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Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Fuller, Basil, The Ghan - The Story of the Alice Springs Railway, 1975
... ...Northern Territory -- History....Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads -- Alice Springs Northern Territory -- History. Ghan (Train) -- History. ...The story of the construction of the legendary railway known as the Ghan, which runs from Port Augusta to Alice Springs and was completed in 1929.index, ill, maps, p.260.non-fictionThe story of the construction of the legendary railway known as the Ghan, which runs from Port Augusta to Alice Springs and was completed in 1929.railroads -- alice springs, northern territory -- history., ghan (train) -- history. -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDocument - Country Towns in Retrospect Northern Territory Queensland and South Australia by Eric Edwin Wegener, Eric Edwin Wegener
... Northern Territory... Queensland... Wegener... History...Northern Territory Queensland Wegener History Booklet Country Towns in Retrospect Northern Territory Queensland and South Australia by Eric Edwin Wegener Country Towns in Retrospect Northern Territory Queensland and South Australia by Eric Edwin Wegener Document Country Towns in Retrospect Northern Territory Queensland and South Australia by Eric Edwin Wegener Eric Edwin Wegener ...Booklet Country Towns in Retrospect Northern Territory Queensland and South Australia by Eric Edwin Wegenernorthern territory, queensland, wegener, history -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith CollectionBook, Faine, Jon, Lawyers in the Alice : Aboriginals and whitefellas' law, 1993
... northern territory -- alice springs -- interviews...legal aid -- northern territory -- alice springs -- history...Smith central australian aboriginal legal aid service -- history aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc. -- northern territory -- alice springs aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- alice springs -- interviews legal aid -- northern territory -- alice springs -- history lawyers -- australia -- interviews Lawyers in the Alice : Aboriginals and whitefellas' law Book Faine, Jon The Federation Press ...Previous owner: T. H. Smithcentral australian aboriginal legal aid service -- history, aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc. -- northern territory -- alice springs, aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- alice springs -- interviews, legal aid -- northern territory -- alice springs -- history, lawyers -- australia -- interviews -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesBook, Macmillan Publishers Group Australia Pty Ltd, Triumph of the nomads : a History of Ancient Australia, 1982
... northern territory....aboriginal australians -- history....Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives 30 Gipps Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road Argues that Australia's Indigenous people discovered the land, adapted it and mastered its climates, seasons & reserves. habitation - nomadism. demography - palaeodemography - aboriginal settlement of australia. reproduction - infanticide. feuds and warfare. hunting gathering and fishing. food - plants. trade and exchange - trade routes. australiens (aborign̈es) aborigines australian -- social life and customs. aboriginal australians -- social life and customs -- northern territory. aboriginal australians -- history. aboriginal australians -- culture -- history. aboriginal australians -- civilization -- history. aboriginal australians -- economic conditions -- history. aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. human ecology -- australia. aboriginal australians. aborigines. australiens (aborigènes) australien. australia -- history. lake mungo / walls of china (willandra sw nsw si54-08) tasmania (tas) australia - aborigines Book Argues that Australia's Indigenous people discovered the land, adapted it and mastered its climates, seasons & reserves. 23.0 x 14.0cms, 938 pp. b/w illust dust jacket Triumph of the nomads : a History of Ancient Australia. ...Argues that Australia's Indigenous people discovered the land, adapted it and mastered its climates, seasons & reserves.23.0 x 14.0cms, 938 pp. b/w illust dust jacketnon-fictionArgues that Australia's Indigenous people discovered the land, adapted it and mastered its climates, seasons & reserves.habitation - nomadism., demography - palaeodemography - aboriginal settlement of australia., reproduction - infanticide., feuds and warfare., hunting, gathering and fishing., food - plants., trade and exchange - trade routes., australiens (aborign̈es), aborigines, australian -- social life and customs., aboriginal australians -- social life and customs -- northern territory., aboriginal australians -- history., aboriginal australians -- culture -- history., aboriginal australians -- civilization -- history., aboriginal australians -- economic conditions -- history., aboriginal australians -- social life and customs., human ecology -- australia., aboriginal australians., aborigines., australiens (aborigènes), australien., australia -- history., lake mungo / walls of china (willandra sw nsw si54-08), tasmania (tas), australia - aborigines, book -
Bendigo Military MuseumAlbum - ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, C.1940 - 45
... See also Cat No 3506. books-albums photography-photographs military history “Printed in white by hand: Captions under each photo” Photo album consisting of heavy cardboard sheets tied together with brown cord. Photos appear to be of training camps in Victoria & Northern Territory & on deployment in New Guinea. ...See Cat No 3505.23 a connection with Warick JOHANSON. See also Cat No 3506.Photo album consisting of heavy cardboard sheets tied together with brown cord. Photos appear to be of training camps in Victoria & Northern Territory & on deployment in New Guinea. All captioned. Several missing. “Printed in white by hand: Captions under each photo”books-albums, photography-photographs, military history -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, c.1943 - 1945
... Photographs funeral NT Black / white photos of military funeral, Northern Territory 1943 - 1945. Photograph PHOTOGRAPHS WW2 Military History Section, General Staff LHQ, Military History ...Photos in possession of Captain Alan COOKE VX124263, 148 General Transport Company. Enlisted 13.3.1943.Black / white photos of military funeral, Northern Territory 1943 - 1945.photographs, funeral, nt -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomMedal, Defence Medal, abt 1945
... History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne The Defence Medal was instituted to provide recognition for specified periods of service in non-operational areas subjected to air attack or closely threatened. Eligibility The Defence Medal is awarded for six months service in a prescribed non-operational area subject to enemy air attack or closely threatened, in Australia and overseas, or for 12 months service in non-prescribed non-operational areas. Within Australia the area is the Northern Territory ...The Defence Medal was instituted to provide recognition for specified periods of service in non-operational areas subjected to air attack or closely threatened. Eligibility The Defence Medal is awarded for six months service in a prescribed non-operational area subject to enemy air attack or closely threatened, in Australia and overseas, or for 12 months service in non-prescribed non-operational areas. Within Australia the area is the Northern Territory , north of 14 degrees 30 minutes south, and the Torres Strait Islands between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Overseas service includes the Middle East, east of the Suez Canal (less the period of the Syrian Campaign) or Malaya prior to the Japanese invasion on 8 December 1941. The Medal The Defence Medal is cupro-nickel, with the uncrowned effigy of King George VI on the obverse. The reverse has a conventional oak tree centrally, with a crown above, with two lions counter rampart as supporters between the dates 1939 and 1945. The base of the medal reverse has the words ‘THE DEFENCE MEDAL'. The Ribbon The Defence Medal ribbon is orange with green outer stripes, each green stripe having a black pin-stripe running down the centre. The green represents the Islands of the United Kingdom, the orange represents enemy attacks, and the black represents the black outs.Full size and miniature medals with ribbonsnildefence medal -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Press Unit Northern Territory Force, Army and National Security Regulations, June 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Regulations World War 2 Northern Territory Force Soft covered aide-memoirs covering the Army and National Security Regulations Army and National Security Regulations Booklet Press Unit Northern Territory Force ...Soft covered aide-memoirs covering the Army and National Security RegulationsNorthern Territory Forceregulations world war 2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Alan Smith, Convoys Up the Track, 1991
... history Donated by Bgo Y's Men's Club On fly leaf: To ??? best wishes Alan Smith Book, hard cover with dust cover, 300 pages. Dust cover shows a simple map of Northern Territory with a red road from Alice Springs to Darwin. ...Book, hard cover with dust cover, 300 pages. Dust cover shows a simple map of Northern Territory with a red road from Alice Springs to Darwin. Print is black & red ink. Image at bottom shows 2 parked trucks with drivers. Illustrated with photos, maps & charts.Donated by Bgo Y's Men's Club On fly leaf: To ??? best wishes Alan Smithbooks, military, history -
Lara RSL Sub BranchBoolet signs of History, The Reunion 60th Anniversary 2002 - The Bombing of Darwin 1942 -45 - Signs of History, Circ 1999
... northern territory government...dawin city council...the reunion 60th aviversary 2002...signs of history...Signs of History - A Photographic Collection of World War 11 Historiic sites signs in the Northern Territory 1999. ...Cover of the booklet Title is "Signs of History" on the center lower section above is a circular artistic laurel with heading 'The Reunion - 60th Anniversary 2002" - the inner of the circle "The Bombing of Darwin 1942 - Northern Territory Government and Darwin City Council....Signs of History - A Photographic Collection of World War 11 Historiic sites signs in the Northern Territory 1999. ...Booklet produced by Northern Territory Government and Darwin City Council.A photographic record of the Northern Territory During World War 11.Laminated Cardboard Cover - with 56 paper pages inside. Signs of History - A Photographic Collection of World War 11 Historiic sites signs in the Northern Territory 1999. Produced by Northern Territory Government 1999. Contains photographic images of areas in the Nortthern Territory specific to the operations and actions during the World War 11.Cover of the booklet Title is "Signs of History" on the center lower section above is a circular artistic laurel with heading 'The Reunion - 60th Anniversary 2002" - the inner of the circle "The Bombing of Darwin 1942 - Northern Territory Government and Darwin City Council.northern territory government, dawin city council, the reunion 60th aviversary 2002, signs of history, the bombing of darwin 1942 - 45 -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyBook - Whitty, John James, BEEN EVERYWHERE & SEEN EVERYTHING
... He gives some history of his parents and family as well as his own life, including his variety of jobs from his youth, through his World War 2 service on to his retirement years. These took him from Victoria to Queensland to the Northern Territory...He gives some history of his parents and family as well as his own life, including his variety of jobs from his youth, through his World War 2 service on to his retirement years. These took him from Victoria to Queensland to the Northern Territory ...A 27 page typed book by John (Jack) James Whitty, written circa 1983, covering the period from April 1877 to c1986. John was born c1899. He gives some history of his parents and family as well as his own life, including his variety of jobs from his youth, through his World War 2 service on to his retirement years. These took him from Victoria to Queensland to the Northern Territory and back to Caulfield and Murrumbeena. He gives cameo stories working at and around Caulfield Racecourse, and also on Squizzy Taylor, when Jack drove taxis in the area, often picking up Ida Pender and dropping her off at the Palais.27 pages typed on one side contained in a plastic folder with metal pins and a transparent covewhitty john james, whitty jack, whitty laurie, caulfield military hospital, kambrook road, caulfield, whitty chas, point nepean road, taylor squizzy, pender ida, caulfield racecourse, the heath, bond street, goodfellow mrs., goodfellow claude a., trainer, neerim road, queens road, queens avenue, booran road, stables, caulfield station, subway, crystal palace theatre, murrumbeena, omama road, whitty molly, hospitals, racecourses, horse racing, horses, horse riders, stables, pony racing, vatc, nelson norman -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BUSHS STORE, c1902
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BUILDINGS Commercial bushs store W H Robinson, Photographer, Mundy St. Bendigo. Black and white photograph: 'Bush's Store' Cnr Williamson & Myers Sts, Bendigo. Probably June 1902 staff during peace celebrations for the Boer War (or Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902). Commonwealth flag, Union Jack and Australian flags visible. Map on front of store displays Australia prior to Northern Territory ...Black and white photograph: 'Bush's Store' Cnr Williamson & Myers Sts, Bendigo. Probably June 1902 staff during peace celebrations for the Boer War (or Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902). Commonwealth flag, Union Jack and Australian flags visible. Map on front of store displays Australia prior to Northern Territory being formed in 1911. 2 photocopies of photograph both smaller scale. Physical description: cardboard mounted. Inscriptions/Markings: W. H. Robinson Photographer, Mundy St., Bendigo.W H Robinson, Photographer, Mundy St. Bendigo.buildings, commercial, bushs store -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Grinding Stone, Unknown
... Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Donated by Alan West found Fregon, South Australia (now Northern Territory) australian aboriginal history aboriginal artifact stone implement grinding stone Light brown Grinding Stone Grinding Stone ...Donated by Alan West found Fregon, South Australia (now Northern Territory)Light brown Grinding Stoneaustralian aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone implement, grinding stone -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Grinding Stone, Unknown
... Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Donated by Alan West found in Northern Territory australian aboriginal history aboriginal artifact stone implement grinding stone Kulpitjata, Northern Territory Flat light brown Grinding Stone Grinding Stone ...Donated by Alan West found in Northern TerritoryFlat light brown Grinding StoneKulpitjata, Northern Territoryaustralian aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone implement, grinding stone -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Grinding Stone, Unknown
... Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Upper Grinding Stone donated by Alan West australian aboriginal history aboriginal artifact stone implement grinding stone Kulpitjata, Northern Territory Light coloured flat Grinding Stone Grinding Stone ...Upper Grinding Stone donated by Alan WestLight coloured flat Grinding StoneKulpitjata, Northern Territoryaustralian aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone implement, grinding stone -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, C.S. Wingrove, Secretary, Eltham District Road Board 1858-1871; Shire Secretary, Shire of Eltham 1871-1904, 1858-1871
... northern municpal history, Mr. Charles Symons Wingrove, has passed away. He was for many years secretary and engineer for the shire of Eltham, and prior to the formation of the shire held the position under the old road board, his official connection with the district dating from beyond 1857. For about twelve years he also filled the position of shire engineer for Heidelberg council while retaining his other post, and the immense territory...northern municpal history, Mr. Charles Symons Wingrove, has passed away. He was for many years secretary and engineer for the shire of Eltham, and prior to the formation of the shire held the position under the old road board, his official connection with the district dating from beyond 1857. For about twelve years he also filled the position of shire engineer for Heidelberg council while retaining his other post, and the immense territory ...Charles Symons Wingrove, J.P. (1829-1905) arrived in Victorian in 1851. He had trained as an engineer, but tried his luck on the goldfields. In 1857 he was appointed as Secretary to the Eltham District Roads Board only one year after its foundation. He was to hold the position with the Board and later the Eltham Shire Council for total of 47 years. He also held the position of engineer for a large part of this period. During part of this time he was also secretary to the Heidelberg Shire Council. Over this period he was responsibly for an area stretching from Clifton Hill to Healesville, along the northern bank of the Yarra River. Other positions included Secretary to the Victorian Agricultural Society over along period.Wingrove was a main figure in the Municipal Association of Victoria. By the time he retired he was recognized as the “Grand Old Man” of Victorian local government. In 1858 Wingrove had a brick cottage built in Main Road near the State School and he lived here until his death. One room was uded as the Board and Council office. His descendants owned the house until 1974. It was later used as a psychiatric clinic. The park opposite the cottage has been named Wingrove Park in his honour. He is buried at St Helena with other members of his family. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 18 July 1905, page 5 ABOUT PEOPLE. A conspicuous figure in northern municpal history, Mr. Charles Symons Wingrove, has passed away. He was for many years secretary and engineer for the shire of Eltham, and prior to the formation of the shire held the position under the old road board, his official connection with the district dating from beyond 1857. For about twelve years he also filled the position of shire engineer for Heidelberg council while retaining his other post, and the immense territory under his professional control, reaching from the boundary of Collingwood up to Healesville, was a matter of fatherly pride and interest to him. He arrived in Victoria in 1851, and was 76 years of age at his death. Mr. Wingrove retired from the position in the Eltham council only about a year ago. The interment will take place in St. Helena Cemetery, near Eltham township, today. Secretary, Eltham District Road Board 1858-1871 Secretary for the Shire of Eltham 1871-1904. Nearly 50 years service to the local community. For about twelve years he also filled the position of shire engineer for Heidelberg council. Reproduced Page 137 "Pioneers & Painters" This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Print 25 x 20 cmc.s.wingrove, charles symons wingrove, eltham district road board, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, shire secretary, wingrove cottage, pioneers and painters, shire of eltham, councilor, municipal officer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GOLD, c1881
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields EDUCATION Tertiary goldfields hanimount Diggers & Mining. Gold. The growing trade union movement all over Australia took the lead in an anti-Chinese agitation. By 1881, all the Australian colonies except Tasmania (where few Chinese had ever gone) and Western Australia had re-introduced fairly uniform laws restricting Chinese immigration. In 1866, Western Australia fell into line. The only part of Australia where the Chinese continued to come in any numbers was the Northern Territory ...Diggers & Mining. Gold. The growing trade union movement all over Australia took the lead in an anti-Chinese agitation. By 1881, all the Australian colonies except Tasmania (where few Chinese had ever gone) and Western Australia had re-introduced fairly uniform laws restricting Chinese immigration. In 1866, Western Australia fell into line. The only part of Australia where the Chinese continued to come in any numbers was the Northern Territory (then under South Australian control) . . . Markings: 14 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE - NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE Gold central deborah gold mine Central Deborah Gold Mine Newspaper Cuttings on Central Deborah Gold Mine Mary River Mines Ltd. Silver Spoon Mine Ltd. 2 newspaper cuttings, 1 from The Sun and 1 from the Bendigo Advertiser, both dated Friday, 9/1/70. Articles are about forfeited shares held by the manager in trust since 1965. Also mentions the company holds shares in Mary River Mines Ltd in the Northern Territory ...2 newspaper cuttings, 1 from The Sun and 1 from the Bendigo Advertiser, both dated Friday, 9/1/70. Articles are about forfeited shares held by the manager in trust since 1965. Also mentions the company holds shares in Mary River Mines Ltd in the Northern Territory and the company, Silver Spoon, near Heathcote.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, newspaper cuttings on central deborah gold mine, mary river mines ltd., silver spoon mine ltd. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''1,250 PLACE NAMES'' BY A.E.MARTIN
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BOOKS Collections place names ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION PLACE NAMES A.E.MARTIN A. E. Martin Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. Softcover booklet on the origin of 1,250+ place names in South Australia, West Australia and the Northern Territory, by A. ...Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. Softcover booklet on the origin of 1,250+ place names in South Australia, West Australia and the Northern Territory, by A. E. Martin. Published in 1943 by NSW Bookstall Co. Pty Ltd, Sydney. Printed by Whitmarks Pty Ltd., Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2227MAR'' on front coverA. E. Martinbooks, collections, place names, alec h chisholm collection, place names, a.e.martin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY'' BY GLENVILLE PIKE
... history...ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION... DARWIN... NORTHERN TERRITORY...ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 89 page soft cover booklet about Australia's Northern Gateway including its history with B&W photos. Set up and printed about 1956 by Northern Territory News Services Ltd. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BOOKS Collections history ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION DARWIN NORTHERN TERRITORY GLENVILLE PIKE Glenville Pike F.R.G.S.A. ...Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 89 page soft cover booklet about Australia's Northern Gateway including its history with B&W photos. Set up and printed about 1956 by Northern Territory News Services Ltd. Includes local business advertisements. Catalogue Sticker ''2166 PIK'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink inside front cover 'With best wishes from Glenville Pike 5/11/56'.Glenville Pike F.R.G.S.A.books, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, darwin, northern territory, glenville pike -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Book - Aboriginal stories, Sun Books Melbourne Pty Ltd, aboriginal myths and legends, 1967
... history and beliefs. The author hoped that his writings would help with the general acceptance of Aborigines as ' fellow human- beings, or citizens '. It is therefore a significant book of its time as pressure was put on all Australians to acknowledge the rights of equal citizenship for Aborigines / Indigenous people aboriginal human rights myths legends robinson roland edward australian indigenous tribes storytellers poetry roper river northern territory sydney morning herald the age folk-lore dreamtime legends sacred songs vesper alexander worrell eric naturalist zoology legend and dreaming A collection of stories of Aboriginal myths ' aboriginal / myths and legends' / Roland Robinson. ...A collection of stories of Aboriginal mythsxvi, 218 p. illus. : non-fictionA collection of stories of Aboriginal mythsaboriginal, human rights, myths, legends, robinson roland edward, australian indigenous tribes, storytellers, poetry, roper river, northern territory, sydney morning herald, the age, folk-lore, dreamtime legends, sacred songs, vesper alexander, worrell eric, naturalist, zoology, legend and dreaming -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Commando White Diamond: Unt History of the 2/8th Australian Commando Squadron
... history of the No.8 Independent Commando Company during World War II. Plastic protective cover over the book. The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in the islands off Australian and in New Guinea, the 2/8th spent most of the next two years based at Adelaide River, in the Northern Territory. ...The detailed history of the No.8 Independent Commando Company during World War II. Plastic protective cover over the book. The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in the islands off Australian and in New Guinea, the 2/8th spent most of the next two years based at Adelaide River, in the Northern Territory. While it was in the Territory, the independent companies underwent a series of reorganisations and the name of the 2/8th was changed from the 2/8th Independent Company to the 2/8th Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. In July 1944, after years of waiting, the squadron left the Territory and sailed from Townsville to Lae, via Milne Bay. While at Lae, the squadron received an intake of 70 men from the 2/8th from the 2/3rd, 2/5th and 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Squadrons, many of whom were veterans of the earlier New Guinea campaigns. Their experience was no doubt a useful reserve that would have been called upon during the 2/8th’s subsequent campaign in Bougainville. Others though, were able to implement some of their commando training when a small group from the 2/8th they made a secret landing on New Britain. Towards the end of the 1944 the 5th Division was preparing to make a landing at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain. Part of these preparations included landing a small group of officers from the division at Jacquinot Bay to make a secret reconnaissance of the potential landing site. As Jacquinot Bay was still in Japanese controlled territory, ‘C’ Troop from the 2/8th provided the protection for the reconnaissance party by establishing a position on the beach and by patrolling the surrounding country. Everything went well and the 5th Division later landed at Jacquinot Bay in November. The squadron too was on the move, and in October it sailed to Torokina, the main Australian base on Bougainville, where it joined the II Australian Corps. The campaign on Bougainville was dived into three areas, the Central, Northern and Southern Sectors. The 2/8th served in the latter two areas. The 2/8th made the first move of the Australian campaign in the Northern Sector, by patrolling from Torokina to Kuraio Mission and Amun once a week. The squadron did this from the second week of November unit the second week of December. The 2/8th was then transferred to the Southern Sector. The main battle for Bougainville was fought in the Southern Sector, as the 3rd Division advanced towards Buin – the main Japanese base on the island. As the division’s infantry brigades advanced along the coast, the 2/8th’s task was to protect their flank by conducting forward reconnaissance patrols, harassing the Japanese with raids and ambushes and conducting a form of guerrilla warfare. The squadron had a long campaign. For nine months, from the end of December until August 1945, the troopers were in action the whole time. After securing the Jaba River, they moved inland, first to Sovele Mission, then the villages of Opai, Nihero and Morokaimoro. They had reached Kilipaijino by the end of the war. Each village taken became a patrol base. Patrols were usually limited to two sections, although up to six sections could be operating at a time. Patrols generally lasted four to six days, but nine-day patrols were not unknown. The squadron collected and collated track information, terrain reports and located the enemy. Once patrols had gathered information, they were free to make a ‘strike’ against the Japanese by setting an ambush or taking a prisoner. These raids were very effective, as they forced the Japanese to deploy troops to their rear areas, removing men from the front created by the infantry. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or were transferred to other units. For those who were left, the squadron returned to Australia at the end of December. In mid January 1946, at Liverpool, the 2/8th Commando Squadron was disbanded.non-fictionThe detailed history of the No.8 Independent Commando Company during World War II. Plastic protective cover over the book. The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in the islands off Australian and in New Guinea, the 2/8th spent most of the next two years based at Adelaide River, in the Northern Territory. While it was in the Territory, the independent companies underwent a series of reorganisations and the name of the 2/8th was changed from the 2/8th Independent Company to the 2/8th Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. In July 1944, after years of waiting, the squadron left the Territory and sailed from Townsville to Lae, via Milne Bay. While at Lae, the squadron received an intake of 70 men from the 2/8th from the 2/3rd, 2/5th and 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Squadrons, many of whom were veterans of the earlier New Guinea campaigns. Their experience was no doubt a useful reserve that would have been called upon during the 2/8th’s subsequent campaign in Bougainville. Others though, were able to implement some of their commando training when a small group from the 2/8th they made a secret landing on New Britain. Towards the end of the 1944 the 5th Division was preparing to make a landing at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain. Part of these preparations included landing a small group of officers from the division at Jacquinot Bay to make a secret reconnaissance of the potential landing site. As Jacquinot Bay was still in Japanese controlled territory, ‘C’ Troop from the 2/8th provided the protection for the reconnaissance party by establishing a position on the beach and by patrolling the surrounding country. Everything went well and the 5th Division later landed at Jacquinot Bay in November. The squadron too was on the move, and in October it sailed to Torokina, the main Australian base on Bougainville, where it joined the II Australian Corps. The campaign on Bougainville was dived into three areas, the Central, Northern and Southern Sectors. The 2/8th served in the latter two areas. The 2/8th made the first move of the Australian campaign in the Northern Sector, by patrolling from Torokina to Kuraio Mission and Amun once a week. The squadron did this from the second week of November unit the second week of December. The 2/8th was then transferred to the Southern Sector. The main battle for Bougainville was fought in the Southern Sector, as the 3rd Division advanced towards Buin – the main Japanese base on the island. As the division’s infantry brigades advanced along the coast, the 2/8th’s task was to protect their flank by conducting forward reconnaissance patrols, harassing the Japanese with raids and ambushes and conducting a form of guerrilla warfare. The squadron had a long campaign. For nine months, from the end of December until August 1945, the troopers were in action the whole time. After securing the Jaba River, they moved inland, first to Sovele Mission, then the villages of Opai, Nihero and Morokaimoro. They had reached Kilipaijino by the end of the war. Each village taken became a patrol base. Patrols were usually limited to two sections, although up to six sections could be operating at a time. Patrols generally lasted four to six days, but nine-day patrols were not unknown. The squadron collected and collated track information, terrain reports and located the enemy. Once patrols had gathered information, they were free to make a ‘strike’ against the Japanese by setting an ambush or taking a prisoner. These raids were very effective, as they forced the Japanese to deploy troops to their rear areas, removing men from the front created by the infantry. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or were transferred to other units. For those who were left, the squadron returned to Australia at the end of December. In mid January 1946, at Liverpool, the 2/8th Commando Squadron was disbanded. -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, A history of the 2nd Independent Company and 2/2nd Commando Squadron
... 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. ...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne 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. ...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 -
Federation University Historical CollectionNewspaper clippings, Qantas, 16/11/1970
... Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Brief history of Qantas airlines qantas; queensland and northern territory aerial services; hudson fysh; p.j. mcginness; fergus mcmaster; winton we took a dream and made an airline 4 page supplement to the Australian newspaper Qantas Newspaper clippings ...Brief history of Qantas airlines4 page supplement to the Australian newspaperwe took a dream and made an airline qantas; queensland and northern territory aerial services; hudson fysh; p.j. mcginness; fergus mcmaster; winton -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Margaret Kerr, Colonial dynasty : the Chambers family of South Australia, 1980
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Jemmy Chambers John chambers Willliasm Finke Alfred Barker John McDougall Stuart This book tells us about the Chambers brothers, James and John. They were instrumental in the development of South Australia and some of the Northern Territory ...This book tells us about the Chambers brothers, James and John. They were instrumental in the development of South Australia and some of the Northern Territory. The story of their struggles over the years and how they transported One Million Pounds worth of Gold from Victoria to the Adelaide Treasury.non-fiction This book tells us about the Chambers brothers, James and John. They were instrumental in the development of South Australia and some of the Northern Territory. The story of their struggles over the years and how they transported One Million Pounds worth of Gold from Victoria to the Adelaide Treasury.jemmy chambers, john chambers, willliasm finke, alfred barker, john mcdougall stuart -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, John Bradshaw, He of the Never-Never: Mr Aeneas Gunn, 2023
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Aeneas Gunn Aeneas Gunn achieved posthumous fame in 1908 as the Maluka, following the publication of Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) Gunn's acclaimed novel, We of the Never-Never. The story of Aeneas James Gunn prior to and including his year managing a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory ...Aeneas Gunn achieved posthumous fame in 1908 as the Maluka, following the publication of Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) Gunn's acclaimed novel, We of the Never-Never. The story of Aeneas James Gunn prior to and including his year managing a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory can now be told, thanks to the discovery of a large cache of his letters. Gunn's voice enriches the narrative with deeply personal, perceptive and often humorous glimpses into life in Australia during the last decades of colonisation. A proud and capable literary man, Gunn found his vulnerabilities exposed in unusual circumstances. His Anglocentric views would, in time, be tempered by the woman he loved and admired.260 p.; 23 cmnon-fictionAeneas Gunn achieved posthumous fame in 1908 as the Maluka, following the publication of Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) Gunn's acclaimed novel, We of the Never-Never. The story of Aeneas James Gunn prior to and including his year managing a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory can now be told, thanks to the discovery of a large cache of his letters. Gunn's voice enriches the narrative with deeply personal, perceptive and often humorous glimpses into life in Australia during the last decades of colonisation. A proud and capable literary man, Gunn found his vulnerabilities exposed in unusual circumstances. His Anglocentric views would, in time, be tempered by the woman he loved and admired. aeneas gunn -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupCD, Office of the Registrar General NT, Northern Territory births, deaths and marriages : 1870-1913
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Northern Territory NT - births NT - marriages NT - deaths Northern Territory historical index - births, deaths and marriages : 1870-1913 (B1918) 1 optical disc Northern Territory births, deaths and marriages : 1870-1913 CD Office of the Registrar General NT ...Northern Territory historical index - births, deaths and marriages : 1870-1913 (B1918)1 optical discnon-fictionNorthern Territory historical index - births, deaths and marriages : 1870-1913 (B1918)northern territory, nt - births, nt - marriages, nt - deaths -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupCD, Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Australia deaths 1824 to 2004. Part 1, June 2005
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne NT - deaths Northern Territory Northern Territory related deaths extracted from cemeteries registers, headstones, newspapers, probates and police journals. ...Northern Territory related deaths extracted from cemeteries registers, headstones, newspapers, probates and police journals. Contains 31,000 records mainly from the NT but some Territorians who died or were buried in other places. 1824-20041 optical discnon-fictionNorthern Territory related deaths extracted from cemeteries registers, headstones, newspapers, probates and police journals. Contains 31,000 records mainly from the NT but some Territorians who died or were buried in other places. 1824-2004nt - deaths, northern territory -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Whitaker, Scott, Railway Hotels of Australia Volume Four - South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia, 2019
... history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years. index, ill, maps, p.312. Railway Hotels of Australia Volume Four - South Australia, Northern Territory ...The coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Hancock, David, A Vision Fulfilled: Laying the Track from Alice Springs to Darwin
... history...railroads - Northern Territory - Pictorial...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran railroad construction - Australia - history railroads - Northern Territory - Pictorial A pictorial history of the building of the railway from Alice Springs to Darwin. ill. p.120. ...A pictorial history of the building of the railway from Alice Springs to Darwin.ill. p.120.non-fictionA pictorial history of the building of the railway from Alice Springs to Darwin.railroad construction - australia - history, railroads - northern territory - pictorial
