Robert Gray at Kays Foundry Wimmera Street Stawell standing beside Crusher built for Bulola Goldfields New Guinea. stawell industry mining

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

1. "Kenneth Leigh Gordon Wylie", No.2515 3/57 Battalion WW1. Enlisted 20/6/16, age 22. In France 8/2/17 but hospitalised 19/4/17 with Tuberculosis. returned Aust 10/9/17 and discharged. 2. "Vincent Keating" VX53980 2/2nd Field Ambulance, age 23. Enlisted 25/4/41 and posted to Middle East. Returned to Aust and posted to New Guinea 22/10/32 and again 20/12/44. Discharged 19/12/45 at rank of Sgt. 3. "Joseph Keating" VX91801 enlisted 22/3/43, age 32. Embarked to New Guinea with 2/28 Batt. Discharged 15/7/46 as a Private.1. Sepia photo of Kenneth Leigh Gordon Wylie. Shoulder and head shot looking into camera. No background. Pasted onto brown cardboard. 2. Black and white photo of Vincent Keating. Portrait from Waist up looking into camera. Set in a brown and gold frame with a black leather backing and fold out stand. 3. Black and white photo of Joseph Keating. Shoulder/head portrait in uniform. Set in a brown wooden photo frame with gold metal rim and wooden fold out stand. Glass cover over photo.buna, ww1, ww2, photographs, kenneth leigh gordon wylie, vincent keating, joseph keating

Album belonged to Francis Joseph Walsh VX 61879, Enlisted 18/8/41, age 20 years. Discharged 13/8/46. Rank PRIVATE 20 AUST MOTOR REGT. 20th AUSTRALIAN MOTOR REGT This unit deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea 1943 (late). Returned April 1945. Album - cardboard, back cover only, with brown buckram adhered to cardboard. 5 cardboard, 2 sided, pages containing black and white photographs and six greeting cards. Cards dated 1941, 1943 and 1944. Pages are grey in colour and all photographs and cards are glued to the pages. Portrait photograph of F. J. Walsh on page 7 with caption. "ME, GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY 1945". album, photographs, ww2, dutch new guinea, f. j. walsh, 20th aust motor regt

Oswald James Renshaw No. 116751 RAAF Enlisted 6.8.1942 aged 37. Discharges 13.2.1945 with rank of Corporal in No. 1 Stores Depot. Served in New Guinea, Goodenough Isl, Noemgor Isl, Kirinina Isl.Propeller - laminated wood, brown, shaped as a propeller on a stand, six brass screws and circle metal disc in centre.souvenir, raaf, o. j. renshaw

Information from artist. " Oil painting titled/ My Father's War! by Sharon Hackett/Phd/ My father, John Peter Hackett served in World/ War Two. This painting by myself is an expressionist realist oil painting, about / a young man serving in/ New Guinea". John Peter HACKET V146209 Enlisted 27.01.1942 aged 18 years 6 months. No discharge date. States on Attestation form 609 days 2nd AIF, 485 days overseas.Painting - oil painting in colour, with red, yellow, blue and black. Style - expressionist realist. Artist's signature bottom left. Unframed canvas on timber.painting, military history, ww2, new guinea

Item in a collection re VX35201 Edgar Martin COLLIHOLE. Enlisted 17.6.1940 age 25 years 7 months in the 2/24th Bn AIF. His overseas service is listed as; Middle East 16.11.1940 - 25.2.1943, New Guinea 1.8.1943 - 22.2.1944, Netherlands East Indies 8.4.1945 - 8..11.1945. 1286 days which includes embarking from Australia to disembarking back in Australia. Discharged with the rank of L/Cpl on 11.2.1946. Enlisted 28/6/40. Discharged 11/1/46. L/Cpl 2/24 Bn.Literary work - Paper, cream with black type written print - One page.“Lt. Gen Morshead's Address at Presentation of Decorations won here”lt.gen morshead, valedictory address, tarakan, e d collihole, ww2

This is a set of three photographs of personnel from the Detachment - Army Survey Regiment taken in front of its main map production building at Bonegilla, Victoria in c1973. This cartographic map production sub-unit of the Army Survey Regiment operated in buildings owned by the School of Military Survey from 17th of June 1970 to the 30th of September 1985. A total of 800 topographic maps ranging in scale from 1:25,000 to 1: 250,000 scale were completed. A major focus of production in the 1970s was the cartographic completion of the Papua-New Guinea 1:100,000 map series and the Flexiflow quality control system was developed as a tool to coordinate production. The Flexiflow system comprised a series of job plans and charts linked to a task allocation to resource magnetic planning board. Using critical path analysis and task prioritisation, complex job planning was efficiently scheduled, and re-prioritisations readily made. Reproduction requirements were effectively coordinated by way of weekly courier to the Army Survey Regiment at Bendigo. Supervisors and technicians fully embraced the system as they could understand their role, others around them and the positive production achievements. WO1 Bill Boyd (who does not appear in this photograph) was the technical warrant officer for 11 years at the Detachment was awarded the OAM, the Order of Australia Medal for leading the development and the implementation of the Flexiflow system. By mid-1982, production of maps at these scales was undertaken digitally on Bendigo’s AUTOMAP 2 system and the Detachment reverted to production of small-scale large format RAAF aeronautical charts. Detachment personnel managed to produce 18 charts in the following two years, which was an impressive achievement for the staff, given major differences in format, specification and scales. Development of digital production of aeronautical charts in 1984-85 led to gradual reduction in production output and contracting out production was instigated to meet the shortfall and as a consequence the Detachment closed in September 1985. See pages 177 to 180 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. for more information on the history of the Detachment at Bonegilla.This is a set of three photographs of the Detachment - Army Survey Regiment taken in front of the main map production building at Bonegilla, Victoria in c1973. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographic proofs were scanned at 600 dpi. .1) to .3) - Photo, black & white c1973. Back Row L to R: Peter Simpson, Chris Edwards, unidentified (x2), Colin Harden, Rowan Gillies, Bob Rowley OAM, Steve Hansen, Stu Thaxter. Centre Row L to R: Kevin Boehm, Dennis McCarthy, Peter Cross, unidentified, Brian Ryan, unidentified, Ian Marner, unidentified, Phil Smalley. Front Row L to R: Geoff Haynes, Bruce Wetzig, Dave Thompson, unidentified, OC Bob Roche, Ike Lever, John McCulloch, Dick Barwald, unidentified. There are no personnel annotated.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, detachment - army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

20 x Letters, Signals and Documents pertaining to Papua New Guinea (PNG) Mapping during the period 1970-77. These documents were important authoritative documents affecting the production of PNG mapping being produced at the Army Survey Regiment at that time.Foolscap size folder containing 20 x letters/signals pertaining to Papua New Guinea mapping. Several documents both have been numbered #15.Each letter/Signal is numbered 1-20. Document 1- has "recieved" stamp, Document 2- has a note and signature MM Knight WO2, Document 3 - has 788-2-18 ad "Recieved" , Document 5 - has "Sergeant RN Sargeant" annotated, Document -11 has two file numbers and "received" stamp, Document -12 (telephone record) has recipients stamp, date and initials and file ' R750-5-1, Document -13 "received" stamp and initials, Document -15 has "received" stamp and a note "apply after TALASEA", Document -16 includes a diagram, Document -17 "Distribution List" hand written, Document -18 "received" stamp, Document 19 has note and initials, Document -20 "recipients" stamp, note and initials and "Army Survey Regiment" document stamp. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

From information book - "Reader's Digest/ Gallipoli/ 25th April 1915 - 9th January 1916/ Centenary Commemorative Prints". Collection of 20 prints. Refer Cat No. 7300.Framed print. Print - colour print on paper. COPY OF AN ORIGINAL PAINTING - OIL PAINTING ON HARDBOARD. Depicts - an interpretation of the Gallipoli story of Private John 'Murphy' SIMPSON KIRKPATRICK and his donkey. Colours - vivid oranges with some white and brown. Visible in the painting - donkey, wounded soldier, rocky terrain, background figure of "Simpson" and cliff and gullies. Frame - Black plastic framing with glass front and MDF board backing with adhered black paper."CLIFTON PUGH (1924 - 1990) Untitled IV (Simpson and His donkey) 1990". Clifton Pugh was appointed as the Australian War Memorial's official artist at the 75th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. He served in the Second World War in New Guinea and Japan.framed accessories, pprints, ww1, gallipoli, centenary

Cushion brought home from the Middle East by W.E. HAYWARD. "William Edwin HAYWARD" VX30915 enlisted20.6.1940 age 27 years in 2/2nd Anti Aircraft Regt, embarked for the Middle East 5.2.1941, disembarked Australia 18.3.1942, embarked fro New Guinea 24.5.1942, disembarked Australia 7.2.1944, (received leave to Aust during that near 2 years) he was hospitalised with Dermatitis to face, arms & legs, Malaria, discharged from the AIF 3.10.1945. Enlisted 20 June 1940. Discharged 3 Oct 1945. Rank: Gunner 2/2nd ANTI AIRCRAFT REGT.Cushion - handcrafted, brown and red leather floor cushion or pouffe - a low footstool. Cushions made in segments and is round with flat top and bottom. Zipper missing from base. Handstitched on top. Cushion padding made from cotton lining and kapok stuffing.souvenir, foot cushion, middle east, ww2, william edwin hayward

These photos were taken at Training Camps in Australia, Shepparton, Royal Park, Darby Camp, Balcombe, Alice Springs, NT, Larrakeyah, Darwin, Bombing of Darwin, Alice Springs, Adelaide River, New Guinea. There is several interesting photos of damage to Darwin Hotels by AIF units disgruntled at not being sent overseas. Allen Edward Malone VX46797 enlisted in the AIF on 13.7.1940, allotted to 8th Division, transferred to 2/4th Australian Field Workshops 8.2.1941, Moved to the NT arriving 8.5.1941, unit renamed 23rd Independant Group Ordnance W/Shops, moved to QLD 4.6.1943, posted to 2/137 Brigade W/Shops, promoted A/Cpl 26.6.1943, embark 12.7.1943 for New Guinea, detached for duty with 6th Aust Field Ambulance (Had previously done this with prior unit as a medical Orderly) Promoted Cpl 8.12.1943, Leave to Victoria 5.11.1944, embark at Townsville for New Britain 2.2.1945, disembark Brisbane 5.6.1945, discharged from the AIF 28.11.1945.1) Cover for Album, cardboard with a buckram finish, all black colours. .2) Album black covers, black pages with white glassien tissue sheets between each page, rear cover page has a envelope for a disc. Pasted on inside front cover is an A4 sheet typed with the service details re the owner and when taken, 20 pages have photos on with photo corners, photos have details written in white pen under them.On first page in white pen, "A.E. Malone Photo Album - photos taken during War service 1940 - 1945. Many of the photos were taken and developed by A.E. Malone"album ww2, malone collection

Ronald Frank Bollard. Enlisted 23.5.1940 age 20 years 4 months as VX14150 and posted to 7th Div AASC and then attached to 2/5th Field Ambulance, embark for Eygpt 20.10.1940, he serves in the Seige of Tobruk, hospital 16.10.1941 with Malaria, rejoin unit 26.10.1941, embark for Australia 10.2.1942 and disembark 28.3.1942, embark Brisbane 28.8.1942 for New Guinea. embark from Milne Bay 9.3.1943 for Townsville, graded A/Group 1 Fitter, embark 17.8.1943 for Port Morseby, hospital 20.3.1944 with Malaria, rejoin unit 5.4.1944, embark Lae for Australia 20.5.1944, embark Cairns 22.5.1945 for Morotai, embark 20.6.1945 for Balikpapan, embark for Australia and disembark 22.11.1945, discharged from the 2nd AIF 30.11.1945 with the rank of Craftsman in 2/5th Field Ambulance. After the War and the formation of the Rats of Tobruk Association he was President of the Victorian Branch at one point.Photograph in Sepia tone being a portrait of an Australian Soldier in slouch hat.On rear hand written, "Ronald Frank Bollard".photographs, portraits, tobruk

This item relates to Bernard John Ruler. Enlisted 28.6.1940 as VX40780 age 24 years 5 months, embarked for the Middle East 5.2.1941, embarked for Australia 17.2.1942, disembark 17.3.1943, he marries Margaret Brennan, his record has the date of marriage listed 25.5.1942 Embark for New Guinea 13.5.1942, appointed Lance Bombadier 28.8.1942, hospital 3.7.1943 with Malaria/Dengue Fever, rejoin unit 27.7.1943, appointed Bombadier 3.10.1943 embark for Australia from Buna per HMAT Duntroon 28.11.1943, reported missing presumed dead on 30.11.1943. A Court of enquiry held on board ship 1.12.1943 concluded that between the hours of 0600-0930 he left the ship without authority on 30.11.1943 The day before bing the 29th the Duntroon collided with an American Destroyer (USS Perkins) at 0200 hrs cutting it in half. The following collection contains other items relating to Margaret and approx 250 letters from Bernard to Margaret during the war and 18 from Margaret to BernardRectangle black vinyl booklet. 18 pages. Addresses of contacts are written in blue and black ink. Pages have gold on the edges.front cover “Addresses”ww2, booklet, address b.j.ruler

Broadsheet newspaper from World War Two. world war two, douglas macarthur, lae, new guinea, italy, map, soviet front, luftwaffe, war loan, women volunteers, vegetables

world war 2, new guinea, razorback, timor, kokoda track, brunei

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.

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

Refer to Cat 5547 for Matheson.This map is on heavy paper. it is coloured and on one side only. Scale 1:1,000,000. The top centre is the Ramu Valley. Right side is Finchafen, bottom town is south of Salamaw.It shows in pencil where ...were dropped at Nadzab. the enemy track heading NW up to Dumpu. Then movements around Astrolab Bayww2, new guinea, map

Refer Cat 5547 - Matheson.This is a single sided map, printed in colour. Scale 1:253,440, 4 miles to an inch, grid squares are 10mm x 10mm. Top right side shows Finschafen. Top centre is Lae, Middle is Salamau. Bottom is Lasanga Island. Top left vicinity is Nadzab and Markham River.There are four "corner" marks in pencil. Two on land and two out in the gulf.ww2, new guinea, map

item in the collection re George Lunn VX76842 2/9 Fld Coy. Refer Cat No 5581 for his service history. As the front 2 pages are half missing the Authors full name is not known, just "Sapper Eric Lock......" It also states he was born in England and spent 4 years in the 2nd AIF.Book, contains 78 pages, page 79 missing, each has a poem the first poem beginning in Orange NSW, B & W photos are added throughout. Poems cover Australia, Africa, Palestine and New Guinea, item held together by 4 staples.books, poetry

See Cats 2481.2 and 5556.2.This is a quarto size, single sheet of paper. It has the printed letterhead of "Aust Mil Forces - New Guinea Force HQ". Dated 16 Mar 44. By 1 Aust Tk Bn. Rear detachment. Handwritten is a certificate that he has passed tests for A.'3B' licence. Signed by BROWNE LIEUT T.O. 1Aust Tank Bn (AIF).ww2, driving licence

Military surveying in New Guinea began in in WWII with the formation of the New Guinea Force Field Survey Section which later became 8th Australian Field Survey Section and later 2 Field Survey Section of 6th Army Topographical Survey Section. This history was written by LT Jack Viccars and member of the Unit.A4 Booklet, Black and white, 43 Pages, 4 Annexes, Map Indexes, Gloss Paper Cover, Bound by staplesForward by Brigadier D. Macdonald (Retd) AM, Royal Australian Survey Corps 1936-1967, Preface by LT Jack J.S. Viccarsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, asr

Cyril Raymond Scarborough PRE WW2 served in 38th BN Militia 1921-1938. From 1939 h tried to join the RAAF as “Carpenter General” his trade, rejected several times no position available. Finally accepted on 26.2.42 age 37 plus years No 51255. There are no embarkation dates recorded but on 1.6.44 repairing a bridge over the Raku River Aitape during enemy action and occupation he crushed his right foot and was hospitalised in New Guinea returning to duty on 16.10.44. At the end he enlisted in the “Interim Army” from 24.7.46 and went on to serve in BCOF Japan. He was discharged with the rank of CPL on 31.5.48 Photo album, heavy cardboards cover with red fabric covering, held together by cloth fabric, front has a Japanese layered depiction of a person, has 48 pages of photos taken at Australia, Morotai , Labuan and Japan. Inside front cover “ CYRIL R. Scarborough, 5 ACS RAAF/ WAKUNI Japan” Page 3 “ on tour 21.1.46 to 26.6.47 Australia, Ambou, Morotai,Labuan, Japan” , albums, photographs, ww2, japan

Richard Alexander Hanson initially enlisted in the CMF No V85605, transfers to the AIF No VX111070 on 18.6.1940 age 29 years. posted to New Guinea as CO of a heavy Artillery installation team. Later posted as CO of a Japanese POW Camp New Guinea. Discharged on 7.6.1946 with the rank of Capt in Port Phillip Coastal Battery..1) Photo B & W showing a group of 20 soldiers including one native al in different stances in a jungle clearing. .2) Photo B & W of a truck/trailer with some sort of lifting device over. .3) Photo B & W of a New Guinea Native girl in a white dress..1) Paper stuck on rear basically says, "Capt R.A. Hanson is in front and to the right of the Digger in black shorts and hat back row". .3) On rear, "KOWI (?) May 1941 Port Moresby, Alec".photographs, artillery, new guinea

The item was given to Capt R.A. Hanson VX111070 by Japanese POW's in camp in New Guinea. Refer Cat No 5646.3P for his service details.Cigarette case oval shape aluminium, made from an aeroplane strut, each end is covered in perspex, two parts slide together over an inner section, all around has been hand engraved withJapanese symbols, ladies in bathers, mountains and palms."Japanese symbols"accessory, cigarettes, trench art

In the collection re Capt R.A. Hanson VX111070, refer cat No 5646.3P for his service details.Map, Port Moresby area, colour, detailed, scale 1" - 1 mile, first Edition.In red, "1:63360 Standard series New Guinea, Port Moresby"map, new guinea, port moresby

Item in collection re Capt R.A. Hanson VX111070, refer Cat No 5646.3P. Reg Walter, possibly Reginald Frederick Walter QX35032, enlisted 26.6.1940, discharged with rank of Capt 25.9.1945 in HQ New Guinea Force.Photograph, shows a soldier on a piano out in the open under a camouflage net.On the rear in ink, "Our Pianist Lieut Reg Walter"photographs, piano, pianist

Owner and donor details. see Cat No. 5836.3. "As I saw it..." From Tobruk to Tarakan/ 1940-1945/ New Guinea/ Middle East" . "A short History of the 2/23rd Battalion " WW2.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, green, red and cream colour print on front cover with cream, green, red background. 88 pages - cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.books, military history, ww2, battalion history