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Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, 10 Photographs HMAS Hobart 1942 Solomons
... Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons caption torpedo bombers two more on fire.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons high level bombers no hits Japs flew one thousand miles for this 054.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons caption there is no doubt this one being a Jap note marking.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons Dawn entering Guadalcanal Hobart Hoists battle ensign.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons fires started by bombing and shell fire.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons Fires started by gunfire and dive bombers .jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons Guadalcanal HMS Exeter evading Japanese bombers February 1942.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons US Mugford hit by bomb.jpg 9. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers caption shot down one bomber.jpg 10. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers.jpg ...HMAS Hobart Arthur George Holley RAN Pacific Theatre Solomons Campaign Guadalcanal Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons caption torpedo bombers two more on fire.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons high level bombers no hits Japs flew one thousand miles for this 054.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons caption there is no doubt this one being a Jap note marking.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons Dawn entering Guadalcanal Hobart Hoists battle ensign.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons fires started by bombing and shell fire.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons Fires started by gunfire and dive bombers .jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons Guadalcanal HMS Exeter evading Japanese bombers February 1942.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons US Mugford hit by bomb.jpg 9. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers caption shot down one bomber.jpg 10. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers.jpg 10 Photographs HMAS Hobart 1942 Solomons Photograph ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM ...Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set coincides with the Hobart's service around the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea, and her involvement in the Solomons and Guadalcanal landings. Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons caption torpedo bombers two more on fire.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons high level bombers no hits Japs flew one thousand miles for this 054.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons caption there is no doubt this one being a Jap note marking.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons Dawn entering Guadalcanal Hobart Hoists battle ensign.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons fires started by bombing and shell fire.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons Fires started by gunfire and dive bombers .jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons Guadalcanal HMS Exeter evading Japanese bombers February 1942.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons US Mugford hit by bomb.jpg 9. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers caption shot down one bomber.jpg 10. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford attacked by dive bombers.jpg hmas hobart, arthur george holley ran, pacific theatre, solomons campaign, guadalcanal -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchPhotograph - 5.5x4 coloured photograph, 1996
... The Centaur Memorial along with theUnited States Destroyer, USS Mugford Memorial were unveiled on 14 May 1993, the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship. ...The Centaur Memorial along with theUnited States Destroyer, USS Mugford Memorial were unveiled on 14 May 1993, the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship. ...Centaur Memorial in Tweed Heads In Queensland. 'Memorial information: Description- A steel pyramid supported by a 15 tonne pink granite stone from Turallin near Millmerran on the Darling Downs. The bolder symbolises the ecology, the pyramid represents the spirit of those who died in the Centaur sinking and the whole effect is of flotation. The tip of the pyramid can be removed to expose an oil fuelled lamp which burns on the night of the anniversary of the sinking. Scrolls containing the names of those on board are also contained in the pyramid. A Walk of Remembrance leads from the memorial to the cliff top. The Centaur Memorial along with theUnited States Destroyer, USS Mugford Memorial were unveiled on 14 May 1993, the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship. The Walk of Remembrance is dedicated to the memorial of the men and women who lost their lives in the forty-one Allied and Australian Naval and Merchant ships sunk along Australia's coastline during World War Two. It is planned to place a marker in the ground adjacent to the pyramid; this marker and the point of the pyramid will align with the site of the sinking. [Taken from ANZAC Square record] Coloured photograph of a stone memorial set in a pond with a concrete edge and surrounded by small stones. The pond is on flat grassy land and behind it are stone steps for seating. In the background are trees and a pavillion.'Centaur / Memorial. / Danger Pond / Tweed Heads' [Handwritten in blue ink on the back of the photograph] 'SEP 96 05633 M8NAA' [Printed on the back of the photograph]ahs centaur memorial, centaur, war memorials, tweed heads, queensland war memorials -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, 9 Photographs HMAS Hobart 1942 Solomons and Guadalcanal
... Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion on.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion started barges headed for shore.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons Japanese Shokaku class aircraft carrier under attack 1942.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons US Marines off southward to clash with Japs Guadalcanal.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford delivering mail to Australia in Coral Sea.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford.jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons USS Pope.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons USS Vincennes bombards and silences shore batteries.jpg 9. 1942 08 Two Japanese torpedo bombers attacking allied warships fly past a US Navy destroyer .jpg ...HMAS Hobart Arthur George Holley RAN Pacific Theatre Solomons Campaign Guadalcanal Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion on.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion started barges headed for shore.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons Japanese Shokaku class aircraft carrier under attack 1942.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons US Marines off southward to clash with Japs Guadalcanal.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford delivering mail to Australia in Coral Sea.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford.jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons USS Pope.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons USS Vincennes bombards and silences shore batteries.jpg 9. 1942 08 Two Japanese torpedo bombers attacking allied warships fly past a US Navy destroyer .jpg 9 Photographs HMAS Hobart 1942 Solomons and Guadalcanal Photograph ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM ...Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set coincides with the Hobart's involvement in the Solomons and Guadalcanal landings. Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion on.jpg 2. 1942 08 Solomons Invasion started barges headed for shore.jpg 3. 1942 08 Solomons Japanese Shokaku class aircraft carrier under attack 1942.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomons US Marines off southward to clash with Japs Guadalcanal.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford delivering mail to Australia in Coral Sea.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons USS Mugford.jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons USS Pope.jpg 8. 1942 08 Solomons USS Vincennes bombards and silences shore batteries.jpg 9. 1942 08 Two Japanese torpedo bombers attacking allied warships fly past a US Navy destroyer .jpg hmas hobart, arthur george holley ran, pacific theatre, solomons campaign, guadalcanal -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchMagazine - Photocopy of a magazine clipping, The Mercury, Tom remembers Centaur's tale, 14-5-1986
... ...Mugford...WWII World war two WW2 Australian Nurses Queensland Hobart Army Australian Army Ray Hutchinson James Coulson WW1 veteran Pacific Ocean Mugford Ellen Savage George Medal Red cross Seaman's Union Minister for the Army Allies Australian Government Christopher S Milligan Able Seaman Commonwealth Heath Department Rembrandt Cat and Fiddle Arcade A large photocopy of a magazine article with a small black and white photo in the top left corner, of a woman and an older man holding an object, and two columns of text Tom remembers Centaur's tale Magazine Photocopy of a magazine clipping The Mercury Arthur Arnold ...The sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur off Queensland during World War Two by an enemy submarine, had a profound effect politically , and a deep emotional impact on the Australian people. Of the [332] aboard only [65] survived. The Centaur's role has long been clouded by controversy. A survivor of the sinking, Thomas Hobden, about the facts of the incident and his personal experience. Thomas believes that rumours circulating of the Centaur being misused under the 1908 Geneva Conventions and transporting troops and ammunition, before the ship's embarkation from Sydney had been received by the Japanese.A large photocopy of a magazine article with a small black and white photo in the top left corner, of a woman and an older man holding an object, and two columns of textwwii, world war two, ww2, australian nurses, queensland, hobart, army, australian army, ray hutchinson, james coulson, ww1 veteran, pacific ocean, mugford, ellen savage, george medal, red cross, seaman's union, minister for the army, allies, australian government, christopher s milligan, able seaman, commonwealth heath department, rembrandt, cat and fiddle arcade
