Showing 9 items matching "damien parer"
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Bendigo Military MuseumBook - CAMERAMAN BIOGRAPHY, WW2, Frank Legg, "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER", 1963
... "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER"...No page numbers - by Damien Parer....No page numbers - by Damien Parer. "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER" Book CAMERAMAN BIOGRAPHY, WW2 Frank Legg Rigby Limited The Griffin Press, ADELAIDE ...Item in the collection re Jack Adams FINLAY Chaplain VX 133078. Refer Cat No. 11004.2 for his service details.Hard cover book with dustcover. Cover - cardboard, dark blue buckram cover with gold coloured print on spine. Dustcover - paper, with black and white print on front and spine. Front illustration - black and white artistic impression of a cameraman in service uniform. 53 pages - cut, plain, white paper with printed narrative and Appendix I and II followed by collection of black and white photographs with captions below. No page numbers - by Damien Parer.Booksellers adhesive label - front end paper. "The Bookroom/ 156 Collins Street, Melbourne."publications, books, pictorial, cameraman, biography, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumNewspaper - ARTICLE, WARTIME CAMERAMAN, "The Age" Newspaper, 1963
... ...Damien Parer...Newspaper clipping found in the book "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER". owned by Chaplain FINLAY. Jack Adams Finlay, VX133078. ...Book review of "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER by Frank Legg/ (Rigby, Adelaide: Aust Price/ 35/-) Reviewed by/ JOHN HETHERINGTON"....Newspaper clipping found in the book "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER". owned by Chaplain FINLAY. Jack Adams Finlay, VX133078. ...Newspaper clipping found in the book "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER". owned by Chaplain FINLAY. Jack Adams Finlay, VX133078. Refer Cat No. 11004.2 for his service details.Newspaper clipping - off white newspaper. Printed article - book review with five black and white photographs. Book review of "THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER by Frank Legg/ (Rigby, Adelaide: Aust Price/ 35/-) Reviewed by/ JOHN HETHERINGTON".Newspaper Article titled "The Pictorial Story of a War-Time Cameraman", from "The Age, Saturday June 15, 1963"publications, newspapers, book review, damien parer -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Neil McDonald et al, 200 shots : Damien Parer, George Silk, and the Australians at war in New Guinea, 1999
... 200 shots : Damien Parer, George Silk, and the Australians at war in New Guinea...Ill, p.197. 200 shots : Damien Parer, George Silk, and the Australians at war in New Guinea Book Neil McDonald Peter Brune. ...A comprehensive photographic coverage of Australia's involvement during WWII and highlights the work of two great war photographers. B/W photos. This collection highlights the work of two great World War II photographers and presents an historical analysis of each shot, the photographers' reactions to their subjects, and look at the very nature of the fighting in what was one of the Australian army's greatest tests.Ill, p.197.A comprehensive photographic coverage of Australia's involvement during WWII and highlights the work of two great war photographers. B/W photos. This collection highlights the work of two great World War II photographers and presents an historical analysis of each shot, the photographers' reactions to their subjects, and look at the very nature of the fighting in what was one of the Australian army's greatest tests. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, war photographers - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Rigby, The Eyes of Damien Parer, 1963
... The Eyes of Damien Parer...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges War photographers - Australia World War 1939-1954 - Photographic record Collection of the war photographs of Damien parer Ill The Eyes of Damien Parer Book Rigby Frank Legg ...Collection of the war photographs of Damien parerIllnon-fictionCollection of the war photographs of Damien parerwar photographers - australia, world war 1939-1954 - photographic record -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchBook, Frank Legg, The Eyes of Damien Parer, 1963
... The Eyes of Damien Parer...Lilydale RSL Sub Branch 52 Anderson Street Lilydale yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges The Eyes of Damien Parer Book Frank Legg Rigby Publishers Griffin Press Pty Ltd. ... -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - PICTORIAL, WW2, Neil McDonald and Peter Brune, "200 SHOTS", 1999
... From front cover; "200 SHOTS AND THE AUSTRALIANS AT WAR IN NEW GUINEA" War photography - by Damien PARER and George SILK....From front cover; "200 SHOTS AND THE AUSTRALIANS AT WAR IN NEW GUINEA" War photography - by Damien PARER and George SILK. Books WW2 New Guinea William John Sullivan Handwritten inscription - blue ink pen. ...Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN" VX57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service details. From front cover; "200 SHOTS AND THE AUSTRALIANS AT WAR IN NEW GUINEA" War photography - by Damien PARER and George SILK.Soft Cover book. Cover - cardboard, white, black and green print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustrated small green tones photograph of a soldier amongst jungle plants. general background, green and black jungle scene. 197 pages, cut, plain white paper. Pictorial book, illustrated black and white photographs, maps and sketches. Handwritten inscription on title page.Handwritten inscription - blue ink pen. "This book/ belongs to Pat Rae/ 2002".books, ww2, new guinea, william john sullivan -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchStatuette, Mates
... (Still from AWM film F01866 "Assault on Salamaua", newsreel by Damien Parer)...(Still from AWM film F01866 "Assault on Salamaua", newsreel by Damien Parer) Mates Statuette ...Small statuette depicting an Australian serviceman assisting a wounded comrade. The statuette depicts a scene from a famous moving film taken in New Guinea during World War 2 by Australian War Correspondent, Damien Peter Parer who was attached to the Australian Military Forces. The statuette is made from Pewter and is mounted on a stained wooden base. The following text statement is copied from the AWM website and describes the image in further detail: During the advance on Salamaua VX89711 Sergeant Gordon Raymond Charles Ayre MM, a 58/59th Battalion bandsman from Shepparton, Victoria, in pouring rain assists a wounded mate, VX132355 Private William Oswald Wallace Johnson, of the same unit, across Alan's (Allen's?) Creek to an advanced regimental aid post. Johnson had been wounded by a Japanese grenade on the 13th of July 1943 during an attack on the "coconuts" area. Sergeant Ayre was awarded the military medal for his performance during this action. This is one of the iconic images of the Second World War. (Still from AWM film F01866 "Assault on Salamaua", newsreel by Damien Parer)The wooden base has a label which is inscribed with the following: "MATES" Heritage Fine Arts, Limited Edition -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White photograph, Jan. 1937
... The most famous member of the family was Damien Parer, the WWII photographer. The building was demolished in 1960, and is the site of the Midcity Arcade. ...The most famous member of the family was Damien Parer, the WWII photographer. The building was demolished in 1960, and is the site of the Midcity Arcade. ...Black and white photograph of a lightly loaded cable car set, trailer 415, eastbound in Bourke St, nearing Russell St. Set has destination of Nicholson St. The Conductor and Gripman are both on the grip car - "gossiping". In the background are signs for Sharpe's store, Parers Hotel, Lewis's and Normans. On the underside of the photograph written in black ink "Cable Tram in Bourke St Jan 1937" Noelle Jones - 24/5/2021 It is no later than 1946, as Maples purchased the Love & Lewis business (194-6 Bourke St) in that year (the business was being sold by the executors of the owner). Note also that Parer's (not Parkers) Hotel, at 200 Bourke Street, was established in the 1880s by the Parer Brothers, originally from Spain. The most famous member of the family was Damien Parer, the WWII photographer. The building was demolished in 1960, and is the site of the Midcity Arcade. Sharpes bought the property on the left (202-4 Bourke St) in 1954, after being tenants for 20 years. Normans Corner Stores opened in 1932.trams, tramways, bourke st, nicholson st, cable trams, crews, tram 415 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Paul Cleary, The Men Who Came Out of the Gground. Gripping account of Australia's first commando campaign: Timor 1942
... As film-maker Damien Parer said after visiting in Timor in late 1942, ‘these men are writing an epic of guerrilla warfare’. ...The gripping story of a small force of Australian Special Forces commandos that launched relentless hit and run raids on far superior Japanese forces in East Timor for most of 1942. These Australians were the men of the 2/2nd Australian Independent Company – a special commando unit. Initially stranded without radio contact to Australia, the Japanese declared these beared warriors ‘outlaws’ and warned they would be executed immediately if captured. The Australians drawn mainly from the bush, were chosen for their ability to operate independently and survive in hostile territory. As film-maker Damien Parer said after visiting in Timor in late 1942, ‘these men are writing an epic of guerrilla warfare’. Expertly researched by Paul Cleary, who is fluent in Tetum, the main language of the indigenous group of East Timor, it contains black and white photos.non-fictionThe gripping story of a small force of Australian Special Forces commandos that launched relentless hit and run raids on far superior Japanese forces in East Timor for most of 1942. These Australians were the men of the 2/2nd Australian Independent Company – a special commando unit. Initially stranded without radio contact to Australia, the Japanese declared these beared warriors ‘outlaws’ and warned they would be executed immediately if captured. The Australians drawn mainly from the bush, were chosen for their ability to operate independently and survive in hostile territory. As film-maker Damien Parer said after visiting in Timor in late 1942, ‘these men are writing an epic of guerrilla warfare’. Expertly researched by Paul Cleary, who is fluent in Tetum, the main language of the indigenous group of East Timor, it contains black and white photos.ww2, independent company, timor, world war ii, australian commando
