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Intra war Bondalier

brown leather Bondalier with brass buckle and 4 X brass screw/washes fixing pockets to belt; a centre brass stud fixes pocket flap

This collar box belonged to a soldier in WW2 who lived in the local Shepparton area.

Round tan coloured leather case, lined with cream and brown stripped cotton material; a small leather carry strap with outer edges sewn either side to the top of case and a separate strap across the top of the case to fix the case closed with buckle feature; the closing strap is broken away from the buckle hole area.

early - mid c20th collar box

souvenir from the Middle East during World War 2

5 wooden circular rings with slight variation in size

Each ring has "Jerusalem" marked on outer side; There is a depiction of a Camel min black ink on each ring with a circular red/orange background to camel

ww2

Souvenir from Jerusalem during WW2

a beautiful crafted oblong wooden box with access to each end which holds matches and cigarettes

Black Ink drawing on main side of case featuring a date palm , cameleer walking and one riding camel."jerusulem" written above inked drawings and back of case with "Jerusulem" printed

souvenir, ww2, ww11

souvenirs from the middle Eastern Countries during WW2

A wooden covered book; 10 pages with post card and on left hand side and pressed flower arrangements on opposite page. Pages separated by translucent tissue paper

Black inked drawing depicting camels , cameleers and palm tree on front cover; central back wooden cover 'Jerusalem' printed Inside cover in handwriting " To Mother From Dad 18th January 1941" Book title " Flowers and Views of the Holy Land - Fleurs et vues de la Terre Sainte"

postcard pressed flower book

From SOMME Barracks Shepparton Sgts Mess

Royal Blue coloured ceramic circular ashtray

Sergeants Mess 'FIDELIS ET AUDAX' 59 The Hume Regiment

English SAS Sniper gloves

Khaki green coloured gloves with brown leather palm side covering. Khaki dark green knitted cuff

sas

Captains Hat WW11

Khaki Olive coloured Officers Peak Cap with small rising sun medal on front band. Leather sweat band on inner cap

On inner leather band - Wilkes Todhunter Pty Ltd, Military Outfitters Melbourne

Standard hat worn by WW11 Army Nursing Corp belonging to RM Ross -VF388714

Regulation Uniform

WW11 Australian Womens Army Service Brown felt hat with a crosgrain ribbon band and a small rising sun attached to band: Grosgrain inner rim to crown of hat

print marking on inner rim band - N.121, 6 3/4,1945

ww11

Typical Navy Cap of the Period 1954/55

Cap Australian Rating, White water proof top. black band and chin strap, Tally Band With RANR NS. Stamped inside A A BONNETT. Also a very thin chin strap of black elastic. Two metal vent holes on each side. Leather sweat band.

Cap Navy approximately 1954/55. Tally band RANR NS

WW2 Mills Bomb (Hand Grenade M36.

WW2 Hand Grenade used by Australia and Commonwealth Countries.

Segmented Cast Iron body with lever (now softened) and with Safety Pin and Ring. Firing Pin in position with heat softened firing pin spring. Non regulation filler screw fitted. The Grenade has been totally burnt out, there is no Base Plug and no Firing Pin/Fuse Holder assembly.

The body is marked R B D which stands for R.B.Davies the lever is marked the same.

Made pre WW2, could have been used in WW2 and Korea

Wooden Grips are attached to a single edge blade by four screws. Bayonet locking section has a clearing hole. The right hand grip is stamped with the number "2" indicating it is from the second Military District (N.S.W.) The blade curves up to a point. The blade is made of steel and has a full length fuller. It is complete with a leather and steel scabbard marked Mangovite 41. It is a Pattern 1907 Bayonet.

The ricasso R.H.S. is marked with 24, broad arrow, and an X, which indicates sold out of service. The Ricasso L.H.S. is marked with a Kings Crown, 1907,and 39 RE

Goggles constructed of two oval lenses in metal frame which attaches to thin canvas which is stretched over wire frame which touches eye. Thin khaki elastic strap on left and right side attaches at back with thin hook and eye in metal. Two lenses attached via hand stitched brown leather strap with some fur attached.

Flying goggles possibly used by a member of the Flying Corps in the First or Second World War. Unlike other examples, this set does not have fur lined interior suggesting that it may have been used by ground crew rather than those at altititude.

Goggles constructed of various materials: rubber edging, metal frames, plastic lens, canvas sides and elastic strap attached via metal buckles. Rubber hand stitched to convas sides. Lens cracked and yellowed in centre.

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Kit emergency sustenance type E-3. Specification No 94-40441. Quantity 20,000 Stock No 8300-559158 Order No 43-29113AF MINTZ COMPANY PROPERTY AIR FORCES. USA ARMY

Wrapped in waxed paper rectangle in shape with printed instruction and ingredients.

Silk escape map issued to Allied Airmen during World War 11 for the Pacific campaigns

A silk escape map including detail of tides and winds was relevant to air force personnel in Pacific regions during WW2.

Coloured Cloth Escape Map of Side A : No. C44 North Borneo Side B: No C43 Mindanao Island SCALE: 1:1,000,000; Wind and Current markings;

AAF Cloth Cart- Philippine Series Prepared under the direction of the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, by the aeronautical Chart Service, Washington DC July 1944

world war ii, second world war, silk escape map, pacific conflict

These lens replacements are part of the set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. New canisters would have contained spare parts, possibly secured in the lid.

Paper case containing two plastic yellow goggle lenses with two pieces of card in between. Lens printed with black ink text. Paper case sealed on three sides and open at top, printed with blue ink.

Printed case reads "Klarscheiben/vor Feuchtigkeit schutzen,/nicht wischen,/nur am Rande anfassen,/so einlegen:" which translates roughly to the care instructions of "handle by lens, do not wipe with water". Printed ink reads "3526 12 6 1."

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Used by Allied troops in the Pacific in ww2

Silk escape map of Northeastern Area of Papua and New Britain. Black printing on white silk. SCALE 94 mm to 50 miles.

Northeastern Area

escape map

These lens replacements are part of the set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. New canisters would have contained spare parts, possibly secured in the lid.

Paper case containing two plastic yellow goggle lenses with two pieces of card in between. Lens printed with black ink text. Paper case sealed on three sides and open at top, printed with blue ink.

Printed case reads "Klarscheiben/vor Feuchtigkeit schutzen,/nicht wischen,/nur am Rande anfassen,/so einlegen:" which translates roughly to the care instructions of "handle by lens, do not wipe with water". Printed ink reads "2015 3 181/4 19."

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This filter is part of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. This may have been a spare filter which was attached to a mask.

Khaki coloured gas mask with leather face mask component. Two metal circles border plastic lenses of goggles which in turn have wire frame behind. Gas mask twists onto filter component which is a metal cylinder shape with layers of metal mesh inside; filter is removable. Mask has canvas band on interior for sweat absorption or comfort; attached to which are six straps which converge into loop at back of head.

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This foot powder tin may have been manufactured for use by troops in Vietnam, if the inscription "P.D. 5/69" might refer to it's manufacture in May 1969.

Khaki coloured rectangular tin constructed of a rectangular base with rounded edges, attached to one long rectangular section bent into sides, another rectangular piece with rounded edges forms the top. In top of tin, a screw on lid with seven punched holes allows the contents to be shaken out of the tin. Content residue still visible on lid but appears that the tin is otherwise empty. Inscriptions throughout described below.

On front of tin "[broad arrow]/FOOT POWDER/2 OZ. NET WEIGHT/ MURPHY, LIEBERT PTY. LTD./SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA." Right side "P.D. 5/67". Back of tin "FORMULA/SALICYLIC ACID 3%/STARCH 10%/TALC 87%"

medical, foot, foot powder, athlete's foot, vietnam war, 1960s

Vera Lynn was a popular artist during the Second World War, known for her wholesome and romantic songs. This record was released on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and contains twenty songs that were popular during the period, especially with serving troops. Vera Lynn was supposedly fondly referred to as the "Forces' Sweetheart." The record contains the following songs: SIDE ONE 1. (There'll be Bluebirds over) The White Cliffs of Dover 2. Harbour Lights 3. As Time Goes By 4. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere 5. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 6. Faraway Places 7. Little Sir Echo 8. Mexican Rose 9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 10. Jealousy SIDE TWO 1. It's a Lovely Day To-morrow 2. The Bells of St. Mary's 3. A Little Rain Must Fall 4. The Anniversary Waltz 5. Yours 6. When I Grow Too Old To Dream 7. It's A Sin to Tell A Lie 8. When The Lights Go On Again 9. Drifting And Dreaming 10. We'll Meet Again

Though not rare, as a mass produced product, this record is representative of the music that was well-known during the 1940s both on the home front and by serving troops. Its release as an anniversary edition speaks to the enduring memory of the period and for some community members who lived through the Second World War, has strong social significance and ability to recall memories of the wartime period.

Flat disc, black in colour, with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove across diameter. Centre has adhesive paper label bearing information about the songs on each side and artist/copyright information. Label is Mustard yellow to white in ombre fade effect. Centre of disk has round hole through which the disk is attached to a machine. Disc contained within plastic sleeve, fused on three sides.

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Vera Lynn was a popular artist during the Second World War, known for her wholesome and romantic songs. This record was released on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and contains twenty songs that were popular during the period, especially with serving troops. Vera Lynn was supposedly fondly referred to as the "Forces' Sweetheart." The record contains the following songs: SIDE ONE 1. (There'll be Bluebirds over) The White Cliffs of Dover 2. Harbour Lights 3. As Time Goes By 4. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere 5. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 6. Faraway Places 7. Little Sir Echo 8. Mexican Rose 9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 10. Jealousy SIDE TWO 1. It's a Lovely Day To-morrow 2. The Bells of St. Mary's 3. A Little Rain Must Fall 4. The Anniversary Waltz 5. Yours 6. When I Grow Too Old To Dream 7. It's A Sin to Tell A Lie 8. When The Lights Go On Again 9. Drifting And Dreaming 10. We'll Meet Again

Though not rare, as a mass produced product, this record is representative of the music that was well-known during the 1940s both on the home front and by serving troops. Its release as an anniversary edition speaks to the enduring memory of the period and for some community members who lived through the Second World War, has strong social significance and ability to recall memories of the wartime period.

Glossy square-shaped card sleeve printed in colour with combination of text and black and white photographs arranged as though a newspaper page. From top left corner: green stripe, red album title, union jack, photograph of a young servicewoman, photograph of the Cliffs of Dover, photograph of St Mary's and various song titles in various serif fonts. Newspaper-style page set behind metal square fencing upon brick fence, simulating a newspaper being sold. Reverse features pastel-toned photograph of Vera Lynn, with smaller collage-style image of the newspaper-style text on front, below which are song titles for Side One and Side Two in a numbered list.

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This sniper shield may have been used by German troops during the First World War. There are few other examples of sniper shields of this shape or style, so it was possibly not a widely used design.

Metal sniper shield constructed of a large flat front with curved edges, onto which a handle-like piece is soldered on one end and bolted on another. This handle has a pin which presumably adjusts the height/angle of the shield in relation to the ground. The third piece of the shield is a stand with a curved end, presumably rests on the ground, and on the other end a series of five holes which adjust the height/angle. The shield itself is roughly square in shape with a rectangular cut out off-centre at the top and a larger rectangular cut out at the base, which forms two pointed ends, possibly for securing into earth like a peg.

"G-01" is inscribed in ink, a registration number rather than historic inscription.

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According to the Australian War Memorial, these types of water bottles were used by the Australian Army during the Korean War, Malayan Confrontation and during the early to mid period of the Vietnam War. The metal lids were often replaced with a much quieter rubber lid, as combat experience proved that the metal ones were too loud when opening or closing. This bottle is recorded as being a United States-issued item so may have been collected during the interactions between Australian and American troops in Vietnam. It is also noted as being of Second World War era, which predates the AWM suggestion of Korea.

Thin stainless steel water bottle, oval in shape with flat base. Around neck of bottle there is a brown cotton string and khaki woven cord with the press stud at end which would insert into the top of the lid. Bottle has twist-on lid with a hole in the top. Bottle dinted throughout. Canvas carry case is cylindrical in shape with oval-shaped flat base. Pieces topstitched with khaki thread. Back of case is woven khaki with a long pin threaded through the top, bent into inward facing hook shapes at end. Bottle is fastened into case via press studs. There is a subtle pocket in the interior of the case.

Press studs read "LIFT/THE DOT"

water bottle, equipment, united states, korea, malayan confrontation, vietnam war, 1960s