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Book, Ballantine Books, Goring, 1972
... World war 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Biography Hermann Goring ...Describes the life and times of Hermann goringIll, p.159.non-fictionDescribes the life and times of Hermann goringworld war 1939-1945 - biography, hermann goring -
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Book, Ballantine Books, De Gaulle, 1972
... World war 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Biography Charles De Gaulle ...Describes the life and times of Charles De GaulleIll, p.157.non-fictionDescribes the life and times of Charles De Gaulleworld war 1939-1945 - biography, charles de gaulle -
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Book, Ballantine Books, Tito, 1972
... World war 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Biography Josip Broz ...Describes the life and times of Josip BrozIll, p.159.non-fictionDescribes the life and times of Josip Brozworld war 1939-1945 - biography, josip broz -
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Book, Pan Books, Himmler, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Heinrich Himmler ...The life and times of SS leader Heinrich HimmlerIll, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of SS leader Heinrich Himmlerworld war 1939-1945 - biography, heinrich himmler 1900-1945 -
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Book, Pan Books, Hitler, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Adolf Hitler - 1889 ...The life and times of Third Reich leader Adolf HitlerIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of Third Reich leader Adolf Hitlerworld war 1939-1945 - biography, adolf hitler - 1889-1945 -
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Book, Pan Books, Patton, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography George Patton 1885 ...The life and times of US General George S PattonIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of US General George S Pattonworld war 1939-1945 - biography, george patton 1885-1945 -
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Book, Pan Books, Mountbatten, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Louis Mountbatten ...The life and times of Admiral of the fleet Lord Louis MountbattenIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of Admiral of the fleet Lord Louis Mountbattenworld war 1939-1945 - biography, louis mountbatten 1900-1979 -
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Book, Pan Books, Stillwell, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Joseph Stillwell ...The life and times of United States General Joseph StillwellIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of United States General Joseph Stillwellworld war 1939-1945 - biography, joseph stillwell 1883-1946 -
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Book, Pan Books, MacArthur, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Douglas MacArthur ...The life and times of United States General Douglas MacArthurIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of United States General Douglas MacArthurworld war 1939-1945 - biography, douglas macarthur 1880-1964 -
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Book, Pan Books, Eisenhower, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Dwight Eisenhower ...The life and times of United States General Dwight D EisenhowerIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of United States General Dwight D Eisenhowerworld war 1939-1945 - biography, dwight eisenhower 1890-1969 -
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Book, Pan Books, Churchill, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Winston Churchill ...The life and times of British Prime Minister Winston ChurchillIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of British Prime Minister Winston Churchillworld war 1939-1945 - biography, winston churchill 1874-1965 -
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Book, Pan Books, Mussolini, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Benito Mussolini ...The life and times of Italian fascist leader Benito MussoliniIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of Italian fascist leader Benito Mussoliniworld war 1939-1945 - biography, benito mussolini 1883-1945 -
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Book, Pan Books, Slim, 1973
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Viscount Sir ...The life and times of British General Sir William SlimIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of British General Sir William Slimworld war 1939-1945 - biography, viscount sir william slim 1891-1970 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Gavan L Burn, Carey Roll of Honour, 1939-1945, 2001
... world war 1939-1945 -- biography... -- victoria -- kew -- history world war 1939-1945 -- biography ...120 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 31 cm. non-fictioncarey baptist grammar school -- students -- biography, private schools -- victoria -- kew -- history, world war 1939-1945 -- biography, cemeteries, australia - armed forces - biography -
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Book, Neil McDonald et al, Valiant for truth: The life of Chester Wilmot, war correspondent, 2016
... world war 1939-1945 - journalists - biography... defeat of Nazi Germany. world war 1939-1945 - journalists ...Valiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.Notes, index, bibliography, maps, p.463.non-fictionValiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.world war 1939-1945 - journalists - biography, wilmot chester 1911-1954 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Collins, Rommel, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - Germany - Biography... 1939-1945 - Germany - Biography Germany - 1939-1945 - History ...A biography of general Ewin RommelIndex, ill, p.288.non-fictionA biography of general Ewin Rommelworld war 1939-1945 - germany - biography, germany - 1939-1945 - history -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Davis, Jack
1/Handwritten notes on Jack Davis. 2/Photocopy of book covers titled “A Waltz on the Wild Side”, “Nothing too Serious” and “Chrysler Sedan and Threepenny Ice Creams and the back cover information sheet of Jack Davis biography and a photocopy of the inside cover, copyright clause and publication details with disclaimer. 3/An article from the Caulfield Port Phillip Leader dated 01/02/2011 on Jack Davis' latest book “A Waltz on The Wild Side”.davis jack, davis val, a waltz on the wild side, nothing too serious, a chrysler sedan and threepenny ice creams, davis aj, world war 1939-1945, books -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, William John Panckridge, Young faces, young lives: a memoir, 1991
... , 1939-1945 -- Malaya Geelong (Vic.) -- Biography Victoria ...William John Panckridge was student teacher at Ballarat College 1949-1950; p.252-260 detail his time at the school. Small soft cover book; coloured cover; black and white illustrations; 260p.william john panckridge, ballarat college, student teacher, world war, 1939-1945 -- malaya, geelong (vic.) -- biography, victoria -- social life and customs -- 1901-1945. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Painting, Lindsay Edward, The Malt House, 1942c
Artist Lindsay Edward and wife Jan built a house designed by Alistair Knox at 151 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty. See article on home designed by Alistair Knox for Lindsay Edward, teacher, at 151 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty. The home was originally featured on the cover of the January 1953 issue of Home Beautiful magazine and was revisited in the March 1969 issue. See registration record No. 01649. Lindsay Edward Biography: 1919: 26 August Lindsay Maurice Edward was born in Melbourne. 1937: 4 – 9 May Exhibition - Heidelberg art exhibition (SLV collection) 1939: Art student at the National Gallery of Victoria 1940: 7-14 October Exhibition Heidelberg art exhibition. (SLV collection) 1941: November - Exhibition Heidelberg Art Exhibition 1942: Lindsay was an art student living at this 14 Park Cres. Fairfield. Occupation Art student. He most likely painted this painting around this time. c.1942 – 1944: Enlistment for military service in World War 2 in Casino, NSW. 1944: Rank of Sergeant. 1944: Exhibition Seddon Galleries (Melbourne) 1945: Exhibition Seddon Galleries 1946: Exhibition Exhibition of Past Students of the National Gallery of Victoria 1947: Submitted “Self- portrait in the Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW 1948: Lived in London for a year and married a fellow artist ? Knox. 1949: Returned from London 1949: Electoral Roll Residence– 16 Mount Street, Ivanhoe 1950: October Exhibition Stanley Coe Galleries, 435 Bourke Street, Melbourne 1951: 19 Nov. - 9 Dec. Exhibition An exhibition of present day art of Victoria Victorian 1951 Commemoration Committee in conjunction with the Victorian Artists' Society, 1951: (SLV Collection) 1953: October Exhibition Melbourne Contemporary Artists Exhibiton 1954: Exhibition Melbourne Contemporary Artists Exhibition 1958: Victorian artist and educator Lindsay Edward won the £500 prize for the wall decoration of the Queensland Library - . Edward was born in 1919 and had studied at the National Gallery of Victoria. In 1958 he was head of the painting section of the Royal Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT) and had only recently begun experimenting with mosaic. The Centennial mosaic covers a wall 68 feet (20.72 metres) in length and 14 feet (4.26 metres) high. In a Melbourne Age article in July 1958 Edward described the mural as ‘not a literal subject’ rather as ‘a basic formation of organic forms indicating growth and development’. 1960: Exhibition Eltham Art Show (SLV collection) 1963: Exhibition October 28-November 17 - Argus Gallery, 290 Latrobe Street, Melbourne and at Hassall's Roadside Gallery, Eltham and at Gallery A and at Russell Davis Art Gallery. (SLV Collection) 1963, 1967, 1977 and 1980: Electoral Rolls – Residence Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty. Occupation Teacher 1966: Exhibition Art Show -Austin Hospital Appeal (Heidelberg) (SLV collection) 1970s: Head of Art Department RMIT where he established a fine art collection. 1982: Exhibition Bolitho Gallery Canberra http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116467780 1988: 28 July – Exhibition Recent Paintings Darwin Performing Arts Centre (SLV Collection) 1993: Exhibition Solander Gallery, Canberra 2007: January Died and is buried in Eltham Cemetery 2007: Obituary in Age Jun 2, 2007 - LINDSAY Edward's retirement as head of the fine art department at RMIT in August 1979 signalled the end of an important chapter in the art Sources: ART CONTEST. (1939, March 2). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12103185 ART EXHIBITION AT HEIDELBERG (1941, November 25). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 6. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8218682 ART EXHIBITIONS (1945, October 3). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205639922 EX-GALLERY STUDENTS' SHOW (1946, October 15). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 3. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22386440 https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/1947/ Art World Busy (1949, February 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22706197 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22781141 ART NOTES (1953, October 13). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206462733 Design, color in art show (1954, October 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23453359 https://artcollection.its.rmit.edu.au/?p=rmit-gallery-about Cinema (1993, October 7). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 7 (Good Times). Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127509819 Queensland Centenary Artwork (includes image) http://queenswharf.org/places/former-queensland-state-library-wall-decoration-and-sculpture/ Eltham Cemetery http://www.elthamcemetery.com/index.php/search oil on paper board 31.5 x 37.5 cm signed "Edward" lower rightInscribed on back "The Malt House Lindsay Edward 15 Park Cres Fairfield"fairfield, malt house, lindsay edward, home beautiful, home beautiful magazine, alistair knox -
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Book, Boxtree, Heroes of World War Two, 1995
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - heroes - biographies soldiers ...A photographic essay of a selection of those who performed acts of heroism during World War TwoIll, p.144.non-fictionA photographic essay of a selection of those who performed acts of heroism during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - heroes - biographies, soldiers - biographies -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, We band of brothers : a biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman, 2000
The biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307.non-fictionThe biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanaustralian army - 39th infantry battalion, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
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Book, Pagemasters, The hidden chapters : untold stories of Australians at war in the Pacific, 1995
This unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.Ill, p.153.non-fictionThis unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
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Book, Readers Book Club, Cheshire V. C. : a story of war and peace, 1956
A biography of Leonard Chesire VC, commander of Squadron 617, observer of the A bomb attack on Nagasaki and later advocate for peace.Ill, p.254.non-fictionA biography of Leonard Chesire VC, commander of Squadron 617, observer of the A bomb attack on Nagasaki and later advocate for peace.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, leonard chesire - biography -
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Book, Australian Military History Publications, RAAF flying boats at war : the way it was, 1999
The biography of Joe Leach and his exploits in World War twoIndex, ill, p.190.non-fictionThe biography of Joe Leach and his exploits in World War twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, joe leach - biography -
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Book, Wordsworth, Flying colours : the epic story of Douglas Bader, 2001
A biography authorised by Bader and based on his own private papers, flying logs and notes. Written by a close friend, it tells the story of a man who lost both legs in an air crash in 1931 and went on to become a leading pilot in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner of war (who still tried to escape despite artificial legs), businessman, public speaker and worker for the disabled.Index, ill, map, p.303.non-fictionA biography authorised by Bader and based on his own private papers, flying logs and notes. Written by a close friend, it tells the story of a man who lost both legs in an air crash in 1931 and went on to become a leading pilot in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner of war (who still tried to escape despite artificial legs), businessman, public speaker and worker for the disabled. world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, douglas bader - biography -
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Book, Pagemasters, Great air escapes : the heroes who beat the odds, 1991
Stories of daring and heroism of men who beat the odds during RAAF air operations in World War two.Ill, p.140non-fictionStories of daring and heroism of men who beat the odds during RAAF air operations in World War two.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, raaf - air pilots - biographies -
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Book, Bettina Stagneth et al, Eichmann before Jerusalem: The unexamined life of a mass murderer, 2014
... extermination machine'. war criminals - germany - biography world war ii ...A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'.Bibliography, index, notes, p.424.non-fictionA total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'. war criminals - germany - biography, world war ii, 1939-1945 - atrocities -
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Book, Sue Ebury, Weary: The life of Sir Edward Dunlop, 1994
A biography of the varied and inspirational life of Sir Edward DunlopIndex, bibliography, notes, ill (b/w)non-fictionA biography of the varied and inspirational life of Sir Edward Dunlopworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japanese, sir edward dunlop - biography -
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Book, TAB Aero et al, The Blond Knight of Germany: A biography of Erich Hartmann, 1970
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Fighter pilots - Germany - Biography World War 1939 ...A biography of Luftwaffe ace pilot Erich HartmannIndex, glossary, ill, p.332.non-fictionA biography of Luftwaffe ace pilot Erich Hartmannfighter pilots - germany - biography, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany -
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Book, Wilkinson Publishing, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's war stories : the heroes, the battles, the tragedies and the triumphs of World War II, 2009
ollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.Index, ill, p.360.non-fictionollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, charles (bud) tingwell