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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupPhotograph (Item) - Black and White, No. 1 Embarkation Depot RAAF Bivouac Wonga Park entry permit, c. 1931
No. 1 Embarkation Depot (1ED) RAAF Bivouac Wonga Park entry permit for Mr. PhilpottPhoto is named 14880021.jpg on CD -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionPhotograph - 8th LH officers 1915
This photo was taken shortly before the regiment embarked for overseas. 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. It departed Melbourne 15 February 1915. 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. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded.Framed photograph of 21 8th Light Horse Officers on Bivouac.8th Light Horse Officers on Bivouac at Greensbrough, 9th January 1915military, wwi, broadmeadows, greensborough, light horse, world war one -
Benalla Aviation Museum and Men's Shed Inc.Photograph - Bivouac
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Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph - Coloured Photographs x 5 - Bogong High Plains, January 1969 and c1970
Bivouac Hut was built in 1935 on the Northern end of Mt. Bogong, on the Staircase Spur, about halfway to the summit. It was funded by Cleve Cole and he arranged for Walter Maddison to build it. Cleve Cole dedicated his life to the mountains and wanted to make them safer to visit - more huts and improved maps, pole lines and tracks. He perished in the winter of 1936 after attempting to make the first winter crossing from Mt. Hotham to Mt. Bogong on skis. The two others with him, Howard Michell and Mick Hull survived. The weather conditions were extreme at the time and having made the summit of Mt. Bogong they then became disorientated in the blizzard and came down the southern end of Bogong instead of the northern end . Howard Michell made it out to Glen Valley, a small mining town, to get help. Mick and Cleve were carried out on rough bush stretchers and Cleve died a few hours later. The Summit Hut was funded by Howard Michell and built in the 1940's. It was deliberately burnt down in the early 1980's. Bivouac hut was rebuilt in the 1980's.These photographs are of historical significance. Both huts were funded by experienced bushwalkers to provide shelter from the weather and so make walking and skiing in the area safer. They are both now gone with Bivouac being replaced with a more modern structure but there is nothing left of the Summit Hut. 5 coloured photographs, A4 in size, 4 near the summit of Mt. Bogong (Three of the Summit Hut) and one of Bivouac Hut on the Staircase Spur leading up to the summit.1. Hand written in ink on back of Photo - "Mt. Bogong Sep. 1976' - all underlined. Below this "Staircase Spur Hut The bloke in the hat me (David Jones)". 2. Handwritten in ink on back of photo - "Mt. Bogong winter 1970" (underlined). Underneathe "Same old Hut". 3. Handwritten in ink "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (Underlined) Underneath "Tawonga Saddle looking towards the Summit". 4.Handwritten in ink back of photo "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (underlined) Old hut near Summit, since removed, at the top of Staircase Spur. View looking out over Kiewa Valley." 5.Hand written on back of photo "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (Underlined). Underneath - " Same old Hut (Staircase Spur) early morning".mt. bogong, summit hut, bivouac hut -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionPhotograph
A bivouac area was a camp site occupied for a short period of days during a training exercise. Rudimentary structures might be erected.The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of group of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles soldiers gathered around a wash point in a bivouac area during Annual cam9 1973. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionPhotograph - 8th LH camped by lake, 1918 circa
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.Comparatively rare collection of photographs of 8th Light Horse (AIF) on operations in Egypt and Palestine 1916-1918.Black and White photograph of bivouac beside river. Several soldiers of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF, two horses, pontoon bridge, and washing drying on line beside bivouac."Crossing the River Jordan"8th, light horse, wwi, world war one, aif, middle east, jordan -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)Photograph - Culture, Cadets
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Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPhotograph, c1940
In July 1940, the 2/24th Battalion was formed in Wangaratta. On the 27th September, after weeks of hard training the Battalion marched out to Bonegilla to continue training prior to overseas deployment to the Middle East in November, 1940. This image depicts soldiers resting during the 60 mile march.The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1990 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour.Reproduced black and white photograph of unknown soldiers sitting on the ground in bush land. Night bivouac enroute to Bonegilla2/24th battalion, wangaratta -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne IncSoldiers in camps
Two photographs on a page from an albumNo 9 Platoon 8th A.I.F. Mena camp Cairo Egypt Feb 1915 No 9 Platoon bivouac on the Suez canal feb 1915ww1, world war 1, soldiers, camp, bivouac, february, 1915, a.i.f., australia, mena, suez canal, egypt -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph - Photograph, Framed
fivelack framed colour photo of patrol of five SAS camouflaged soldiers (possibly prior to insertion). Sandbags and bivouac in background.sas, soldiers, photograph -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - THE BROOK AND ANDERSON FORTUNA COLLECTION: SYDNEY ANDERSON
Small black and white photograph of three men pushing a truck that looks is booged down. On the back Sydney's first driving and school maintenance bivouac - 1943(?)military, world war 2 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook, The Victories of Wellington
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860s the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Victories of Wellington Author: W. H. Maxwell Publisher: Bell & Daldy Date: 1871 Further Information: W H Maxwell also wrote the books "Stories of Waterloo", "The Bivouac", "The Life of Wellington",The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 940 MAX Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library ServiceFlyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the victories of wellington, w h maxwell, the duke of wellington -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Tatura Scouts Leaving for the World Jamboree, Frankston 1934
Tatura Scouts. Photo 1. Leaving for the World Jamboree, Frankston 1934. Photo 2. Bill Bell (Governor Dhurringile Prison); ? : Harry Fleming. Photo 3. Bivouac on Montgomery's Truck.3 photographs of Tatura Scoutstatura scouts, world jamboree frankston 1934, bill bell, dhurringile prison governor, harry fleming, montgomery's truck -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub BranchUniform - Sheet, Ground Mk VII, Groundsheet Cape, c.1918
This rubberised waterproof sheet was introduced in 1917 and intended primarily for lying on or wrapping around bedding rolls but it also served as a rudimentary rain coat. Combining two of these sheets made a very primitive bivouac shelter. They soldiered on well into the 1960s in all theatres of war.Waterproof groundsheet/cape, green rubberised material. waterproof -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Document - Certificate, F Petterd Boy Scouts, Circa 1926
Christ Church Warrnambool was one of the first hosts of the scouting movement in Warrnambool and in 1909 a bivouac was held in the church grounds under Scoutmaster Jones. It became a boys club in 1920 but the scouts were reformed in 1926, the date of this certificate. F Petterd is the name on the certificate.A record from one of the earliest times of the scout movement in Warrnambool. Rectangular light card certificate coloured in orange and blue. Scout motto “Be prepared” in top centre of certificate Depicts two boys, one holding Union Jack flag, the other offering a hand to person in water. Advertisement for Scout supplies in blue ink, on the reverse. Certificate register No 29058 on top left corner. F Petterd 1st Warrnamboolwarrnambool, f petterd, scouting in warrnambool -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne IncAnzac bivouac / greek children, red cliffs00164.tif
Four photos on a page from an albumww1, world war 1, a.i.f, imbros island, greece, children, bivouac, anzac, 1915 -
Falls Creek Historical SocietyJournal - Schuss Vol. 22. No. 1 January - February 1956
Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life. Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”. This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski industry in Victoria.The journal features stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. This issue also has a banner advertising the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games across the bottom of the cover. Items related to Falls Creek in this issue include:- Page 17 features a review of Skyline Lodge and preparations being made by Bob Hymans to install a new lift at Falls Creek Pages 27 and 28 detail information and descriptions of cabins and lodges in Victoria including Skyline, Wilkinson Memorial Lodge, Cope Hut and Cole Cleve Memorial Hut, Bivouac Hut and Summit Hut at Mount Bogong. An advertisement for Ski Boots from J Molony is on page 5. Although only referring to their Melbourne address, Molony's operated a shop at Falls Creek during the winter season.schuss journal, the ski club of victoria, skyline, bob hymans -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph - Mt Bogong - Tawonga, 06/05/1937
Mount Bogong located in the Alpine National Park and part of the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia, at 1,986 metres (6,516 ft) above sea level. The Big River separates the massif of the mountain from the Bogong High Plains to the south. From the nearby town of Mount Beauty to its summit, Mount Bogong rises more than 1,600 metres (5,200 ft), thus making it one of the highest peaks in Australia not only in terms of its elevation above sea level, but also in terms of actual base-to-summit prominence. Mount Bogong is a popular backcountry skiing mountain through winter but only has snow for the mid winter-spring months. It is around 30 kilometres (19 mi) by road and walking track or 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) direct to Mount Beauty. Falls Creek and Mount Hotham ski resorts are also nearby. Camping is relatively safe below the tree line but the summit ridgeline is very exposed. Emergency shelter is also available at Bivouac Hut on the Staircase Spur, and at Cleve Cole, above Camp Creek on the broad ridge to the south of the summit, and Michells Hut on the Eskdale Spur. Mt Bogong is a popular recreational venue in the Kiewa Valley for back country skiing and bush walking and is a favourite with sightseers and popular subject for photographersBlack and white photograph of Mt bogong taken from Tawonga - Thursday May 6th, 1937Handwritten on back of photograph. Thursday May 6th, 1937. Mt Bogong Tawongamt bogong, tawonga, kiewa valley -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Order of Ceremony, The Royal Australian Amored (sic) Corps the Keeffe Family & Eoghan McDonald Celebrates (sic) the Unveiling of a Commemorative Plaque 16 November 2014, 2014
The 13th Australian Armoured Regiment was a Gippsland militia unit that had been called up for full time duty in December 1941 as a traditional light horse regiment. The early months of 1942 had seen the regiment lose its horses, a conversion to a motor regiment and finally to an armoured regiment in May. During this period there were considerable changes in personnel, however the regiment maintained its strong links to Gippsland and its former identity. Between May and November 1942, individual soldiers had become proficient in their trade training and the regiment changed its focus to troop and squadron activities. On 16 November 1942, the unit was located at the Puckapunyal Army Camp. C Squadron's training program involved a night driving exercise where a column of armoured and B vehicles would depart camp at 0245 hours and proceed to a site to the East of Seymour and set up a bivouac between Whiteheads Creek and Highlands Road. Numerous army camps surrounded the Seymour area; and much of the surrounding farm land had been acquired for military purposes. By November 1942 exercises such as C Squadron's were commonplace and had been repeated on numerous occasions since 1939. At 0400 hrs, C Squadron's vehicles reached O'Sullivan's Paddock on the Kobyboyn Road; prior to reaching the Old Telegraph Road the column turned to the North towards a known crossing point on Whiteheads Creek. The column consisted of seven M3 Medium Tanks and four Universal Carriers. In the case of Corporal McLeod's vehicle, there were seven crewmen rather than the usual five man crew. On arrival at the creek crossing, Captain C.M.I. 'Sandy' Pearson dismounted and with the assistance of Sergeant R.J. Ball began to guide individual tanks across the creek. Four tanks had crossed the creek without difficulty when Corporal McLeod's tank, ARN 24652, began its descent. Captain Pearson stated at the Coroner's Inquiry in December 1942, "Whilst climbing out of the ford the vehicle swerved to the left, apparently striking the tree. It was not the portion of the tank (front) that struck the tree. The tank straightened and appeared to be well under control, suddenly the bank on the left collapsed to the extent of 3ft by 12ft by15ft long causing the vehicle to slide into the creek and turn upside down." Captain Pearson and Sergeant Ball were faced with a nightmarish situation: The Grant had come to rest upside down in soft mud, six crew members were unaccounted for, escape hatches could not be opened and the weight of the tank was settling deeper into the water and mud. Compounding the problem was that the location of the tank did not allow for the other tanks to safely conduct a recovery. It was truly the darkest night.Single A4 card. folded, Contains an account of the raising of 13 Armoured Regiment in December 1941and a tank accident during a night creek crossing in which six crewmen were killed, and, Order of Ceremony for plaque unveiling, Guest of Honour LtCol Stuart Cree CO/CI School of Armour13 armored regiment, tank accident, puckapunyal -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph collection, Palestine Campaign, not known
Set of 24, A3 prints of photographs relating to the Palestinian campaign of World War 1. In A3 museum quality presentation binder. Photo captions: Cover. The final drive Jerusalem to Damascus September 1918 (print not included). 1. "German Aviator's memorial "Jenin". 2. British and Indian cavalry watering horses at "Jenin". 3. German and Turkish prisoners captured at "Jenin" 4. Abandoned enemy transport at Nazareth Hill 5. "Nazareth". Cavalry in occupation 6. "After the charge. By 4th A.L.H. Bde at Semakh 7. "Semakh station" A scene of German treachery 8. 8th A.L.H. bivouaced near Galilee 9. Coming Storm "Sea of Galilee" 10. A picnic on the shore of Galilee 11. Ruins of Capernaum 12. Bedouin children. "Capernaum". 13 Jisr Benat Yakub (Bridge of Jacob's Daughter) upper Jordan 14 Examining prisoners "Benat Yakub" 15 Moving up, Motor Lorries with material for repairing Bridge "Benat Jacob". 16 Kuneitra 17. Aus Div staff with Headmen of "Kuneitra". 18 Hedjaz forces entering "Damascus" 19 Light Horsemen entering "Damascus". 20 L.A.M.B. entering Damascus 21 Inhabitants inspecting Motor cyclists "Damascus". 22 Portion of "Damascus" square Day of occupation 23 Prisoners herded in Damascus square 24 The morning after "Barada Gorge Damascus" -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photo Albums - set of two, c. 1919
Memorabilia of 908 Dvr Thomas Edward Whyte, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, World War 1 READ THIS. During the last war I sent these pictures home through devious channels. When I lobbed back I found them all pasted in these albums by my young brother Billy. He was only a kid then! Nowadays he is serving up North. Went away with the original 9th Battn. Was in the Blitz on England and served in Libya, Tobruk, Greece, Crete and Palestine and was twice knocked. It's not long since the last upheaval 1914-18 and I wonder if these boys think as we did. This will be the last war? I sincerely hope so. TWSet of two photo albums. Photos pasted into albums with captions in white ink. Photo captions - Vol 1. (? = not legible) 1. Prisoners from ES SALT 2. Dust scene at AUJA FORD. 4th LH BDE 3. ? ? CHEOPS PYRAMID 4. Houses and domain WASSA battle 5 .Pontoon at SERAPELAI 6. SPINX (sic) & PYRAMID 7. The Nile floods occur once yearly and all irrigation centres are alternatively flooded 8. Pontoon bridge over SUEZ Canal at SERAPEUM . Constructed by Aust Engineers 9. The arrival of newspapers and mail 10. Lake IIMSAH-ISMALIA 11. Camp outside Jerusalem. Walls of old city easily discernible 12. Roman walls on beach at MONTAZEH 13. ? ? These boats are used for conveying between steamer & shore 14. Interest shown in the new issue. Through the scarcity of horses Batmen/Grooms and drivers ? allotted donkeys ? ? 15. DAMASCUS GATE JERUSALEM 16. Trumpeter ? 17 Indians making ? for railroad 18. 'SPELLO' Sinai Country 19. Police searching Egyptian labourer 20. Cavalry ?? SHA? 21. Entering ? WADI ? 22. Bedouins at ? 23 No caption 24 No caption 25 Bolar trees EZBEKIEH Gardens CAIRO 26 .Flamingos at NOUZEH Gardens ALEXANDRIA 27 BARAGE 28 KASR-ELNILL Bridge 29 NOUZEH GARDENS 30 AMGS on beach at ? 31 NOUZEH GARDENS - ALEX 32 Mascot of 7th M.V.G. 3RD ALHR 33 Printing on walls inside St Mary's Church. Depicting the Flight from Herod. (Corner torn off photo) 34 Inside Virgin Mary's Church at MATARA 35 ? painting in Church ?? 36 SUEZ Canal. Finish of Arab pony race. ZAL-A-ZIA 37 Admiralty offices at PORT SAID 38 A corner of CHEOP"s PYRAMID 39 The Spinx (sic). Nose was blown off by a shell from one of Napoleon's guns. 40 Monastry on the MT of TEMPTATION 41 Mess orderlies. Foodstuffs in locker given to troops by the AIF 42 Mid day meal on treck 43 Ambulance sand carts for conveying wounded and sick over desert sand 44 3rd ALHB 45 Kaisers Church JERUSALEM. Inside is a large painting figuring the Kaiser & Kaiserine holding a model church. 46 Bedouin women drawing water from well at EL-ARISH 47 2nd ALH BGDE doing route march on JERUSALEM-JERICHO ROAD 48 GEN HODSON GOC Anzac Mounted Divn presenting decorations & investitures on the sands at SHEIKS-ZOWAID 49 Armoured Car 50 Snow at the CEEDERS (sic) on Mt LEBANON 51 Compulsory phenyle bath for all troops in front line area 52 Austrian guns taken at point of bayonet by NZ & 2nd BGDE at GAZA 53 CACHOLETS for carrying wounded 54 The boys found some timber and made a spring board on SUEZ Canal 55 Bedouin wedding. The Bride travels in state amongst rubbish on top of camel. Her father leads conveyance. 56 Australian graves at SHALLAL 57 Camel Transport Company bring rations along beach 58 Billy the mascot holds an offensive & checks advancement 59 Exercising horses at HELMIEH Egypt 60 PONT-DE-QUOBBA Egypt. A suburb of well-to-do Egyptian merchants 61 Demolition stunt at ASLU. Bridge destroyed by Australian Engineers 62 Swimming horses in Great Bitter Lakes Egypt 63 On the move along Wadi 64 On the shores of the Bitter Lakes EL-EGYTE 65 A leave party waiting for the pontoon to swing into position 66 Carting grain 67 Egyptian Brass Band 68 French warboat (sic) in Canal 69 Russian Troops from Mesopotamia passing through SUEZ Canal 70 Prisoners coming in under escort. Turkish & German officers in lead mounted on ponies 71 Turkish prisoners 72 T.B.D in Canal 73 Old trenches on SUEZ CANAL near BITTER LAKES on W Bank 74 Monitor in Canal 75 Block house, trenches & entanglements near Post 62 76 A halt in an Egyptian village EL-MARO' 77 Mobile wireless plant 78 On the road from Canal to Railhead 79 Old Turkish guns in ancient fort at ALEXANDRIA 80 Francenia steaming through Canal 81 After MAGHDABA stunt. Convoy taking wounded form EL-ARISH to railway at 139 82 Indian Camelry 83 Virgin Mary's Church 84 Sluice gate at BARAGE Egypt 85 Hospital at lower W bank of Canal 86 Virgin Mary's tree 87 Sweetwater Canal at ISMAILIA Egypt 88 Halt and Feed. The A.M.C. attached to flying column. 89 Bringing stores ashore at JAFFA 90 H Videon & J Britton astride donks. Horses became scarce through casualties etc and units had donkeys issued to them 91 RAMLEH. The traditional burial place of St John the patron saint of England (sic). 92 Jewish Synagogue at RISHON-COUR-LE-LION (Richard the Lion Hearted) 93 Water tower at HELIOPOLIS 94 Portion of camp on HELIOPOLIS Racecourse 95 Arrival of papers 96 Sand sleigh 97 Boring plant & prisoners taken on the JIFF-JAFFA stunt. Two Austrian officers and party of Turks taken whilst building a concrete gun emplacement 98 The obelisk at MATARIA 99 In an avenue of Australian gums at ZEITOUA 100 Mountain battery gun 101 The 3rd ALH BGDE camped at HELIOPOLIS Racecourse 102 Captured Turkish guns 103 Turkish and Austrian prisoners. JORDAN VALLEY 104 The MT of Temptation Monastery built over spot where Christ spent his 40 days 105 Refugees from ES-SALT at JERICHO 106 3rd LHFA and 8th LH REGT at HELIOPOLIS 107 Fig trees at Roman Wells JIFF JAFFA 108 Inside the Blue Mosque CAIRO 109 Lagoon that was destroyed on JIFF JAFFA stunt 110 Section race at Brigade sports 111 Another tombstone at ALEX 112 Innoculating female date palm 113 Bronze tombstone in a cemetary at ALEXANDRIA 114 Luna Park at HELIOPOLIS 115 Egyptian water buffalo. Used by natives for ploughing etc 116 Russian church. Some call it the "Church of St Mary Magdelene" 117 At pyramids GIZA. Billingsley lost leg & McMullin KIA 118 Pontoon bridge over Suez Canal 119 DURBAN 120 Rescue work 121 Paddy Hanly 122 Motor train for conveying rations between Canal and Railhead. 123 At MUCKSHUBE ? 124 British ??? 125 Bedouins bringing in their harvest from the fields of ABBASSAN-EL-KEBIR Palestine 126 German HD QTRS BEERSHEBA 127 Date ? SINAI 128 Military railroad running through ? at EL-ARISH 129 Street scene at KHAN-YUNIS Palestine. Samson often called at this place to visit his girl. Napoleon narrowly escaped capture here during his ? in 1799 130 Date palms bearing fruit. These do not ? they are ?? 131 Motor ambulance convoy 132 Turkish hospital BEERSHEBA 133 MT CALVARY 134 Town Hall BEERSHEBA 135 Railway station BEERSHEBA 136 ASLUJ 137 Turkish depot MAGDABA 138 DURAN 139 3rd ALAB Hospital 140 Main Street PORT SAID 141 Stock Exchange ALEXANDRIA 142 The "Bull Ring" 14th AGH 143 (Double exposure) 144 Jewish School at DURAN Palestine 145 Damascus Gate JERUSALEM 146 Roller used for grinding clay for making bricks 147 The Harbour at ALEXANDRIA 148 Part of Napoleons Road along sea shore opposite BEELAH 149 Hotel at ALEX. Barred to the troops of course. 150 HELIOPOLIS 151 -153 ALEXANDRIA 154 Ambulance treck 155 Cacholets at the casually clearing station 156 Refugees from ES-SALT entering the Jordan Valley. Mts of MOAB in background 157 Cameliers bring in prisoners 158 The "Niagara". Casualties were from the front line by all descriptions of transport and passed through several field hospitals until they eventually reached the railway. They were sent to KANTARA by train. Despatched from there to PORT SAID by this boat 159 JERICHO 160 Turkish prisoners in JORDAN VALLEY 161 Bedouin nippers of SINAI 162 Bridge destroyed by ALH at ASLUJ 163 Railway sheds at BEERSHEBA. Portion was set afire by retreating Turks 164 ASLUJ Station 165 German Hospice 166 at ASLUJ 167 Suez Canal offices PORT SAID 168 MENA Village from top of Cheops. White lines at left are roads made by Australian troop. First Aust Contingent camped here. 169 A felukeh passing through gate at BARAGE 170 Military railway terminal EL ARISH 171 (No caption) 172 Egyptian family waiting for a train 173 Turkish prisoners and captured material coming in 174 Turkish wounded at BEERSHEBA awaiting removal 175 Two hospital ships at ALEXANDRIA 176 Some of the Bd boys 177 Race meeting 3rd ALHB at TRIPOLI- SYRIA 178 The blacksmith and Rodney Thomas swimming horse in SUEZ CANAL 179 Natives grinding grain 180 Thoroughbred 181 MUKATTAM HILLS 182 Trenches at JIFF JAFFA 183 MacBoyd as a Padre 184 Egyptian Syce having shave by travelling barber 185 The creek outside ALMINA 186 Cameliers 187 Clearing Station on beach at EL-ARISH 188 Wadi at TALLAT-EL-DUMM 189 Motor transport park 190 Some of the boys 191 Pompeys Pillar 192 at MAGHDABA 193 Hospital at JERUSALEM 194 Cheop's Pyramid 195 Golden Gate JERUSALEM 196 Hustling Turks through BEERSHEBA 197 Holy City 198 Mosque of Omar Jerusalem 199 Railway bridge destroyed by ALH at ASLUJ 200 Enemy material captured at SHERIA BEERSHEBA 201-3 These Mosques built with alabaster taken from pyramids at GIZA 204 Pontoon bridge built by our Engineers over RIVER JORDAN 205 3rd Bgde in Koil at MASAID 206 Billy McGhie throwing the weight 207 Nirazeh ? Gardens 208 Motor Ambulance Park 209 Bedouin women in Palestine village 210 ALEXANDRIA 211 Junction Stn 212 Indian Lancers 213 Motor convoy at ESSANI 214 A & B Sections 215 JERUSALEM. Once known as the 'City of Palms' and presented to Cleopatra by Anthony 216 Monastery on the Mount of Temptation. Situated on the Hills of Solomon on E side of Jordan Valley just behind JERICHO 217 DURAN A Jewish village in Palestine 218 One of our planes meets with a mishap on landing 219 Bedouin flocks around NABLUS 220 ES-SALT Road just above Jordan River 221 Halt! Action Front! Getting guns into action from pack 222 Village well 223 Gun inspection 224 WADI GHUZZEE Bridge 225-6 At GIZA Zoo Egypt 227 Syrians gathering olives 228 Smashed plane 229 MacBoyd 230 Bridge across Jordan at GORRONHOER 231 Competitors for Gretna Green. 3rd Bgde sports at TRIPOLIA 232 EL ARISH 233 Main street JAFFA 234 The beach at MARI-KHEB 235 Scene of old Cairo 236 Bedouin market 237 Bridge built over Wadi EL-ARISH. The biblical "River of Egypt". 238 Old water reservoir in native village 239 A "spello" on the track 240 Plane going out on reconnaissance 241 Bomb attached to carrier on a plane 242 Ancient Turkish gun at forts in TRIPOLI - SYRIA 243 Gun inspection 3rd AMGS 244 Old Turkish trenches outside GAZA 245 Wadi KHUZEL Bridge at SHALLA 246 BEERSHEBA 247 Street scene ZAG-A-ZIG 248 Spinx (sic) & Pyramid - GIZA 249 Egyptian Coastguards at ALEXANDRIA 250 A Palestine camp E Troop 3rd MG Sqn 251 B class horses killed in Syria 252 Scene from summit of Pyramid 253 Bert Richmond & an old Turkish Howitzer on MONTAZEH 254 LION'S WELL 255 Australian trenches outside Ferry's Post near Hill 70 256 A street scene in HELIO{PLIS 257 Electric trams at ALEXANDRIA 258 Cleaning harness 259 Swinging pontoon bridge into position at SERAPEUM 260 British Monitor in Suez Canal 261-2 Scenes of Turkish buildings at MAGHDABA. Taken by the ALH The first time in history mounted troops have attacked and taken entrenched positions 263 Aussies at Egypt's ancient monuments 264 Scenes of old CAIRO from MOKATTAM Hils 265 Bridge across canal at BARAGE, 16 miles outside CAIRO 266 Curly and Vic Norton 267 Stumpy McIntyre & Long Pikington 268 In Wadi GHUZZEL near TELL-EL-JEMM 269 Digging post holes for stables 270 Cameliers bring in prisoner. Austrian Officer in black 271 White washing mess shed 272 F Troop 3rd AMGS Sqn 273 Jews at Recruiting Depot at JERUSALEM, forming Jewish Battalion 274 In Jordan Valley, 3rd Machine Gunners have 8 horses killed by an aerial torpedo 275 Turkish prisoners 276 Cocos Island 277 Snow on the Lebanon Ranges 278 Egyptian Hotel 279 Gordon Wake. Note intruders 280 Electric trams at HELIOPOLIS Egypt. Heliopolis built by Belgian firm in 7 years 281 Sweetwater Canal at SERAPEUM 282 The ? wells at JIFF-JAFFA 283 Virgin Mary's well at MATARIA. Boyd, Simpkin & Crowley 284 Cricket for convalescents at MONTAREH 285 Indians working at cutting for military railway 286 Australian Hospital BEERSHEBA 287 Removing wrecked ambulance car from rail road 288 Engineers depot in ? at EL-ARISH 289 Water preservation scheme at SHALLAL 290 German Princes Palace at HELIOPOLOLIS 291 Some of the boys 292 Aussie aerodrome BEELAH 293 EL-JALLAH outside BETHLEHEM 294 Some of the gunners 295 Trying camels in gun carriages. Note sand caterpillar 296 Street outside old city JERUSALEM 297 D.H QRS In EL-ARISH. Hod 298 Cairo Museum 299 Wadi bridge built by Army Engineers 300 A two storied building at GALM used as German HQrs until reached by our guns 301-2 No caption 303 Ambulance with Flying Column 304 Jack Pegg 3 AMGS 305 KHAN YUNIS 306 In the Jewish village of "Rischon le Lion" 307 Wet Canteen BEELAH 308 Motor Transport LATRON 309 Gen Chauvel OC Desert Mounted Column 310 10th LH - Inverness Battery "Railhead" 311 3rd LHFA "SERAPIUM" 312 ESBEKIEN Gardens "LE CAIRE" 313 Camel training and wireless station Hill 60 314 ZAG-A-ZIG Rly Stn 315 One of the Irrigation Canal locks "HELOUAN" 316 Indian Camel Corps 317 Base at Hill 60 318 Aussie transport arriving "ALEXANDRIA" 319 3 ALHB at AL MINA 320 Main entry to city of JAFFA 321 Mosque at DAMASCUS 322 A Turk brought to earth by one of our patrols 323 Brigade boxing contrst 324 Ostrich farm ZEITOUN 325 MATERIA 326 No caption 327 Mail day 328 3rd LHFA entering HELIOPOLIS from MENA 329 M Boyd, L Simpkins, S Crowley 330 Stretcher bearers 331 French Hosp JERUSALEM 332 SERAPIUM 333 Gippo crushing wheel 334 On the move - bully and biscuits 335 V Morton, F Stokes, L Simpkins & Hanley 336 Turkish prisoners - SHERIA 337 Getting used to the mask J Antonio MM 338 Sand carts 339 Model house - MONTAZA Hospital 340 "Abdul" 341 Wood Depot "ESDUD" 342 On troop ship - from Syria 343 Turkish prisoners "JULIUS" 344 TRIPOLI 345 3rd AMGS cook house "BEELAH" 346 Breaking camp "ZEITOUN" 347 Turkish prisoners "GAZA" 348 One of our tanks. About nine were blown out of action at GAZA 349 Camp in HOD-EL-ARISH 350 German HQRS BEERSHEBA 351 Race Course TRIPOLI 352 A Locke & P Leeming 353 Sea planing in Suez Canal 354 MOASCR detail camp 355 KANTARE Suez Canal 356 Four boys of MG Sqn at cards while convalescing . Marked X was a prisoner of war for three days. Got him back with us when we countered. 357 Signal station at CANA 358 H Videon in german rig 359 ROD-EL-FARAC 360 Sweetwater Canal ZAG-A-ZOG 361 Hospital train on beach EL-ARISH 362 Jerusalem Road 363 Bedouin camel and young'un 364 Admiralty Offices, PORT SAID 365 Suez Canal PORT SAID 366 Taking wounded to clearing station 367 Hills of 10-60 MALHA 368 Junction Station 369 EL ARISH 370 Wine Distillery LATRON 371 White figures how entrance to Pyramid 372 RAPC Wireless Station 373 Sports in Canal. ANZAC Day 1916. Prince of Wales is aboard white launch. 374-5 Captured Austrian boat. 40,000 cases of benzine aboard. She was brought into Canal at Port Said. Spies set her afire. She burnt for some considerable time and eventually blew up. 376 Pumping water from Wadi on Muckshabee stunt 377 On trenches 378 Bringing in disabled battle plane 379 Giving a motor transport a lift 380 Old Turkish howitzer. MONTAZZA 381 Jerusalem country 382 Palm Hod in SINAI. Trees do not bear dates until 14 years old. No bees here. Palms innoculated by Bedouin. 383 Camel cacolets for conveying wounded 384 ESKBEKIEL Gardens Cairo 385 LAKE TIMBAH 386 Xmas dinner 1916 387 Gift billies from ACF 388 Section competition 389 In big marquees HELIOPOLIS 390 HM Landships 391 Capt Aberdeen inspecting horses 392 Football. Black vs White 393 The game 394 Old Napoleon fort. 10 mile along coast from ALEX 395 Jewish Cemetery AKRON 396 Ration fatigue 397 Blowing bottom out of Turkish Reservoir to allow soakage 398 Tilley & Farley - 14th AGH 399 At GIZA Zoo. Note height of giraffe 400 On this stunt we destroyed Turkish reservoir of 2 1/2 million gallons 401 Demolition party at wells MUCK-SHUBE 402 3rd ALH Bde HELIOPOLIS Race course 403 HMLS "Lady Wingate" 404 Turks blew out our tanks at GAZA 405 One of our aviators captured by German. Note German wearing Iron Cross. Snapped behind Turkish lines. Original of this snap was dropped at Aust aerodrome to let them know Aussie airman was alright and not killed in capture. Chivalry 406 Sausage observation balloon 407 READY 408 Bomb on carrier 409 Testing 410 B Richmond, Wireless Operator RAFC 411 Loading Bomb 412 Crash in desert 413 Bomb in YMCA at MAZRAR 414 No caption 415 LW Simpkin - Late 3LHFA 416 LEMNOS 417 Shelling the MARSDEN 418 Pontoon across Jordan River 419 Shells on Walkers Ridge 420 Sweetwater Canal 421 LAKE ISMAILIA 422 Indian Lancers on Canal 423 CAIRO Railway Station 424 Destroying Turkish water supplies. Explosives used for breaking clay at bottom of lagoon, help to absorb water 425 Exercising horses at ZEITOUN Egypt 426 In Wadi on MUG-SHUBEE stunt 427 Tractor drawing 60 lb gun towards front line 428 Sultan's mother's place at HELIOPOLIS = City of the Sun 429 Camped on the sands outside RAILHEAD, Jump off for SINAI campaign 430 G Turner & A Lockwood out for a camel ride. 431 GAZA and Nile floods from top of Pyramid 432 Baby refuses to carry his harness and his pal wears an astonished look 433 No caption 434 Turkish Officers 435 Regt HQRS at IBEETA 436 No caption 437 3rd Machine Gun Squadron 3rd ALH Bgde (my unit) 438 Camel Corps at dinner 439 KHEFREN Pyramid snapped from top of Cheops 440 CHEOPS 441 Pyramids 442 MENA from top of Pyramids 443 Snap from Pyramid showing MENA-CAIRO road running through Nile floods 444 MENA village from Pyramid 445 Band of British West Indies Regt 446 Gippo Band 447 Swimming on Med Sea 102 KmA 448 H Maddocks 449 Bedouin and Egyptians utilise any animals for their fields 450 Captured Turkish train - BEERSHEBA 451 Gardens ISMAILIA 452 Gippos used for horse lines etc 453 Canteens at HELIOPOLIS 454 3 ALHB watering in Wadi on ESSANI stunt 454 JAFFA 455 ALEX, Napoleon relics 456 Egyptian water wheel 457 SUEZ 458 WADI GHUZZEE 459 On Reconnaissance at 10-60 460 Goats and sheep captured from hostile Bedouins 461 Pontoon SERAPIUM 462 Aust trenches - Suez Canal. Turks attacked FEB 1916 463 Camel transport 464 3 ALHB Wireless Station. Col Scott 9 LH got DSO on this stunt (MUCK SHUBE) 465 ALEXANDRIA 466 Canal Hospital Ships 467 Ambulance - Sand cart 468 At old Cairo 469 No 1 Casualty Clearing Station 470 3rd Brigade on move 471 3rd LHFB- Making camp SERAPIUM 472 Watering horses 473 Moving up wadi 474 The wells at Wadi GHUZZEE 475 Camel transport SINAI 476 Turkish reservoir destroyed by ALH 477 Wall in a Luxor tomb 478 Entrance to "Temple of Bulls" 479 Bob White 480 Bedouin crops 481 Harem of Montazza, Turkish prince 482 Jack Holmes, Billy McGhee 483 MUDERIA, B Troop post 484 JIFF JAFFA 485 Natives on railroad construction 486 Aust graves SHALLAL 487 The Stumpy Mirror 488 R Nile at MANSUREH 489 Aust graves - BEELAH 490 NOUZEH Gardens - ALEXANDRIA 491 On issue from QMS. Take what comes. Fit does not matter 492 MATARA 493 German Yacht Club - ALEX 494 Old Turkish Howitzer and cannon ball 495 Field hospital 496 Gardens at BARAGE 497 A dispute's ending 498 Snow. MT LEBANON 499 Bedouin sheep 500 Combat in the air 501 no caption 502 Old Napoleon gun 503 Gordon Wake HQ car 504-5 Burying the dead at GAZA 506 Water Polo 507 Brigade boxing comp 508 Field cooker 509 Bridge on Jerusalem road, Blown up by Turks 510 Teaching horses to lay quiet. For protective purposes 511 "Major" and "Bitsy" 512 Bedouin Scarabs 513 Convalescent 514 1. W Billings. Returned to Aust 2. W McMahon KIA 515 Hospital 516 Coming good 517 1st day up - 14th AGH PORT SAID 518 Back again in Regt 519 Billy and Taffy 520 Stew 521 KHAN YUNIS 522 MENA 523 Casualties PORT SAID 524 Washing 525 Mail 526 Gun from the "Emden" mounted in Syney 527 MARSURES 528 Desert bivouac 529 HASSED 530 3RD ALH Bde. Good camp (Extra) All conv's 531 New issue 532 On to another camp (8 LH Regt) 533 Shore - JAFFA on MED SEA Photo Captions Volume 2 (Illegible = ?) 1 The Cedars on Mt Lebanon, according to tradition originated from the staves of the 12 Apostles 2000 years ago. 2 TIBERIUS taken 27th Sept '18 3 NAZARETH taken 20th Sept. German officer and Arab pony 4 TIBERIUS fell on 27th Sep. Von Saunders was the GOC of Turkish Forces in Palestine 5 Jordan Valley & Plains of Jericho run between Mts of Moab & Hills of Solomon. Distance across valley from foot of each range of hills abt 13 miles, looks ? 6 Storm on Sea of Galilee 7 DAMASCUS fell on 1st October. German vehicle park. 8 German funeral near Jerusalem 9 JENIN. German Headquarters. Fell 20th Sept. German field bakery 10 Three pages back will be seen a storm on GALILEE. Note now calm here. This photo taken near spot from which the previous one was taken. German motor launch on Galilee. 11 Captured intact on 20th Sept. German workshops JENIN 12 Turkish aerodrome captured here. Hostile aircraft landed whilst it was in our hands. Aviators greatly surprised and even indignant. Motor smash near EL FULE. 13 German Orderly Room (Ammunition box full of gold), DAMASCUS. All this gold Turkish coin secured by our troops. 14 German artillery on the way to the front near KENETRA. The ALH swooped down on the artillery around this vicinity & captured many field guns. 15 German Despatch Rider on the road to ES SALT. Unsuccessful raids carried out on ES SALT on 30th April & 4th May. This country was hard on men and horses. Goat tracks were used at times but horse were led most of the time. Stunt lasted 14 days in wet weather & horses were only unsaddled for about 2 hours during stunt. 16 Strand, ? , Tiberius, Gallilee 17 German workshop. Captured by ALH 18 One of the dead lying outside GAZA. Killed 19th April 17. We could not bury them before November 19 Some of the boys that fell in the charge at BEERSHEBA. Tibby Cotter 20 Collecting our dead for burial. They were K in A on the 19th April at GAZA. Buried seven months later, 23,000 casualties in one day 21 German U-Boat 22 Page of postage stamps and money - Struck to commemorate Gallipoli victory - Turkish war postage stamps - War duty - Turkish war bank notes 23 Pamphlet. With paper badges affixed These badges were worn by young Egyptian students. Arabic translation means "Egypt for Egyptians Long Live Egypt" This pamphlet was printed under German influence & distributed around ZAG-A-ZIG, the chief centre of hostilities during the recent Egyptian riots. The Young Egyptian Students influenced the Natives to oppose British Administration, what they called Tyranny. They professed to have sufficient competent educated men to govern their own affairs, but our Heads would not hear of it. Consequently the riots. Many ? and soldiers killed. All railways and communications disorganised. It took several months to bring things to their normal ? Pictures of medals 1. In honour of General Falkenhaugh GOC Turkish Forces 2. The Victorious Emperors of Germany, Austria and Turkey 3. Egypt Awakening 24 Those large photographs I sent you were procured for me by a pal who knew the chap that owned the negatives. The owner of these snaps belongs to the 5th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade, and he took the camera from a Turkish Officer. It had only 6 snaps of a spool of 10, and the BIll Jim finished off the spool by taking 4 of the special entry into Jerusalem. The cross indicates those taken by the Australian, the remainder were taken by the Jackos in the vicinity of BEERSHEBA and SHERIA Turkish field bakery 25 Cavalry going up to support their own line. However never had much action against the Turkish horsemen 26 Turkish Electricians in the field. I have an idea that this photo was taken to get the centre figure. He looks dinkum Australian. Note Australian leggings on Turk on the right 27 Turkish machine gunners ready for action. This is very much like the Beersheba country. Turkish officers on the right, and along side him is the range taker with his Barand Stroud. We use these instruments in the Sqn and they cost about 83 (Pound) 28 Turkish General Head Quarters just beyond SHERIA. Note hard rocky country 29 Turkish Cavalry watching a fight and getting ready to go into action. This is at SHERIA, and the heavy fighting lasted several days. Plenty of water and the Jacko's tried their hardest to hold on to this pozzie. Often our chaps met the gamer Turks in the dead of night, because both sides were on the same game, crawling down for water. This stunt is known as the Junction Fight. 30 Official entry Dec 11th. The official entry into Jerusalem. Sir G Allenby in the lead with his staff officers of the French and Italian troops accompanying him. Guard represents New Zealand, Australia, England Wales Scotland Ireland and India entering theJaffa Gate 31 Sir Ronald Storrs made Governor of JERU. Captured 9th Dec 17. Reading the Proclamation, General Allenby wearing white breeches. Troops of other nations were present, and the notables of Jerusalem. It was read from the foot of the Tower of David, a place that has been standing since the time of Christ 32 The first of the British troops entering Jerusalem. A few Turkish officers may b seen walking at the head of the column. Populace in a bad plight, very poor and no tucker, and all were greatly overjoyed at the ?? of the British Hundreds and kiddies ill treated ?? (Part of caption missing) 33 10th LH Regt first to enter JERUSALEM. Mounted officer on the right supposed to be the CO of the first troops to enter Jerusalem. Note mud on the horses. Had very wet and muddy weather 34 Dead Jacko 35 Turkish machine gun and crew 36 Hanging Armenian doctors who refused to join Turkish Army 37 Outside Damascus Gate Jerusalem 38 Turkish patrol lying outside trench at EL BUAJ 39 Burying Aussies at DAMASCUS 40 1. Djemel Pasha 2. General Limon Von Saunders GOC Turkish Forces in Palestine 41 One execution in Egypt. Executing an Egyptian offender 42 Turkish atrocities DAMASCUS 43 Turks occupying trenches outside JERICHO 44 On ASLUJ demolition stunt. Feeding and spelling. Arrived at Rendezvous too early 45 Turkish saw bayonet 46 Captured guns taken at BEERSHEBA & SHERIA 47 Our gunners obtained a direct hit on ammunition train 48 The large and small of the game. At GAZA. 74th CCS in background 49 Around JULIOUS. These Turkish shell dumps were very numerous around this vicinity 50 Captured Turkish Cavalry 51 Cavalry leaders 52 Turkish machine gun & crew 53 Enemy officers. One on left is wearing Iron Cross ribbon 54 Captured Austrian boat afire, Suez Canal Port Said. 40,000 cases of benzine aboard. Fire a mysterious outbreak 55 ? Hotchkiss gunners and enemy aircraft over ? TELL-EL-FARA 56 Types of enemy officers. One of our bikes in their possession. Recaptured later. The five pointed medals worn by these officers is called the Gallipoli Star. Issued to commemorate the Turkish victory at Gallipoli 57 Our batteries put in some good shooting amongst Turkish transport 58 Showing compactness of Turkish trenches 59 Desert homes. The only time we had cover in SINAI was when we camped near a Hod. Then we could use date palm leaves 60 JIFF JAFFA 61 ZAITZOUN 62 10th Regt MGS amongst hills outside JERUSALEM 63 Jews wailing place JERUSALEM 64-5 German post card characters 66 Post Card PHYLAE The Kiosk 67 Post Card Vue du Canal de Suez 68 Post Card No 93 Queen Street, Fort, Colombo 69 Snipers at NALIN Sth Syria. Lousy country for richochets. Nast wounds. (Aust War Memorial Melbourne) 70 Myself on Ginger. This little neddie is boshter jumper 71 Magazine cutting - Lt C H Vautin & German airman G Felmy 72 9th Regt 3rd LHB Judean Hills outside JERUSALEM. (Aust War memorial Melbourne) 73 Sand hills SINAI ? Desert (Aust War Memorial Melbourne) 74 3rd LHB spelling at GALILEE (AWM Melbourne) 75 Jordan Valley outside JERICHO (AWM Melbourne) - lovely Jordan Valley, dust and heat, 1280 ft below sea level 76 Copy of no 69 77 Watering at MATARIA 78 A desert grave - Tpr H R Olver MM 6th LH MGS Beneath this simple cross there lies a comrade true and tried He fought as fights a soldier And like a soldier died 79 B Section. When they first took our Stetsons and issued cumbersome helmets 80 Palestine types of Turkish and German officers 81 Some of the gunners amongst the snows in MT LEBANON 82 The country around JERUSALEM 83 JERUSALEM 84 Fishing ? ? at GALLILEE 85 Jerusalem taken Dec 9th. Official entry on the 11th. Jerusalem (showing) Holy City and Mosque of Omar 86 Turkish shell hits old tomb at ZERNUKAH. Capt Hurley official photographer - AWM Melbourne 87 14th AGH at PORT SAID 88 Human bones at Dead City ABBASSIA 89 3rd ALH Bde at HELIOPOLIS 90 Men wearing gloves 91 Wireless station in course of erection at MATARIA - 28 masts 92 Old slave market at ABBRASSIA. Many excavations performed on projecting wooden frame at corners 93 3rd guns on the move. The beautiful scenery between LATRON & JERUSALEM 94 Bedouin agents 95 Collecting captured enemy material 96 Captured double-engined plane 97 On the march. Country at Eastern SINAI 98 Anzac mosaic found at SHALLAL whilst trench digging now covered with gun etc ready for removal. Was sent to Canberra. 99 A Troop watering. A rotten job at a small well when horses are thirsty 100 The new Jericho road. Running through Hills of Solomon Valley in distance 101 Gun inspection 102 Draining pools at WADI AUJA. Keeping down Malaria carrying mosquitos 103 8th Regt and 3rd AMGS at BEELAH 104 A rendezvous in the Jordan Valley 105 2nd ALHB camped outside JERUSALEM 106 WADI AUJA in the Jordan Valley 107 Hospital train on the beach at EL -ARISH 108 Jacko's 109 Jerries 110 Stables of Turkish Headquarters SHALLAL 111 Early training. Every man to throw and quieten his horse for purpose of taking cover 112 A Troop 3rd Guns at TAALAT-EL-DUMM 113 Watering at WADI GHUZZEE 114 J Rushden KIA at ES-SALT 115 J Carling F Troop 3rd AMGS. Taken prisoner at EL-BURJ. Repatriated after Armistace 116 Captured enemy plane 117 Jacko gun 118 Brig-Gen Galloping Jack Royston. OC 3rd ALH Bde 119 Cleaning ammunition belts in the Hod at MASAID 120 Bringing up the fodder at ABBASSAN-EL-KEBIA 121 Some of the boys amongst the snow on MT LEBANON 122 Turkish barley crops at SHALLAL in Southern Palestine 123 The crops a few weeks after our horses had been in this vicinity 124 Clearing up after a stunt 125 On the move. 5 minute spells for the horses 126 In Jordan Valley. An airial torpedo lobbed amongst 3rd MG Transport horses & killed 28 127 Camel ration convoy coming along beach 128 Field Hospital at ET MALER 129 Desert graves at ROMANI 130 A day on the beach. Wash self, horse and clothing 131 Watering on the beach at BEELAH. Note how close fresh water is to the seashore 132 A patrol caught by a shell 133 Spello 134 Crossing the Wadi 135 Halt! Weights off and feed 136 Gas instruction 137 F Troop at TELL-EL-FARI 138 Xmas Dinner at MASAID 1916-17. Arrived back at this camp Xmas Eve after 5 nights & 4 days in saddle & the capture of MAGHDABA 139 Exercising along the beach at MARA-KHEB 140 Watering at a Bedouin well 141 At Sheikh's ZOWAID 142 3rd Gun Squadron at ABBASSAN-EL-KEBIR 143 Captured plane on its way to Australian Aerodrome 144 One of our planes about to pass over Hod 145 E & F Troop horse lines and horses 146 Sun set on Med Sea 147 Beach scene at EL-ARISH 148 Turkish transport. Small animals but they can pull big loads and they possess large hearts 149 The dressing station JIFF JAFFA ? 150-8 Types of Egyptian women - Nubian - Fellaheen - Sudanese - Low class Gippo - Egyptian - Middle Class -Egyptian Aristocracy - Turkish 159 French girls on beach at PORT SAID 160 Bedouin girls drawing water 161 Egyptian flappers at ALEXANDRIA 162 Post Card- Dame Turque 163 Post Card - Jeunne Fille Arabe 164 Graves of New Zealanders at RISCHON 165 Graves of Australians at DEIR-EL-BELAH 166 Race day. The saddling paddock 167 Bivouacs 168 3rd ALH Brigade at TRIPOLI 169 Advance party putting down horse lines at KHAN YURIS 170 Breaking the desert monotony 171 WADI QUELT. Taken from one of its precipitous banks 172 Turkish stores on N shore of DEAD SEA 173 Watering at Solomon's Pools 174 Waiting for action at - ES DUN (AWM Melbourne) 175 Camel Corps in action SINAI (AWM Melbourne) 176 ALH Time to Camp (part missing) (AWM Melbourne) 177 3rd Machine Gun Squadron IBU-HARITH, Lieut Breed, McLeod, Guppy, Whyte 178 Cartoon sketch - "A Digger" 179 Turkish Cavalry 180 Gun crew of No 2 Sub F Troop, 3rd Gun Sqdn 181 Operating base of JIFF JAFFA stunt 182 One of the British war boats that cooperated with the Land Force 183 Military railway line passing through a Hod in SINAI 184 AL-MINAH The sea port of Tripoli, Syria 185 NAZARETH Taken on 20 Sep 18 186 The Monastery on the Mt of Temptation, Taken from a cave on opposite hill. 187 JAFFA From the beach 188 In Monastery on the Mt of Temptation Rock on which Christ spent his 40 days 189 Cross indicates Garden of Gethsemane. Arrow at Russian Church of St Magdalene. MT of Olives on left 190 The Roman Bath at MONTAZAH. Hewn out of solid rock 191 Mine sweeper ashore near SHEIK'S ZOWAIL 192 Throwing "Chester" for an operation 193 The swimming pozzie at LAKE TIMSAH, ISMAILIA. Half a mile from MOASCAR, the Aust Training Depot 194 The remains of Napoleon's road. Portions can be seen running between BEELAH & GAZA 195 Camels utilised for ambulance work 196 TULKERAM taken on 19th Sep. This stunt started the previous night and this position fell to us the first day. About 60 miles from starting point 197 German officer at mess, JERUSALEM 198 German Headquarters SEMAK 199 TIBERIAS 200 Water preservation scheme at SHALLAL 201 A dip in the Jordan River. Crossed river on night 21-22 April 18 202 Watering and a wash up 203 JERICHO Taken on 21 Feb 18 204 Turkish graves 205 KHAN YUNIS. Southern Palestine, Note how sand ridges from the beach meet vegetation area. Fertile land 20 miles in width. the beginning of PHILISTIA 206 TAUBE-OVER 207 Drawing drinking water in Wadi GHUZZEE 208 The swimming pozzie in JORON 209 Landing stores at EL-ARISH 210 A camp near the wadi 211 Railway line and bridge crossing wadi above SHALLAL 212 The mid-day halt 213 Turks and Aussies at Dressing Station on beach 214 Washing day 215 Bringing supplies ashore 216 Trying mules in a 60 pounder 217 The desert winds have blown away and left this piece standing 218 Pontoons used by the Turks in their attempt to cross Suez Canal Feb 15 219 "HASSEIN" 220 "GIPPO" Mascot of 3rd AMG Sqdn 221 "Biddy" 222 Railhead camp 223 Typical Bedouin 224 Motor Submarine chaser dvr whyte, photos, ww1, light horse field ambulance
