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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Betting Account invoice slips, 1960's
... Gaming - Betting...Gaming - Betting The five stapled handwritten invoices were ...The five stapled handwritten invoices were found behind the mantlepiece when the donor was renovating 128 Evans Street, Port Melbourne. Addressed simply to 'Pots' thy list the amount bet, the name of the horse and the amount won or lost. gaming - betting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Two-Up betting game
... Two-Up betting game set with two pennies rules...Australian Two-Up games set Two-Up betting game set ...Two-Up betting game set with two pennies rules and Australian Jarrah Kip (board). Set is unopened, and costs $10.50 as new.australian two-up games set -
Wangaratta High School
WWII replica Two-up Sets
... Two-up was a betting game played by soldiers in WWI...-country Two-up was a betting game played by soldiers in WWI ...Two-up was a betting game played by soldiers in WWI and is played on Anzac days to commemorate the sacrifices made by Australian soldiers in the war effort.Two sets of two pennies. One set has a black leather case for the coins and the other has a brown wooden kip and rules sheet -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Come in Spinner, 1951
... by the game manager when all bets have been placed and the coins... by the game manager when all bets have been placed and the coins ...The title refers to a phrase used in the Australian Gambling game of two-up. "Come in spinner" is the call given by the game manager when all bets have been placed and the coins are ready to be tossed.This novel, set in Sydney, Australia at the end of the second World War was an outstanding best seller in its time and was an honest portrayal of society at that time. It is regarded as one of the best Australian novels ever written.A hardback novel with a red cloth cover. The title is printed in gold at the top of the front cover. Written by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James. Published by William Heinemann Ltd. Melbourne.literature come-in-spinner cusack-dymphna james-florence sydney-1950's -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Coin - Engraved Box and Pennies
These pennies belonged to Private Henry JONES VX48340 who enlisted at Wangaratta on 25th July 1940 and served with the 2/23rd Battalion 2nd A.I.F. He was twice wounded and after being wounded at Tobruk spent time in hospital in Alexandria. (refer item 69) He was discharged from the army on 26th of September 1945.The game of two up is played by throwing two pennies in the air and betting on which way they face up on landing.Light pink velvet and plastic box with engraved inscription containing 6 penny coins each marked with a red cross.Presented to WANGARATTA R.S.L. by THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HARRY JONES 1993two up pennies, private henry jones, ww2 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Coin - Two-up Game, Unknown
Two up is a traditional Australian gambling game involving a designated "spinner" throwing two coins or pennies into the air. Players bet on whether the coins will fall with both heads up both tails up or with one coin head and one a tail. It is traditionally played on Anzac day in pubs and clubs throughout Australia in part to mark a shared experience with diggers through the ages.A game traditionally played on Anzac DayGreen cardboard package containing two coins and three timber paddles.1955 and 1984 pennies in a wooden board made in the Perth Mint Logo of Perth Mint embossed on board. Perth Mint EST 1899 together with Bird two up, anzac day -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Cricket Fights
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Vietnamese children on their way to school in Baria who stopped in the street to conduct cricket fights. The children bet heavily on the outcome of these fights. The crickets were aggressive fighters. The game was over when one cricket attempted to get away.photograph, baria, vietnamese children, gibbons collection catalogue, cricket fights, denis gibbons