non-fictionThe detailed history of the Australian Women’s Army Service in the Albury Army area during World War II.australia. army. australian women's army service -- history, women soldiers -- australia -- history, albury army area, world war two, women's military service

EDHS Newsletter No. 270 June 2023 At our next meeting at 2.00pm on Saturday 10th June 2023 we are pleased to have Dr. Geoffrey Sandy to present to us on the WW1 Soldier Welcome Home Committees, with specific reference to Eltham. Geoffrey is an author, parish historian and parish archivist for St Margaret’s Anglican Church in Eltham. Soldier Welcome Home Committees (SWHC) were established throughout Australia during WW1 by the soldier’s local community - their home. Despite WW1 being a well-researched area of Australian history, little has been published on the SWHCs. The work of these committees is an important part of our war history, and our volunteer history. As women were often well-represented, and active within the SWHCs, it is also important to our history of Australian women. Geoff has undertaken a detailed case study of the Soldier Welcome Home Committee at Eltham (SWHCE). During the WW1 period Eltham can be described a small rural community. What is fortunate is that the Minute Books of the SWHC Eltham meetings are extant and readily accessible, as these are held in the archives of Saint Margaret’s Anglican Church Eltham.1:17:13 duration Digital MP3 file; 26.5MBaudio recording, eltham district historical society, meeting, society meeting, eltham, avenue of honour, dr geoffrey sandy, welcome home committee

Description of Nine Platoon, 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, Mont St. Quentin, France, WW1.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard with light grey green paper adhered cover. Gold and black colour print on front, spine and back. Front to back illustration, sepia colour portrait of soldier and women, collage of maps and photos in background. Soft plastic adhesive cover. 297 pages, cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs. Book cover and pages have various ink stamps, adhesive labels and handwritten information related to "Bendigo Senior Secondary College Library". This is a donated second hand book.publication, book, military history, ww1

All colour photographs - Borneo (Sandakan) .1) Black metal boiler. .2) 4 Flags on flag poles. .3) Pool under pergola & collonade. .4) Pool under pergola & collonade. .5) Pool under pergola & collonade. .6) Wreaths at base of memorial. .7) Pebble map of Australia encircled with plants & Australian flags in lawn area. .8) Granite war memorial & military person. .9) Australian Army soldiers standing around war memorial. .10) War memorial. .11) View of countryside adjacent to war memorial. .12) 2 Women standing at base of memorial holding a framed photo of male servicemen.photography-photographs, military history, sandakan

Historical information of soldiers from the Albury-Wodonga district who fought in the Boer War in South Africa 1899 - 1902. In 1996 the then curator for the 8/13 VMR Museum, the Hon Colonel John Neale, commissioned the author to research a group of returned servicemen and women from the Boer War and had lived within 100 km radius of the Albury/Wodonga townships.The Boer War was the second war in South Africa and was the result of heavy taxes and non voting rights of the local white Boer population. Colonial forces including the Australian Light Horse contingent where called upon by England to overthrow the rebellion. This War was the first engagement of Australian troops fighting on foreign soil.This Honour Roll details the pay rates, the battle highlights, weapons used and maps covering the first Australian contingent of soldiers who fought in the Transvaal (Boer War).. Listed are the names of those soldiers who lived within 100klms of Albury and Wodonga.The soldiers are listed by Location, Rank, Initial,Name and Unit. The significance of both the War and those who served in it is two fold. Firstly it demonstrates that the tie between the Colonial outreaches of England's Empire to "the Motherland" were extremely strong at this point in time. This union remained strong up until the middle of World War II when England could not help Australia to defend itself against possible invasion by Japan. The alliance between Australia and the United States of America replaced the British/Australian pact. Secondly the attitude of, and the high degree of horsemanship of those from the Albury and Wodonga area. The degree of adaptability, by these servicemen, to suit the environment in which they fought provided the first real insight into the Australian psyche "of those living and surviving on the harsh Australian outback"This book has a bright red soft cover and is bound with bright yellow tape. There is a drawing of two Australian soldiers on the front, one on horsebackAuthor's complimentary inscription "To Mount Beauty Museum with compliments" signed Ian R Docking history, boer war, ex-servicemen and women, albury and wodonga

.1) Robert James Lee “MM”. Refer Cat No 1734 for his service history. .2) Lorna Jean Robbins VF518306 enlisted on 10.8.1945 age 20 years in the AWAS. She was discharged on 27.9.1946 with the rank of Cpl. Lorna married Robert James Lee.Pair of frames photographs. .1) & .2) Frames light brown & gold timber with cream mounts & glass. .1) Photo, colour portrait of male soldier in uniform, VX65555 Robert James LEE 'MM'. .2) Photo, colour portrait of female in uniform, VF518306 Lorna Jean ROBBINS, Corporal, Australian Women's Army Service..2) Handwritten in black ballpoint ink: LORNA 'JEAN' LEEphotography - photographs, frame accessories

A complete story covering the experiences of Australian men & women during the Vietnam campaign.Paper dust cover in colour, title on front & spine. Hard green buckram cover with title & author on spine. On fly leaf is a map of Vietnam & jungle scene with 2 soldiers in green colour. 201 pages, cut edges, white with black print & black & white photos. Stamp on top right hand side of title page: “RHQ 4/19 Prince of Wales Lighthorse Bougainville Barracks Park Street North Carlton” books-military-history, photography, vietnam

A pictorial history of servicemen & women during 1962 - 1972 whilst serving in South Vietnam. Lex McAuley, Author was born in 1939 in Innisfail, Queensland.Hard cardboard cover, khaki buckram with orange fly leaf. Front dust cover has a soldier carrying equipment, soldier on back has a rifle pointing straight upwards. 147 pages with cut edges & black print. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. books-military-history, photography, illustrations, vietnam

Book, hard cover, paper brown. Dust cover cream & brown, photograph of soldier playing bugle. Title in black print. 225 cut pages, illustrated & black & white photographs.Victorian Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (VAJEX) Dear Bill, in appreciation of your address to VAJEX Remembrance Night Dinner 20.11.94, Sol Rose, President. Walter Jona, Patron & President (Past) Dinner Chairman.books, military, history, jewry

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.224.Within three months of the Japanese entering World War II on December 8, 1941 over 22 000 Australians had become prisoners-of-war. They went into camps in Timor, Ambon, New Britain, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Singapore and Malaya, and a few were scattered to other points in what was briefly part of the Japanese empire. Later most of the prisoners were to be shifted further north into South-east Asia, Formosa, Korea, Manchuria and Japan itself. They were captives within lands and cultures and to experiences alien to those known to all other Australians. At the end of the war in August 1945, 14315 servicemen and thirty service women were alive to put on new, loose-fitting uniforms and go home. One in three of the prisoners had died. That is, nearly half of the deaths suffered by Australians in the war in the Pacific were among men and women who had surrendered. Another 8174 Australians had been captured in the fighting in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: but of these men only 265 died as a result of wounds, disease or execution.By any quantitative measure the imprisonment of so many Australians is a major event in Australian history. For many soldiers it was living --and dying --in captivity which made World War II different from that of World War I. But the prisoners have received no permanent place in Australian history. Their story is not immediately recalled on celebratory occasions. In a general history of the nation in which a chapter is given to the war the prisoners might be mentioned in a sentence, or part of a sentence. Where the horror, stoicism and gallantry of Gallipoli have become part of a common tradition shared by all Australians, the ex-prisoners are granted just the horror. The public may be sympathetic; but the horror is for the prisoners alone. To make another comparison: in five months of fighting on the Kokoda Trail in 1942 the Australians lost 625 dead, less than the number who died on Ambon. Yet the events on Ambon are unknown to most Australians. There were no reporters or cameramen on Ambon and, for the 309 who defended Ambon's Laha airfield, no survivors. How many of them died in battle or died as prisoners will never be known. But there are more than just practical reasons why the record of the prisoners of war is so slight and uneven in the general knowledge of Australians. They have not tried to find out. No historian has written a book to cover the range of camps and experiences, and only in specialist medical publications has anyone investigated the impact of prison life on subsequent physical and mental health. The complexity of the experience and its impact on particular lives have not been expressed in a way to give them significance for other Australians.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, world war 1939-1945 - personal narrativies - australia

Index, ill, p.403.non-fictionBlood, Sweat and Tears brings together the first-hand accounts of more than seventy-five ordinary Australians who did extraordinary things during World War II. Prisoners of war, airmen, nurses, landgirls, internees, schoolchildren, soldiers, sailors and volunteers of every description share their memories of a time of horror, tragedy, love and excitement. Bworld war 1939-1945 - australia - history, australia 1939-1945 - social conditions

Women at home were encouraged to knit "comforts" for servicemen. In WW2 this was not as successful as during WW1 because a) women had a wider range of wartime jobs that limited their time for knitting and b.) Knitting wool was rationed. The Comforts Fund produced its own pattern book that included patters for various socks, stockings, pullovers, scarves, balaclavas suitable for all branches of the armed services.Knitting for Soldiers Knitting Patterns. Fifteen page booklet, supplement to the Australian Home Journal; contains knitting patterns for soldiers WW2. Black and white illustrations. Incudes patterns for socks, gloves, mittens, pullover and head wear.lydia chancellor collection, history, knitting, ww2, australian home journal

Index, ill, p.183.non-fictionThis history of women in the Australian Army traces women's struggle for a place in the most male-dominated profession. It encompasses a campaign for equal opportunity in the workplace that culminated in women gaining the right to have a career in the army regardlesss of their marital status and whether they have children. Soldiers of the Queen provides a history of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps. Bomford covers the WRAAC from its creation in 1951 to its dissolution in 1984, when women were integrated into the Australian army. This study analyzes the gender, political, and cultural issues surrounding women's struggle for inclusion in the nation's fighting forcesaustralia - armed forces - women - history, womens royal australian army corps

Illustrated book with white front cover that has four coloured illustrations of women in various activities. Title and authors' names are printed in red ink, along with a book description in black ink on the front cover along with publisher's logo and four red lines. Abbreviated title, underlined, in white ink, and authors names in black ink are printed on an orange background on the spine along with the publisher's logo. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in orange, along with another three illustrations of women, publisher's logo and 'Victoria 150 ' logo on a yellow background.non-fictionThis book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. The book emphasizes the home's importance, alongside the marketplace, and examines the significance of both reproduction and production. It provides a new perspective on Australian history, focusing on women's place, relationships between public and private life, paid and unpaid work, and the intersection of politics and gender. women-victoria-history-19th century, women-victoria-history=20th century, women-victoria-social conditions

The Returned Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Imperial League of Australia was formed in 1916 as welfare group to assist military personnel returning from the overseas active service. In 1965 the organization was renamed the Returned Services League of Australia and assists military personnel, and their families, both past and present. The Women's Auxiliaries assisted in the past with the work of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and today assist with the work of the Returned Services League. (The K.G.Luke company was founded in 1925 and continued until the 1980s.)This badge is of interest as one issued by the Women's Auxiliary of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. It is not known if it has any connection to a local branch of the Women's Auxiliary. Small circular metal badge with dark blue circle around the edge and an Australian flag surrounded by a cream section. Pin on the reverse. Women's Auxiliary RSSAILA. ( Returned soldiers and sailors Imperial league of Australia)women's auxiliaries, returned services league of australia, returned soldiers, warrnambool history

Black and white photograph of a group of men and women standing around a piano.Back: [handwritten] employees after lunch / at R S & S (mid-day break) / G. Kidman Z / access 13-7-1989 / no 29 Back: [printed] : AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH/ DEPT OF INFORMATIONtextile mills - staff textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., textile mills - staff, textile mills - history, textile mills, piano, working life, music, lunch, lunchbreak, industrial geelong, recreation

Hard covered book with an illustration of a soldier on the frontfictionA childrens illustrated book which tells a story of a young girl who connects with her soldier father by baking ANZAC biscuits. world war 1914 - 1918, cooking, family relationships and emotional bonds, the anzac spirit and australian wartime history

A publication of 156 pages including text, illustrations, facsimiles and portraits. It also includes bibliographical references and an index.This publication tells the story of the men and women from Albury and district who served in the Great War of 1914 to 1919. It tells of those who served on the battlefield, but also those who supported and sustained them from home whilst maintaining the community of Albury. As indicated on the back cover, the author Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hunter had a long military service and connection with Albury Wodonga. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2009 for services to military history. The book was based on research carried out with the assistance of members of the Albury and DIstrict Historical Society. It included a forward by Councillor Kevin Mack, Mayor of the City of Albury (2015).impact of world war 1 albury, soldiers ww1 albury, ww1 participation albury

Ill, p.208.non-fictionMost of the items in this volume were received in a competition for stories, verse and drawings, with this competition showing a better representation from the Women's Services than in previous years. Previous titles include: Active service, Soldiering on and Khaki and green. world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia

The large photo is of seven Victorian nurses bound for South Africa (Sister Ivy, Sister Langlands, Sister Walker, Sister Rawson, Sister Bernhard Smith, Sister Dorothy Smith, Sister Thompson). The article discusses the history of the pin, introduced in Britain in the fifteenth century as personal fasteners used in the dressing process. It explains the materials used for 'pins' and the connection to the phrase 'pin-money'. The second photo was taken at Victoria Barracks, it shows a well-dressed lady pinning on favours to a soldier in uniform, beside them stands another lady arm-in-arm with another soldier.Photocopy of a newspaper article. The article is in the top right corner and there is some white space on the left hand side and below. The article consists of a large photo of a group of women and a Captain boarding a ship. To the right of the image is a smaller photo of two men and two women at Victoria Barracks, above and below this picture are two small columns of text.'NC17' [Handwritten in blue ink on the top of the page]australian army nurses, victorian nurses - south africa, pins - history

Cardboard folio with an image of soldiers disembarking a ship across the back, spine and front cover. Inside are three booklets and a brochure.non-fictionFolio contains: Community resource guide (18 pages) -- World War one history (42 pages) -- Victoria's world war one legacy (31 pages) -- Victorian government veterans' affairs grants (1 folded sheet) A collection of material published by the Victorian State Government to commemorate the ANZAC Centenary. It includes pages on women in war and Australian nurses.australia. australian army. australian imperial force (1914-1921), world war, 1914-1918 -- australia -- victoria -- centennial celebrations, soldiers -- australia -- victoria -- history, 1914-1918 -- participation, australian -- anniversaries, soldiers -- victoria -- history, army nurses--australia--history, women in war

Hardcover book with a dustjacket firmly attached. There is a black panel across the top with the title in yellow print and another thinner black panel across the bottom with the author's name in cream coloured print. The front cover shows an illustration of a Japanese soldier in the foreground and behind him are eight women working in a field, they are being watched by an armed soldier stationed at a lookout on a wall behind them. The image is in black, green and yellow.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons

Hardcover book with dustjacket. 'THE DIGGERS' is printed at the top in olive green letters and just to the right is the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces emblem on a red panel. The cover shows a painting of soldiers on horseback charging across a field. At the bottom of the cover is printed in white text : makers of the Australian Military tradition.non-fictionHere are over 140 noteworthy military careers, covering the colonial war and the Great War, told by Australia's leading historians. It is a fascinating look at the men and women who established the reputation of the Australian Digger in the annals of world history. [From Trove]australian armed forces biography, colonial forces biography

White hardcover book with the title and a hand-drawn image of a soldier printed in silver in the centre of the cover.non-fictionThe Territory Remembers is a program of activities commemorating the the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin and World War II wartime events with a connection to the Northern Territory. This commemorative book provides a contribution to this wartime history of the Northern Territory through photographs, some depicting the devastation of war brought to Northern Australia, while others capture how life was for so many during this time. - Trovenational council of women - victoria, women's rights

Article published in the Journal of Medical Biography in 2014 about the life of Emma Maud McCarthy, "one of the most decorated nurses of the First World War". She had a profound influence on nursing, serving overseas throughout WWI and then later becoming "one of the first senior nurses to recognise the impact of war on minds, she set up separate units for men who had self-harmed and she pioneered nurse anaesthetists in the British Armed Forces" (from abstract). Collection of four typed letters. Two are on A4 paper and two on A5. Each one has the 'Returned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia' title across the top, followed by the Victorian Branch emblem.'22.3.45 / papers are with books ?' [Handwritten in the top left corner of the second memorandum letter] '1.2.45. / Mrs Holland seen by ? + ? / + ? of honorary League Membership received but / no badges will be issued / unless the sister becomes a / ? League Member / ? suggest membership / of Womens League' [Handwritten in brown and red ink the bottom left corner of the final letter]nursing history, world war 1, world war 1914-1918, first world war, wwi, australian medical history, british medical history, nurses, emma maud mccarthy, maud mccarthy

Hardcover book with dust jacket. Title printed in large, bold, white text along spine and across the top and bottom of the cover. In the background is an image of rows of soldiers marching down a town street. The cover is a burnt orange colour.non-fictionDuring the First World War, in Melbourne and communities throughout Victoria, schoolchildren knitted socks for the troops serving in Gallipoli, the Middle East and on the Western Front. Their families set up Red Cross branches to support the 91,000 Victorian servicemen and women overseas. Victoria at War records the achievements of the state's soldiers, nurses and their families - including the Whitelaws from Gippsland with six sons enlisting, 'Bert' Jacka, the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War, and commander Sir John Monash. Bestselling military historian Michael McKernan commemorates the generosity, devotion, sacrifice and spirit of a community pushed towards breaking point through stories from the home front and battlefront. - from National Library recordww1, wwi, world war 1, world war 1914-1918 victoria, victoria - social life and customs, victoria - history

Blue cloth-bound hardcover book with a worn cream coloured dust-jacket. The title is printed in white across the top, beneath which is an illustration of three jeeps driving in a row (from the perspective of someone sitting in the back seat of the third jeep). The bottom of the page displays black text with a red star above it with the letters ACF inside. The spine has the title printed in black across the top, a spine label taped to the bottom, and A.C.Fund handwritten in black marker in the middle.non-fictionHistory of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF). The fund was "a commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian Forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945" -taken from title page. This volume details the history from each individual state in Australia, as well as the service it provided overseas, and it's partnership with the Salvation Army, Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.ww2, wwii, world war 1939-1945, civilian relief, australian comforts fund, acf