Domestic - Tea Cup made by Mr Len Collins at Stawell Brickworks during WW2 shortages of china. Project not an unqualified success as Saucers tended to warp.)stawell, ww2

A history of the Corvette HMAS Stawell (J348) 1943-1945White card Cover with black print with colour Photo of the HMAS Stawell, a corvette during WW2 On Rear Cover: Dedication Plaque for HMAS Stawell"We lived with Danger" by Geoff Brooks A History of the Australian Corvette HMAS Stawell (J348) 1943-1945 Inside on title page: The Stawell Historical Society. Warmest Regards. Geoff Brooks 13 March 1995stawell navy ww2

Madge Frost in AWL Uniform later married Alf Pickford 1939-1945Woman in uniform with AWL on arm.AWL on sleeve. Post Card W. J. Chapman Photo Stawell stawell ww2

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World War 2 Soldiers’ Memorial 1999. "In remembrance WW2 and Korean War, Malaysia, Borneo, Vietnam". The unveiling ceremony of the memorial was held on Sunday Nov 4th, 1956, by Lieutenant Edmond Herring. KCMG. DSO. MC. EO. The ceremony was dedicated "To the men of Stawell and District who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War 2 and Korean War. Two black & white photos taken in 1999 of World War 2 memorial. One photo an enlargement of the other. The memorial includes a list of all these who served in World War 2 and sits in a garden bed. At the top of the list is a world globe showing Australia surrounded by Asia, at the base Remembrance is prominently written around the base. stawell ww2

Vera Frost in AWL Uniform later married Gil Gunning 1939 -1945Woman in uniform with AWL on sleevePost Card W. J. Chapman Photo Stawellstawell ww2

Account of a Nuses imprisonment by the Japenese as a prisoner of War from 1942 - 1945Blue card cover with centered portrait of an Army Nurse in uniformPortrait of a Nurse Prisoner of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra By Pat Darling (Nee Gunther) Mentioned in Dispatchesstawell ww2

Green Cover with artwork of soldierMrs W Tangeystawell ww2

Light Brown Cover with cream writingMrs Florence Tangeystawell ww2

Green Covered Book Title in Gold Letteringstawell ww2

Items contributed by service men, for their families at home.Hard back Green Material Cover, Print mostly in Khaki Except on Front where Khaki is in Green on Khaki Rectangle. Book 3 in series of 6 published for the Australian Military Forces by The Australian War Memorial Canberra A.C.T. during WW2.Khaki and Green with the Australian Army at Home and Overseas. Relates soldiers' experiences since October 1942 Covering the African desert and Papua Campaignsstawell ww2

WW2 Pre Packed First Field Dressingstawell, ww2

Badge – 60th Anniversary – Victory WW11 1945-2005stawell, ww2

H.M.A.S. Stawell Plaque & items from HMAS Stawell made by Mr Ray Gilbert.stawell, ww2, navy

H.M.A.S. Stawell Association (Japanese Sword presentation) 1990stawell ww2

Theos / Mason Wedding Reg and Millie walking through a guard of honour formed by Aust Women's League Members.stawell ww2

Studio Portrait of Millicent in her Aust Women's League uniform 1942stawell ww2

Alfred Laxton Army & Stuart Laxton c1940 Stuart Thomas Laxton was a member of the crew of HMAS Sydney lost 1941.stawell ww2

Badge – HMAS – ANZAC Appeal $5stawell, ww2

Household Items - 2 Shell Dressing Commonwealth of Australia(John & Johnson Pty Ltd Sydney) November 1941stawell, ww2

Corvette H.M.A.S. STAWELL collection of Autographs stawell ww2

Frenchamstawell ww2

Book written for the Historical Society on the occasion of a trip following the wartime wood trail to Glywylln ForestBlue card cover with blue tape over staple on the spine. Handwritten title with Authors name"Wartime Wood Trail" 1942-1945 Italian Internees Glynwylln Forest By J.D. Gillespie Former Divisional Forester Horshamstawell ww2

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Red Cross Banner used during WW2 by a special group of Red Cross known as "Links of Service"stawell, ww2, women