Stretched by Val D'AngriColoured scene on silk cloth, stretched over light board that has been covered in calicoJapanese symbols in side margins Serial number 1024-127 in left margin VD'A - 7/81 on back (Val D'Angri)japanese bridge, textiles

Item is part of the BCOF Association collection. Refer Cat No 7625This is a large photo album. The front and rear covers are made from wood. The basic colour is dark brown. On the front cover is painted a picture of Mt. Fuji, a Japanese village, a bridge and a small building on land, a tree and an archway. Colours are white, gold, red and mauve. It also has a very fine layer of reflective material - possible pearl shell. Inside are a large quantity of Aust soldiers in Japan - postwar. There are tourist type photos as well. Tokyo - Kure - Iwakuni. There are coloured postcards amongst the photos. It also has numerous scenes of Japanese civilian life. There are a few unused pages at the end of the album.ww2, japan, bcof

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. This item contains the following: Twenty Japanese postcards collected by Mrs James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 11731.001 This coloured card shows a traditional pavilion standing over water beside pine trees and a stone wall: On the card is printed “The “Ukimido” Katata, Oumi. The Japanese translates as “Ukimidō (Floating Hall), Katata, Ōmi.” 11731.002 This coloured card shows Tokyo viewed across a moat, with a tram travelling beside the embankment: On the card is printed “The view of Tokyo city from Kudan. No. 59”. 11731.003 This coloured card shows a city street with rickshaws, pedestrians and horse-drawn carts: On the card is printed “Sakayemachi, Kobe.”. The Japanese translates as is “Sakaemachi Street, Kobe.” 11731.004 This black-and-white card shows a large college building at the end of a tree-lined driveway: On the card is printed “THE ENGINEERING COLLEGE, TOKYO. 學 大 科 工”. The Japanese translates as “Engineering College” or “College of Engineering.” 11731.005 This coloured card shows a steel truss bridge carrying a tram and pedestrians beside riverside buildings: On the card is printed “Yoroi Bride, Tok[obscured]. The Japanese translates as “Yoroi Bridge, a famous place in Tokyo.” 11731.006 This coloured card shows an ornate Japanese shrine gate and surrounding buildings in a snowy setting: On the card is printed “Yomei gate at Toshogu, Nikko. The Japanese translates as “Yōmeimon Gate at Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine.” 11731.007 This coloured card shows a seaside shelter beneath large pine trees overlooking the water: On the card is printed “Beach of Akashi. The Japanese translates as “Akashi Beach, Harima Province.” 11731.008 This coloured card shows a traditional Japanese castle surrounded by pine trees: On the card is printed “The Okayama Fortress Bizen The Japanese translates as “Okayama Castle, Bizen — from the Collection of Ancient Japanese Castles.” 11731.009 This black-and-white card shows a motor vehicle travelling beside the walls of Kumamoto Castle: On the card is printed “THE KUMAMŌTO CASTLE. The Japanese translates as “Distant view of Kumamoto Castle (One Hundred Views of Kumamoto).” 11731.010 This black-and-white card shows a grounded vessel with a person standing beside it: On the card is printed “第二十四號　明治四十四年七月二十六日大暴風雨大慘事　月島商船學校二十四號艇”. The Japanese translates as “No. 24 — the great storm disaster of 26 July, Meiji 44 [1911]: Tsukishima Merchant Marine School’s No. 24 boat.” 11731.011 This black-and-white card shows crowds approaching a monumental exhibition entrance: On the card is printed “門　正　（場會一第會覧博正大）”. The Japanese is read from right to left as （大正博覧會第一會場）正門, meaning “Main Gate, First Venue of the Taishō Exposition.” 11731.012 This black-and-white card shows people walking along a tree-lined road beside roadside stalls: On the card is printed “道師大崎川　〔所名の櫻〕”. The Japanese is read from right to left as 川崎大師道〔櫻の名所〕, meaning “Road to Kawasaki Daishi [a famous place for cherry blossoms].” 11731.013 This coloured card shows an equestrian statue in front of a large building and gated entrance: On the card is printed “Kitashirakawanomiya Statue Tokyo. The Japanese translates as “The First and Second Imperial Guard Infantry Regiments and the bronze statue of Prince Kitashirakawa—a famous sight of Tokyo.” 11731.014 This black-and-white card shows Sakurajima erupting with a large cloud of ash and smoke: On the card is printed “（鹿兒島）西櫻島村より横山新噴火を望む　（大正三年一月十五日冒險決死隊撮影）”. The Japanese translates as “View of the new eruption at Yokoyama from Nishi-Sakurajima Village, Kagoshima. Photographed by the daredevil expedition on 15 January, Taishō 3 [1914].” The handwriting reads: “Sakurajima in eruption. 1914.” 11731.015 This black-and-white card shows a person standing among supported pine branches in the grounds of a temple: On the card is printed “松龍臥内境院光大田太州上”. The Japanese is read from right to left as 上州太田大光院境内臥龍松, meaning “The ‘Reclining Dragon Pine’ in the grounds of Daikō-in, Ōta, Jōshū.” 11731.016 This black-and-white card shows a commercial street lined with shops and pedestrians: On the card is printed “新潟古町八番町”. The Japanese translates as “Furumachi Eighth Street, Niigata.” 11731.017 This coloured card shows the entrance to a shrine beneath a large stone torii gate, with visitors and a cyclist: On the card is printed “T. SHOGU UENO TOKYO. The Japanese translates as “Ueno Tōshōgū Shrine—a famous place in Tokyo.” 11731.018 This coloured card shows a rocky stream flowing through a wooded valley: On the card is printed “(E95) Miyagino at Hakone, The Japanese translates as “Miyagino, Hakone.” 11731.019 This coloured card shows people gathered beneath flowering cherry trees: On the card is printed “ASUKAYAMA CHERRY AT TOKYOThe Japanese translates as “Cherry blossoms at Asukayama—a famous place in Tokyo.” 11731.020 This coloured card shows a riverside settlement with thatched-roof buildings beside a rocky stream: On the card is printed “View Of Hakone At Sagami Japan. The Japanese translates as “View of Kiga, Hakone.”postcards, collecting, collections

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. This item contains the following: Twenty Japanese postcards collected by Mrs James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 11731.101 This black-and-white card shows a Japanese samurai seated on a mat during a ceremonial abdomen-cutting scene, surrounded by attendants in a garden. On the card is printed “Takuminokami Cutting The Belly or Abdomen at Tamuratei” The Japanese is printed in the traditional right-to-left direction. Read in modern order, it is: 浅野内匠頭田村邸切腹 English translation: “Asano Takumi-no-kami committing seppuku at the Tamura residence.” 11731.102 This black-and-white card shows a large group of Japanese men kneeling in a snowy setting around a severed head. On the card is printed “Offerring Kira's Head to Their Dead Lord” 泉岳寺主君の墓前へ仇首を供ふ English translation: “Offering the enemy’s head before their lord’s grave at Sengakuji Temple.” 11731.103 This black-and-white card shows a group of Japanese rōnin crossing a snow-covered bridge, with one man on horseback. On the card is printed “The Ronins Withdrawing over Ryogoku Bridge. 義士両國橋引揚 English translation: “The loyal retainers withdrawing over Ryōgoku Bridge.” The clearly readable Japanese on the bridge post is 両國橋, meaning “Ryōgoku Bridge.” The larger characters on the nearby sign read 深川, meaning “Fukagawa.” The smaller characters beside them are not clear enough for me to translate confidently. 11731.104 This black-and-white card shows Japanese samurai at a castle, with one man standing in the foreground while others approach on horseback and on foot. On the card is printed “To Deliver'up Akaho-casle” The Japanese caption is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 赤穂城明渡し大石良雄の苦心 English translation: “Ōishi Yoshio’s difficulties in surrendering Akō Castle.” 11731.105 This coloured card shows a waterfall cascading over a rock face into a stream. On the card is printed “Chisuji Waterfall at Kowakudani, Hakone.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 箱根小涌谷千筋瀧 English translation: “Chisuji Waterfall at Kowakudani, Hakone.” 瀧 is the older form of 滝, meaning “waterfall.” 11731.106 This coloured card shows a waterfall or weir across a river, surrounded by trees, with several people nearby. On the card is printed “TAKINO RIVER” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 瀧の川 English translation: “Waterfall River” or, more literally, “River of the Waterfall.” 瀧 = waterfall の = of 川 = river 11731.107 This black-and-white card shows a large traditional Japanese castle complex. On the card is printed “FORMER TKUMAMOTO-CASTLE.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is:（熊本名勝）西南役以前の熊本城 English translation: “(Famous view of Kumamoto) Kumamoto Castle before the Satsuma Rebellion.” 11731.108 This black-and-white card shows the entrance and façade of a large government building, with an inset portrait of a uniformed military officer. On the card is printed “THE MELITARY DEPARTMENT.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, the clearly visible characters are: （帝都十省）寺内陸軍大臣　陸軍省 The principal wording translates as: “Army Ministry — Army Minister Terauchi.” 陸軍省 — “Army Ministry” or “Ministry of the Army” 寺内陸軍大臣 — “Army Minister Terauchi” 帝都 — “Imperial Capital” 11731.109 This black-and-white card shows a Japanese samurai attacking another man with a sword inside a palace. On the card is printed “Naganori Hurt; Kozukenosuke in Inter or of Palace” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 浅野内匠頭殿中にて上野介を刃傷に及ぶ English translation: “Asano Takumi-no-kami wounds Kōzuke-no-suke with a sword inside the palace.” 11731.110 This black-and-white card shows armed Japanese samurai attacking a residence in the snow. On the card is printed “The 47 Ronins Attacking Kira's Residence” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 義士討入（其一）English translation: “The loyal retainers’ attack (Part One).” 11731.111 This black-and-white card shows a group of armed Japanese samurai surrounding an older man in a snowy setting. On the card is printed “The Orused Enemy Searched Out” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 義士主仇發見 English translation: “The loyal retainers discover their lord’s enemy.” 11731.112 This black-and-white card shows the entrance and buildings of a government department, with an inset portrait of a uniformed man. On the card is printed “THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is:（帝都十省）桂大藏大臣　大藏省 English translation: “(Ten Ministries of the Imperial Capital) Finance Minister Katsura — Ministry of Finance.” 大藏省 — “Ministry of Finance” 桂大藏大臣 — “Finance Minister Katsura” 帝都十省 — “Ten Ministries of the Imperial Capital” 11731.113 This black-and-white card shows the entrance to a military compound, with gated entrances, sentry boxes and guards. On the card is printed “The Imperial Guards Fourth Regiment.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is:（東京名所）近衛歩兵第四聯隊 English translation: “(Tokyo sight) Fourth Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Guard.” 11731.114 This black-and-white card shows a large civic building with a prominent central clock tower. On the card is printed “The Civil Administration Office, Dairen.” together with a Japanese description in red. The Japanese is printed in the traditional right-to-left direction. The main text begins: 大連民政署（満州）はもとダルニー市廳跡を修繕して創設の事務を執り… and continues by describing the office moving to the Dairen Club, then to a newly constructed government building at the Great Square, and the subsequent development of the surrounding area. English translation: “The Dairen Civil Administration Office (Manchuria) was originally established in the renovated former Dальny municipal offices. When the South Manchuria Railway Company was established, the office moved to what is now the Dairen Club, and later, after a new government building was completed, moved to the Great Square. At that time the area around the Great Square was largely undeveloped wasteland. Following the construction of government buildings, the district gradually changed in appearance and has now become a central part of the city.” The English caption “The Civil Administration Office, Dairen.” corresponds to the principal Japanese subject 大連民政署, meaning “Dairen Civil Administration Office.” 11731.115 This black-and-white card shows a tree-lined pond or lake, with a man standing beside a bicycle on the shore. The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 鎭城鐵道開通滿壹週年紀念塔ヶ崎大池上森本驛ヨリ十二丁 English translation: “Commemorating the first anniversary of the opening of the Chinjō Railway.” “Tōgasaki Great Pond.” “Twelve chō from Kamimorimoto Station.” 11731.116 This black-and-white card shows a stone arched bridge across a moat in front of the Imperial Palace grounds. On the card is printed “FRONT VIEW OF IMPERIAL PALACE” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 二重橋（東京名勝）English translation: “Nijūbashi (Famous sight of Tokyo).” 二重橋 literally means “Double Bridge.” 11731.117 This black-and-white card shows a large colony of fur seals gathered on a shoreline. On the card is printed “Otsutose of Kabafuto.”, The principal Japanese caption is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 樺太 海豹島に於けるオットセイ一群 English translation: “A group of fur seals on Seal Island, Karafuto.” The smaller Japanese wording reads:（大泊 岩村支店發行）English translation: “Published by the Iwamura Branch, Ōdomari.” 11731.118 This coloured card shows the interior of a Japanese shrine, with large pillars and the inner sanctuary at the centre. On the card is printed “INNER CH'MBER OF THE MAIN TEMPLE IN SHRINE MIYAZIMA” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 安藝嚴嶋神社本殿内 Modern characters: 安芸厳島神社本殿内 English translation: “Inside the main sanctuary of Itsukushima Shrine, Aki.” 11731.119 This black-and-white card shows the entrance to a traditional Japanese shrine surrounded by trees and garden paths. On the card is printed “Kamikamo Shr'ne, Kyoto.” The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, it is: 京都上加茂神社 English translation: “Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto.” 11731.120 This black-and-white card shows a large Japanese school building and its landscaped garden. On the card is printed “ THE KASHIWAZAKI HIGER GIRLS' SCHOOL, NIIGATA. The Japanese is printed right-to-left. Read in modern order, the main caption is: 新潟縣立柏崎高等女學校本校々舎玄關前 Modern characters: 新潟県立柏崎高等女学校本校校舎玄関前 English translation: “In front of the main school building of Niigata Prefectural Kashiwazaki Higher Girls’ School.” The smaller Japanese wording reads: 庄川雜貨店 English translation: “Shōgawa General Store.”postcards, collecting, collections

The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1 September 1923 devastated the major cities of Tokyo and Yokohama, as well as five other surrounding prefectures and was one of the world’s worst natural disasters of the early twentieth century. In terms of loss of life and material damage, with an estimated 140,000 deaths and countless homeless, it is still Japan’s worst national disaster. Nearly 90% of the newspaper printers were destroyed in the earthquake. These postcards were not produced for aesthetics but as a major tool for the spread of information. Seeing how newspaper companies were left with their offices in shambles, postcard publishers tried to fill the gap hence some were in three languages. A very small number of publishing companies were fortunate enough to survive, one of them being Mitsumura Printing, which took advantage of its remaining resources to churn out postcards. When the Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha published its bilingual three-volume photographic pictorial of the Great Kantō Earthquake just two weeks after the event, the calamity had already been captured in thousands of images that circulated on a national and international media highway. Commercial photographers and photojournalists produced the most abundant and immediate images of the quake, which were transmitted in newspapers, special-issue newspaper pictorials, commemorative photography collections, illustrated survivors’ accounts, and sets of commemorative postcards. These photographic images functioned as both news and souvenirs, rendering their consumers/viewers, inside and outside the devastated locale, into both witnesses and voyeurs. Images in the news media and those issued by respected publishing houses carried the visual authority of supposed facticity. As such they both produced and became the historical record of the event. Since the vast majority of 1923 disaster postcards that survive have no writing on them, they were likely treated more as collectibles than as a form of postal communication. Many were put into albums, creating new ways to combine images and create visual cultures of disaster for home viewing. Accordion-style albums allowed for personalized, serial organization of images that produced unique, imagistic narratives of the event. The album pages were also two-sided and could be stretched out to view a series of images on recto and verso. References: Imaging Disaster: Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan’s Great Earthquake of 1923 震災をイメージ化する　東京と1923年関東大震災のヴィジュアルカルチャー - The Asia. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://apjjf.org/2015/13/6/gennifer-weisenfeld/4270 The Great Kanto Earthquake: Postcards of Tragedy. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/the-great-kanto-earthquake-postcards/ See also: Postcards from Hell – Glimpses of the Great Kantō Earthquake; M. William STEELE (International Christian University, Japan) 14th Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies: Visual Culture and Postcard Research Papers – East Asia Image Collection Blog. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://sites.lafayette.edu/eastasia/2014/09/01/14th-conference-of-the-european-association-of-japanese-studies-visual-culture-and-postcard-research-papers/] And https://icu.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/4503/files/ACS44_01Steele.pdfThis item, a souvenir from Japan from between the wars (circa 1923) was brought home to Research, Victoria by Bill Teagle who was serving in the Royal Australian Navy (1919-1945). Bill Teagle's sister Violet Amelda Teagle had married Theodore (Curly) Feldbauer in 1933. Bill's brother-in-law Curly was taken as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese and died at Sandakan in March 1945. The family did not learn of Curly’s death till months later and Bill's sister, Violet, herself could never forgive the Japanese for what happened to Curly. Curly is remembered on the Eltham Roll of Honour Board and his son, Albert Feldbauer (Bill’s nephew and youngest child of the children of the soldier fathers attending a school in the district), was given the honour of turning the first sod for the Eltham War Memorial Infant Welfare Centre Building. Despite this, the family maintained this cherished souvenir from a time of previous foreign friendship with Japan. The item was possibly given by Bill Teagle to his sister Margaret Rose (formerly Ingram) who later married Richard Edward (Eddie) Fielding in early 1948. (Eddie had been engaged to someone else before he went to war, but his fiancée broke it off before his return to Australia.) It was cared for by the Teagle/Fielding family for approximately one hundred years. It is of particular significance given the family's connection to the Eltham War Memorial and the significance of that memorial to the local community and represents that despite the horrors of war, former friends then foes can become friends again.tom fielding collection, japanese postcard, postcard, 1923, great kanto earthquake, japan, tokyo, yokohama

The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1 September 1923 devastated the major cities of Tokyo and Yokohama, as well as five other surrounding prefectures and was one of the world’s worst natural disasters of the early twentieth century. In terms of loss of life and material damage, with an estimated 140,000 deaths and countless homeless, it is still Japan’s worst national disaster. Nearly 90% of the newspaper printers were destroyed in the earthquake. These postcards were not produced for aesthetics but as a major tool for the spread of information. Seeing how newspaper companies were left with their offices in shambles, postcard publishers tried to fill the gap hence some were in three languages. A very small number of publishing companies were fortunate enough to survive, one of them being Mitsumura Printing, which took advantage of its remaining resources to churn out postcards. When the Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha published its bilingual three-volume photographic pictorial of the Great Kantō Earthquake just two weeks after the event, the calamity had already been captured in thousands of images that circulated on a national and international media highway. Commercial photographers and photojournalists produced the most abundant and immediate images of the quake, which were transmitted in newspapers, special-issue newspaper pictorials, commemorative photography collections, illustrated survivors’ accounts, and sets of commemorative postcards. These photographic images functioned as both news and souvenirs, rendering their consumers/viewers, inside and outside the devastated locale, into both witnesses and voyeurs. Images in the news media and those issued by respected publishing houses carried the visual authority of supposed facticity. As such they both produced and became the historical record of the event. Since the vast majority of 1923 disaster postcards that survive have no writing on them, they were likely treated more as collectibles than as a form of postal communication. Many were put into albums, creating new ways to combine images and create visual cultures of disaster for home viewing. Accordion-style albums allowed for personalized, serial organization of images that produced unique, imagistic narratives of the event. The album pages were also two-sided and could be stretched out to view a series of images on recto and verso. References: Imaging Disaster: Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan’s Great Earthquake of 1923 震災をイメージ化する　東京と1923年関東大震災のヴィジュアルカルチャー - The Asia. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://apjjf.org/2015/13/6/gennifer-weisenfeld/4270 The Great Kanto Earthquake: Postcards of Tragedy. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/the-great-kanto-earthquake-postcards/ See also: Postcards from Hell – Glimpses of the Great Kantō Earthquake; M. William STEELE (International Christian University, Japan) 14th Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies: Visual Culture and Postcard Research Papers – East Asia Image Collection Blog. (2024, March 31). Retrieved from https://sites.lafayette.edu/eastasia/2014/09/01/14th-conference-of-the-european-association-of-japanese-studies-visual-culture-and-postcard-research-papers/] And https://icu.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/4503/files/ACS44_01Steele.pdfThis item, a souvenir from Japan from between the wars (circa 1923) was brought home to Research, Victoria by Bill Teagle who was serving in the Royal Australian Navy (1919-1945). Bill Teagle's sister Violet Amelda Teagle had married Theodore (Curly) Feldbauer in 1933. Bill's brother-in-law Curly was taken as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese and died at Sandakan in March 1945. The family did not learn of Curly’s death till months later and Bill's sister, Violet, herself could never forgive the Japanese for what happened to Curly. Curly is remembered on the Eltham Roll of Honour Board and his son, Albert Feldbauer (Bill’s nephew and youngest child of the children of the soldier fathers attending a school in the district), was given the honour of turning the first sod for the Eltham War Memorial Infant Welfare Centre Building. Despite this, the family maintained this cherished souvenir from a time of previous foreign friendship with Japan. The item was possibly given by Bill Teagle to his sister Margaret Rose (formerly Ingram) who later married Richard Edward (Eddie) Fielding in early 1948. (Eddie had been engaged to someone else before he went to war, but his fiancée broke it off before his return to Australia.) It was cared for by the Teagle/Fielding family for approximately one hundred years. It is of particular significance given the family's connection to the Eltham War Memorial and the significance of that memorial to the local community and represents that despite the horrors of war, former friends then foes can become friends again.tom fielding collection, japanese postcard, postcard, 1923, great kanto earthquake, japan, tokyo, yokohama

Contains relevant images from Eltham and surrounds taken during the mid 1970s. Subjects include Peter Garner and his mudbrick studio in Brougham Street, Brougham Street Bridge, Eltham High School surrounds, Dalton Street lane and footbridge (present-day Wingrove Park Trail), Fabbro's farm and Christmas Hills Festival c.1976brougham street bridge, christmas hills festival, dalton street lane, david taylor collection, eltham high school, fabbro's farm, peter garner, peter garner adobe studio, wingrove park trail

William MacMahon Ball (‘Mac’ Ball) was Professor of Political Science at Melbourne University from 1949 to 1968, having lectured there since 1923. He became known as an ABC commentator on international affairs from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. Between 1940 and 1944 he was Controller of Overseas Broadcasting (which later became Radio Australia). In 1945, he was political consultant to the Australian Delegation at the conference leading to the establishment of the United Nations, and in 1946 was the British Commonwealth Representative on the Allied Council during the post-war occupation of Japan. Mac and his wife Katrine (plus daughter Jenny) came to Eltham in 1942, and in 1945 moved into an old timber cottage at the eastern end of York Street. With help from Alistair Knox, Sonia Skipper, Gordon Ford and John Harcourt, the house was totally renovated to become an early example of Eltham mud-brick. Mac died in 1986 and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with Katrine. Part of their land backing onto Bridge Street was donated to Eltham Shire Council and is now a reserve called MacMahon Ball Paddock. In Loving Memory W. MacMahon Ball A.C. 29. 8. 1901 – 26. 12. 1986 Also Katrine S. Ball 1st Nov. 1899 to 29th Oct. 1991 Loved wife of Mac. Ball Mother of Jenny Grandmother of Bronwyn, David and Michael Much belovedBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, katrine s. ball, william mcmahon ball

p.157.fictionThe Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. war stories - fiction, burma-siam railway - fiction

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionOver 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, burma thailand railway

Ill, p.60.non-fictionIllustrated story of the infamous death railway between Thailand and Burmaworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - japan - death railway

Japanese Commanders crossing a pontoon bridge under guard by Australian soldier on the way to the official surrender of Japanese forces in Balikpapan in (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia 1945. This was a major event in the ending of World War 2. Following the japanese surrender the Local population began it push for independance. Framed photograph (copy) of Japanese Commanders surrendering at Balikpapan. Black frame and glass covered. The Japanese Command staff with a Japanese general and aid-d-camp (Captian)carring his breif case along with other staff members. In the background here are 2 American PT boats with American naval personal .Note American flag flying in the top left corner. There are several American landing craft next to a Japanese landing barge. The Japanese landing bardge has the required surrender markings which is a green square with a white cross on top right of photo. The Australian soldier following the Japanese soldiers is wearing slouch hat and gungle green uniform. Along the docks are native workers.Paper discription on lower photograph with details of item description, where photo obtained from and donated by.ww2, japanese, surrender, balikpapan, generals, americans, pt boats, japanese landing bardge, american landing craft, dutch east indies

Deadly Secrets tells the engrossing true story of the Allied raids launched on Singapore in World War II. Laying many myths to rest, military historian Lynette Ramsay Silver, the author of The Bridge At Parit Sulong, outlines Operation Jaywick, which used a stolen Japanese fishing boat, renamed Krait, to attack Singapore Harbour. It also discusses the more ambitious raid; Operation Rimau.Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 464 pagesworld war ii, ww2, australian commandos, australian special operations, operation jaywick, operation rimau

Diary covers the period from November 1942 to September 1944. Waters was executed by the Japanese in New Guinea in March 1945. The autograph book belonged to Waters mother (Maude), and records the appreciation of the service personnel who lodged at her residence in Bridge Street, Hampton.WW 2 diary, notes, and sketches of Peter Waters (410186 RAAF 80 Sqn).peter waters, maude waters, ww2, prisoners of war, raaf, 80 squadron

Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1890; Died: 1947ModernismBennett Bequest, 2000 Figures depicting children on swings. Gold painted wooden frame.Recto: Signed and dated "E.L.Spowers - 1932" in grey ink l.r.c of composition; Titled "Swings - 21/50" in grey ink l.l.c.print, japanese tissue paper, children, playing, swings, linocut, australian art

Born: Londesborough, Yorkshire, England 1862; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales Australia 1885; Lived and worked: England 1893-1896; Died: Montrose, Victoria, Australia 1935VictorianLedger Gift, 1985Rural landscape with large weeping tree, fence, rolling hills, line of trees and sky. Grey rubbed from gold gesso timber frameRecto: Signed "BLAMIRE YOUNG-" in white watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledwatercolour, landscape, trees, fence

Ill, p.245.non-fictionThough he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J.H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as Elephant Bill. That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them to haul teak logs out of the isolated jungles. Yet this is also a story of great courage because when the Second World War struck, it also came to Burma. The Japanese Imperial Army planned to confiscate the Burmese elephants, drafting them to make the bridges and railways they needed to invade India. When he learned of these plans to put his beloved animals to a war-like purpose, Elephant Bill knew what had to be done. The mighty kings of the jungle had to be evacuated to safety. Elephant Bill is thus the story not only of the peaceful days in the jungle, starting in 1921, but also the story of the largest elephant rescue in history. It tells the amazing account of how Elephant Bill, along with his friends and family, rode 45 of the great beasts across the mountains of Burma, before reaching safety in faraway India. Collapse summary world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, elephants - burma

Doctor Lilian Marjorie Cleeve was born in 1915 and died in February 1996. She grew up in Moonee Ponds and graduated as a Doctor from the University of Melbourne School of Medicine in 1941. She completed her training at the Women's Hospital in Melbourne between December 1940 and January 1941 where she delivered her first baby, Beverley Margaret Manley. In 1942 at the beginning of the war with Japan, Doctor Cleeve travelled to Bendigo. The train was full of soldiers travelling to camp at the Bendigo Showgrounds next to the hospital (now the Tom Flood Centre). Because of the war, the streets were in darkness. Some soldiers carried her suitcase to her new home. Doctor Cleeve immediately began work as the hospital Registrar. Later on she specialized in the delivery of babies, who always seemed to be born on her days off. After leaving the hospital Doctor Cleeve joined the medical practice of Doctors Gorman and Grant (husband and wife). Their rooms were on the corner of View and Mckenzie Streets in the Atkinson building (named after Doctor Harry Atkinson). Doctor Cleeve then established a medical practice in Garsed Street where the Dan Murphy Car Park is now located. Later Doctor Cleeve ran an eye clinic with Doctor Gorman's son, on the other side of Garsed Street. She also used to visit Puckapunyal Army Base to screen both the regular army recruits and the conscripts who were sent to Vietnam. Doctor Cleeve last worked as part of the associate medical staff at the Bendigo Teachers' College in Osborne Street from 1979 to 1980. In 1944 Lilian married Sargent George Cathcart (Fortuna Army Survey Regiment). George was the secretary/treasurer of the Bendigo Branch of the Liberal Party. They lived at 96 Moore Street ('Silver Birches'), close to the hospital. George and Lilian had one son, Andrew. George passed away from a heart attack in 1957. Lilian married Roy Lockart Chisholm in 1960. Roy was the manager of the Charing Cross Branch of the CBA Bank. Not long after their marriage, Lilian (now Mrs Chisholm), Roy, and Lilian's young son Andrew, took a honeymoon voyage on the cargo vessel "Milos" to Hong Kong, Japan, New Guinea and Borneo, where they visited the Sandakan War Memorial. In 1960 Lilian sold 96 Moore Street, and following Roy's retirement, they purchased a house which they named 'Roslyn' at 28 Reginald Street, Quarry Hill. Roy died in 1963 after suffering a stroke. Respected and well-liked, Mrs Chisholm continued to raise Andrew in Reginald Street with the assistance of her faithful housekeeper Coral Suurpaa, known to all as “Hickey". Coral lived in a house in Breen Street, beside the Myrtle Street railway bridge. Prior to this, "Hickey" had lived-in at Moore Street when Dr Cleeve was widowed after the death of her first husband. Photos, Passport, Letter and Nameplate 11138a Doctor Lilian Marjorie Cleeve passport photo May 1961 11138b British Australian Passport 11138c The Premier Visits 'Silver Birches' 96 Moore St., Bendigo on April 8th 1957 Photo. From Left to Right are: Former Bendigo Organiser, Mr T.J. Langdon (now at Ballarat), Mrs Langdon, Mrs John Stanistreet, The Premier, Hon. H.E. Bolte, Mr John Stanistreet, M.L.A., Mrs G. Cathcart (Dr Cleeve) and Mr G.W.S. Cathcart. 11138d Doctor Cleeve and George Cathcart Photo 11138e Dr Cleeve front row 3rd from the right with her first baby delivered at the Women's Hospital Melbourne 1940 Photo. Back Row: B J Bernstein, B Chromow, S I D Preston, H J Hoffman, P Zerman, D G Sisely. Middle Row: L B Satchell, J B Buchanan, O B Pearce, J C Trinea, M R Millikan, I J Selikoff, R E Dwork. Front Row: J Kremer, R B Lewis, Miss B Marshall, Dr M A Mackie, Prof. Marshall Allan, Miss L Cleeve, Miss J grant, H Berinshaw. 11138f Dr Cleeve, Coral Suurpaa, Andrew Cathcart Photo in the backyard at 28 Reginald St. Quarry Hill, 1195-1997. 11138g Letter from Andrew Cathcart to the Sisely family in dec 2009 re the photo taken at the Women's Hospital Melbourne in 1940-41 11138h Dr L M Cleeve Nameplate Front View 11138i Dr L M Cleeve Nameplate Rear View 11138j The University of Melbourne Conferring of degrees Wilson Hall Monday 1st June 1942bendigo, doctor lorna sisely, women's hospital melbourne, roy lockart chisholm, reginald street, quarry hill, coral suurpaa, dr lilian cleeve, george cathcart

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. This item contains the following: Twenty Japanese postcards collected by Mrs James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 11731.021 This coloured card shows people gathered beneath flowering cherry trees in a park: On the card is printed “Cherry blossoms in Maruyama park Kyoto translation is “Cherry blossoms in Maruyama Park—one of Kyoto’s hundred famous views.” 11731.022 This coloured card shows an ornate Japanese shrine building beside a flowering plum tree: On the card is printed “Tenmangu Shrine, Dazaifu, Fukuoka-kan The Japanese translates approximately as: “Dazaifu Tenmangū, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a middle-ranking Imperial Government Shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane and was founded in the eighth month of Engi 5. Turn left several dozen paces from the great bronze torii and enter through the second torii, where there is a large pond. Beyond two arched bridges stands the tower gate. The picture shows the main shrine within, simple and dignified and possessing a sacred tranquillity. In front of the shrine is the famous Flying Plum tree.” The references to Sugawara no Michizane, the bridges and the plum trees accord with present-day official descriptions of the shrine. 11731.023 This coloured card shows an ornate Japanese shrine gate and surrounding buildings in a snowy setting: On the card is printed “Yomei gate at Toshogu, Nikko. The Japanese translation is “Yōmeimon Gate at Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine.” 11731.024 This coloured card shows a Japanese shrine building surrounded by pine trees and stone lanterns: On the card is printed “Hitomaru Jinsha at Akashi. The Japanese translates as “Hitomaru Shrine at Akashi.” 11731.025 This coloured card shows a natural rock arch topped with pine trees beside a sailing boat: On the card is printed “Matsushima (3.views of Japan.) The Japanese translates as “Udegasaki, Matsushima—one of the Three Scenic Views of Japan.” 11731.026 This coloured card shows a rocky stream flowing beside a small wooden building in a wooded valley: On the card is printed “(E43) Current of Kiga, Hakone. The Japanese itranslates as “The stream at Kiga, Hakone.” 11731.027 This black-and-white card shows a garden with large trees, dense flowering plants and a small shelter: On the card is printed “SHAKWA GARDEN MUKOJIMA, TOKYO. (NO. 2) The Japanese iranslates as “Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden, Tokyo.” 11731.028 This coloured card shows a large seated Buddha statue surrounded by trees and visitors: On the card is printed “Daibutsu at Kamakura The Japanese translates as “The Great Buddha of Kamakura.” 11731.029 This coloured card shows traditional Japanese shrine buildings with a tower and rows of lanterns: On the card is printed “THE KASUGA SHRINE AT NARA The Japanese translates as “Kasuga Shrine, Nara.” 11731.030 This coloured card shows a temple gate beside a road with a tram and pedestrians: On the card is printed “Shiba Park Tokyo" The Japanese translates as “Zōjōji Temple in Shiba Park—a famous place in Tokyo.” 11731.031 This coloured card shows a landscaped garden lake with pavilions, trees and distant hills: On the card is printed “THE GARDEN GORAKUEN, BIZEN. The Japanese translates as “Kōrakuen Garden, Okayama, Bizen—a famous place in Japan.” 11731.032 This coloured card shows a rocky shoreline with a wooded headland: On the card is printed “(D35) Inamuragasaki at Kamakura. The Japanese translates as “Inamuragasaki, Kamakura.” 11731.033 This black-and-white card shows a stone arched bridge across a moat with palace buildings in the background: On the card is printed “301 Imperial Palace, Tokyo.” 11731.034 This black-and-white card shows a large hotel complex and landscaped garden beside a pond: On the card is printed “NIKKO HOTEL, NIKKO JAPAN.” 11731.035 This coloured card shows railway tracks beside the shoreline with Mount Fuji in the distance: On the card is printed “Okitsu Sea Shore. The Japanese translates as “Scenery of Okitsu — the tunnel at Satta Pass.” 11731.036 This black-and-white card shows a traditional mosque building with a tiered pavilion roof: On the card is printed “CHINCHENZU TEMPLE, FENGHUANGCHENG. The Chinese characters are read from right to left as 鳳凰城回回教清真寺, meaning “Muslim Mosque, Fenghuangcheng.” 11731.037 This black-and-white card shows an industrial loading crane beside railway tracks at a port: On the card is printed “A crane belongs to Mitsui Miike Port. The Japanese translates as “Ship-loading crane at Mitsui Miike Port.” 11731.038 This coloured card shows a large bank building beside a street with a tram: On the card is printed “Nippon Ginko, Tokyo. The Japanese translates as “Bank of Japan, Tokyo.” 11731.039 This black-and-white card shows traditional school buildings surrounded by trees and gardens: On the card is printed “THE SERICULTURAL SCHOOL AT ST. KODAMA, MUSA-HI. The Japanese translates as “Kyōshinsha Sericultural School, Kodama Town, Musashi (No. 1).” The smaller wording 戸塚堂發行 means “Published by Totsukadō.” 11731.040 This coloured card shows snow-covered Mount Fuji viewed across a lake: On the card is printed “（富14） View of the Mt. Fuji from the Lake side of Seiho. The Japanese translates as “Mount Fuji from the shore of Lake Sai—one of the Fifteen Views of Mount Fuji.”postcards, collecting, collections

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. This item contains the following: Twenty Japanese postcards collected by Mrs James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 11731.061 This black-and-white card shows a coal-loading machine beside railway coal wagons and a ship. On the card is printed “MIIKE HARBOUR MITSUI. MIIKE-JAPAN 158 505”. Japanese translation: 三池船渠載炭機（其三）」 — “Miike Dock coal-loading machine (No. 3).” 三池炭坑築港観覧記念」 — “Souvenir of a visit to the Miike Coal Mine harbour works.” 11731.062 This black-and-white card shows a daimyō procession passing through a decorated outdoor setting at Arashiyama. On the card is printed “東海道名所之内　京嵐山　Daimiyo Procession at Arashiyama, Tokaido.(129)”. Japanese translation: 東海道名所之内」 — “Among the famous places of the Tōkaidō.” 京嵐山」 — “Arashiyama, Kyoto.” 東海道百五十景」 — “One Hundred and Fifty Views of the Tōkaidō.” 大名行列」 — “Daimyō procession.” 廣重画」 — “Drawn by Hiroshige.” 11731.063 This coloured card shows a boat being carried along a canal incline beneath two bridges. On the card is printed “Inkulain at Kyoto.”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: （京都名勝）近江疏水インクライン」 — “Incline on the Ōmi Canal, a famous sight of Kyoto.” 11731.064 This coloured card shows Ōgaki Castle behind trees. On the card is printed “ (M313) The Formerly-Castle in Japan.” Japanese translation: 大垣城（美濃）」 — “Ōgaki Castle (Mino).” 天文四年ノ創築ニシテ慶長ノ亂西南之レニ依レリ、後江戸將軍ノ東西往來ニ當リ常ニ此城ニ宿次セラル、今尚天主閣ヲ存ス」 — “It was founded in the fourth year of Tenbun. During the Keichō conflict, the southwest depended upon it. Later, when the Edo shoguns travelled east and west, they regularly lodged at this castle. Its castle keep still survives today 11731.065 This black-and-white card shows temple buildings on a wooded hillside. On the card is printed “寺　生　往　（勝名寺光善）”. A handwritten note reads “A Japanese temple.” The Japanese is read from right to left: 往生寺（善光寺名勝）」 — “Ōjōji Temple (a famous sight of Zenkō-ji).” 11731.066 This coloured card shows people walking beneath flowering cherry trees. On the card is printed “FOR EXCHANGE CARD. (T 325) Cherry Blossoms in Arakawazutsumi near Tokyo. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads:（東京名勝）荒川堤の櫻花」 — “Cherry blossoms on the Arakawa embankment, a famous sight of Tokyo.” 11731.067 This black-and-white card shows a complex of traditional Japanese palace buildings. On the card is printed “Taikyokuden, Kyoto.The Japanese reads: 京都大極殿」 — “The Daigokuden, Kyoto,” or “The Great Hall of State, Kyoto.” 11731.068 This black-and-white card shows small boats beside a harbour pier with a crane and a steamship. On the card is printed “(73) Plank road of Harbor at Osaka. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 十（大阪百景）築港大桟橋」 — “No. 10, the Great Pier at Osaka Harbour (One Hundred Views of Osaka).” 11731.069 This black-and-white card shows a pine tree in a rural landscape with a snow-covered mountain in the background. On the card is printed “THE HIMEGAMI PINE. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 姫神松」 — “The Himegami Pine.” 大月寫眞館製」 — “Produced by Ōtsuki Photography Studio.” 11731.070 This coloured card shows a large two-storey school building with balconies. On the card is printed “Normal School of Akitaken.” The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 秋田縣師範學校」 — “Akita Prefectural Normal School.” 11731.071 This black-and-white card shows armed men fighting outside a residence in a snowy scene. On the card is printed “The 47 Ronins Attacking Kira’s Residency.” The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 義士討入玄關之奮闘」 — “The loyal retainers’ fierce fighting at the entrance during the raid.” 11731.072 This black-and-white card shows armed men fighting in a snow-covered compound. On the card is printed “The 47 Ronins Attacking Kira’s Residence”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 義士討入（其二）」 — “The loyal retainers’ raid (Part Two).” 11731.073 This black-and-white card shows armed men fighting in a snow-covered courtyard. On the card is printed “The 47 Ronins Attacking Kira’s Residence”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 義士襲門討入　總大將 大石主稅」 — “The loyal retainers storming the gate during the raid; commander-in-chief Ōishi Chikara.” 11731.074 This black-and-white card shows a group portrait of the forty-seven rōnin. On the card is printed “Person Hauing a Good Figure of 47 Ronins”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 忠臣義士四十七士之肖像」 — “Portraits of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers.” 11731.075 This black-and-white card shows a group of rōnin gathered inside a shop. On the card is printed “47 Ronins Appearing in Full Force at Buckwheat Roll Shop”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: 義士本所蕎麥屋に勢揃をなす」 — “The loyal retainers assemble in full force at a soba shop in Honjo.” 11731.076 This coloured card shows a rocky river crossed by a low stone bridge, with wooded hills behind. On the card is printed “VIEW OF YABAKEI, BUZEN”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads:（日本名所）豊前耶馬溪」 — “Yabakei, Buzen—a famous place in Japan.” 11731.077 This black-and-white card shows a tall rocky islet topped with pine trees, with a sailing boat and smaller islands in the distance. On the card is printed “View of Matsushima”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads:（松島百景）大掛島」 — “Ōgake Island (One Hundred Views of Matsushima).” 11731.078 This black-and-white card shows rocky islands in a bay. On the card is printed “View of Matsushima”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: （松島百景）鳳島」 — “Phoenix Island (One Hundred Views of Matsushima).” 11731.079 This black-and-white card shows rocky islands in a calm bay. On the card is printed “view of Matsushima”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: （松島百景）馬放島」 — “Mahanashi Island (One Hundred Views of Matsushima).” 11731.080 This black-and-white card shows two men seated on a large rock outcrop in a wooded mountain landscape. On the card is printed “The Nakanotake, myōgi Mountain.）”. The Japanese is printed from right to left and reads: （妙義山名所）中ノ嶽大砲岩」 — “Cannon Rock at Nakanotake, a famous sight of Mount Myōgi.”postcards, collecting, collections

.1) Possibly a ships boarding pass on return from Japan at wars end..2) 3 Pagodas was a place on the Burma Railway. Items belonged to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 1100.2, 2489P. .1) Card, printed in black with hand written details on one side, rear is lined. The card details name, rank, sex, civilian, physical condition, name of ship embarked on, billet No. .2) Pamphlet, "The Bridge on the River Kwai, history of the Death Railway". Front has a drawing of the bridge, rear has depiction of the "3 Pagodas", 12 pages."Maskell Alfred R, Gunner AIF VX25221 British-M-Australia"identification, burma railway, ww2

Items in the collection re Clarence Shearing, refer Cat No 7089.16P for his service details.Series of 16 colour enhanced photos various sizes of Japan. Eight have a text on the front cover or rear. Eight are of different buildings and place.On rear, "Sacred Cam at Shinto festival" "Aerial view Marunouchi the business centre of Tokyo" "Akamon (entrance) of Imperial Palace" On rear, "Entrance to Palace Tokyo" "Bridge Mijyubashi in Tokyo" "-abukiza (Theatre)"photographs, bcof, japan

Items in the collection re Clarence Shearing, refer Cat No 7089.16P for his service details.Photographs B & W, colour enhanced of scenes and buildings in Japan all various sizes.1 & 2. Osaka Castle. 3. Bridge at Arashiyama near Kyoto. 4. Itsukushima Jimja shrine at Miyajima. 5 & 6 Hsukushima floating Torri Gate. 7. Miyajima. 8. Wagoga castle. 9. Inuyama Castle at River Kiso. 10. Torri Gate at Yosukuni Shrine. 11. Amakusa Islands. 12. Deer Park at Nara. 13. Kinkaku-ji or Golden gate Shrine in Kyoto. 14. Temple in Kyoto. 15. Kyogoka (Theatre street) Kyoto. photographs, bcof, japan

see. Cat no 5445.2photograph- black and white, curved wooden trestle bridge, on the bridge is a steam loco pulling freight cars with humans sitting atop. The bridge is set in a jungle clad valley, down in The Valley are unused logs and poles. This is a copyRear of photograph- “THAILAND BURMA RLW BRIDGE MADE BY POWS” “ “I believe was between WAMPO and Kin SIA OK” 122309ww2, pow, burma railway

Cyril Raymond Scarborough PRE WW2 served in 38th BN Militia 1921-1938. From 1939 h tried to join the RAAF as “Carpenter General” his trade, rejected several times no position available. Finally accepted on 26.2.42 age 37 plus years No 51255. There are no embarkation dates recorded but on 1.6.44 repairing a bridge over the Raku River Aitape during enemy action and occupation he crushed his right foot and was hospitalised in New Guinea returning to duty on 16.10.44. At the end he enlisted in the “Interim Army” from 24.7.46 and went on to serve in BCOF Japan. He was discharged with the rank of CPL on 31.5.48 Photo album, heavy cardboards cover with red fabric covering, held together by cloth fabric, front has a Japanese layered depiction of a person, has 48 pages of photos taken at Australia, Morotai , Labuan and Japan. Inside front cover “ CYRIL R. Scarborough, 5 ACS RAAF/ WAKUNI Japan” Page 3 “ on tour 21.1.46 to 26.6.47 Australia, Ambou, Morotai,Labuan, Japan” , albums, photographs, ww2, japan

Part of the Bennetts Collection. See Catalogue No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Marie Bennetts".1. Colour postcard featuring a span of a wooden bridge. Stone pillar supporting span. Caption in Japanese. 2. Colour postcard featuring a view of four spans of a wooden bridge. River visible. Caption in Japanese. 3. Colour postcard featuring three spans of a wooden bridge. River in flood. Caption in Japanese.bennetts collection, alva bennetts, postcards, japan

Items collected by "Alva Marie Bennetts" (VFX 1288835) during posting to BCOF. Part of the Bennetts collection. See Cat No. 9726P for details of service for Alva Bennetts. 1. Cream coloured square envelope. Test “Tokyo” on front in red. Other text on front in black type. Red border around text. 2. Black and white photograph of a three span bridge and labelled “Tokyo, Japan”. 3. Black and white photograph of the entry to a settlement Arch over entry reads 'Palace Heights'. Photograph labelled “Tokyo, Japan” 4. Black and white photograph of a building on the corner of a street. Pedestrians walking past building. Photograph labelled “Bankers Club, Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan”.alva bennetts, bennetts collection, bcof, tokyo, japan, photographs

This smoking set was brought home by a member of BCOF, Japan. C.H. Shearing NX206537. Refer Cat No. 7089.16P for his service details.Six piece set of chromed pewter. 1. Tray, small, handles each end. Flower pattern tapped in to it or part of the mould. The flowers are of a five petal variety. Two corners have been bent back and damaged. 2. Base, ash tray. Rectangular shape with curved floor. There are some scratches and the coating is peeling. 3. Top of ash tray. Flower motifs, two channels to rest cigarettes. Pagoda on the side and bridge at bottom. 4. Match box holder, 4 sided, 2 sides raised a bit higher than the end. Rectangular base, flower motif. Some copper colour substrate shining through. 5. Base holder for packet of cigarettes. Rectangular shape with small lip around rim. The outside bottom surface has a lumpy appearance. The inside is well worn with scratches and marks. 6. Lid, cigarette packet holder. Flower motif top LH corner. A building with a wide roof in center. Two windows and a door in centre. Steps and fence under that. Bottom left has what looks like a bird home. R.H. Side possibly a lantern. Bottom right side has the word "NIKKO" embossed on it. Top is a bit worn, copper substrate coming through. There is a green tint showing on the roof of the building.smoking set, ww2, bcof, japan, c.h. shearine