After Tet is an absorbing and thought-provoking account of the military, political, and social forces that created the most bloody year of the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, tet offensive, khe sanh, may offensive, dai do, august offensive

James Oddie was Vice-President of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1886.Blue, lined, foolscap paper from Ballarat School of Mines Logo. It is handwritten by James Oddie for the Ballarat School of Mine Council and is in regards to the duties of Professor Ferdinand Krause."The Vice-President submits the following statement for consideration by the Council: - On Tuesday 1st June between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon I called on Professor Krause and requested him to prepare plans and sections with a view to the erection of furnaces, machinery, and appliances which the committee appointed by Council had resolved upon obtained for the School. Mr Krause at once refused, urging that this work was outside his duties, but that he would be willing to undertake it if allowed a remuneration of 5% which was 2 1/2 % less than a professional engineer would charge. He took exception to a paragraph that appeared in the "Ballarat Star" of the 28th May which referred to the visit and inspection of the Honorary Staff or mechanical engineers on the day previous. He further stated that he was not going to be a shoeblack to these persons and his language and manner was generally offensive and insubordinate. The progress of the work is thus considerably delayed. James Oddie"ballarat school of mines, oddie, krause, mining, furnace, james oddie, ferdinand krause

George Alfred Yung, known as Alf, pictured in the second row, 10th from the left, enlisted on 25/02/1916; embarked on 19/02/1917; was killed during the battle of Menin Gate at Yrpres, Belgium on 20/09/1917. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51447 The 7th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Like the 5th, 6th and 8th Battalions, it was recruited from Victoria and, together with these battalions, formed the 2nd Brigade. The battalion was raised by Lieutenant Colonel H. E. "Pompey" Elliott within a fortnight of the declaration of war in August 1914 and embarked just two months later. After a brief stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion proceeded to Egypt, arriving on 2 December. It later took part in the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915, as part of the second wave. Ten days after the landing, the 2nd Brigade was transferred from ANZAC to Cape Helles to help in the attack on the village of Krithia. The attack captured little ground but cost the brigade almost a third of its strength. The Victorian battalions returned to ANZAC to help defend the beachhead, and in August the 2nd Brigade fought at the battle of Lone Pine. While holding positions captured by the 1st Brigade, four members of the 7th Battalion, Corporal A. S. Burton, Acting Corporal W. Dunstan, Lieutenant W. Symons and Captain F. H. Tubb, earned the Victoria Cross - Burton posthumously. The battalion served at ANZAC until the evacuation in December. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli in December 1915, the battalion returned to Egypt. In March 1916, it sailed for France and the Western Front and entered the front line trenches for the first time on 3 May. The battalion's first major action in France was at Pozieres in the Somme valley where it fought between 23-27 July and 15-21 August. After Pozieres the battalion manned trenches in the Ypres salient in Belgium, before returning to the Somme valley. It saw out the horrendous winter of 1916-1917 rotating between training, working parties and duty in the trenches. In early 1917, the Germans withdrew to the Hindenburg Line and the 7th Battalion participated in the brief advance that followed and then came to a grinding halt before Bullecourt. The battalion was withdrawn from the front line for training on 9 May 1917 and did not return to action until the Ypres offensive of September and October. It fought major battles at Menin Road on 20 September and Broodseinde on 4 October, and then spent much of ensuing winter in the Ypres mud. In March and April 1918 the 7th helped stop the German spring offensive in northern France and later participated in the Allies' own great offensive of 1918, that began with the battle of Amiens on 8 August. The advance by British and empire troops on 8 August was the greatest success in a single day on the Western Front, one that German General Erich Ludendorff described as, "the black day of the German Army in this war". The battalion continued operations until late September 1918. At 11 am on 11 November 1918, the guns fell silent. The November armistice was followed by the peace treaty of Versailles signed on 28 June 1919. In November 1918 members of the AIF began to return to Australia for demobilisation and discharge. In March, the battalion was so reduced that it and the 6th Battalion were amalgamated to form a composite battalion. In turn, this battalion was merged with another, formed from the 5th and 8th Battalions, to form the 2nd Brigade Battalion. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51447army, soldier, alf yung, 7th australian infantry battalion

This volume deals with those months in which the first World War turned against the German Army on the western front, and shows in detail how, in the crucial Amiens sector that change was brought about. The completion of the story of the final offensive in 1918.An account of the conclusion of the first world war with Germany being defeated and surrendering.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VI - The AIF in France 1918. Hardcover cardboard. Maps, diagrams, illustrations, chronologygerman surrender, battle of aisne 1918, monash succeeds, battle of hamel, amiens, armistice, peace treaty signed, battle of montbrehain

The history of the No. 2 Independent Commando Company and 2/2 Commando Squadron during World War II – scarce as a 1st edition dated 1986. Having completed its training at Foster, on Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, the 2nd Independent Company was raised and travelled north to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. However, following Japan’s entry into the war, as with the other independent companies that were sent to the islands off Australia, the 2nd was sent to Timor, where it joined the 2/40th Battalion and the rest of Sparrow Force. Sparrow Force divided itself between west Timor, part of the Netherlands East Indies, and east Timor, which belonged to Portugal. The 2/40th Battalion defended the capital of west Timor, Koepang, and the airfield at Penfui. Most of the independent company moved to the airfield at Dili, in east Timor, and the nearby mountains. Portugal was opposed to the stationing of a Dutch or Australian garrison in case this provoked the Japanese, but despite this opposition, on 17 December 1941, elements of the 2nd Independent Company and Dutch troops landed near Dili. On 20 February 1942 the Japanese invaded the island, attacking east and west Timor simultaneously. The 2/40th Battalion held out for three days, but were overrun and were killed or captured. Similarly, the 2nd could not hold the airfield and were also driven back. But they were not captured and instead retreated to the mountains where they conducted a very successful and pursued a guerrilla war against the Japanese which lasted for over a year. Following the capture of Timor, the 2nd occupation the company was listed as “missing”, the company’s signallers were able to build a wireless transmitter, nicknamed ‘Winnie the War Winner’, and on 18/19 April were able to contact Darwin. At the end of May RAN vessels began landing supplies for the Australians on the south coast of east Timor. These supply runs were very dangerous but they allowed the Australians on Timor to continue fighting. In September the guerillas were reinforced with the 2/4th Independent Company. However, this could not go on indefinitely. In August the Japanese lunched a major offensive against the guerrillas and Japanese reprisals against the civilian population of east Timor reduced their support for the Australians. The 2nd (now named the 2/2nd Independent Company) and 2/4th were withdrawn in December and January 1943 respectively. Although the 2/2nd Independent Company is best known for its time on Timor, it also saw extensive service in New Guinea and New Britain. The independent company reformed at the army’s training centre at Canungra, Queensland, where it was reinforced and reequipped. The company then moved to the Atherton Tableland, where it briefly became part of the 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment. Due to this reorganisation, in October, the 2/2nd Independent Company was renamed the 2/2nd Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. When this happened though, the 2/2nd was back in action. In June 1943 the 2/2nd sailed from Townsville for Port Moresby and was subsequently flown to Bena Bena, in the Bismark Range in New Guinea’s highlands. Here they supported the 2/7th Independent Company in patrolling the Ramu River area. In the second week of July the 2/2nd moved into position, with its headquarters at Bena Bena and with its platoons’ occupying neighbouring positions. By the end of the month their patrols were skirmishing with the Japanese. The 2/2nd remained in New Guinea until October 1944. After 90 days leave, the squadron reformed at Strathpine in Queensland before sailing to New Britain in April 1945. The 2/2nd landed at Jacquinot Bay on 17 April. The squadron then moved to Wide Bay, in order to support the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division, and was based at Lamarien. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or transferred to other units. For those who were left, they returned to Australia and in early 1946 the 2/2nd Commando Squadron was disbanded. Includes Nominal Roll Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 270 pages

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry or men of professional status. This pipe, of the cherrywood style, would have suited the young professional of the mid and late 1900s. It is the type of pipe well suited to the rural backdrop. In the late 1900s, with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawn an illicit trade in cheap contraband tobacco.This type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a bit bulky in shape its wooden barrel blends into the environment. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco Industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the readily supply of, "off the fields", tobacco leaves.This pipe has a bent stem and its style is cherrywood. The pipe has a permanent filter and a narrow tin band. The bowl is well pronounced (curved both top and bottom). The stem screws into the bowl , mid way up the bowl (similar to KVHS 0424 and KVHS.0425) and the stem is also made from bakelite (dark brown in colour). tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry or men of professional status. This pipe, of the cherrywood style, would have suited the young professional of the mid and late 1900s. It is the type of pipe well suited to the rural backdrop. In the late 1900s, with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking, these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawn an illicit trade in cheap contraband tobacco.This type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a bit more bulky in shape its wooden barrel blends into the environment. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco Industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the readily supply from "off the fields", of tobacco leaves.This pipe has a bent stem and its style is cherrywood. The pipe has a permanent filter and a narrow tin band. The bowl is well pronounced (curved both top and bottom). The stem screws into the bowl , mid way up the bowl (similar to KVHS 0423 and KVHS.0425 and the stem is also made from bakelite (dark brown in colour). This stem is the same length as KVHS 0425 but the bit (mouth piece) has a gentler curve.tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry or men of professional status. This pipe, of the cherrywood style, would have suited the young professional of the mid and late 1900s. It is the type of pipe well suited to the rural backdrop. In the late 1900s, with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawn an illicit trade in cheap contraband tobacco.his type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a bit more bulky in shape its wooden barrel blends into the environment. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco Industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the ready supply, "off the fields", of tobacco leaves and the attitude to city based smoking restrictions was one of resentment.. This pipe has a bent stem and its style is cherrywood. The pipe has a permanent filter and a narrow tin band. The bowl is well pronounced (curved both top and bottom). The stem screws into the bowl , mid way up the bowl (similar to KVHS 0423 and KVHS.0424) and the stem is also made from bakelite (dark brown in colour). This stem is the same length as KVHS 0055.001 but the bit (mouth piece) has a gentler curve.tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry, men of professional status or student. This pipe, however,of the "corncob" style, would have suited the younger professional or student/undergraduate(male or female) of the mid and late 1900s because it was relatively inexpensive to purchase and was regarded as a "beginners pipe". It is the type of pipe well suited to the rural backdrop. In the late 1900s, with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawn an illicit trade in cheap contraband tobacco.This type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a bit rough in appearance its corncob barrel blended into the environment. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco Industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the ready supply, "off the fields", of tobacco leaves and the attitude to city based smoking restrictions was one of resentment.This pipe has a straight stem and its "style" is corncob. Originally made from corn cobs the pipe was light in weight and easy to hold in the mouth. The pipe has a permanent filter and a black coloured tin band at the stem/shank junction. The stem fits into the wooden shank which is fastened into the bowl. The stem is made from clear plastic (orange in colour). This stem is longer(70mm) than the shank(45mm). Both are horizontal and extrude 7mm from the bottom of the bowl.tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry or men of professional status. This pipe, of the cherrywood style, would have suited the young professional of the mid and late 1900s. It is the type of pipe well suited to the rural backdrop. In the late 1900s, with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawnThis type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a bit more bulky in shape its wooden barrel blends into the environment. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco Industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the ready supply, "off the fields" of tobacco leaves. It was used in a time when a good pipe was a precursor for a good relaxation activity. This method of smoking required at least one hand free to hold the pipe (especially the heavier ones) and therefore was used more by the "landed gentry, squire or academic) than by the labourer.This pipe (a ROPP brand) has a full bent vertical stem and its style is cherrywood. The pipe has a permanent filter and a orange coloured band at the stem /shank connection. The stem screws into the bowl and the shank 110mm is made from cherrywood (dark brown in colour). The bit (mouth piece) is 40mm long and in an 80 degree curviture. It has red and green coloured leather ties at the mortise/tenon location.tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

Pipe smoking has been in vogue for centuries, and in Australia it was a symbol of the "discerning smoker" such as the landed gentry or men of professional status. This pipe, of the Standard Canadian style, would have emigrated to Australia with its owner, a reasonable young professional or executive of the Hudson Bay Tobacco Company in the late 1800s or early 1900s. It is the type of pipe well suited to a harsh rural backdrop and with its owner found the Kiewa Valley a more relaxed environment than the Canadian Indian locations. The value of this pipe to the original owner, who would have sealed many trade contracts during the Canadian Indian smoke rituals In the late 1800s, is indicated by the long voyage to Australia and the Kiewa Valley. However with the health related restrictions placed on public smoking in the early 2000s, these tobacco pipes were not immune from the legislation, and even though the pipe smoke was not as offensive as cigarette smoke it still came under the umbrella of smoking. Pipes were also used in the process of inhaling illicit drugs i.e. marijuana, but this use was limited to a very few and not with this pipe. Smoking in the second millennium is being phased out as a social habit in Australia but may affect the few "private" smoker and has, as the United States prohibition era (alcoholic drinks) did, spawn an illicit trade in cheap contraband tobacco. Pipes such as this item show that smoking was not only part of the lifestyle of the era but also that it was part of a ritual (especially to the Indians of the Canada Hudson Bay region) that sealed a brotherhood not only socially but also politically and economically.This type of pipe lends itself well to the rural setting of the Kiewa Valley and although it is a very exclusive pipe it blended into the tobacco industrial environment of the Kiewa Valley and its surrounding districts. The Kiewa Valley region was up until the late 1900s part of the Australian Tobacco industry and the levels of men smoking pipes was enhanced by the readily supply, "off the fields", of tobacco leaves and the attitude to city based smoking restrictions was one of resentment.This pipe has a straight shank and stem and its style is 'standard Canadian'. The pipe has a permanent filter and a stainless steel band with the initials of the Hudson Bay Tobacco Company and its seals stamped on it.. The bowl and shank are one piece of appropriate shaped wood. The bit and bore are made from bakelite (dark brown in colour). The pipe is fashioned in the form of the clay pipes used by trappers, in the late 1800s early 1900s. It has a "rest" lug at the bottom of the bowl similar to clay pipes. This pipe has its own pipe case with wood reinforcement running the entire pipe shaped contour.On the stainless steel at the mortise and tenon junction is stamped "HP" and below that are stamped symbols of a ship's anchor, a lion and a tobacco leaf.tobacco, pipe smoking, smoking accessories

The 2nd Light Horse Regiment was raised at Enoggera in Queensland on 18 August 1914. Its recruits came mainly from Queensland but some hailed from the northern rivers district of New South Wales. The 2nd was one of three regiments of the 1st Light Horse Brigade – the first Australian mounted formation raised by Australia during the First World War. The regiment sailed from Brisbane on 25 September and disembarked in Egypt on 9 December. The 2nd Light Horse Regiment deployed to Gallipoli without its horses and landed there on 12 May 1915, joining the New Zealand and Australian Division. It played a defensive role for most of the campaign but did attack the Turkish trenches opposite Quinn’s Post, one of the most contested positions along the ANZAC Line. The first assault wave was mown down and fortunately the officer commanding the attack had the wisdom and courage to call it off. The 2nd was withdrawn from the front line in September and left the peninsula on 18 December. Back in Egypt, the 2nd Light Horse joined the ANZAC Mounted Division. Between January and May 1916, the regiment was deployed to protect the Nile valley from bands of pro-Turkish Senussi Arabs. On 18 May, as part of its parent brigade, it joined the forces defending the Suez Canal. The 1st Light Horse Brigade played a significant role in turning back the Turkish advance on the canal at the battle of Romani on 4 August. In ensuing days the regiments of the brigade participated in the immediate follow-up of the defeated Turks, but were soon withdrawn to rest. The 2nd Light Horse Regiment rejoined the Allied advance across the Sinai in November and was subsequently involved in the fighting to secure the Turkish outposts on the Palestine frontier – Maghdaba on 23 December 1916 and Rafa on 9 January 1917. A stint of protective duty along the line of communications through the Sinai followed. The 2nd’s next major engagement was the abortive second battle of Gaza on 19 April. Gaza finally fell on 7 November, after a wide outflanking move via Beersheba, in which the 1st Light Horse Brigade played a part. With the capture of Gaza, the Turkish position in southern Palestine collapsed. The 2nd Light Horse Regiment participated in the advance to Jaffa that followed, and was then committed to operations to clear and occupy the west bank of the Jordan River. It was involved in the Amman (24–27 February) and Es Salt (30 April–4 May) raids and the repulse of a major German and Turkish attack on 14 July 1918. The final British offensive of the campaign was launched along the Mediterranean coast on 19 September 1918, with the ANZAC Mounted Division taking part in a subsidiary effort east of the Jordan aimed at Amman. Turkey surrendered on 30 October 1918. The 2nd Light Horse Regiment sailed for Australia on 13 March 1919 without their horses, which were either shot or transferred to Indian cavalry units. Events in the daily routine of the soldier were signalled by bugle and trumpet calls. This trumpet is signicant because historically, it was issued to the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment in 1912. This Regiment served with distinction in Gallipoli and Palestine in World War 1. It is probable, but not confirmed, that tthe trumpet was used by the Regiment during these operations. Each light horse regiment was divided into four squadrons. Each squadron had a trumpeter sergeant, equipped with a cavalry trumpet, who was employed at the Squadron Headquarters Technically called a cavalry trumpet, this brass instrument can be described as a "simple trumpet" ie. the direct forerunner of the modern valve trumpet. It is in E flat not B flat as is the bugle. Both were carried slung over the player's body by means of green tasselled cords.Crest with inscription: "Exposition Universelle De Paris" with circular logo with inscribed "1900". "Hors Concours Membre De Jury". Logo formed of initials (not deciphered). "Couesnon Cie 94 Rue Dangouleme Paris". Bomb burst type logo with "01" in centre. "W H Paling & Co Ltd Sydney NSW Brisbane" On bell: "Mounted Rifles (2nd ALH)" trumpet, cavalry, musical instrument, 2nd light horse, mounted rifles

A pictorial of the planes that served with the United States Airforcesignalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, dien bien phu, arvn, the gulf of tonkin, australian soldiers, battle of long tan, nva soldier, tet offensive (1968), battle of khe sanh, tunnel rats, cambodia, laos, the easter offensive, fall of saigon

Photo donated by John Smith ex 1 Armoured Regiment SVN, 1969-1970 Drawn from A Duty Done: A summary of operations by the Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War 1965-1972 by Lieutenant Colonel Fred Fairhead (Rtd) (2012) p.487Summary of Infantry Operations 1965-1972. Text superimposed on colour photo of infantry soldiers on operations with APC. See media file for more information.Photo donated by John Smith ex 1 Armoured Regiment SVN, 1969-1970 Drawn from A Duty Done: A summary of operations by the Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War 1965-1972 by Lieutenant Colonel Fred Fairhead (Rtd) (2012) p.487infantry, d company, 4th battalion, the royal australian regiment, 4rar, hmas sydney, cambodian border, ham tan, long hai hills, operations hump, ho bob woods, operation crimp, 5rar, 6rar, nui thi vai, nui dinh mountains, operations vaucluse, operation queanbeyan, d445 battalion (nva/vietcong), operation hobart, battle of long tan, operation bribie, operation coburg, operation lavarack, operation camden, operation overlord, operation ivanhoe, fire support base - coral, 1rar, centurion tank, anti personnel mines, m16 landmines, 1st australian task force, route 44, operation renmark, 8rar, operation hammersley, operations reynella, operation mundingburra, tet offensive, a company, 3rar, operation nowra, binh ba, operation goodwood, hat dich, operation marsden, may tao base, operation bondi, operation pinnaroo, minh dam secret zone, operation birdwood, operation nathan, operation cung chung, 2 rar/nz, 7rar, operation valiant, operation south ward, capt maurice frederick fairhead, lt col maurice frederick fairhead, 57064, royal australian infantry corps, 6th battalion

The battle for Ap Bia Mountain, (Hill 937) Vietnam, 1969, became famous both for the dramatic and fierce battles involved and for the ensuing controversy in the media and on the floor of the United States Senate.ap bia (mountain) vietnam, united states senate, nva, hue, tet offensive, ho chi minh trail, 3d brigade, 101st airborne, 9th marine regiment, 3d arvn regiment, operation apache snow, a shau valley

The gradual emergence of the South Vietnamese Army is a force to be reckoned with may be said to date back to the abortive Tet Offensice launched by the communists in January 1968.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns - laos, ho chi minh trail, operation lam son 719, tet offensive (1968)

The banner depicts the original Unit motto and colour patch - white over red diamond - of the 24th Battalion which was raised in a hurry from a surplus of recruits at Broadmeadows Camp in Victoria. The battalion was formed during the first week of May 1915 ,and sailed from Melbourne at the end of that week. On September 4, 1915 the Battalion went ashore at Gallipoli and spent the next 16 weeks sharing duty in the Lone Pine trenches with the 23rd Battalion. in March 1916 the Battalion proceeded to France. It took part in its first major offensive around Pozieres and Mouquet Farm in July and August 1917. When patrolling no-man's land the men of the 24th adopted a unique form of snow camouflage - large white nighties bought in Amiens. The Battalion left the front line for the last time on 6 October 1918 and disbanded in May 1919. Victoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940 and were deployed to the middle east. After extensive fighting at Tobruk and El Alamein bettween July and November 1942 the Unit adopted a T shaped colour patch. After formation, the 2/24th battalion was moved to Wangaratta, where it remained until its training facilities were ready in Bonegilla prior to overseas deployment to the middle east. Because of its time in Wangaratta, it became colloquially known as "Wangaratta's Own" and later received the Freedom of the City.Two clear perspex sheets containing green banner with white over red diamond shape, gold coloured writing and fringe below with metal plaque.24th Aust Inf Bn. (AIF) 1939-45 I HOLD FAST Plaque - No 1 Banner Presented to The Wangaratta Club by the 24th Aust Inf Bn (AIF) 1939-45 on 15-9-84 banner, 24th australian infantry battalion, white over red diamond, unit colour patch

This diorama is the introductory feature in the World War 1 Gallery - 1918 experience. The figure shows details of the Lewis gun and webbing including the documented but irregular positioning of the entrenching tool.The diorama text discusses the transition from manpower to firepower with the restructure of infantry battalions to incorporate more light machine guns and to give the platoon an all round versus specialist capability. The increase in firepower and the reduction to three from four battalions in an infantry regiment in part offset the decline in voluntary recruitment. The offensive capabilities of an infantry battalion was therefore generally maintained but with 700 men instead of 1100 when fully manned .1:1 scale diorama showing a Lewis gunner of 44th Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Force in May 1918amiens, last 100 days, lewis gun, spring offensive

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 10th June 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Revaluation Payment by Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Expenditure of Money From Public Resort & Recreation Fund Use of the facilities at The Hub Proposed Lease of Premises by the Albion Tennis Club Request for Financial Assistance for the St. Albans Community Youth Club Request for Financial Assistance for the Western Region Arts Council The Community Arts Conference 19th to 22nd July 1980 Financial Statement for the Year Ended 30th September 1979 and Auditor's Report Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Western region Advancement Programme Fuel for Pensioners Scheme Repatriation Benefits for Allied Veterans Special Youth Development Programme Department of Youth, Sport & Recreation Sunshine CYSS Refunding Report of the Chief Health Officer Charge for Police Witness Attendance at Sunshine Court in Litter Case Offensive Trades Werribee Area Nufarm Chemicals Pty Ltd, J.L. McTaggart (Vic) Pty Ltd J.H. Ralph & Sons Pty Ltd V's City of Sunshine Court Case Health Act registrations for 1980 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act 1958 Section 44(1) Nuisance Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Parking & Traffic Infringements Dog Act Report of the City Librarian May 1980 School Holidays Programme Bookmobile Seminar 17th - 18th May 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Subdivision and Detached House on Each Created Allotment Main Road West Rezoning Corner of Raleigh Road and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Hore Agistment via Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Extractive Industry McIntyre Road St. Albans East Planning Permit Application Extension to Milk Bar 123 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Radio Mast 3 Beaver Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign South West Corner of Mulhall Drive and Clover Avenue St. Albans Planning Permit Application Radio Tower Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Extension to Bridge Platform Within Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lots 1, 2 & 86 Berkshire Road North West Corner Henderson Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Deer Park Fire Station North East Corner of Ballarat Road and Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Detached House 17 Carroll Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Display Home Centre Lot 16 to 19 Furlong Road Corner of St. Albans Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Amateur Radio Mast Lot 51 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Residential Subdivision and Industrial Use South East Corner St. Albans Road and Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Signs McDonalds 396 - 402 Ballarat Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Three Flats Lots 3 & 4 Cooper Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Commercial Display Area Lot 19 Geelong Road Corner of Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Cafe 77 Main Road West St. Albans Street Construction Nickson Estate Stage 3 & 4 Furlong Road St. Albans Consolidation of Title The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. Pty Ltd Emu Road, Mitchell Street & Richards Street Maidstone Consolidation of Title Emu Road Self Service Wholesaler Pty Ltd Consolidation of Title Lots 41. 42 & 43 Cromer Avenue Street Construction Albanvale Estate Stage 23 Consolidation of Title Lots 1034 & 1035 Delamare Drive Albanvale Contracts Construction of Concrete Works Allocation of Funds 1980/81 Country Road Board Jones Creek Western Highway to Albion Explosive Factory Concrete Channel Along the Western Boundary of the Old Sunshine Tip 10th Australian Road Research Board Conference University of Sydney 25th to 29th August 1980 City of Sunshine Award Amendments Professional Engineers Federal Funding for Roads Depot Workshop Tenders Kinder Smith Reserve Pavilion Extension Tenders Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 49 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement 66 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement Lot 10 Neale Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 43 Sunhill Court Ardeer Building on Land Liable to Flooding Lot 5 Oakland Street Maribyrnong Orama Street Pre-School Centre Landscaping Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st May 1980 Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 30th September 1979 Extraordinary Business Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Clothing Factory Main Road East St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Report of Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Municipal Offices Alexandra Avenue Sunshine Building on Land Liable to Flooding Lot 1 Wright Street Sunshinealbion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, st. albans community youth club, nufarm chemicals, j.l. mctaggart, j.h. ralph & sons, geelong road, brooklyn, main road west, st. albans, raleigh road, burton crescent, maribyrnong, fairbairn road, sunshine west, mcintyre road, st. albans east, sunshine north, rosamond road, maidstone, beaver street, mulhall drive, clover avenue, somerville road, berkshire road, henderson street, deer park fire station, ballarat road, glencairn avenue, deer park, carroll street, furlong road, st. albans road, mcdonalds, cooper street, francis street, the olympic tyre & rubber co, emu road, mitchell street, richards street, cromer avenue, delamare drive, albanvale, jones creek, western highway, albion explosive factory, sunshine tip, kinder smith reserve, lily street, braybrook, mawson avenue, neale road, sunhill court, ardeer, oakland street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street, main road east, alexandra avenue, wright street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 10th June 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Revaluation Payment by Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Expenditure of Money From Public Resort & Recreation Fund Use of the facilities at The Hub Proposed Lease of Premises by the Albion Tennis Club Request for Financial Assistance for the St. Albans Community Youth Club Request for Financial Assistance for the Western Region Arts Council The Community Arts Conference 19th to 22nd July 1980 Financial Statement for the Year Ended 30th September 1979 and Auditor's Report Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Western region Advancement Programme Fuel for Pensioners Scheme Repatriation Benefits for Allied Veterans Special Youth Development Programme Department of Youth, Sport & Recreation Sunshine CYSS Refunding Report of the Chief Health Officer Charge for Police Witness Attendance at Sunshine Court in Litter Case Offensive Trades Werribee Area Nufarm Chemicals Pty Ltd, J.L. McTaggart (Vic) Pty Ltd J.H. Ralph & Sons Pty Ltd V's City of Sunshine Court Case Health Act registrations for 1980 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act 1958 Section 44(1) Nuisance Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Parking & Traffic Infringements Dog Act Report of the City Librarian May 1980 School Holidays Programme Bookmobile Seminar 17th - 18th May 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Subdivision and Detached House on Each Created Allotment Main Road West Rezoning Corner of Raleigh Road and Burton Crescent Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Hore Agistment via Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Extractive Industry McIntyre Road St. Albans East Planning Permit Application Extension to Milk Bar 123 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Radio Mast 3 Beaver Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign South West Corner of Mulhall Drive and Clover Avenue St. Albans Planning Permit Application Radio Tower Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Extension to Bridge Platform Within Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lots 1, 2 & 86 Berkshire Road North West Corner Henderson Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Deer Park Fire Station North East Corner of Ballarat Road and Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Detached House 17 Carroll Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Display Home Centre Lot 16 to 19 Furlong Road Corner of St. Albans Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Amateur Radio Mast Lot 51 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Residential Subdivision and Industrial Use South East Corner St. Albans Road and Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Signs McDonalds 396 - 402 Ballarat Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Three Flats Lots 3 & 4 Cooper Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Commercial Display Area Lot 19 Geelong Road Corner of Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Cafe 77 Main Road West St. Albans Street Construction Nickson Estate Stage 3 & 4 Furlong Road St. Albans Consolidation of Title The Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co. Pty Ltd Emu Road, Mitchell Street & Richards Street Maidstone Consolidation of Title Emu Road Self Service Wholesaler Pty Ltd Consolidation of Title Lots 41. 42 & 43 Cromer Avenue Street Construction Albanvale Estate Stage 23 Consolidation of Title Lots 1034 & 1035 Delamare Drive Albanvale Contracts Construction of Concrete Works Allocation of Funds 1980/81 Country Road Board Jones Creek Western Highway to Albion Explosive Factory Concrete Channel Along the Western Boundary of the Old Sunshine Tip 10th Australian Road Research Board Conference University of Sydney 25th to 29th August 1980 City of Sunshine Award Amendments Professional Engineers Federal Funding for Roads Depot Workshop Tenders Kinder Smith Reserve Pavilion Extension Tenders Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 49 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement 66 Mawson Avenue Deer Park Building Over Easement Lot 10 Neale Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 43 Sunhill Court Ardeer Building on Land Liable to Flooding Lot 5 Oakland Street Maribyrnong Orama Street Pre-School Centre Landscaping Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st May 1980 Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 30th September 1979albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, st. albans community youth club, nufarm chemicals, j.l. mctaggart, j.h. ralph & sons, geelong road, brooklyn, main road west, st. albans, raleigh road, burton crescent, maribyrnong, fairbairn road, sunshine west, mcintyre road, st. albans east, sunshine north, rosamond road, maidstone, beaver street, mulhall drive, clover avenue, somerville road, berkshire road, henderson street, deer park fire station, ballarat road, glencairn avenue, deer park, carroll street, furlong road, st. albans road, mcdonalds, cooper street, francis street, the olympic tyre & rubber co, emu road, mitchell street, richards street, cromer avenue, delamare drive, albanvale, jones creek, western highway, albion explosive factory, sunshine tip, kinder smith reserve, lily street, braybrook, mawson avenue, neale road, sunhill court, ardeer, oakland street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street

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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 8th May 1979 Report of the Town Clerk Department Report of the Town Clerk Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Representation Support of Defence Forces - Reserves Proposed Variations to the Municipal Officers (City of Sunshine Award) Report Meals on Wheels Heated Pool Rainbow Workshop Programme Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Greek Welfare Workers' Conference 18th - 20th May 1979 Emergency Relief Survey of Residents Glengala Estate September 1978 Report of the Chief Health Officer Health Act Registrations Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Offensive Trade Gardner Smith Pty Ltd Lots 1 & 2 Doherty's Road Laverton North Infant Welfare Subsidies Australia Institute of Health Surveyors Annual Conference 23rd - 25th May 1979 Adulterated Food Health Act Section 95 Report of City Librarian Melton Library Hours of Operation Melton Library Staff Report of Municipal Recreation Officer V.F.L. Sunday Matches Objection by City of Sunshine Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation Application for $500 Grant Holiday Programme Staffing Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer Rezoning Land North East Corner of Mitchell Street and Hampstead Road Planning Permit Application Service Station and Factory 784 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sky Sign 809 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Building Society (Bank) Lot 2 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Sunshine Road Sunshine Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Old Sunshine Post Office Proposed Amendment No 96 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Road Widening of Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Restaurant 171 Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Application Amended Plans Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Tenders for Construction of Right of Way off Cornhill Street St. Albans Annual Supply Contracts Supply of Bituminous Concrete Consolidation of Title Lot 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Albanvale Stage 24 Albanvale Stages 21 & 22 Strata Subdivision 8 & 10 Warrs Road Maribyrnong Statcon Works Programme Intersection Treatment East Esplanade, Main Road East & Main Road West Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Princess Highway West Street Lighting Cost Reconstruction of South Road Braybrook Toilet Blocks Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve & Tallintyre Road Reserve Tenders for Council Depot Amenities Building Report of the Building Surveyor Building on Land Liable to Inundation Lot 190 Billingham Road Deer Park Building on Land Liable to Inundation 10 Navigator Street Maribyrnong Orders of the Day Accounts for Payment as at 15th April 1979 Extraordinary Business Derrimut Area Proposed Changes in Zoninggardner smith pty ltd, doherty's road, laverton north, mitchell street, hampstead road, maidstone, ballarat road, deer park, hampshire road, sunshine, sunshine road, sunshine post office, neale road, station road, main road west, st. albans, cornhill street, tottenham parade, tottenham, albanvale stage, warrs road, maribyrnong, east esplanade, main road east, princess highway, brooklyn, south road, braybrook, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine west, robert bruce reserve, tallintyre road reserve, kermeen street, billingham road, navigator street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 8th May 1979 Report of the Town Clerk Department Report of the Town Clerk Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Representation Support of Defence Forces - Reserves Proposed Variations to the Municipal Officers (City of Sunshine Award) Report Meals on Wheels Heated Pool Rainbow Workshop Programme Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Greek Welfare Workers' Conference 18th - 20th May 1979 Emergency Relief Survey of Residents Glengala Estate September 1978 Report of the Chief Health Officer Health Act Registrations Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Offensive Trade Gardner Smith Pty Ltd Lots 1 & 2 Doherty's Road Laverton North Infant Welfare Subsidies Australia Institute of Health Surveyors Annual Conference 23rd - 25th May 1979 Adulterated Food Health Act Section 95 Report of City Librarian Melton Library Hours of Operation Melton Library Staff Report of Municipal Recreation Officer V.F.L. Sunday Matches Objection by City of Sunshine Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation Application for $500 Grant Holiday Programme Staffing Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer Rezoning Land North East Corner of Mitchell Street and Hampstead Road Planning Permit Application Service Station and Factory 784 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sky Sign 809 Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Building Society (Bank) Lot 2 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Sunshine Road Sunshine Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Old Sunshine Post Office Proposed Amendment No 96 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Road Widening of Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Restaurant 171 Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Application Amended Plans Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Tenders for Construction of Right of Way off Cornhill Street St. Albans Annual Supply Contracts Supply of Bituminous Concrete Consolidation of Title Lot 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Albanvale Stage 24 Albanvale Stages 21 & 22 Strata Subdivision 8 & 10 Warrs Road Maribyrnong Statcon Works Programme Intersection Treatment East Esplanade, Main Road East & Main Road West Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Princess Highway West Street Lighting Cost Reconstruction of South Road Braybrook Toilet Blocks Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve & Tallintyre Road Reserve Tenders for Council Depot Amenities Building Report of the Building Surveyor Building on Land Liable to Inundation Lot 190 Billingham Road Deer Park Building on Land Liable to Inundation 10 Navigator Street Maribyrnonggardner smith pty ltd, doherty's road, laverton north, mitchell street, hampstead road, maidstone, ballarat road, deer park, hampshire road, sunshine, sunshine post office, station road, neale road, st. albans, cornhill street, tottenham parade, tottenham, albanvale, warrs road, maribyrnong, east esplanade, main road east, main road west, princess highway, brooklyn, south road, braybrook, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine west, robert bruce reserve, tallintyre road reserve, kermeen street, billingham road, navigator street, sunshine road

Committee Meetings Reports 8th May 1979 Report of the Works Committee Don Thomas Reserve & Diamond Avenue Buildings are being painted Highpoint Child Care Centre Sewerage problems corrected, slab to be poured this week Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue Completed Kerb & Channel Hilma Street Bus Bay Completed Kerb & Channel Melon Street Work Completed Footpath Lawson Street Completed Footpath Merlow Street and Hill Street Commenced Footpath Area South of Churchill Avenue Work Progressing Footpath Main Road East Completed Footpath King Edwards Avenue Work to Commence Drainage Phoenix Street No Rock 50% Completed Drainage Melon Street Appears to have passed through rock vein, experiencing better progress at present Road Work Service Street of Ballarat Road No further progress Road Work King Edward Avenue Ready for tampering Road Work Baseball Car Park and area north side of King Edward Avenue now sealed Road Work Carlisle Street Completed Robert Barrett Reserve Erection of Temporary Pavilion Commenced Ralph Street Reserve Installation of automatic watering commenced Maribyrnong Area Clearing of land has almost been completed Tree Lopping Progressing at satisfactory rate Cricket Wickets all Grounds A letter of congratulations regarding condition of the wickets for the 1978/79 season was received from the Sunshine District Cricket Association Tree Planting expected to commence within next 2 weeks Bon Thomas Reserve clearing of mounds to commence this week Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Award Matters Financial Reports for the Period Ended 9th April 1979 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Replacement of Road Making Vehicle Plant No 80 Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Rainbow Workshop Programme Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Service Survey of residents of Glengala Estate September 1978 Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Offensive Trade Gardner Smith Pty Ltd Lots 1 & 2 Doherty's Road Laverton North Australian Institute of Health Surveyors Annual conference 23rd - 25th May 1979 Adulterated Food Health Act Section 85 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Restaurant Main Road West Proposed Changes in Zoning Derrimut Areamain road west, st. albans, derrimut, don thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, highpoint child care centre, rosamond road, diamond avenue, albanvale, king edward avenue, albion, hilma street, sunshine west, melon street, braybrook, lawson street, merlow street, hill street, sunshine, churchill avenue, main road east, phoenix street, sunshine north, ballarat road, sunshine baseball club, talmage street, carlisle street, maidstone, robert barrett reserve, maribyrnong, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine district cricket association, bon thomas reserve, gardner smith pty ltd, doherty's road, laverton north