Showing 15 items matching "kokoda track 1942"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Heinemann, Retreat from Kokoda: The Australian campaign in New Guinea 1942, 1982
... ...Kokoda Track 1942...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda Track 1942 An account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by Williams Index, ill, maps, p.305. ...An account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by WilliamsIndex, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by Williamsworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Hachette, Kokoda, 2008
... ...Kokoda track 1942...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda track 1942 Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. ...Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.479.non-fictionKokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, The path of infinite sorrow : the Japanese on the Kokoda Track, 2009
... Kokoda Track 1942...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Kokoda Track 1942 World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea The Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. ...The Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.324.non-fictionThe Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there. kokoda track 1942, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - THE KOKODA TRAIL, FRAMED, Unknown
... The description outlines the the Kokoda Campaign from July 1942 to November 1942. The track is 96 K’s or then it was 60 miles over the Owen Stanley Ranges in New Guinea. ...Framed series of photos 13 in all re the Kokoda Track Campaign in New Guinea in 1942. Photos are set in a green background with each photo having a yellowish border. ...track”. This item is on display in the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road. Brsl smirsl bdrslinc kokoda Framed series of photos 13 in all re the Kokoda Track Campaign in New Guinea in 1942. ...The description outlines the the Kokoda Campaign from July 1942 to November 1942. The track is 96 K’s or then it was 60 miles over the Owen Stanley Ranges in New Guinea. Australian casualties were 625 KIA, 1600 WIA and a huge 4,000 casualties due to illness. Over the years there has been many discussions as to whether it is a “trail” or a”track”. This item is on display in the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road.Framed series of photos 13 in all re the Kokoda Track Campaign in New Guinea in 1942. Photos are set in a green background with each photo having a yellowish border. A rising Sun Badge is center near the bottom. At the bottom is a text description of the campaign.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, kokoda -
Bendigo Military MuseumMap - EASTER NEW GUINEA NAVIGATION CHART, RAAF, Aug 1943
... 1942 Aged 19. Discharged 19/2/1948 - Rank FLTLT. WW2 RAAF New Guinea The map on side 1 has numerous navigation tracks and calculations in pencil. i.e. LAE, KOKODA ...From the collection of "Maxwell Lennox Matheson" No.418447 RAAF. Enlisted 22/5/1942 Aged 19. Discharged 19/2/1948 - Rank FLTLT.This map is in colour. It is made of a stiff paper and has a map printed on both sides. Side1 - scale 1:2,315,000. 31.72 Nautical miles = 1 inch. It shows Eastern half of New Guinea. It also shows New Britain and New Ireland. Manus Island is at the top. Side 2 - Scale 1:1,000,000 - this shows Manus Island on right side, top of New Guinea at bottom edge (Wewak) and some other little islands. The map on side 1 has numerous navigation tracks and calculations in pencil. i.e. LAE, KOKODA, PORT MORESBY.ww2, raaf, new guinea -
Lara RSL Sub BranchFramed collection of the Kokoda Trail, The Kodoka Trail, Circa 2018
... The Kokoda Track (or Trail) is a single-file thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60ml) overland) - 60 kilometres (37ml) in a straight line - through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).The trail was First used by Europeans in the 1890s by miners struggling northwards to the Yodda Kokoda goldfields. During the Pacific War of World War 2 a series of battles were fought from July 1942...Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara The Kokoda Track (or Trail) is a single-file thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60ml) overland) - 60 kilometres (37ml) in a straight line - through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).The trail was First used by Europeans in the 1890s by miners struggling northwards to the Yodda Kokoda goldfields. During the Pacific War of World War 2 a series of battles were fought from July 1942 ...The Kokoda Track (or Trail) is a single-file thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60ml) overland) - 60 kilometres (37ml) in a straight line - through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).The trail was First used by Europeans in the 1890s by miners struggling northwards to the Yodda Kokoda goldfields. During the Pacific War of World War 2 a series of battles were fought from July 1942 to January 1943 between Japanese and Australian forces.One of the bloodiest campaigns of World War 2,which has forever sealed the relation ship between Australia and Papua New Guinea began 61 years ago. This Photographic Memorial is dedicated to those Australian and Papua New Guinea forces who fought against the Japanese with courage and fortitude on the Kokoda Trail.Rectangular shaped glass covered picture frame showing a collection of photos,two flags and a Rising sun badge. The Kododa Trail.kokoda track, world war 2, papua new guinea, australian forces, lara r.s.l. -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchCarved Baton, Carved by a native
... Kokoda track in Papua/New Guinea was the scene of fierce fighting during WWII. Australian troops halted the Japanese advance,turning defeat into victory. Mr Vic Geisler was a member of 39 battalion AIF during 1942 ...This baton was carved by a native at ower corner.The Kokoda track in Papua/New Guinea was the scene of fierce fighting during WWII. Australian troops halted the Japanese advance,turning defeat into victory.Mr Vic Geisler was a member of 39 battalion AIF during 1942.This baton was carved for him.A piece of timber carved as a baton. The handle has the name of Sgt.V.J.Geisler carved into it,and a hash type pattern around itSgt.V.J.Geislerkokoda, baton, native, carved -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen and Unwin, Those Ragged Bloody Heroes, 1992
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea Kokoda track Peter Brune's account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942 Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.281. ...Peter Brune's account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.281.non-fictionPeter Brune's account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, kokoda track -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peter Williams, The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality, 2012
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda Track Papua New Guinea The fighting on the Kokoda track in WWII is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. In this important book, the author explains what really happened on the Kokoda track in 1942. ...The fighting on the Kokoda track in WWII is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. In this important book, the author explains what really happened on the Kokoda track in 1942.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe fighting on the Kokoda track in WWII is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. In this important book, the author explains what really happened on the Kokoda track in 1942.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track papua new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Hardie Grant Book, The spirit of Kokoda : then and now, 2002
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda Track Papua New Guinea Australia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. ...Australia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.193.non-fictionAustralia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track papua new guinea -
Australian Army Museum of Western AustraliaDiorama, 2015
... 1:1 scale diorama showing Australian patrol advancing up the Kokoda Track in light fighting order circa August 1942....Japanese "Woodpecker" machine gun is show abandoned beside the track. kokoda 1:1 scale diorama showing Australian patrol advancing up the Kokoda Track in light fighting order circa August 1942. ...This diorama is the central feature in the World War 2 Gallery - South West Pacific area. Soldiers are shown still wearing khaki uniforms including shorts. Details include helmet, .303 SMLE rifles, small pack and fighting order. Japanese "Woodpecker" machine gun is show abandoned beside the track.1:1 scale diorama showing Australian patrol advancing up the Kokoda Track in light fighting order circa August 1942.kokoda -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionPainting - Painting of the 39 BN on the Kokoda Track
... The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection 202 Burwood Rd Hawthorn melbourne A copy of the painting of 39 BN on the Kokoda on 19 July 1942 Painting Painting of the 39 BN on the Kokoda Track ...A copy of the painting of 39 BN on the Kokoda on 19 July 1942 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Sydney Morning Herald], Wounded in good hands, [15 Aug 95]
... 1942, with only two years experience as a qualified nurse. Of Australia's estimated 11,oo nurses, a third served in World War II. Joan Soon found herself on a boat to Port Moresby and the 2/9 Australian General Hospital. There she cared for soldiers soldiers who were wounded or had contracted diseases on the Kokoda Track...1942, with only two years experience as a qualified nurse. Of Australia's estimated 11,oo nurses, a third served in World War II. Joan Soon found herself on a boat to Port Moresby and the 2/9 Australian General Hospital. There she cared for soldiers soldiers who were wounded or had contracted diseases on the Kokoda Track ...Joan Crouch began her thirty year career as an army nurse when she signed up at Concord Hospital, May 1942, with only two years experience as a qualified nurse. Of Australia's estimated 11,oo nurses, a third served in World War II. Joan Soon found herself on a boat to Port Moresby and the 2/9 Australian General Hospital. There she cared for soldiers soldiers who were wounded or had contracted diseases on the Kokoda Track.A newspaper clipping consisting of two columns of text and a black and white photo of a seated older woman'SYDNEY MORNING HERALD SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 15 AUG 95'[black ink, along bottom]world war 2, world war two, wwii, 2/33rd battalion, american bomber, turramurra, new guinea, tamworth, morotai island, borneo -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Macmillan Australia, The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, 2022
... Kokoda Campaigns - South West Pacific theatre Reg Chard endured hell as an 18-year-old Australian soldier who fought in 1942 on the infamous Kokoda Trail in World War II. Ironically, Kokoda rescued Reg decades later when he decided to take his own life. After losing Betty, his wife of 66 years, the grief-stricken great-grandfather lost the will to live. But he found new purpose through educating young people, giving guided tours of Sydney's Kokoda Track ...Reg Chard endured hell as an 18-year-old Australian soldier who fought in 1942 on the infamous Kokoda Trail in World War II. Ironically, Kokoda rescued Reg decades later when he decided to take his own life. After losing Betty, his wife of 66 years, the grief-stricken great-grandfather lost the will to live. But he found new purpose through educating young people, giving guided tours of Sydney's Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. On these tours, Reg relives Kokoda every day. He sees an image on the wall of a soldier - a comrade - who succumbed to disease weeks after the photograph was taken. He feels his heart beating as his patrol chases down Japanese troops who had mutilated women in a jungle clearing. He hears the war cry of a samurai sword-wielding officer charging towards him. And he tells these stories along the walkway, preserving the memory of those who never came home. As one of the last surviving diggers of Kokoda, Reg Chard has become a custodian of its legacy.Ill, p.330.non-fictionReg Chard endured hell as an 18-year-old Australian soldier who fought in 1942 on the infamous Kokoda Trail in World War II. Ironically, Kokoda rescued Reg decades later when he decided to take his own life. After losing Betty, his wife of 66 years, the grief-stricken great-grandfather lost the will to live. But he found new purpose through educating young people, giving guided tours of Sydney's Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. On these tours, Reg relives Kokoda every day. He sees an image on the wall of a soldier - a comrade - who succumbed to disease weeks after the photograph was taken. He feels his heart beating as his patrol chases down Japanese troops who had mutilated women in a jungle clearing. He hears the war cry of a samurai sword-wielding officer charging towards him. And he tells these stories along the walkway, preserving the memory of those who never came home. As one of the last surviving diggers of Kokoda, Reg Chard has become a custodian of its legacy.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, campaigns - south west pacific theatre -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchContainer - Sterilizing Outfit, Tromax Limited, C1942-45
... Kokoda Track Campaigns during WW2, where clean jungle drinking water was a matter of survival. Item belonged to Robert Francis ISKOV VX15237 served with the 59th Battalion/Hume Regiment CMF before joining the 2/14th Battalion at Caulfield in September 1940. He disembarked for the Middle East in November, 1940 and fought in the Syrian campaign in 1941. In 1942...Kokoda Track Campaigns during WW2, where clean jungle drinking water was a matter of survival. Item belonged to Robert Francis ISKOV VX15237 served with the 59th Battalion/Hume Regiment CMF before joining the 2/14th Battalion at Caulfield in September 1940. He disembarked for the Middle East in November, 1940 and fought in the Syrian campaign in 1941. In 1942 ...Water Sterilization Outfit manufactured in Australia to sterilize water for use in the field by soldiers particularly deployed to Borneo and New Guinea/Kokoda Track Campaigns during WW2, where clean jungle drinking water was a matter of survival. Item belonged to Robert Francis ISKOV VX15237 served with the 59th Battalion/Hume Regiment CMF before joining the 2/14th Battalion at Caulfield in September 1940. He disembarked for the Middle East in November, 1940 and fought in the Syrian campaign in 1941. In 1942 the 2/14th Battalion returned to Australia and sent to Papua where he fought at the Battle of Isurava before the battalion was sent to Gona. On 1943 Bob returned to Australia to undertake officer training and in 1945 with the 2/23rd Battalion sailed to Morotai and served with the battalion on Tarakan. He returned to Australia in November, 1945 and discharged a month laterRectangular tin with hinged lid containing two clear glass vials of water sterilization tablets. The tin is plain metal apart from the black lid with white lettering. The two vials are stoppered with cork. The thinner vial contains small round blue tablets, while the thicker vial contains a white substance and has a paper label titled '50 Sterilizing Tablets'.LID - 'STERILIZING OUTFIT / FOR USE WITH / WATER BOTTLES / (KEEP DRY) ww2, bob iskov, amf, sterilizing outfit, new guinea
