See Cat 7656This is a very large poster with coloured printing in red, blue and black ink. One side is titled "The surrender of Singapore". Both sides have maps and photos.ww2, poster, fall of malaya, fall of singapore

Carved by Walter Ernest Rowe VX44035 2nd AIF. Enlisted 7.9.1940 age 34 years. Taken POW at the fall of Singapore. At discharge on 20.3.1946 he was a Pte in 2nd/4th Casualty Clearing Station. Teak wooden box crafted whilst a prisoner of War. Carved Burma / Malaya 1942 1943.Carved in lid “2/4 CCS, WE Rowe”, “VX 44035 8th Div AIF” Hand inscribed on lid, “Dela Fliente”containers, military history - souvenirs, handcrafts - woodwork, pow

Ill, maps, p.287.non-fictionThe fall of Singapore and Malaya in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya

Maps, p.381.non-fictionThe fall of Singapore and Malaya in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya

p.204.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - biography - australia

Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Malaya and Singapore by Japan in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - malaya, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific

George Milford, a long term staff member of Thompsons Foundry Castlemaine, remembers discussing Alexander Sinclair with this son, Alex Sinclair Jnr. "When Alex Jnr was a boy, his father, a senior design engineer, was sent to Malaya to oversee the erection on site of a suction cutter dredge for Thompsons. This was an adaptation of the idea of a bucket-dredge, where gold is won from alluvial gravels. In the 1915-1920 era, the Thompsons Engineering Department designed a suction-cutter dredge, by which hydraulic suction with a revolving cutter at the end of a long proboscis would collect the alluvial soil and deliver it into the dredge for recovery of the precious metals. Export marketing was then ‘all the go’, and the tin dredges were ordered from Thompsons, using the new cutter design. The dredges were, of course, shipped to Malaya in pieces, ready to be assembled on site. A number of Thompsons employees were selected to travel to Malaya to assemble the dredges. There were fourteen men in the gang. These men sailed on 1st July 1925, their number including Delmenico, McKay and Charles Albert Hauser, an engine driver. C A Hauser died of malaria in Malaya shortly after arrival. Components for a further three of these dredges were in transit or on site when the first suction-cutter dredge was assembled and tested. The designers had failed to take into account the fact that, in the jungle floor in Malaya, many trees grow up, and fall down, in tropical conditions, and become submerged still waterlogged in the floor of the jungle, and in the tin-bearing gravels. The suction-cutter dredge was found to be inefficient in these circumstances, the price of tin had fallen and the Malayan client reneged on the contract. Faced with an outlay of over £4,000 on which no money would be received, the company went bankrupt on 25th August 1925. Alex Sinclair Snr was at that stage in Malaya, and received the news of the bankruptcy by telegram. Upon telegraphing his employers for funds to return home, he received the reply that there were no such funds available. Alex Sinclair Jnr told the story of how his father worked as a labourer in Malaya for two years, while his mother took in washing and ironing during the same period, until together they had assembled enough money to pay for his father’s return Anyone who talks about “the good old days” is talking nonsense!"Large blue printed paper plan outlining the conditions of contract for the making of a steel boiler. The Blueprint includes design drawings and written contract specifying materials, time frame and costs. Signed on front 'Alec Sinclair Consulting Engineer, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne'. Stamped on verso 'Printed by Paterson & Co, Colonial Mutual Chambers, Collins St, Melbourne'. blueprint, designs and plans, yarrawee suction dredge, conditions of contract, thompsons foundry castlemaine, george milford

These notes are generally referred to as Japanese Invasion Money (JIM). This note is one of a series issued by the Japanese forces of occupation in the Pacific theatre during the second world war. Following the fall of Singapore into the hands of Imperial Japan on 15 February 1942 the Japanese introduced new currencies to replace those previously in use in the occupied territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei between 1942 and 1945. The new currency in Malaya and Singapore were issued with the same value as the Malayan dollar and first entered circulation in 1942. This example of Japanese Invasion Money was intended for use in Malaya as indicted by the letter M in the block letters MN. The currency was also referred to informally as "banana money" because of the motifs of banana trees on 10 dollar banknotesGreen on cream lithographed banknote of ten dollar denomination. The face features a tropical scene with palms and a hand of bananas. A pair of block stamped serial letters (MN), in black, appear at the bottom of the note. The reverse is printed with a pattern featuring the value and a beach scene with palms centrally located.The Japanese Government promises to pay the Bearer on demand ten dollarsww2, currency, japanese, japanese invasion money, banana money

A paperback book with a blue spine, red and tan cover with a sepia photograph of two women in nurses uniforms. Writing on cover and spine is in black, blue and white.fictionIn 1942 a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. This engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is a grim story of deprivation and harsh conditions, but its darkness is relieved by the humorous incidents that somehow helped the women to preserve their sanity. Their ingenious and entertaining attempts to make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they faced so much anguish leave the reader with enormous admiration for their endurance and strength. (Back cover)nursing in warfare, world war two, wwii, ww2, malaya, pacific theatre, japanese pow, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, bangka island, vyner brooke

Hardcover navy blue book with title, subheading and author in white print. There is a red strip across the bottom right corner that reads 'memorial edition'. The title information is printed over an image of six men in uniform posing in front of a vehicle , a list of names, and a symbol of the Australian Army Medical Corps.non-fiction1. Battle Station Malaya 2. War in the Far East 3. The Withdrawal Begins 4. The Siege of Singapore 5. Nurses under Fire 6. The Last Five Days 7. Capitulation and Captivity 8. Work Parties 9. 'A' Force to Burma 10. Japan Parties 11. Adjusting to Captivity 12. 'B' and 'E' Force to Borneo 13. The Barracks Square Incident 14. POW Life in the Far East 15. 'F' Force Part One 16. 'F' Force Part Two: the Diary of Glenleigh Skewes 17. Other Work Forces on the Burma-Thailand Railway 18. The Show Goes On 19. Changi and Woodlands - 1945 20. The 'X3' party 21. Liberation 22. Reunions, Associations and Memorials. [From Trove record] 'This is the story of the eighteen hundred members of the Australian Army Medical Corps 8th Division serving with Malaya Command, who were forced to endure life as prisoners of war, following the fall of Singapore on 15th february 1942' [From back cover] australian army medical corps, world war two medical care, malaya, singapore, burma, changi, kranji, prisoner of war, medical personnel, japan, 8th division army medical corps, burma-siam railroad

Green cloth bound book with a gold compass symbol on the front cover and gold printed heading and author on the spine.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. [From Trove]wwii, world war ii, ww2, betty jeffrey, prisoners of war, australian army nursing service

Green cloth bound book with a gold compass symbol on the front cover and gold printed heading and author on the spine.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. [From Trove]wwii, world war ii, ww2, betty jeffrey, prisoners of war, australian army nursing service

Green cloth bound book with a gold compass symbol on the front cover and gold printed heading and author on the spine.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. [From Trove]wwii, world war ii, ww2, betty jeffrey, prisoners of war, australian army nursing service

In 1985 Australians had cause to remember two events in their history. On Sunday 3 March troops paraded through Sydney commemoraing the century of the departure of the New South Wales Coningent, Australia's first overseas force, to the Sudan War. Anzac Day 1985 also coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the most recent war in which Australia had been involved, the Vietnam War.war photography, australia - history, military - pictorial works, colonial wars, sudan, south africa, china, first world war, second world war, korea, malaya, borneo, vietnam, fall of saigon

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a light green cover, with an image of a compass embossed in gold. on the front. The tile author's surname and publisher's name are embossed in gold on the spine. Dust jacket has multicoloured illustration by J.P.L Kickhefer on front and spine: group of women, some with head scarves walking behind a ?prison guard, barbed wire topped fence in front of and behind group. In the background is a hut and tropical plants. Title (white print) and authors name (red print) appear on a black background at base of front of dustjacket. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on spinenon-fictionIn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, betty jeffrey

Book has a red white and Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of cover, tile printed in white and author's name printed in black on front cover. On the front cover is a coloured black and white photograph "Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of 2/4 Clearing Station, 8 Division. Title and author's name also printed in white on spine. The back cover has a summary of the booknon-fictionn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. No. 243 Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. Originally formed in August 1918 from two flights that had been part of the Royal Naval Air Service, the squadron conducted anti-submarine patrols during the final stages of World War I. The squadron was later re-raised during World War II, operating initially as a fighter squadron in Malaya and Singapore during 1941–42. It was briefly disbanded just prior to the fall of Singapore, and was re-formed in mid-1942, again as a fighter squadron, and fought in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns in 1942–44, before being disbanded in October 1944. In 1945, after training on transport aircraft in Canada, the squadron moved to Australia where it operated in support of the British Pacific Fleet before disbanding in mid-1946 Spitfire, also called Supermarine Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain (1940–41) along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the war and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft.Brown timber frame with white mount containing photograph of fighter plane in sky.Spitfire by Barrie A F Clark (signed) Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB of 243 Squadron Royal Air Force 243 squadron royal air force, spitfire

This diorama is the introductory feature in the World War 2 Gallery - South West Pacific area. A private soldier is shown cautiously advancing down a jungle track outflanking Allied defensive positions1:1 scale diorama showing soldier of Imperial Japanese Army advancing through jungle in Malaya January 1942fall of singapore, 8th australian division

The first two pages behind the cover sheet describes a Catalogue of maps in storage at FARELF on Singapore Island prior to the Japanese Invasion. This report deals with the results of examination and assessment of the Malayan Survey Records brought out of Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore in February 1942 and now stored in safe custody by LHQ Cartographic Coy in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Report was written by C. Noble, Colonial Survey Service (Malaya) in August 1944. The report was prepared as a result of a request from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom. The Terms of Reference were: "To undertake a complete stocktaking and overhaul of the Malayan Survey Records in Australia and for the preparation of a full report for the information of the Colonial Office and that of the Malayan Civil Affairs" The report was prepared in six parts. Part 1 - Introduction, Part 2 - Topographical Maps, Part 3 - State Maps and Special Maps, Part 4 - Trigonomical Data etc, Part 5 - Johore Revenue Survey Sheets, Part 6 - General Recommendations.12 x randomly numbered A4 photocopied pages stapled in top left hand cornerHand written in blue biro, "also mentioned in Brigadier Hotine's Letter"farelf, malaya, royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, land headquarters cartographic coy

Black paperback book with white and orange writing on cover and spine and colour photograph on front covernon-fiction'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-thre survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two taken prisoner. White Coolies is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the more than three gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival amid deprivation and the harshest of conditions. The women's ingenious and entertaining attempts ot make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they suffered so much anguish, display their incredible endurance and strength in the face of adversity.' Back cover of bookworld war two, wwii, ww2, australian army nurses, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, paradise road, bangka island