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Anglesea and District Historical Society
Ration Coupons, H.E. Daw, Government Printer, 1947 to 1948
... home fronts... Anglesea great-ocean-road ww2 home fronts ration coupons rationing ...Ration cards owned by Edith D Anderson, 12 Wilson St, Moonee Ponds. 807/1 1948 Clothing Ration Card. Rg D1 - printed in red - coupons numbering 1 to 56 (B587395) 807/2 1947 Clothing Ration Card. Rg D1 - printed in black - coupons numbering from 33-38, 41-46, 49-54. Also has A - 1947, B1947, D1947, F1947 (B418440) 807/3 1947 Clothing Ration Card. Douglas Anderson, 12 Wilson St., Moonee Ponds. Nos 12 to 56 (B418442)Commonwealth of Australia. Described above - front. Back: If this rationing card is found it must be returned at once to THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RATIONING, Cavendish House, 159 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.ww2, home fronts, ration coupons, rationing -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper
... Front Line 1915, Home Front... Front Line 1915, Home Front Newspaper ...Front Line 1915, Home Frontdocuments -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Picture
... Collection of 1941 Anzac Tokens. Home Front... 1941 Collection of 1941 Anzac Tokens. Home Front Picture ...Collection of 1941 Anzac Tokens. Home Frontpicture, 1941 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Calendar 2012, Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs, The War Comes Home: 1942, 2012
... on the Australian home front... War 2 on the Australian home front The War Comes Home: 1942 ...Commemorative calendar depicting World War 2 on the Australian home frontPO2186 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Whistle, Circa 1940s
... Home Front.... Home Front. Equipment Whistle ...ARP Air Raid Wardens Whistle with lanyard. Civil Defence Home Front.Marked ARP J Hudson & Co. Barr Street. Hockley. Birmingham. -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Newletters, Home Front News, May 2018
... Home Front News...A spiral-bound copy of some of the editions of the 'Home... of some of the editions of the 'Home Front News'. The editor ...The newsletters cover the period during the Second World War from August 1943 to February 1946 with 19 editions. These were produced every few months. They include some personal notices, church news, baptisms. There are a few biographies of those who enlisted, in the last edition. George Leslie Rayment (born 1894, Surrey Hills; died 1976, Blackburn) married Grace Lewis in Surrey Hills in 1918. They had 2 daughters - Norma Leslie (1923-1996) and Dr Dulcie Grace Rayment, a noted obstetrician & gynaecologist (died 2014). George Rayment was the donor's wife's grandfather.A spiral-bound copy of some of the editions of the 'Home Front News'. The editor was George Leslie Rayment and the newsletter was produced for the Surrey Hills Methodist Church's congregation.surrey hills methodist church, (mr) les rayment, (miss) effie craig, (dr) edna gault, (dr) edward gault, (mr) george leslie rayment, george leslie rayment -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Military Kid Medallion, Foxhole Medals, After 2004
... On reverse: "For perseverance on the home front during your... medal kids medal On reverse: "For perseverance on the home front ...This medal was presented to the children of Victorian Wing - Warrant Officer and Non Commissioned Officers Academy Soldier who have served on operational deployments. As these young children endured an operational deployment of a parent who spent many months away from home in a foreign country representing the Australian Army. Following operations include Bougainville, East Timor, Indian Ocean, Solomon Islands, Meddle East Area, Afghanistan and Sinai.Presented by the Government to children whose parents had served overseas Silver medal with pale green, yellow, orange and deeper green ribbon. It has a metal type container with a clear plastic front and also a black carry bag with Military Kid and print of medal on front. The design is based on the Australian Tri Service Logo. More detailed information can be found on Military Kids websiteOn reverse: "For perseverance on the home front during your parents deployment"; map of Australia (haut relief)military kid, military medal, kids medal -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Burnside" House
... B/W front if home weatherboard, front porch, bay window... front if home weatherboard, front porch, bay window, fron garden ...Huttley Martin FamilyB/W front if home weatherboard, front porch, bay window, fron garden with paling fence. Two brick chimneys"Burnside" On Reverse Old Family Home Stawell West MATSON & Co., Photographershuttley, martin -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION, Temple Press Ltd
... on the home front and in battle during WW2.... on the home front and in battle during WW2. German Aircraft British ...Books were used as references for aircraft spotter on the home front and in battle during WW2.1. 64 page book outlining descriptions of British monoplanes. Front cover predominately black with red writing. Pictures of a plane in a search light over a city landscape. 2. 64 page book outlining descriptions of German warplane. Front cover predominately black with green writing with same background.1. Title "AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION" - British. 2. Title - "AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION" - German.german aircraft, british aircaft, books, ww2 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Home Front, 1991
... The Home Front...the home front...This book 'The Home Front' Life in Australia during WW11... of Australians during WW11. the home front life in australia during ww11 ...This book 'The Home Front' Life in Australia during WW11, is a collection of stories from those remaing in Australia during WW11.This book is an original, it was produced by Australia Post and deplict's the life of Australians during WW11.A square book, light brown heavy cardboard cover, 36 heavy paper pages, two oblongs and one square cut out on the font cover.Australia Post 1991, Produced by Sprintpak Pty Ltd.the home front, life in australia during ww11, book, australia post -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARDS, EMBROIDERED
... home from the front in Europe during WW1....1. Embroidered "Home Sweet Home" On front and letter... home from the front in Europe during WW1. Passchendaele ...Postcards from France with silk embroidery pictures sent home from the front in Europe during WW1.White Postcards with silk embroidery made in France, 1. Picture of a cottage surrounded by flowers with "Home Sweet Home" at bottom and ornate border. 2. Picture of flowers on front in silk embroidery and "Far from you but thinking of you". 3. Picture in silk of various Allied flags and flowers and words "1914 Right and Liberty 1917".1. Embroidered "Home Sweet Home" On front and letter to "Linda" on back. 2. Embroidered "Far from Home but Thinking of You" on front and letter dated 3/9/17 - To Linda on back. 3. Embroidered "1914 Right & Liberty 1917"and letter to Linda on back.passchendaele barracks trust, postcards, ww1 -
Woodend RSL
Service Dress Jacket
... 1943. Worn by people who served on the Home Front..., circa 1943. Worn by people who served on the Home Front ...Associated with the service of Lieutenant H. Dixon, circa 1943. Worn by people who served on the Home Front in this Corps during the Second World War.This item is significant because Australian Army khaki woollen service dress jacket with red embroidered circular Unit Colour Patch on the top of each sleeves consistent with markings of Australia's home guard – the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC). Four button down closure. The jacket is fully lined with a lightweight fabric, either natural or synthetic. A self fabric belt passes around the waist and fastens with a buckle at the front. Button down epaulettes with two pips denoting lieutenant ranking. 'Rising Sun' collar badges on each lapel. Pleated breast pockets with triple pointed flaps with exposed buttons. A pair of pockets over each hip with straight flaps each fastened with one visiable button. Pockets over hips have one Four front pockets are fastened with one visible buttton. These 8 buttons are domed metal showing a raised emblem of Australia surmounted by the King's Crown: also see Tudor Crown or Imperial Crown. The back of these buttons have a loop shank, secured with cotton. Surrounding is a stamp K. C. LUKE PTY LTD. MELB. There is a small pocket on the inside of the jacket corresponding to the right breast pocket.Small, white, rectangular manufactures tag stiched with khaki coloured cotton within the small pocket on the inside of the jacket corresponding to the right breast pocket. Approximately H 24mm x W 44m The MYER STORE for MEN MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE Typed in red ink on the bottom section of the manufacturers tag. Lt. H. Dixon W. 7290. 10/12/43.heraldry, uniform, volunteer defence corps -
Bendigo Military Museum
Craft - DOILEY, EMBROIDED
... People on the home front provided art work on items...People on the home front provided art work on items ...People on the home front provided art work on items to represent the era of the war and to show their patriotism. This item was originally found in an opportunity shop so its 'true date and origin is unknown.White cotton Doiley with year "1914"and Union Jack Flag embroidered into it. Edged with 94 small beads that are alternatively blue, red and white, (Union Jack colours). Beads about 4 mm in diameter and are threaded though loops on the four edges of Doiley.Embroidered in Union Jack Flag and year "1914". souvenir, doiley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INVITATION TO THE HOME FRONT EXHIBITION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA
... INVITATION TO THE HOME FRONT EXHIBITION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF...home front exhibition... Historical Society, to attend the exhibition opening of The Home... EVENT War home front exhibition Kay MacGregor Anzac home front ...Invitation issued to Kay MacGregor, Vice-President, Bendigo Historical Society, to attend the exhibition opening of The Home Front, Australia during the First World War, held at The Hall, National Museum of Australia, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra, on 9th. April 2015.event, war, home front exhibition, kay macgregor, anzac, home front, national museum, canberra -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Wooden Home at 1 Seaby Street
... Black & white photograph of a wooden home, front wall... & white photograph of a wooden home, front wall vertical boards ...Wooden Home no. 1 Seaby Street built for Luke Kinsella. Luke Kinsella was Thomas Kinsella's younger brother. He worked as a miner turned publican and investor. Black & white photograph of a wooden home, front wall vertical boards. The veranda hosts twin wooden columns, and the building has a corrugated iron roof. The veranda is missing part of its decorative edging on the left hand side. A series of 9 coloured photos of the house and interior in Album 8 p.37-45, Research room.stawell dwellings -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Group Portrait, George and Margaret Hunt and three children
... Family portraits in yard of family home in front of tree... grampians Family portraits in yard of family home in front of tree ...Family portraits in yard of family home in front of tree. Paling fence in background.B/W photograph of seated woman in long ruffled dress. One girl white long sleeved knee length white frock. Two boys flanking. Lrfy with dark sailor suite. Boy on right white sailors suite with cricket bat. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, August Schwerkolt's 2nd Home, 1962
... Black and white photo of August Schwerkolt's 2nd Home shows... of the front. The door has been nailed up for 20 years. It is riddled ...Photo sent to Mary Jack, Pittsburgh, USA by Charles Schwerkolt. Accompanying text sent by Charles 'Enclosed please find a few snaps of the old homestead at Mitcham. You asked me to get a photo of the verandah side. Well, there is a verandah on both sides and one end as you can see. This is a photo of the front. The door has been nailed up for 20 years. It is riddled with termites (white ants) and cannot be used.'Black and white photo of August Schwerkolt's 2nd Home shows front door riddled with white ant - nailed up for 20 years. Thin Black Border.schwerkolt cottage, schwerkolt, charles clarence victor, whalen, rosalie, jackschowsky, mary elizabeth -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'Mynda', 5 Molesworth Street, 1979
... garden and home / Front view / Built 1884 by Lloyd Taylor... Anderson's cottage garden and home / Front view / Built 1884 by Lloyd ...In 1979, a series of photographs of significant gardens in Kew (Victoria) were taken during a tour by Peter Watts, Historic Gardens Coordinator of National Trust Victoria. These were later purchased to add to the collection. In the case of each photo the colour had badly degraded over time. Original colour (degraded) positive photograph of 'Mynda', 5 Molesworth Street , Kew. Architect - Lloyd Taylor.Annotated in ink on reverse: "Miss Anderson's cottage garden and home / Front view / Built 1884 by Lloyd Taylor architect / Photo taken by Peter Watts, Historic Gardens Project Coordinator, National Trust / Purchased by Society 14/11/1979."gardens -- kew (vic.), mynda, 5 molesworth street -- kew (vic.) -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
... Black & white photograph of Early weatherboard home... of Early weatherboard home with verandah at front Photograph ...Tarrangower Pt Fairy 1905Black & white photograph of Early weatherboard home with verandah at front Tarangower Port Fairy 29.04.1905early residences, tarrangower, gipps street, house, building, weatherboard -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Magazine, WWII, 2005
... Home Front... Fall of Berlin Part 7 Australia's War Part 8 Home Front Part 9... 7 Australia's War Part 8 Home Front Part 9 Singapore ...Magazines depicting WWII Part 1 The Bomb Part 2 Battle of Britain Part 3 Pearl Harbour Part 4 Stalingrad Part 5 D-Day Part 6 Fall of Berlin Part 7 Australia's War Part 8 Home Front Part 9 Singapore and the POW's Part 10 El Alamein Part 11 Battle of Coral Sea Part 12 Kokoda and New Guinea Part 13 PeaceThe Magazine is made from paper and came in various colours and front pages.WWIIwwii, ww2, world war 2, atomic bomb, battle of britain, pearl harbour, stalingrad, d-day, fall of berlin, australia's war, home front, singapore, el alamein, battle of coral sea, kokoda, peace -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Greatest Raid of All Author C.E. Lucas Phillips, 1958 Companion Book Club
... in communication from the home front.... the home front. A naval deployment during WWII in Normandy ...Historical WWII recount of the successful raid on the battleship dock at St. Nasiere. This was an action which could only be attempted precisely because it must appear to the enemy, to be absolutely impossible to undertake and for this reason alone it required courage and determination of a quite unusual order to carry out. The operation had been planned in great detail. Once the forces were committed each individual small ship and little group of soldiers had to fight it out by their own initiative in communication from the home front.A naval deployment during WWII in Normandy.Hardcover blue with red swatch, gold trim and gold writing. Photographs, Maps, Illustrations.Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl of Mountbatten of Burma KG. " A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy" Winston Churchill An original Companion Bookclub advertisement leaflet is tucked inside the back cover.st.nasiere raid, german informants, normandie dock, mountbatten, c.e. lucasphillips, robert ryder, the dock busters, caissons, the jaguar, navigation -
Unions Ballarat
JFK: Reckless youth (Don Woodward Collection), Hamilton, Nigel, 1992
... . Shipwrecked 13. Gunboat skipper 14. The home front 15. A hat.... Gunboat skipper 14. The home front 15. A hat in the ring 16 ...First volume biography of JFK. With contributions by friends and colleagues. Parts: 1. Boston beginnings 2. Making millions 3. Boarding school 4. Freshman years 5. The ambassador's son 6. Why England slept 7. Stanford interlude 8. Joining the US navy 9. Inga Binga 10. On the way to war 11. PT 109 12. Shipwrecked 13. Gunboat skipper 14. The home front 15. A hat in the ring 16. Election to congress Political-biographical interest - USA.Book; 900 pages. Cover: white background; colour photograph of John F Kennedy; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jfk, kennedy, john f, presidents - united states, politics and government - usa, assassinations, biography, election campaigning - presidential -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard
... Sepia toned postcard of early style Australian country home... of early style Australian country home double front with verandah ...Also a second identical copy damaged 05390.1Sepia toned postcard of early style Australian country home double front with verandah and skillion on side with picket fence, family posed on verandah dressed in best clothes Tambo Upper VictoriaRiversleigh Tambo Upperpostal services -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'Roseneath', 37 Pakington Street, 1979
... of home from front / Mr Creed owner / Oct 1979"...: "Roseneath Pakington St / View of home from front / Mr Creed owner ...In 1979, a series of photographs of significant gardens in Kew (Victoria) were taken during a tour by Peter Watts, Historic Gardens Coordinator of National Trust Victoria. These were later purchased to add to the collection. In the case of each photo the colour had badly degraded over time. Original colour (degraded) positive photograph of 'Roseneath', 37 Pakington Street Street, Kew.Annotated in ink reverse: "Roseneath Pakington St / View of home from front / Mr Creed owner / Oct 1979"gardens -- kew (vic.), roseneath, 37 pakington street -- kew (vic.) -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Card, Christmas Card from the Princess Mary and Friends at Home - 1914, circ. 1914
... the Princess Mary and Friends at Home - 1914 Front of card has "M... Mary and Friends at Home - 1914 Front of card has "M" "1914 ...1914 WW1. Priness MaryRare 1914 Christmas greetingsOff white Cardboard front and rear with white paper insert making up two internal pages. Card - Christmas Card from the Princess Mary and Friends at Home - 1914 Front of card has "M" "1914"Christmas best wishes & Victorious New Year from The Princess Mary & friends at home. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Richardson Residence
... Richardson. Weatherboard Home with front verandah, four posts two... Richardson. Weatherboard Home with front verandah, four posts two ...Family home at 13 Bennett St Stawell of Mabel Annie Richardson. Weatherboard Home with front verandah, four posts two windows and front door with no 13 near it. Concrete path with wire gate and timber fence at front. Various shrubs, clothesline. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Samuel Rogers & Mrs Emma Rogers nee Unknown in front of their home in Deep Lead
... Mr Samuel Rogers & Mrs Emma Rogers nee Unknown in front of...Deep Lead – Samuel and Emma Rogers taken in front of home.... grampians Deep Lead – Samuel and Emma Rogers taken in front of home ...Deep Lead – Samuel and Emma Rogers taken in front of home.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mrs Sarah Eliza Goldsworthy nee Unknown with her family in front of their home in Skene Street Stawell
... front of their home in Skene Street Stawell...Sarah Eliza Goldsworthy and family in front of home... grampians Sarah Eliza Goldsworthy and family in front of home ...Sarah Eliza Goldsworthy and family in front of home in Skene Streetstawell -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Nethercourt Private Hospital, Union Road Surrey Hills in late 1930s
... became a private home fronting Barton Street. As a private... it was used as a nursing home or small private hospital. By the 1960s ...In 1935 Mrs Eliza tank transferred her private hospital 'Nethercourt' from Wilson Street to 219-223 Union Road. She has operated it at the Wilson Street address from 1916. The Union Road building had originally been Surrey College, a boarding school for boys built in 1889 by Rev Dr Darling. It was not the success hoped for. In 1905 it briefly became Milverton College for girls, after which it was used as a nursing home or small private hospital. By the 1960s it was known as 'Norwich Hospital' and later still 'St Jude's'. It closed as a hospital in 1983. The land at the front facing Union Road was sub-divided off and the building became a private home fronting Barton Street. As a private residence it was rendered and painted.Black and white photo of a double-storey brick building with a tower. There is a veranda between the tower and one of the wings of the building. This is enclosed at the upper level. On one side there is an external set of stairs and an out building. The building is approached by a circular driveway. There are mature bushes in front of the building.On copy photo in lead pencil: "? No & if missing"; "This is a copy"; "595"nethercourt hospital, milverton college, matron eliza tank, norwich private hospital, rev darling, st judes private hospital, hospitals, surrey college -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH CAIRNS HOME
... Sepia photograph of Cairns home. On the front verandah two... BUILDINGS House Cairns Gough Bros. Sepia photograph of Cairns home ...Sepia photograph of Cairns home. On the front verandah two ladies standing. At the left printed Gough Bros. Brisbane and Sydney. On the back in pen Cairns Home. Date unknown.Gough Bros.buildings, house, cairns