackaberry, major w, 17th army garrison, see restrictions, camp 1, tatura, ww2 camp 1, handcrafts, sculpture -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPainting - Painting - Oil, Billiards, 1940's
... Cartoon like painting depicting men (army garrison soldiers) playing billiards. One man appears to be sitting on the edge of the billiard table. ...He believed the shed was bought at the internment camp 4 auction conducted by the Commonwealth Government in the early 1950's and transported to the property which he now owns. kenneth gray camp 4 internment camp auction Cartoon like painting depicting men (army garrison soldiers) playing billiards. One man appears to be sitting on the edge of the billiard table. ...Discovered in 2003 when owner, Ken Gray, of Tatura, noticed the covering paper peeling away on the wall of a galvanised iron shed on his property. He believed the shed was bought at the internment camp 4 auction conducted by the Commonwealth Government in the early 1950's and transported to the property which he now owns.Cartoon like painting depicting men (army garrison soldiers) playing billiards. One man appears to be sitting on the edge of the billiard table. Item unframed. (conservation work done on this in 2021 and now framed)kenneth gray, camp 4, internment camp auction -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph - Norm Whitford
... Dispatch rider Norman James Whitford. Army Garrison ...Dispatch rider Norman James Whitford. Army Garrison Black and white of dispatch rider on his motorbike Photograph Norm Whitford ...Dispatch rider Norman James Whitford. Army Garrison Black and white of dispatch rider on his motorbike -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumSteel folding Binoculars
... Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison....Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison. Metal binoculars (folding) in brown leather case with strap. ...Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison.Metal binoculars (folding) in brown leather case with strap. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumCompass
... Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison....Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison. Cruchan Emons London 1916 No 48752 Metal compass with leather case. ...Property of Colonel Tackaberry, Camp one Commondant 17th army garrison.Metal compass with leather case.Cruchan Emons London 1916 No 48752 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Garrison guards and their mounts, copy 1989
... ...Army personnel...Garrison..."Smoko" for guards with their mounts Internment camp guards WW2 Camp 13 Army personnel Garrison guards Garrison horses B & W. ..."Smoko" for guards with their mountsB & W. Two guards seated on stack of timber. Three horses in harness.internment camp guards, ww2, camp 13, army personnel, garrison guards, garrison horses -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumSculpture - Mould - concrete/death mask, Death Mask, 1940's
... Death mask mould found in Camp 13 POW rubbish tip by former Army Garrison guard on a return visit to the camp....Death mask mould found in Camp 13 POW rubbish tip by former Army Garrison guard on a return visit to the camp. death mask death mask mould camp 13 rubbish tip Concrete casting/death mask of a face, pitted, soiled, part of nose missing Death Mask Sculpture Mould - concrete/death mask ...Death mask mould found in Camp 13 POW rubbish tip by former Army Garrison guard on a return visit to the camp.Concrete casting/death mask of a face, pitted, soiled, part of nose missingdeath mask, death mask mould, camp 13 rubbish tip -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Dhurringile Escape, 2001
... .|800- Plan of Dhurringile with room allocation of POW's 858- Army Garrison. 1762- Intelligence Reports. Newspaper articles in top drawer of plan cabinet.....|800- Plan of Dhurringile with room allocation of POW's 858- Army Garrison. 1762- Intelligence Reports. Newspaper articles in top drawer of plan cabinet. ...Dhurringile Escape through Tunnel. Detmers; Bertram; Grotz; Jas; Kernstock; Folter; Jung; Plattfaut; Jansen; Menge; Kissel; Raasch; Eberle; Somann; Mader; Blomberg; Koch; Sommer; Rodszies; Schmidt. 2 Articles. Further references in folders: 1829- sketch of camp 13 tunnel.|800- Plan of Dhurringile with room allocation of POW's 858- Army Garrison. 1762- Intelligence Reports. Newspaper articles in top drawer of plan cabinet.detmers, bertram, grotz, jas, kernstock, folter, plattfaut, jansen, menge, kissel, raasch, eberle, somann, mader, blomberg, koch, sommer, rodszies, schmidt, room allocation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Raising the Flag Anzac Day
... ...Garrison personnel...Army...Colonel Rhodan, Garrison and army nurses at the lowering of the flag and the Last Post at Camp 1, Tatura during WW2....Colonel Rhodan, Garrison and army nurses at the lowering of the flag and the Last Post at Camp 1, Tatura during WW2. ...Colonel Rhodan, Garrison and army nurses at the lowering of the flag and the Last Post at Camp 1, Tatura during WW2.Black and white copy of a photo of Anzac Day ceremony. Flag pole in Centre with flowers around base. Soldier putting the flag up. Left side is the side of a hut and other huts going from left to right. Soldiers and AWAS staff standing at attention watching the flag rising. colonel rhodan, garrison personnel, army nurses, last post, camp 1 tatura -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchBadge - Hat Badge, Italian
... Brass hat badges of the 158th Infantry Division Zara a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army and a garrison unit stationed on the Dalmation Coast during WW2. ...Brass hat badges of the 158th Infantry Division Zara a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army and a garrison unit stationed on the Dalmation Coast during WW2. ...Brass hat badges of the 158th Infantry Division Zara a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army and a garrison unit stationed on the Dalmation Coast during WW2. It surrendered to the Germans after the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943. Badges were often souvenired by Australian soldiers during WW2The 158th Infantry Division Zara was a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Zara Division formed in March 1942, was a garrison division stationed on the Dalmatian coast. It surrendered to the Germans after the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943Two brass Italian Army hat badges showing crossed rifles and '158' within a rope circle surmounted by a crown. One badge is mounted on a red, white and green striped ribbon rosette 158ww2, italian army, badge -
St Kilda Historical SocietyDocument - Certificate, Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, 1909
... He served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. ...He served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. ...Kenneth Mickle was educated at Queen's College, St Kilda, and after qualifying as a metallurgist, studied at the Melbourne University for three years. There he won the Grimwade Prize and other distinctions. At the outbreak of World War I he held a responsible position on the Burmah mines. He served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. He died on 30 July 1919 at the age of 33 after a long illness and is buried at Brighton Cemetery.Certificate printed in black on white paper, with brown coloured posting tubeAustralasian Institute of Mining Engineers This is to Certify that Mr K. A. Mickle Melbourne, Victoria. is a Member of the Institute. Elected 1909. D. L. Stirling Secretary Posting tube: stamped 'AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS Addressed to: K. A. Mickle Esq. Mining School The University, Melbournekenneth mickle -
St Kilda Historical SocietyDocument - Certificate, Presented to Capt K.A. Mickle D.S.O, c1919
... Captain Kenneth Aubrey Mickle D.S.O., originally of St Kilda, served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. ...Captain Kenneth Aubrey Mickle D.S.O., originally of St Kilda, served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. ...Captain Kenneth Aubrey Mickle D.S.O., originally of St Kilda, served in the British Army with the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) for his leadership and gallantry. He died on 30 July 1919 at the age of 33 after a long illness and is buried at Brighton Cemetery. An article in The Argus newspaper of 6 August 1917 contained the following report: "A cable message received on Friday last announced that the D.S.O. had been awarded to Captain Kenneth Aubrey Mickle, of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Captain Mickle is the elder son of Mr D. Mickle, of Marine parade St. Kilda, and was born in that suburb. He was educated at Queen's College, and after qualifying as a metallurgist, studied at the Melbourne University for three years. There he won the Grimwade Prize and other distinctions. On the outbreak of war Captain Mickle held a responsible position on the Burmah mines. He enlisted in England, and received a commission. He saw much fighting on the Somme, and in the batter of Arras, where he commanded a heavy trench mortar brigade attached to a Highland division. In a letter referring to the last-mentioned battle he wrote:- "My little commando has of late been quite in the limelight. Two of my officers received M.C.'s, one was mentioned in despatches, and five of the N.C.O.'s and men received military medals." Captain Mickle was mentioned in despatches during the Somme battle and again in June last."Coloured certificate on cardboard frame with images of military insignia, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, National flag, Australian Military Forces badge, and weaponryPresented to Capt. K.A. Mickle D.S.O. by the Mayor Councillors and Citizens of the City of St. Kilda as Record of and in Appreciation of his Patriotic Response to the call of Empire by voluntarily enlisting for Active Service in the Great War Given under the Seal of the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of St. Kilda Signed by Mayor (John J Love) and Town Clerk (Chamberlin) Red seal of City of St Kilda affixedwwi recognition of service, world war i, wwi, city of st kilda, captain kl mickle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageWeapon - Cannon, 1866
... Garrison area at Flagstaff Hill for practice. When the Fortifications were declared obsolete, the two 80 Pounder RML were relocated to Cannon Hill in 1910. On the outbreak of World War One the 4.7 inch guns were recalled to Melbourne, and the Battery was disbanded. Most of the personnel probably re-enlisted in the local 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The two 80 Pounder RML were moved back to the Fortifications in 1973. They were both fully restored by Army...Garrison area at Flagstaff Hill for practice. When the Fortifications were declared obsolete, the two 80 Pounder RML were relocated to Cannon Hill in 1910. On the outbreak of World War One the 4.7 inch guns were recalled to Melbourne, and the Battery was disbanded. Most of the personnel probably re-enlisted in the local 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The two 80 Pounder RML were moved back to the Fortifications in 1973. They were both fully restored by Army ...In the years following the Crimean War (1854-1857J) there was a great concern in the Colony that Imperial Russia would attempt an invasion. Coastal defences in the colony of Victoria were greatly strengthened by the Government as a result. Warrnambool was originally protected by cannons at Cannon Hill, approximately 1 kilometer west of the Flagstaff Hill Fortifications. These cannons included two 1866 guns, both 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loaders (RML) purchased by Victoria’s Colonial Government. They were part of a shipment of 26 such guns sent from England in December 1866. They are registered as No. 23 (80cwt-2qr-0lbs) - Gun 1, and No.13 (81cwt-1qr-12lbs) - Gun 2. They were cast at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich Arsenal, in 1866 and have a 6.3 inch bore. Both barrels carry the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria, Insignia of the Royal Engineers, within the Garter and Motto surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter (letters in centre “VR”, motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."). The guns were originally supplied with wooden carriages. (The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, England, was established eleven years after the Restoration of King Charles II. It was the principal supplier of armaments to the British and Empire Governments. At the height of its operations during World War One the factory covered 1300 acres and employed very nearly 80,000 workers. Woolwich was the Headquarters of the Royal Artillery since the raising of that Regiment in 1716. The Arsenal was closed in the late 1960’s.) These two cannons were transferred to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery Fortifications erected at Flagstaff Hill in 1887 as part of Victoria’s Coastal Defences. The original wooden carriages were subsequently replaced with the present iron garrison carriages in 1888. They are a “C” pivot. The ‘racers’ or curved track set into the floor of the gun emplacement (which enabled the guns to be traversed more quickly) are as specified for guns up to 10 inch, being of wrought iron 2.78 inches wide. A temporary third gun, now no longer on Flagstaff Hill’s site, was a 5 inch Rifled Breech Loading (BL) Armstrong gun mounted on an Elswick hydro pneumatic disappearing carriage It was faster to load and fire than the 80 pound RMLs and its arrival spelt the end of the older 80 pound guns’ useful life, apart from being used for practice sessions. The 5 inch BL gun was the main defensive weapon of the Warrnambool Battery until the Battery was downgraded in importance and the gun was recalled to Melbourne in 1910. The State of Victoria took over the ownership of the guns at the time of Australian Federation in 1901. In about 1901/1902 the Garrison Battery was converted to the Warrnambool Battery of the Australian Field Artillery (No 4 Field Battery). It was equipped with 4.7 inch naval guns mounted on field carriages. They were now a mobile unit but continued to use the Warrnambool Garrison area at Flagstaff Hill for practice. When the Fortifications were declared obsolete, the two 80 Pounder RML were relocated to Cannon Hill in 1910. On the outbreak of World War One the 4.7 inch guns were recalled to Melbourne, and the Battery was disbanded. Most of the personnel probably re-enlisted in the local 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The two 80 Pounder RML were moved back to the Fortifications in 1973. They were both fully restored by Army First Year Apprentices at the Ordinance Factory in Bendigo in time for the centenary year of the fortifications in 1987. The guns are capable of firing 80 pound (32.3kg) armour piercing exploding shells 3.65kms out to sea. They were original manned by volunteers before a paid Garrison was established. Now the Guns are again fired by volunteers on Special Event days. Since restoration the Gun Number 1 had been fired on a regular basis but Gun Number 2 hadn’t been fired since the mid 1990’s. In April 2015 Gun Number 2 was serviced in preparation for the firing of both cannons on the ANZAC Centenary commemorations on April 25th 2015. Other guns from the original Cannon Hill location were obsolete by the time the 1887 Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery was built. These guns are (1) a 32 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore (SB) cast in 1813 at the famous Carron Foundry, number 80837 and now located in the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens (2) a 68 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore cast in 1861 at the equally august Low Moor Foundry, number 10310 and now located on the lawn area at the entrance to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Both of these guns are mounted on their original wooden garrison carriages. There are only seven 32 Pounder SB made by Carron and fifteen 68 Pounder SB made at Low Moor known to exist in the State of Victoria. Funding was received to repair Cannon No.2 and its iron carriage. After completion, both Cannon No 1 and No. 2 were 'fired' in a public re-enactment on April 4th, 2026. (Conservation Management Plan for Victorian Guns and Cannon, South Western Victoria, May 2008, ref W/F/05)The Warrnambool Garrison has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register H1250 “for its intact battery and guns, a strong reminder of Victoria’s wealth and determination to protect itself from the perceived threat of invasion in the 1880’s.” The City of Warrnambool is one of several custodians of a collection of artillery pieces of heritage significance at a state, national and international level. These pieces are directly related to the defence of south-west Victoria in the 19th century. The care and preservation come under the Heritage Act 1995. Cannon. 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML) Gun on iron carriage and slide, installed in the Battery at Flagstaff Hill’s Fortifications. Made in 1866 at the Royal Gun Factory (R-G-F), Woolich, England. Gun Reg No 13. Flagstaff Hill Garrison Gun 2 (Gun No. 2). Insignia of the Royal Engineers, and the weight of the gun, stamped on top of the gun’s barrel. There is a brass plate on the side of the gun with the details of 1987 restoration.Stamped into the metal on top of the barrel, Insignia of the Royal Engineers; Garter and Motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria “VR” within the Garter. Also stamped on top of the gun are 2 inward pointing arrows above the weight ”81-1-12”. 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Federation University Historical CollectionDocument - Document - Correspondence, ZILLES COLLECTION: Letter paper and cards - Defence Forces, Portsea and Queenscliff
... army activites can be seen. Under Point Nepean Community Trust. Fort Queenscliff dates from 1860 when it was an open battery known as Shortlands Bluff. The Garrison...army activites can be seen. Under Point Nepean Community Trust. Fort Queenscliff dates from 1860 when it was an open battery known as Shortlands Bluff. The Garrison ...Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. Items are work done for the Australian Defence Force bases at Portsea and Queenscliff. They were training bases - Officer Cadet School and Australian Staff College. Originally the base at Portsea was the Quarantine Station established in the late 1800s. International protocols required captains of arriving ships to provide a clean bill of health from the last port of call. If this was not possible all on board would be transferred to the Quarantine Station by boat for observations. This was to stop the spread of diseases such as cholera, small pox, typhoid fever, influenza and the plague. In 1952 it became a military training base - Officer Cadet School. The quarantine station still operated and the Army had to be prepared to evacuated in an emergency. This occurred in 1954 when 113 passengers on board the Strathaird were quarantined with smallpox. Cadets and staff came with their families and was a small township. Training for the Vietnam War was here, Now gone the remnants of the quarantine station and army activites can be seen. Under Point Nepean Community Trust. Fort Queenscliff dates from 1860 when it was an open battery known as Shortlands Bluff. The Garrison included volunteer artillery, engineers and infantry. It was a Coastal Defence Installation from 1883-1946. The base on Swan Island was part of this and soldiers from the Fort would go on detail to the Island each day. A permanent group with their families were housed there. The children would attend the local school in Queenscliff. It eventually became and still is a restricted area. In 1946 the Fort became home of the Army Command and Staff College. Officers came from overseas to train. Families would come with them and be accommodated in the main officers residence "Maytone" or private housing rented by the Army. Their children would attend local schools. Staff Colleges were all moved to Canberra. The Fort is now the Army Soldiers Career Management Agency and houses all historical documents related to the Army. .1 Off-white card with gold badge and black writing. .2 White card with separate page held together with blue and red ribbon. Badge in gold on front. Two Officer Cadet School flags - crossed and Christmas Greeting in blue inside card. .3 Off-white paper with Australian Staff College emblem. Blue print.2 Officer Cadet School emblem - lion and crown in centre. Flags - British and Australian .3 Emblem - crossed swords, owl and crownzilles printers, australian defence force, quarantine station portsea, officer cadet school, fort queenscliff, open battery, swan island, staff college, army command, zilles collection -
Lara RSL Sub BranchPhotograph, THE 8TH BATTALION IN CAMP AT ELCHO FARM, GEELONG IN 1934, 1934
... Army. Initially raised in 1914 for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War the battalion was completely recruited from Victoria and formed part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. During the war it fought at Gallipoli and in France and Belgium on the Western Front. It was disbanded in 1919, before being re-raised as a Militia battalion in 1921. During the Second World War the 8th Battalion was used primarily as a garrison ...The 8th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Initially raised in 1914 for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War the battalion was completely recruited from Victoria and formed part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. During the war it fought at Gallipoli and in France and Belgium on the Western Front. It was disbanded in 1919, before being re-raised as a Militia battalion in 1921. During the Second World War the 8th Battalion was used primarily as a garrison unit before taking part in the Bougainville campaign late in the war. It was disbanded again in 1946 during the demobilisation process, although it was reformed again in 1948 when it was amalgamated with the 7th Battalion. Today, its honours and traditions are perpetuated by the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment.Rectangular shaped black and white photograph.THE AUSTRALIAN, May 3, 1941. THE 8TH BATTALION IN CAMP AT ELCHO FARM, GELONG IN 1934. 8th battalion, ww1, australian infantry, lara r.s.l.
