Picture depicts a frequent activity of infantry in Vietnam - either waiting for pickup by Huey helicopters or having a drop off by the helicopters; in this case it is a pickup ('dustoff') of xxx section, yyy platoon, mmm Company.Especially for infantry, the picture captures the moment of accepting a dustoff at the end of, or during, an operation.Rectangular print 'Dustoff' in a wooden frame; this is an iconic picture out of the Vietnam war Presented to: The Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Sub Branch on Friday 27th October 2006. By: David Streatfeild No. 9 Squadron (Royal Australian Airforce); Vietnam 1969 1970 and 1971. Centrally below the picture and columned vertically: Dustoff (CASEVAC Vietnam), by Brian Wood; Royal Australian Air Force insignia; Rising Sun insignia with scroll: The Australian Army. Signatures by: The Hon. Graham Edwards, Member of Parliament; The Hon. Tim Fischer, Member of Parliament; W.B. "Digger" Jam,es AC, MBE, MC, Major General (ret'd); Keith Payne VC, Warrant Officer Class 2 (ret'd); Brian Wood 4 RAR 70/71vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

mining mud & medals, mmm

damian finalyson, mining mud & medals, mmm

Lone Pine was an action that featured one of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign. The attack was planned as a diversion for the Australian and New Zealand units that were to breakout from the Anzac perimeter by capturing the heights of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. At 5.30 pm on 6 August 1915, the Australian artillery barrage lifted and from concealed trenches in no man’s land the 1st Australian Brigade charged towards the Turkish trenches. The troops paused on reaching the Turkish trenches, finding that many were covered by timber roofs. Some fired, bombed and bayoneted from above, some found their way inside and others ran on past to the open communications and support trenches behind. Others advanced as far as "the Cup" which was where Turkish support units were located and from where the Turks counter-attacked. By nightfall, most of the enemy front line was in Australian hands and outposts had been established in former Turkish communication trenches. The Australian Engineers dug a safe passage across no man’s land so that reinforcements could enter the captured positions without being exposed to Turkish fire. Having captured the Turkish trenches, the Australians now tried to hold what they had taken while the Turks desperately and determinedly tried to throw the Australians out. From nightfall on 6 August until the night of 9 August a fierce battle ensued underground in the complex maze of Turkish tunnels. The Australians succeeded in drawing the whole of the immediate Turkish reserve. Six Australian battalions suffered nearly 2,300 killed and wounded at Lone Pine. Seven Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest number ever awarded to an Australian division for one action.(http://www.awmlondon.gov.au/battles/lone-pine)Entrance to a tunnel at Lone Pine, Gallipoli. gallipoli, world war one, tunnel, mmm

5 images relating to tunnelling during World War 1.world war one, tunnelling, australian mining corp, rescue, mmm

Black and white photograph of a number of Australian soldiers watching a boat move along the Suez Canal during World War One. Verso: Our boys watching a boat go along the Suez Canal. (illegible)world war, world war one, suez canal, aif, mmm

The HMAT A18 Wiltshire (1912-1922) weighed 10,390 tons with an average cruise speed of 13.5 knots or 25.00 kmph. Described as a refrigerated steamship it was b uilt 1912 by John Brown, Clydebank for the Federal S N Co Ltd, London and was propelled by a twin screw, quadruple expansion engine 2 x 4 cylinders each 6500 hp. Owned by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London, it was leased by the Commonwealth until 2 October 1917. It embarked from Egypt on 2 February 1918. On 18 October 1914 at Melbourne embarked the 4th Light Horse Regiment (Victoria) A, B & C squadron & their Machine Gun Section, the 2nd Field Ambulance (Victoria) First Division. The disembarked the 4th Light Horse Regiment in Egypt on 10 December 1914. On 01 November 1914 The Wiltshire assembled with the first convoy at King George's Sound, Albany Western Australia in transporting the first detachment of the Australian and New Zealand Imperial Expeditionary Forces. It completed nine transport voyages from Australia commencing 18 October 1914 until final voyage from Sydney 9th November 1918. During that time The Wiltshire carried the 4th Field Artillery Brigade (Victoria) 2nd Division Artillery and their 1st Reinforcements, 1st Division Ammunition Column 1st Division Artillery 4th Reinforcements, thirty-four Infantry Battalion Reinforcements, the 10th, 11th & 12th Field Artillery Battery (Victoria) 4th Field Artillery Brigades, the 4th Brigade Ammunition Column 4th Field Artillery Brigade, the 1st Siege Artillery Brigade 15th Reinforcements, the 4th Light Horse Regiment (Victoria) A, B & C squadron & their Machine Gun Section, six Light Horse Brigade Reinforcements, the 1st Veterinary Section (New South Wales) 11th Reinforcements, the 1st Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) 1st Division 11th Reinforcements, the 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section (Victoria, New South Wales) 2nd Division 11th Reinforcements, the 1st Cyclist Battalion (New South Wales and Queensland) 3rd Reinforcements, the 2nd Field Ambulance (Victoria) First Division & Medical Officers. After the conclusion of World War One is was wrecked Rosalie Bay, Great Barrier Island New Zealand 31 May 1922 on passage London for Dunedin. Onboard was a crew of 103 plus 1 stowaway, and 10,000 ton of general cargo. No lives lost and is now a well frequented 'Dive' wrecksite. (http://www.flotilla-australia.com/hmat.htm#A18)Photographic postcard of the troopship Wiltshire out at sea.world war one, world war, wiltshire, troop ship, mmm

Sent to Australia at the end of World War OneBlack and white photograph of the Cairo Bazaar.Verso: The famous Cairo Bazaar a trip through here is really wonderful. Egypt 1919world war one, cairo, cairo bazaar, egypt, mmm

Postcard sent to Australia during World War OneBlack and white postcard of a Turkish Mine used during World War One. Verso: Turkish Mine washed up on the beach at El Arish. Note the holes made by our machine gun fire by trying to explode it. B.W. (Billie West)billie west, west, turkish mine, el arish, mmm

Charles Moulsdale was discharged from the AIF after World war One and remained in Scotland with his Scottish wife. moulsdale, bacchus marsh, world war, world war one, mmm, aif

Black and white photograph showing a number of soldiers during World War One. Verso: I am the 5th from left in 2nd row from front. world war, world war one, cairo, egypt, officer cadet battalion, mmm

Black and white photograph of a landscape where Turkish soldiers are in action during World War One. Verso: A Turkish photo. Turkish mounted men in action. Palestine 1918world war, world war one, turks, turkish, horses, mmm

Black and white photograph of a landscape with Turkish Mounted Troops During World War One.Verso: A Turkish photo. Turkish Mounted Troops. Palestine 1918world war, world war one, palestine, turks, turkish, mmm

The Nestor was 14,501 tons vessel and traveled at 14 knots.Sepia photograph mounted onto a car which featured glued material flags. The ship is filled with soldiers sailing to the battlefields of World War One. Thousands of people stand on the Melbourne dock waving them off.Nestor Troopship sailed Oct 2nd 1916.world war one, troop ship, nestor, soldiers, mmm, vessel

This card was sent to Australia during World War OneBlack and white photographic postcard of camels watering at wells in the desert in Egypt.Verso: Egypt September 14th 1916 To Mother This is very fine view of Camels watering taken a few hundred yards from our camp & is in what we call a dry salt lake, the top of the sand being damp is quite hard, You will notice a clear patch marked x this is a football ground. You will also notice the heavy sand & camps in the background. Billieworld war one, egypt, camels, salt lake, desert, mmm

Colour photographs of Flanders Poppies grown in Ballarat.poppies, flanders poppies, garden, ballarat, world war one, remembrance, mmm

Black and white photograph of Turkish soldiers using machine guns during World War 1. Verso: A Turkish photo - Turkish machine guns in action. Note the three men on the right are using a range finder. Palestine 1918.world war one, world war, palestine, machine gun, turks, turkish, mmm

verso: Taken by Bah Wilson out of an aeroplane. Junction Station. Palestine 1918palestine, aerial photograph, aeroplane, world war, world war one, junction station, mmm

world war, world war one, grace rebecchi, rebecchi, aif, uniform, mmm

This image was sourced during a 'Show and Tell' event run as part of Victorian Interpretive Project Inc's 'Mining Mud and Medals' project (see http://victoriancollections.net.au/items/535d787e2162ef071895b7c6)Eleven World War One Australian soldiers pose for a photograph in Egypt. Among the soldiers is Eddie Boyce (back row second from the right) and Frank Boyce.boyce, frank boyce, eddie boyce, mmm, world war, world war one, mining mud & medals

An Australian World War One Soldier poses for a studio portrait. It is Frank Boyce who was awarded the Military Medal. boyce, frank boyce, world war, world war one, aif, mmm, military medal

George Henry Boyce was killed at Doullens, France during World War One.boyce, george boyce, world war, world war one, doullens, france, mmm

Black and white image of a number of mobile kitchens with chimneys. They were used by the Turks during World War One.Verso: A Turkish photo of their kitchen somewhere behind the lines. Palestine 1918.world war one, turks, turkish, kitchen, palestine, egypt, mmm

World War 1Worn on the collars of the Pioneers Corps, guns facing inwards, 1 on each side of the collars.Badge attributed to the Pioneers Corps WW1Pick and Gun, possibly brass materialmmm, pioneer, badge, ww1, anzac, great war, australian, soldiers

John Austin Anderson was the son of Daniel William and Elizabeth Jane Anderson, and husband of Ethel M. Anderson of 312 Ripon Street South, Ballarat. John Anderson was a sergeant with the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company. He was 34 years of age when he was killed in action in France on 01 July 1916. Anderson is buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.Four digital images images of the headstones for J.A. Anderson in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, taken by Mark Banning on 18 February 2014. world war one, wwi, war, cemetery, headstone, alexander, j.a. alexander., mmm

tandy, arthur tandy, arthur elton tandy, tunneller, australian mining corp, mmm, world war, world war one

tandy, arthur tandy, arthur elton tandy, tunneller, australian mining corps, mmm, world war, world war one

tandy, arthur tandy, arthur elton tandy, tunneller, australian mining corps, mmm, world war, world war one