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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen and Unwin, Fire in the Sky : The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War, 2010
... World War... in the First World War Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.424. World war ...The first book in 90 years dedicated to the daring and courage of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps - a tale of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches from which only one in two emerged unscathed.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.424.non-fictionThe first book in 90 years dedicated to the daring and courage of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps - a tale of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches from which only one in two emerged unscathed.world war 1914-1918 - australian flying corps, world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Angus and Robertson, The Illustrated London News social history of the First World War, 1982
... World War ... of the First World War Index, bib, ill, p.144. Great Britain - Social ...War songs - War games - Armistice - Conscription - War propaganda.Index, bib, ill, p.144.non-fictionWar songs - War games - Armistice - Conscription - War propaganda.great britain - social conditions - 1914-1918, world war 1914-1918 - social conditions -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen Lane, The secrets of Rue St Roch : intelligence operations behind enemy lines in the First World War, 2004
... enemy lines in the First World War... operations behind enemy lines in the First World War Index, ill, maps ...Intelligence operations in France in the First World warIndex, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionIntelligence operations in France in the First World warworld war 1914-1918 - secret service, world war 1914-1918 - espionage -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Clarendon Press, The poisonous cloud : chemical warfare in the First World War, 1986
... The poisonous cloud : chemical warfare in the First World... in the First World War Index, bib, notes, ill, p.319. World War 19314 ...The introduction of chemical warfare during the First World War was a major event in the history of military technology. It not only posed an unusual challenge to military thinking of the day, which was largely conventional and wholly unfamiliar with science; it also created a heated moral controversy surrounding the new weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and civilians. This study explores the military role of chemical warfare as well as its effects on people, industries and administration on both sides.Index, bib, notes, ill, p.319.non-fictionThe introduction of chemical warfare during the First World War was a major event in the history of military technology. It not only posed an unusual challenge to military thinking of the day, which was largely conventional and wholly unfamiliar with science; it also created a heated moral controversy surrounding the new weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and civilians. This study explores the military role of chemical warfare as well as its effects on people, industries and administration on both sides.world war 19314-1918 - chemical warfare, world war 1914-1918 - history -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The Honour Roll to Wonga Park residents who served and or died in the First World War. This was donated by the first Mr. Stocks, and hangs in the Wonga Park Hall today, Not known
... died in the First World War. This was donated by the first Mr... in the First World War. This was donated by the first Mr. Stocks ... -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Service Records, "Service Records, First World War Honour Roll"
... "Service Records, First World War Honour Roll"... Records "Service Records, First World War Honour Roll" Three ...Research material collected to supplement information on Honour Roll.Three folders containing service records of soldiers who are listed on the Belgrave South State School Honour Roll: Leonard Best, Robert Moors, Charles Blackley, George Blackley, Wilfred Blackley, James Moors & Jack Peel -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australian government, Australia and the First World War
... Australia and the First World War... melbourne Book Australia and the First World War Soft Cover book ...Information/education book for general use.Soft Cover book with 20 printed pages with text and coloured/black and white photographs. -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Booklet WW1, Sites of the First World War, c2010
... Sites of the First World War... melbourne Booklet WW1 Sites of the First World War Guide books ...Guide books for the sites of the first would war, the Somme -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Verso, Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War / Michele Barrett, 2007_
... Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War... World War / Michele Barrett 174 p., illus. Hard cover. Tells ...Tells the story of five survivors of World War I who suffered from shell shock.174 p., illus. Hard cover.world war i, shell shock -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peter Snelling, VC's of the First World War - Gallipoli, 1995
... VC's of the First World War - Gallipoli...Book VC's of the First World War - Gallipoli Peter Snelling ... -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, by members of the Kingston Historical Network, We remember : a souvenir catalogue : Exhibition of historical photographs and memorabilia relating to the First World War, 2014
... historical photographs and memorabilia relating to the First World... of historical photographs and memorabilia relating to the First World ...52 pages : illustrations, portraits world war one, world war two, wwi, wwii -
Canterbury History Group
Book, Elspeth Carey, The First World War, May 1996
... The First World War... of names The First World War Book Elspeth Carey ...This is the first volume of the diaries of Eustace Halley Coghill transcribed and published by his daughter Elspeth Carey. This volume covers his experiences of World War I during the years 1916-1918.Spiral bound; 104 pages. Includes black and white photos, glossary and index of namesnon-fictionThis is the first volume of the diaries of Eustace Halley Coghill transcribed and published by his daughter Elspeth Carey. This volume covers his experiences of World War I during the years 1916-1918.eustace halley coghill, diaries, personal accounts, world war 1914-1918 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
First Field Dressings, World War 2, Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, 1942, 1943
... First Field Dressings, World War 2...Australian-Army first-field-dressings World-War-Two... gippsland First Field Dressings, World War 2 Three field dressing ...These packs were Australian army issue to service men and women during World War 2.Many Orbost men served in World War 2. Three field dressing packs made from cloth or waterproof covering and with a black printed label on one side of each pack. The words FIRST FIELD DRESSING and instructions TO OPEN and CONTENTS are printed on each pack. On the bottom of the print area are JOHNSON & JOHNSON PTY LTD, SYDNEY. One pack has the date May 1942, and the other two are December 1943. australian-army first-field-dressings world-war-two -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1926
... first world war officers...Black & White photograph of First World War Naval Officer... photograph of First World War Naval Officer and four Army Soldiers ...Donated by Stan McFee from the Keith McIlwraith Collection.Black & White photograph of First World War Naval Officer and four Army Soldiers standing in front of timber building.first world war officers, phillip island, stan mcfee, keith mcilwraith collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, For Belgium And Honor, 1914-1919
... first world war (1914-18)... the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national... the Australian army who went to Belgium’s aid in the First World War.... went to Belgium’s aid in the First World War. For Belgium ...Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.Round metal button with green background. The Belgian flag is shown in the centre with words printed in white above and below it. It is likely that this button was sold to raise funds to support the Australian army who went to Belgium’s aid in the First World War.For Belgium For Honorfirst world war (1914-18), patriotic buttons, badges -
Brighton Historical Society
Uniform, Army jacket, circa 1914-19
... first world war...First World War Army jacket belonging to Lieutenant Sydney...First World War Army jacket, khaki with four front pockets... First World War Army jacket, khaki with four front pockets ...First World War Army jacket belonging to Lieutenant Sydney Matthew Callaghan (1892-1976), who served in the Australian Engineers, AIF Canteens Section and the Australian Flying Corps during WWI. Sydney and his family lived at 34 Normanby Street from 1932. His parents lived in Bay Road, Sandringham.First World War Army jacket, khaki with four front pockets. Winged Australian Flying Corps patch above left breast pocket. Lieutenant's insignia on epaulets: two diamond-shaped metal 'pips' and a curving band with the word "AUSTRALIA". Flying Corps colour patch on each shoulder: a pale blue triangle with two small red stripes and a large central darker blue stripe. Metal belt hooks on either side of the waist. The garment has been widened, with a strip of khaki fabric inserted in the centre back.sydney matthew callaghan, australian flying corps, military uniform, first world war -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, Australian Natives Association, Our Own For Our Own, 1910-1919
... first world war (1914-18)... the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national... World War, when it was a potent symbol of Australia.... for Wattle Day peaked during the First World War, when ...Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.A ‘Wattle Day’ button made of pressed metal. The design is of branches of wattle on a dark green background. The first ‘national’ Wattle Day was celebrated in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in 1910. Public support for Wattle Day peaked during the First World War, when it was a potent symbol of Australia."Our Own For / Our Own"wattle day, first world war (1914-18), badges, fundraising buttons -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Young Workers Patriotic Guild - Members Contribution Card, No. 4472, 1914-1918
... first world war (1914-18)... in the First World War while a student of Kew Primary School.... causes in the First World War while a student of Kew Primary ...This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical SocietyA red cash record card used by Dorothy Richardson of Gladstone Street Kew to record donations to patriotic causes in the First World War while a student of Kew Primary School.Dorothy Rogers Kew State No.1075 [etc]young workers patriotic movement, dorothy rogers, kew primary school, first world war (1914-18) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, Our Day Nation & Honor, 1915-1919
... first world war (1914-18)... the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national...A First World War button inscribed ‘Our Day Nation & Honour... Fundraising Button Badge Our Day Nation & Honor A First World War ...Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.A First World War button inscribed ‘Our Day Nation & Honour’, and featuring an image of British nurse Edith Louisa Cavell, who died at the hands of a German firing squad in 1915. She became a heroic figure of sacrifice in World War I, and was used to increase military recruitment in Britain and win support for the war in the United States."Our Day / Nation & Honor"patriotic buttons, first world war (1914-18), badges -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
photograph, Ken Hall, Beckett Park Soldiers War Memorial c1932, c1980
... first world war...Black and white photo of the First World War memorial... Memorial c1932 Black and white photo of the First World War ...Copy negative by Ken Hall from a c1933 City of Camberwell brochure. The original appears to have had a crease mark across it as this is evident on both copies.Black and white photo of the First World War memorial erected on the high point in Beckett Park, Balwyn. Taken with the memorial in the foreground and looking to the south-west. The Australian flag is flying on top of the monument and in the background are rows of trees dividing largely clear land.On the rear: Copy 1: "1153 Repeat of No 164" in top left hand corner in lead pencil in Jocelyn Hall's hand. Copy 2: "1153 Repeat of No 164" in top left hand corner in lead pencil in Jocelyn Hall's hand and "Soldiers War Memorial / Beckett Park / Erected 1918" in blue biro centre right.first world war, war memorial, beckett park -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photographic postcard - Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Exact date unknown, circa 1914-1918
... first world war... in surrounding district. All subjects served in First World War, dating... in surrounding district. All subjects served in First World War, dating ...Murray Comrie Collection.Photographic postcard with sepia image of soldiers in uniform. Subjects are residents of Tarnagulla and other towns in surrounding district. All subjects served in First World War, dating the image to circa 1914-1918. Same image as THA-2019.0023, which is a copy print.Handwriting on reverse gives the following names: (Left to Right) Back Row: 1. Jim Browbill (Simpson's Creek) 2. Geo. Whyte (Tarnagulla) 3. Ken Bramley (Arnold's Bridge) 4. Geo. Riordan (Arnold's Bridge) Third Row from front: 1. Harold Spedding 2. Hewie Spedding (Laanecoorie) 3. Jack Graham (Murphy's Creek) 4. Syd Akers (Tarnagulla) 5. Geo. Corrie (Tarnagulla) Second row from front: 1. Geo. Clark (Llanelly) 2. Allan Mitchell (Llanelly) 3. Sergt. Anderson (Laanecoorie) 4. Jack Mitchell (Llanelly) 5. Will Kilgour (Tarnagulla) Front Row: 1. Fred Jackson (Tarnagulla) Also handwritten: 'I know all the boys except one...To Auntie Jarle (?) with love from Jack'tarnagulla, llanelly, laanecoorie, arnold, arnold's bridge, simpson's creek, murphy's creek, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, kilgour, jackson, clark, mitchell, anderson, spedding, graham, akers, corrie, brownbill, whyte, bramley, riordan -
Greensborough Historical Society
Postage Stamps - Digital Image, Victory Second World War: First Day Cover, 14/02/1946
... Victory Second World War: First Day Cover... Victory Second World War: First Day Cover Digital image of first ...Digital image of Australian postage stamps, First Day Cover, stamped at Mont Park in 1946. Commemorates the end of World War 2.Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images.Digital image of first day cover and stamps, colour."Victory. Second World War. 3rd Sept 1939 - 15th Aug 1945. First Day Cover" Franked:"14FEB46"postage stamps, first day envelopes, world war 2, mont park -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (series) - Subject File, ANDERSON, Harold H (1897-1956), 2005
... first world war - kew... in the First World War. The article includes an image of Harold’s Town... brother Sydney’s military experiences in the First World War ...Australian Family Tree ConnectionsReference, Research, InformationKHS Imposed OrderSubject file containing a 2-page article, published in Australian Family Tree Connections (November 2005). The article describes Harold and his brother Sydney’s military experiences in the First World War. The article includes an image of Harold’s Town of Kew Roll of Honor certificate. It notes that he is listed on the Kew War Memorial. harold h anderson, first world war - kewharold h anderson, first world war - kew -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Framed Photo of soldier, Dandenong First 2nd World War Casualty
... Dandenong First 2nd World War Casualty... First 2nd World War Casualty Black frame Pte.Ken Elliott. Age 20 ...First Dandenong Boy killed in actionGood Condition.Black framePte.Ken Elliott. Age 20 VX222787 ___ 2/24th. Batt. Killed in Action___Tobruk, 2nd May. 1941 -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Panoramic, Framed
... first world war... part of the First World War. Centrally there are 2 Australian... part of the First World War. Centrally there are 2 Australian ...Large black and white panoramic photograph showing 124 French and 213 Australian Soldiers and officers formed up in front of a large house, presumably in France during the later part of the First World War. Centrally there are 2 Australian flags and a French Guidon to each flank there are two French guidons. There is a fold in the left side of the photo. The photograph is mounted behind white mounting board and is in a dark wooden frame.nilsoldiers, wwi, first world war, great war, french, france -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Memorabilia - Riding Crop, c.1918
... first world war...Riding crops favoured by Officers in First World War... is missing. Riding crops favoured by Officers in First World War ...Riding crops favoured by Officers in First World War and between wars. Attraction declined with loss of horses and mechanization.Limited display valueTwo platted leather riding crops - one having two .303 rounds arrange as handle, however end flap is missing.saddlery, riding crops, leathercraft, horse riding equipment, bullet casings, wwi, 1914-1918, world war one, first world war, mounted soldiers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Percy George Howard, c.1915, 1915c
... First World War... 7 Howard family members went to the First World War..., George AIF Lew Howard Collection WW1 First World War ...7 Howard family members went to the First World War and all came home. These included Herbert, Percy, GeorgeDigital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loan [Mounted in embossed card 33 x 18 cm] aif, lew howard collection, ww1, first world war -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Booklet, Tide, Time and Distance Table for 1919, 1918
... first world war... in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during First World War.... in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during First World War ...Arthus Oswld Dixon was an Officer on several ships, serving in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during First World War.Dark coloured cloth bound commercially printed book of tide tables.belonging to Arthur Oswald Dixonarthur oswald dixon, tides, sea, seafarers, crew, sailors, seamen, officers, royal australian navy, ran, wwi, first world war, great war, liverpool, red cliffs -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Gas Mask Cannister, c. 1910s
... first world war... mask dating to the First World War. This canister housed a mask... to the First World War. This canister housed a mask, filter, and spare ...This canister is part of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. This canister housed a mask, filter, and spare goggle lenses. Metal cylindrical canister with removable lid attached via a metal square loop. Lid has small lip for user to grip to open and on interior has two soldered metal wires crossed in an X shape. Exterior of canister has two loops through which khaki-coloured canvas straps are threaded, adjustable via a metal buckle; a further loop at the base is unused/attached. At base of canister is a circular piece of paper with German script.Engraving on interior of lid reads "H.S.D. geprurt"german, germany, world war i, world war 1, first world war, the great war, chemical warfare, gas mask, gas warfare, mustard gas -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Gas Mask Filter, c. 1910s
... first world war... dating to the First World War. This may have been a spare filter... of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War ...This filter is part of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. This may have been a spare filter which was attached to a mask.Metal cylindrical filter with removable screw on lid. Lid has perforated edges presumably for grip and a cast inscription on top. Lid twists to remove and gives view of interior filter of wire mesh and other material. This section in turn screws onto mask. Base of filter has mesh layers of varying sizes and appears to have once had a paper cover which may have been torn off upon first use; small pieces of paper still attached.Engraving on lid reads "GJB".german, germany, world war i, world war 1, first world war, the great war, chemical warfare, gas mask, gas warfare, mustard gas