Yellowing booklet with red print and teal/blue edge over spine. Date 1965 in teal. First letter of title:- Letter of the SVNNFL to US Servicemen is surrounded by NLF Flag (red with star in centre). 15 pages including 2 sections / chapters.Letter of the SVNNFL to US Servicemenbooklet, propaganda, sgt a moylan, 4 platoon, b coy, 7 rar, 7 battalion, 16063, royal australian infantry corps, arnold george moylan

Black etched picture of three US servicemen in field. Cream tile on timber blackboard'Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for his friends. Signed by 'David Zawisa''vietnam veterans of america, plaque, us servicemen

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of US servicemen along with their belongings are transported to Ton Son Nhut International Airport Saigon from their Mekong Delta Base by an RAAF No 35 Sqn Caribou 005 005 Mission 'Mekong Milk Run' for return to the USA following completion of their tour of dutyphotograph, 35 sqn raaf, caribou, mekong delta, ton son nhut airport, mekong milk run, gibbons collection catalogue, us servicemen, saigon, denis gibbons

Black and white photograph of a group of adults in a hall, believed to be the hall of the Brunswick Club Band. A large US flag covers most of an honour board. The words 'Past Presidents' are visible. A number of US servicemen are standing at the back of the group so it was probably an entertainment for US servicemen and taken some time after they arrived at Camp Pell in 1942. The man at front left has been identified as Brunswick resident James Smith (1885-1963). world war ii

Cyril Lyle Hinton Seymour (1894-1956) was born in Eaglehawk. He married Elsie Unger (1890-1951) in 1932.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Company: Elsie Seymour has her photo taken with a visiting American serviceman in 1943. Elsie and her husband Lyle took two US servicemen into their Condon Street home. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

US Navy US Marine Corps "Cutlery used by US Servicemen at Victoria Park, Ballarat during WWII. Given to the Harvey family of Ascot Street. They were in daily use until 1980. 35 years and hardly any wear showing the quality of US equipment."equipment/gear, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Photograph Collage of injured people being extricated from the Mycanh floating restaurant. The Viet Cong placed two Claymore Mines in the popular restaurant on 25/6/1965. Forty one people including US Servicemen were killed and eighty two seriously injured. Two Australian MP's were two of the first rescuers.photograph, saigon, mycanh restaurant, cpl hans hurit, cpl eric watkins, australian military forces, collage

It is believed that softball began in Australia post WW2, having been introduced by US Servicemen. The Bendigo Association became defunct in 2002.Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Play ball: representative side, Bendigo Softball Association, 1952. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

A pair of United States Army drab canvas gaiters, worn with shoes or boots by US servicemen. The gaiters are laced with nine hooks and ten eyelets on the outer side of each, and fastened to the shoe by a webbing strap and metal buckle. History / Summary US Army drab gaiters of type M-1938, Dismounted, Protective, Stock No. 72-L-62027 – 72-L-62048, were issued in four sizes from R1 –R4, and worn extensively during the Second World War. Also identified as leggings.

This is a book of 170 pages. The cover has a coloured sketch of a soldier on a grey background , two bomb sketches and some black printing. The spine is almost completely missing. The pages contain printed text, maps, sketches, black and white photographs and coloured illustrations. The book is bound with heavy duty staples. There are five loose newspaper cuttings.non-fictionAustralians in World War 1 world war 1, anzacs, australian humour

Presented to All Saints Church c.1942 - 1946 by American Servicemen stationed in Bendigo during WWII to commemorate American Troops who were sent to Bendigo to complete their allocated rest & recreation leave. Gold painted, carved wooden eagle with red / white / blue USA flags under each outstretched wing & a stylised painted USA flag on a shield in its talons. Mounted on a white painted board.emblems, us, commemorate

Peter Ball collection, refer Cat No 4704Book Servicemen’s Guide to Hong Kong, the fron page is missing, front and rear have a shield with flags, scrolls at top, 83 pages of written and near same of coloured advertisements, exchange rates US/Hong Kong, rear page has contents.On the motive, “Servicemen’s Guide, Hong Kong, For God and Country”books, hong kong, servicemen’s guide.

Pocket size book of blue colour ix, [54] p. : ill., mapsnon-fictionIn 1942, the United States issued Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia as a quick guide to Australia's people, politics, history and culture for Americans stationed there during the Second World War. It was one of several similar sets of instructions put together by the US government to help its soldiers, sailors and airmen adjust to life abroad. 1942, american soldiers, australia

The item contributes to an understanding of the impact that involvement in the war in Vietnam (1962-1972) had on Australian servicemen.US military payment certificates and numerous vietnam, currency, coin, geelong sub-branch

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972)12oz can of meat and vegetable hash.US Army field ration Type C/meat and/vegetable hash/US inspected and passed/Department of Agriculture/Est No 855/Net Weight 12oz/packed by/Stokely Brothers and Company/ Indianapolis.field ration type c, meat and vegetable hash

This item contributes to an understanding of the impact that involvement in the war in Vietnam (1962–1972) had on Australian servicemen.Laminated photo of a convoy of ambulances with Australian and US Army vehicles in 1968. 8 Field Ambulance South Vietnam/1967-19728 field ambulance, vung tau, vietnam, highway one, tet offensive, us army

This item contributes to an understanding of those involved in the war in Vietnam other than Australian servicemen.USA stamp framed in white plastic frame. Stamp mounted on blue backgroun. USA 15 cent stamp. Green, yellow with red striped bar. "Honoring Vietnam Veterans - Nov. 11-1979.USA.15c/Honoring Vietnam Veterans/Nov-11-1979.stamp, kingsley mundy, vietnam, us stamp

Standard issue item as used by American servicemen during the conflict in VietnamMetal dog tag attached to a silver metal chain.Guzman, Cesar. US 67165145. Catholic: B. Pos 391 462121.dog tags, american army

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.Discoloured small booklet written in English and Vietnamese. Black writing with diagrams. Front cover top left has an image of a shield with a sword in the centre. At the bottom right is a star wings on Anchor, US military issue. Booklet describes signs used to indicate mines in areas.mine clearing, us military command, fielding marcus

Standard issue item used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.A discoloured booklet written in Vietnamese and English describing the mines & booby traps used by the Viet Cong. Front cover yellowed cardboard with shield with sword. Star on wings over anchor.booby traps, mines, viet cong, australian army

True stories by ex-Servicemen, that did a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, and how the war affected them once they returned home. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - social aspects - australia

True stories by ex-Servicemen, that did a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, and how the war affected them once they returned home.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - social aspects - australia

This item contributes to an understanding of those involved in the war in Vietnam (1962–1972) other than Australian servicemen.US Military issued Payment Certificate. Notes. 5 cent and 10 cent. green, ornate with Submarine featured in water. Underwater diver (purple) posed on backcurrency, military payment certificate

This item contributes to an understanding of the impact that involvement in the war in Vietnam (1962–1972) had on Australian servicemen.Leather pistol holsterUS "BOYT"holster, weapons, u.s. miltary equipment

Banjo Paterson once wrote, ‘The musterers are fetching them a hundred thousand strong’. Well, not quite 100,000 strong, but there are 75,172 mixed age Riverina-bred merino wethers in this mob mustered for shearing on January 22, 1988. The sheep were owned by the Mountjoy family from Geelong Victoria and were running on Puckapunyal Army Base near Seymour in Central Victoria on which the family held the grazing lease. Contractor for the shearing, Jim Walker, Avenel, Victoria, former Australian shearing team captain in 1974-75 and 1978-79, recalls there were up to 21 shearers in his team waiting for the red eyes to arrive despite the mid-summer heat of up to 38°C and the blinding dust on windy days. Jim Walker thinks there may also have been some sheep in the mob from Portland Downs and Isis Downs near Isisford in Central Queensland. The biggest shearing he did at ‘Pucka’ was 87,087 shorn in 1988. The ‘Pucka’ base was established during WW1. During the Second World War the Second Australian Imperial Force trained there as well as the US Army 41st Infantry Division. It was also home to the 1st Armoured Regiment from 1949 until 1995. During the 1950s up to 4000 national servicemen at any given time were training there. In the 1980s the Army undertook a major 60,000-acre land rehabilitation programme as decades of heavy use had led to serious degradation. By 1988 when the photo was taken, further land acquisition had increased the area to just under 100,000 acres, 43,000 of which is still bush country. There are no sheep there now, and the old shed was bulldozed and burnt. There are thousands of kangaroos which of course don’t need to be shorn and would be hard to muster and hold for a similar photo. Colour photograph, 75,172 merino wethers, mustered for shearing at Puckapunyal in 1988.shearing merino sheep, mountjoy, mr dale - worungalla pastoral co., shearing, merino sheep

The design for the Shrine of Remembrance was selected by competition among Australian artists and architects. Eighty-three designs were submitted and the winning design was by two Melbourne returned-soldier architects, Philip Hudson and James Wardrop. The inspiration for the external outline came from one of the seven wonders of the ancient world—the mausoleum at Halicarnassus to Mausolus, King of Caria in South West Asia Minor. Although the country was faced with frightful unemployment and financial difficulty in the late 1920s and the 1930s, so great was the gratitude of the people that the huge amount required to build the Shrine was raised or promised within six months from the opening of the appeal in 1928. (https://www.shrine.org.au/About-Us/History) Lodge Bros were commissioned to build the Shrine of Remembrance in St Kilda Rd in the late 1920s. In 1947, Lodge Bros were manufacturing a further stage at the Shrine of Rememberance, that being the carving and fixing of the bluestone servicemen on the top of the 1939-1945 War Memorial at the Eternal Flame. When funding became available for the new undercroft development at the front of the Shrine in 2001, the Shrine Trustees were eager to explore the possibility of the original stonemasons who built the Shrine, to complete the new development. This came to fruition in 2002-2003 when Lodge Bros constructed all the exterior walls of the undercroft development. Phil Luchetta (Managing Director) was able to source and secure the use of the same granite from Tynong Victoria that was used in the original works of the 1930s.Photograpic image of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.shrine of remembrance, melbourne, war memorial, lodge brothers, world war one, remembrance

An article in The Answer showing the Odes that are recited at Legacy events in the 1990s. Remembrance is a feature of all formal meetings and formal gatherings involving members of the Legacy family. At the Widows' Club Meetings a widow will say: 'Let us stand for a moment in silence In memory of our loved ones Lest we forget' (repeated by Widows) At the Widows' Club meetings a Legatee will say: 'Let us stand for a moments in silence In memory of your husbands, our comrades, those dear to each of us Who offered their lives to defend our freedom. Lest we forget' (repeated by Widows). At a Ceremony of Remembrance Gatherings of Junior Legatees by a Legatee will say 'Let us stand for a moment in silence In memory of your fathers, our comrades And those Junior Legatees who fave their lives for our country We will remember them' (repeated by Junior Legatees) 'Lest we forget' (repeated by Junior Legatees)Remembrance is a vital part of Legacy's ongoing commitment to the families of the deceased servicemen and women.Printout of a page from The Answer in August 1996.answer, poem

This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material from 1962. "An invitation to the Business and Industry Help us build the future." It has photos of significant activities and work that Legacy was doing for the families of deceased servicemen. Photos include boys and girls doing activities in their classes, a Legatee giving family guidance, the Senior Widows Club, boys and girls at the residences, and the Legacy dental service.Brings to life the activities provided for the widows and the work of Melbourne Legacy and the way they approached business for support in 1962.Black and white promotional leaflet from 1962 with red highlights folded into 4 pages.legacy promotion, marketing, activities