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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, George Djoneff, /04/2006
... ...Germans in Australia...Bulgarians...Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950. ...Djoneff George Emigration Oral History Migration Program Germans in Australia Bulgarians in Australia Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950. ...Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950.Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950. Interviewed by Barbara Gardiner 1 April 2006.Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950.djoneff, george, emigration, oral history migration program, germans in australia, bulgarians in australia -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Greek soldiers, 1913
... In the first conflict Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia defeated the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War; in the second conflict Bulgaria unsuccessfully contested the distribution by its former allies of territory taken from the Turks during the First Balkan War. A number of Greeks who had emigrated to Australia...In the first conflict Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia defeated the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War; in the second conflict Bulgaria unsuccessfully contested the distribution by its former allies of territory taken from the Turks during the First Balkan War. A number of Greeks who had emigrated to Australia ...The two men, Spiros Raftopoulos and Ioannis Metaxas, joined the army to fight in the Balkan Wars which involved two conflicts that took place in the Balkan Peninsula between 1912 and 1913. In the first conflict Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia defeated the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War; in the second conflict Bulgaria unsuccessfully contested the distribution by its former allies of territory taken from the Turks during the First Balkan War. A number of Greeks who had emigrated to Australia and other parts of the world returned to Greece to fight in those wars.The men returning to fight for the country of their birth were motivated by their patriotism. Even though they had sought a new life in another country they felt strongly the need to return to their homeland to join the struggle. A black and white photograph of two soldiers dressed in Greek army uniform which was worn in the early years of the twentieth century. The two men are holding rifles and have a load of bullets strapped across their shoulders. The original photograph was mounted on fawn and dark green board.A strip of paper has been stuck across the bottom of the photograph with the names of the two men written in Greek and English. S.RAFTOPOULOS AND K. METAXIS IN THE ARMY 1913. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Headwear, Helmet
... Australian Defence Force. In the 1990s they were replaced by the Kevlar based Personnel Armour System-Ground Troop (PASGT) type helmet. However, as evidenced by this helmet, some M1 Steel helmets were not replaced in-service by the PASGT helmet and survived into the early 21st Century. Interestingly, the Nato Stock Number (NSN) printed on the inside of the helmet liner indicates that this helmet was made for a Bulgarian...Australian Defence Force. In the 1990s they were replaced by the Kevlar based Personnel Armour System-Ground Troop (PASGT) type helmet. However, as evidenced by this helmet, some M1 Steel helmets were not replaced in-service by the PASGT helmet and survived into the early 21st Century. Interestingly, the Nato Stock Number (NSN) printed on the inside of the helmet liner indicates that this helmet was made for a Bulgarian ...M1 Steel helmet used onboard HMAS Kanimbla. These M1Steel helmets were first issued in 1941 to the United States Armed Forces. They were adopted after the Korean War by the Australian Defence Force. In the 1990s they were replaced by the Kevlar based Personnel Armour System-Ground Troop (PASGT) type helmet. However, as evidenced by this helmet, some M1 Steel helmets were not replaced in-service by the PASGT helmet and survived into the early 21st Century. Interestingly, the Nato Stock Number (NSN) printed on the inside of the helmet liner indicates that this helmet was made for a Bulgarian contract, as evidenced by the NSN National code of 50 in the second group of numbers in the stock number. HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51) was built for the United States Navy as USS Saginaw and was launched on 7 February 1970. Kanimbla was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in August 1994. Kanimbla was heavily involved in Operation Slipper conducting a variety of tasks such as patrol, mine recovery. During Operation Slipper, Kanimbla also conducted 27 compliant boardings and 23 non-compliant boardings in the Persian Gulf in 2001-2.Standard issue United States M1 pattern steel helmet, olive drab in colour with liner. On the inside of the liner '8415-50-753-5792' is printed in ink. The chin strap is made of webbing and has its metal claps attached for doing it it.8415-50-753-5792helmet, vietnam, protective helmet -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, Undated, but post-1977
... Australian Journal of Liturgy, Professorial Fellow of Charles Sturt University, President of the Cornish Association of Victoria, and member of the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria. He has written some seven books and edited both editions of Uniting in Worship. On top of all that he has visited, worked in, or represented one body or another in — Colombo, Cairo, Rome, Geneva, Parish, the UK, Bangalore, Mysore, Madras, Kottoyam, Agra, Jaipur, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, Canada, Vienna, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Bangkok, Singapore, Romania, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Jordan, Italy, Tonga, Finland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Sicily, Chile, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ghana, Nigeria, Russia, Antigua and Jamaica. ...Australian Journal of Liturgy, Professorial Fellow of Charles Sturt University, President of the Cornish Association of Victoria, and member of the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria. He has written some seven books and edited both editions of Uniting in Worship. On top of all that he has visited, worked in, or represented one body or another in — Colombo, Cairo, Rome, Geneva, Parish, the UK, Bangalore, Mysore, Madras, Kottoyam, Agra, Jaipur, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, Canada, Vienna, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Bangkok, Singapore, Romania, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Jordan, Italy, Tonga, Finland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Sicily, Chile, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ghana, Nigeria, Russia, Antigua and Jamaica. ...The Rev. Dr Robert Gribben was born in 1943 in country Victoria where he was educated through primary and secondary state schools. He entered Queen’s College in 1961 in order to study degrees in law and arts, but after two years discontinued his legal studies and completed his Bachelor of Arts whilst beginning his candidature for the Methodist ministry. In 1965 he and his wife Susan became engaged, but before he could begin his theological studies he was offered the opportunity to undertake his theological studies in Cambridge University in Wesley House. After Susan completed her law degree with honours at Melbourne University, she followed Robert to England in June 1967, and they were married in June 1968 as Robert was completing his Cambridge B.A. He’d received notice that his first Methodist ministry appointment was to be in “Portland No. 2”, but as they had six months before he was to take that up, they moved to India where Robert worked for the Student Christian Movement and Susan for the Church of South India sorting out their legal records. Robert’s placements that followed in the Methodist Church were Portland and Heywood and Highbury Grove Kew, and in the Uniting Church as chaplain of Ormond College, Trinity Church North Balwyn, General Secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches, Wesley Church Melbourne, and Professor of Worship and Mission at the UCA Theological Hall and UFT. He formally retired in 2008. He has been involved with, lectured in, studied at, worked for, chaired committees or directed at one or more times — La Trobe University, Christian Television Association, Australian Consultation on Liturgy, UCA Assembly committees, Lincoln College, England, Brugge Catholic Faculty, Oxford Institute for Methodist Theological Studies, Graduate School in Ecumenism at Bosse, the English Language Liturgical Consultation, World Methodist Council, World Council of Churches, Christian Unity Working Group, the Victorian Casino and Gambling Authority, Centre for Ecumenical Studies, Cambridge Society of Australia, Fellow of the School of Historical Studies Melbourne University, Queen’s College Council, Fellow of Queen’s College, Editor of the Australian Journal of Liturgy, Professorial Fellow of Charles Sturt University, President of the Cornish Association of Victoria, and member of the Council of the Genealogical Society of Victoria. He has written some seven books and edited both editions of Uniting in Worship. On top of all that he has visited, worked in, or represented one body or another in — Colombo, Cairo, Rome, Geneva, Parish, the UK, Bangalore, Mysore, Madras, Kottoyam, Agra, Jaipur, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, Canada, Vienna, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Bangkok, Singapore, Romania, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Jordan, Italy, Tonga, Finland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Sicily, Chile, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ghana, Nigeria, Russia, Antigua and Jamaica. And on top of all that, he’s had two audiences with the Pope! Susan and Robert have two children and three grandchildren. Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. Dr Robert Gribben."Rev. Dr Robert Gribben", "Church & Nation"rev. dr robert gribben; liturgy; theological hall melbourne -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook (item) - (SP) World Air Power Journal 36 Spring 1999
... Australia...Greek Air Force T-33s...Chilean AF at Red Flag...Air Power Analysis Update: Argentina...DAM-PAM ’98 French Army exercise feature...US Airborne Command and Control Systems...Focus Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 40 and Beyond (50 pages)...Variant Briefing: MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’...US Army Aviation in Korea photo feature...Air Power Analysis: Bulgaria...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Briefings: RAAF Scherger: the last bare base Exercise Pitch Black 98 RSingAF helicopter training in Australia Greek Air Force T-33s Chilean AF at Red Flag Air Power Analysis Update: Argentina DAM-PAM ’98 French Army exercise feature US Airborne Command and Control Systems Focus Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 40 and Beyond (50 pages) Variant Briefing: MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ US Army Aviation in Korea photo feature Air Power Analysis: Bulgaria Book (SP) World Air Power Journal 36 Spring 1999 ...briefings: raaf scherger: the last bare base, exercise pitch black 98, rsingaf helicopter training in australia, greek air force t-33s, chilean af at red flag, air power analysis update: argentina, dam-pam ’98 french army exercise feature, us airborne command and control systems, focus aircraft: lockheed martin f-16 block 40 and beyond (50 pages), variant briefing: mig-29 ‘fulcrum’, us army aviation in korea photo feature, air power analysis: bulgaria
