Showing 12 items matching "montevideo"
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Mission to Seafarers VictoriaLetter - Correspondence, 9/10/46
... ...montevideo...Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 which depicts his time spent in Montevideo and discusses how warm the weather has been....Montevideo...Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands melbourne Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 which depicts his time spent in Montevideo and discusses how warm the weather has been. ...Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 which depicts his time spent in Montevideo and discusses how warm the weather has been.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Three page letter (0327.A1-A3) written in blue ink. Dated 09/10/46 written while at sea. Air Mail symbol in top left hand corner of papermission to seafarers, allan quinn, letter, montevideo, 1946 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, LtCol Neil C Smith, PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE MONTEVIDEO MARU
... PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE MONTEVIDEO MARU...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE MONTEVIDEO MARU Book LtCol Neil C Smith ...non-fiction -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru
... The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru Book ...non-fiction -
National Wool MuseumBooklet, Corriedale sheep world type standard (1950)
... and SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED AT WORLD CONFERENCE IN MONTEVIDEO, URAGUAY, 1970 R W Pettitt...Corriedale sheep Sheep breeding and SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED AT WORLD CONFERENCE IN MONTEVIDEO, URAGUAY, 1970 R W Pettitt Corriedale sheep world type standard (1950) Booklet ...Corriedale sheep world type standard, adopted at world type conference Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand 1950, with 1970 amedments subsequently affixed.and SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED AT WORLD CONFERENCE IN MONTEVIDEO, URAGUAY, 1970 R W Pettittcorriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association corriedale sheep society (incorporated), new zealand, pettitt, mr r. w., corriedale sheep, sheep breeding -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPhotograph - Photographs, Admiral Graf Spee
... ...montevideo...One of the hunting groups sent by the British Admiralty to search for Graf Spee, comprising three Royal Navy cruisers, HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles (the last from the New Zealand Division), found and engaged their quarry off the estuary of the River Plate close to the coast of Uruguay in South America. admiral graf spee ww2 montevideo battle of the river plate Inscription in pencil on rear of each photograph 12 black and white unframed photographs of ship at sea Admiral Graf Spee Photograph Photographs ...Photographs of the German ship Admiral Graf Spee which was involved in the Battle of the River Plate, the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of the Battle of the Atlantic in South American waters. The German panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee had cruised into the South Atlantic a fortnight before the war began, and had been commerce raiding after receiving appropriate authorisation on 26 September 1939. One of the hunting groups sent by the British Admiralty to search for Graf Spee, comprising three Royal Navy cruisers, HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles (the last from the New Zealand Division), found and engaged their quarry off the estuary of the River Plate close to the coast of Uruguay in South America. 12 black and white unframed photographs of ship at seaInscription in pencil on rear of each photographadmiral graf spee, ww2, montevideo, battle of the river plate -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaLetter - Correspondence, Allan Charles Quinn, 1949
... Two and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0806.a1-2), headed MS Fenris, Montevideo and dated 21.03.49. The air-mail envelope (0806.b) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of diagonal, repeating stripes of green, white, yellow, white....Two and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0806.a1-2), headed MS Fenris, Montevideo and dated 21.03.49. The air-mail envelope (0806.b) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of diagonal, repeating stripes of green, white, yellow, white. ...Quinn CollectionTwo and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0806.a1-2), headed MS Fenris, Montevideo and dated 21.03.49. The air-mail envelope (0806.b) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of diagonal, repeating stripes of green, white, yellow, white.0806.b bears one green Uruguay stamp and is addressed to Mrs S Quinn, 5 Pollington Street, St Kilda. The postmark is indistinct. letters-from-abroad, quinn, ms fenris, 1949 -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaLetter - Correspondence, 1949
... Single-sided letter written on two sheets of unlined blue air-letter paper (0816.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Montevideo, and dated 22.07.49. The blue airmail envelope (0816.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. ...Single-sided letter written on two sheets of unlined blue air-letter paper (0816.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Montevideo, and dated 22.07.49. The blue airmail envelope (0816.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. ...Allan writes of his two-weeks in Buenos Aires where he witnessed a "..great parade.." on Independence Day and heard Peron speak in the city. He also attended several orchestral concerts and saw 'Gone with the Wind' for the fourth time. He writes "The papers have been full of the coal strike in Australia down here....".Quinn CollectionSingle-sided letter written on two sheets of unlined blue air-letter paper (0816.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Montevideo, and dated 22.07.49. The blue airmail envelope (0816.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. There are two Uruguayan stamps, one blue, one green. The postmark is indistinct. The letter from Allan to his mother is written in blue ink. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris, independence day, buenos aires, australian coal strike -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchPhoto The Admiral Graf Spee
... Photo taken by a sailor onboard H.M.S.Ajax 17 Dec.1939 On December 17, 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee, with Langsdorff and a skeleton crew of 40 aboard, steamed out of Montevideo as 20,000 onlookers watched. The crew set the scuttling charges and and everyone was evacuated by an Argentinian tugboat. ...Waverley RSL Sub Branch 161 Coleman Parade Glen Waverley melbourne Photo taken by a sailor onboard H.M.S.Ajax 17 Dec.1939 On December 17, 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee, with Langsdorff and a skeleton crew of 40 aboard, steamed out of Montevideo as 20,000 onlookers watched. The crew set the scuttling charges and and everyone was evacuated by an Argentinian tugboat. ...Photo taken by a sailor onboard H.M.S.Ajax 17 Dec.1939 On December 17, 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee, with Langsdorff and a skeleton crew of 40 aboard, steamed out of Montevideo as 20,000 onlookers watched. The crew set the scuttling charges and and everyone was evacuated by an Argentinian tugboat. The explosions ripped through the ship and it sank at 08:55 PM. On December 20, Captain Langsdorff, lying on the ship's flag and wearing his full dress uniform, shot and killed himself.Black and white photo of The Admiral Graf Spee being scuttled in the Pate Rivergraf spee -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Save the Trams", 19/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Notes the preservation of a street tramway in Montevideo. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. ...Notes the preservation of a street tramway in Montevideo. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. ...Newspaper clipping from the letters to the Editor Section of The Courier, Ballarat, dated about 19/8/1971. The first letter, signed by "All Het Up" pleading for the trams to be retained on a limited route serving Sovereign Hill and the Gardens and noting the tourist potential of such a tram line. A Second letter supports the retention of the trams by the BTPS in Wendouree Parade. Letter is unsigned - may not have been cut out properly. Notes the preservation of a street tramway in Montevideo. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Has cutting date separate from item.special trams, gardens loop, accidents, injuries -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Tenbosch, Mary
... ...Montevideo...Garage Millett's Foodland Montevideo Newsagency obituary Police Station Post Office Table Talk telephone exchange Uruguay W.B. ...Mary Tenbosch lived in Eltham for 40 years and died 1968. Contents Newspaper article: "She saw the spacious era pass: Death of an early Elthamite", Diamond Valley News, 21 May 1968. Life of Mary Tenbosch. - Obituary for Mrs Mary Tenbosch, former wife of W.B. Bassett-Smith who lived for 40 years at the top of York Street.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmary tenbosch, york street eltham, bridge street eltham, brougham street eltham, eltham telephone exchange, lyon brothers eltham, millette's eltham, research hotel, eltham fire brigade, percy leason, wiregrass cartoons, henry street eltham, blue gum milk bar (eltham), brougham steet, eltham, eltham public hall, eltham shops, ford model t, ford wagonette, henry street, lyon bros. garage, millett's foodland, montevideo, newsagency, obituary, police station, post office, table talk, telephone exchange, uruguay, w.b. bassett-smith, york street -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Leongatha and District Historic Society, Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne World War 1939-1945 Rabaul Montevideo Maru Lark Force Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42 Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42 Book Leongatha and District Historic Society Lyn Skillern ...Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42non-fictionForgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42world war 1939-1945, rabaul, montevideo maru, lark force -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Lothian Books, He's not coming home: a story of love, loss and discovery in Rabaul during World War 2, 2005
... Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Spensley family Montevideo Maru (ship) Papua New Guinea war crimes missing in action World War II WW2 Rabaul This is a story about the occupation of Rabaul, New Guinea, by the Japanese in World War II, written by the daughter of an Australian who died there. ...This is a story about the occupation of Rabaul, New Guinea, by the Japanese in World War II, written by the daughter of an Australian who died there. This is a moving and intriguing account of a time and place that still resonates for many Australians, and of tragic wartime events whose effects still reverberate in many families. - TroveFront of the book shows a photographic image of two children posing for the camera in a garden. The title is printed in red across the top, the author's name is printed in white across the bottom of the image and bellow that the subtitle is printed in black in a handwritten style. The spine of the book is white with the title printed in red and the author in black print.non-fictionThis is a story about the occupation of Rabaul, New Guinea, by the Japanese in World War II, written by the daughter of an Australian who died there. This is a moving and intriguing account of a time and place that still resonates for many Australians, and of tragic wartime events whose effects still reverberate in many families. - Trovespensley family, montevideo maru (ship), papua new guinea, war crimes, missing in action, world war ii, ww2, rabaul
