Historical information

Booklets are the -
"OFFICIAL JOURNAL/ B.C.O.F. (JAPAN)/ ASSOCIATION OF/ AUSTRALIA (INC)/ Since 1972/ (Navy, Army, Air Force, Women's & Auxilliary Forces)"
Please note - name change from "SHIBUM to SHIMBUN' on these booklets.
Shinbun and Shimbun - is the correct spelling for the word for newspaper in Japanese.
Booklets - items in the collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF.
Refer Cat No. 7287P for his service details, photos, awards.

Physical description

SOFT COVER BOOKLET.
ALL BOOKLETS - PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT ON FRONT AND BACK. CHRISTMAS ISSUES HAVE DECORATIVE TRIM IN GREEN AND/OR RED PRINT. ILLUSTRATED WITH " BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES" WITH CROWN ON FRONT COVER.
All booklets 20 to 36 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps and cartoons.
1. No. 140 March 2011.
2. No. 141 June 2011.
3. No. 142 September 2011.
4. No. 143 December 2011.
5. No. 144 March 2012.
6. No. 145 June 2012.
7. No. 146 September 2012.
8. No. 147 December 2012.
9. No. 148 March 2013.
10. No. 149 June 2013.
11 No. 150 September 2013.
12. No. 151 December 2013.
13. No. March 2014.
14. No. 153 June 2014.
15. No. 154. September 2014.
16. No. 155 December 2014.
17. No. 156 March 2015.
18. No. 157 June 2015.
19. No. 158 September 2015.
20. No. 159 March 2016.
21. No. 160 September 2016.
22. No. 161 March 2017.
23. No. 161 March 2017.
24. No. 162 September 2017.
25. No. 163 March 2018.
26. No. 164 September 2018.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover, handwritten notes, blue or black ink. 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 13.
1. "All of this book".
2. "Pages 3,5,7,8,9,13,16,17,19 to 24."
3. "Pages 3,4,12,13, to 23."
4. On paper "Pages 3-8, 10, 16, 19 to 24"
8. "26 mags altogether/ the 2 you have already read"
13. "Jane/Danny/ 9915/ 48/ 04".
19. " Lorraine 0353920942=/Willa McGilvery, PO Box 132/Donald/ 3480/ 03 5497 1724".
20. "My letter to sacked MP Stuart Robert".
21. "Please return Willa".
22. "Buloke Times write up".