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Artist's sketchbook No. 4
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Artist's sketchbook of ships in port in Fremantle. Norton made these sketches while stationed at Naval Staff Office, HMAS Leeuwin, Fremantle, July-Nov, 1943. Born in New Zealand in 1916, Frank Norton ...ART28830
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Balfour Collection (1. Balfour, John MBE, (Captain, b.1892 - d.1976) 2. Balfour, Don, (Able Seaman, b.1923) 3. Balfour, Gordon John, (b.1921 - d.1992).
Private Record
Material covers John Balfour's duties in Manila with General Headquarters, Historical Records and at the formal Japanese surrender in Tokyo. Also records of his 1914-1918 service including the Gallipo...PR87/027
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Barney (Portrait of Corporal Seales)
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Portrait of Corporal A Seales, printer, in full uniform and slouch hat, which features his unit's colour patch - rectangular shape with black over red.ART23550
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Beretta Modello 38A Sub-machine Gun
Technology
Beretta Model 1938A Sub-machine Gun. Machined steel action with a drilled steel barrel jacket. One piece wood stock that has finger grooves on each side of the fore end and the butt has been broken of...RELAWM28524
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Beretta Modello 38/42 Sub-machine Gun
Technology
Beretta modello 38/42 Sub-machine Gun. Machined steel action with a fluted barrel and a wooden butt stock that has a single finger groove to each side of the fore end. The lower sling bar is inlet int...RELAWM20720
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Clayton, Mark
Manuscript
Maker: Clayton, Mark
Thesis titled 'To The Victor Belongs The Spoils: A History Of The Australian War Trophy Collection 1914-1993'. Discusses the Australian collecting efforts in the light of the war trophy tradition. Dis...MSS1521
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Corrigan, Joan Mary (Historian, Foreign Histories Division, US Army Japan, b.1912)
Private Record
Maker: Corrigan, Joan Mary
A collection of papers relating to Miss Corrigan's (an Australian citizen) civilian service with the US Army, firstly with Military Intelligence Section, General Headquarters, Far East Command and the...PR00478
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David Ramsay McNicoll, first as a private, then as a lieutenant in the Military History Section and finally, as a war correspondent, interviewed by Tim Bowden for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: McNicoll, David Ramsay Bowden, Timothy Gibson 'Tim'
David Ramsay McNicoll, first as a private, then as a lieutenant in the Military History Section and finally, as a war correspondent, interviewed by Tim Bowden for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Au...S00745
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FG 42 Paratroop Rifle
Technology
Maker: Heinrich Krieghoff
FG 42 rifle second model. Pressed metal receiver body and folding bipod painted black. The action is marked FG42, fzs and the serial number on the top near the breech. Wooden butt and fore grip with a...RELAWM35401
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Fritz X Guided Missile
Technology
The Fritz X, also known as FX-1400, is an air to surface glide bomb, controlled by an observer in the parent launch aircraft who passed commands through radio link. The bomb has no propulsion unit. T...RELAWM36454
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German Pattern 1911 Naval Marine Artillery Sidearm and Scabbard
Technology
German Pattern 1911 Naval Marine Artillery sidearm and scabbard. The hilt is a steel half basket, three bar guard with ribbed wooden grips and a plain backstrap. The blade with a single fuller to each...RELAWM20733
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Hard living in a sweeper
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Unidentified seaman on deck of Australian Minesweeper (AMS) (Corvette), Royal Australian Navy, in rough seas. After the outbreak of war in September, 1939, 35 vessels were eventually acquired for conv...ART25852
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Imperial German Navy Officer's Sword and Scabbard
Technology
Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a solid half basket guard with a crown over a fouled anchor badge on the front and a back lock clip. The backstrap and pommel...RELAWM35396
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Libyan Scimitar Sword and Scabbard
Technology
Libyan Scimitar sword and scabbard. The hilt is a straight brass engraved crossguard with double langets and engraved brass strap around the tang. The bone grips are rivetted to the tang and has a pro...RELAWM20094
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Lieutenant Ian Cleary
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Ian Cleary during the Second World War.ART26595
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Meiji Type 26 Revolver
Technology
Meiji Type 26 double action six shot 9 mm revolver. Break open hinged action with a top locking clip and a block type hammer without a spur. The right side has the Koishigawa factory mark over five Ja...RELAWM28170.001
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted piece of turquoise coloured bottle glass. Probably the base of the bottle.RELAWM34348.001
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Military History and Information Section (AIF (Middle East))
Manuscript
EDITED TYPESCRIPT OF "ACTIVE SERVICE", A PUBLICATION DETAILING THE WORK OF THE AIF IN THE MIDDLE EAST DURING THE 1939-1945 CONFLICT. ALSO INCLUDES A MOCK-UP OF THE PUBLICATION COMPLETE WITH PHOTOGRAPH...MSS0663
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81 mm Model 935 mortar sight
Technology
Maker: Laboratorio Precisionere Roma
Mortar sight. Azimuth controlled with a thumbwheel, on the barrel of which is inscribed 'Direzione'. The azimuth scale is inscribed with 'Laboratorio Precisionere ROMA'. The sight body is painted blac...RELAWM20075
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MP40 Submachine Gun
Technology
Maker: Steyr Daimler Puch AG
The MP40 submachine gun is a blowback operated weapon that fires from an open bolt. It fires in the full automatic role only. The weapon has a blued finish. The bolt system has a telescoping return s...RELAWM20724
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Nambu Type 94 Pistol
Technology
Maker: Nagoya Arsenal Torimatsu Factory
Nambu Type 94 semi automatic pistol. Solid machined blued steel frame with a cocking knob at the rear with serrated edges. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Nagoya Torimatsu Factory mark...RELAWM28171.001
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Nambu Type 14 Pistol
Technology
Maker: Nagoya Army Ordnance Factory
Nambu Type 14 semi automatic pistol. Machined blued steel frame and top slide with a three ring knurled cocking knob at the rear. It has a safety lever on the left side and a large trigger guard. The ...RELAWM24959.001
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Nora Heysen relates her experiences as the first woman Official War Artist during the Second World War in an interview with Gillian Freeman
Sound
Maker: Heysen, Nora Freeman, Gillian Heysen, Nora
Nora Heysen discusses her reasons for enlisting as an Official War Artist; posting to New Guinea; interaction with nurses; working relationship with Colonel Treloar; threatened with court-martial; des...S02023
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th Class. Silver with five white sun rays of increasing length forming a 'V' on each arm of a cross. Obverse: In the centre a polished silver octagon on a blue enamel fie...RELAWM31359.001
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 7th Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 7th Class. Obverse: A gilded eight pointed star with ball ends and small roundels between the arms. In the centre is an eight pointed, polished silver disc. Reverse: Plain...RELAWM31360.001
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class. Gilded silver with five white sun rays of increasing length forming a 'V' on each arm of a cross. Obverse: In the centre a polished silver octagon on a blue ena...RELAWM31358.001
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class. Obverse: A silver eight pointed star with ball ends and small roundels between the arms. In the centre is an eight pointed, polished silver disc (mirror) raised...RELAWM31361.001
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 7th Class lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 7th Class lapel badge. A small rosette made from a piece of grey/blue ribbon, with a yellow diagonal cross in the centre and a copper button hole disc at the rear.RELAWM31360.002
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class lapel badge. A small rosette made from a piece of grey/blue and orange ribbon with a copper button hole disc at the rear.RELAWM31358.002
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th Class Lapel Badge. A small rosette made from a piece of grey/blue ribbon, with a yellow three armed emblem in the centre and a copper button hole disc at the rear.RELAWM31361.002
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Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th Class lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th Class lapel badge. A small rosette made from a piece of grey/blue ribbon, with four yellow stripes forming a star in the centre with a copper button hole disc at the r...RELAWM31359.002
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Sapper Doug Watson
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
Sapper E A Douglas Watson, MHS, later commissioned as a war artistART25365
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Sergeant Collins
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Depicts a portrait of Sergeant J W Collins, a member of the Military History Section.ART21306
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Sergeant Geoff Mainwaring
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Depicts a portrait of Sergeant Geoffrey Mainwaring, an artist with the Military History Section, Melbourne.ART25831
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Sergeant George Bowles
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a seated portrait of V83912 Sergeant George Vernon Bowles, who served with the Military History Section during the First World War.ART23424
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Sergeant John Dowie with turban
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts a portrait Sergeant John Dowie wearing turban, a member of the Military History Section, Melbourne.ART21577
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Smith, Edward E (Lieutenant, Military History Field Unit, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, Edward Ernest
DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS WRITTEN TO HIS PARENTS WHILE IN PALESTINE AND LATER TRANSFER TO THE MILITARY HISTORY SECTION AS AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER COVERING EVENTS IN THE WESTERN DESERT AND SYRIA. LATER MATE...PR88/215
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Sunday prayers in a minesweeper
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Depicts crew of unidentified minesweeper on deck, for prayers, Australian Minesweeper (AMS) Corvette, (possibly HMAS Alfie Cam). After the outbreak of war in September, 1939, 35 vessels were eventuall...ART25853
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Treloar, John (Lieutenant Colonel, Military History and Information Section, HQ AIF (Middle East))
Private Record
Maker: Treloar, John Linton
LETTERS FROM TRELOAR TO MISS ELIZABETH SOUTHERN REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF HIS CORRESPONDENCE IN HIS ABSENCE FROM THE WAR MEMORIAL. LETTER FROM MAJ GEN C B B WHITE TO TRELOAR REGARDING ACQUISITION OF PA...3DRL/6587
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Troop train (Driver Ellis Young and Corporal M Rogers)
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
Scene in a troop train between Albury and Sydney. On the left: NX161629 Driver Ellis Young, right: Corporal M B Rogers, both of Military History Section.ART26072
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Truck 1/4 Ton 4x4 GS, jeep : Australian Army Military History Section
Technology
Truck 1/4 ton 4x4 general service Jeep. This 'Borneo jeep' is painted green with the Australian Army registration number, 161881 stencilled on the bonnet sides. It has the serial number 222713. The...RELAWM31402.001
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Type 89 Grenade Discharger
Technology
Type 89 Grenade Discharger. Constructed of steel in the form of a rifled barrel attached to a pedestal and curved butt plate. The trigger which cocks and fires in one operation protrudes through a len...RELAWM28167.001
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Type 89 Grenade Discharger Carry Case
Technology
Japanese Type 89 grenade discharger canvas carry case.RELAWM28167.002
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Watson, Edward Albert Douglas (Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.1972)
Private Record
Maker: Watson, Edward Albert Douglas
Artists sketchbook-notebook compiled by Lt Watson following his appointment to the Military History Section. The notes mostly relate to camouflage activities, weapons handling and administrative matte...PR00201
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"With a camera and notebook": The Military History Section 1940-1946
Manuscript
Maker: Pryke, Olwen
45 page manuscript. Provides a background to formation of the Military History Section. Details the formation of the field teams, and the activities in which they were involved. The nature of the work...MSS2066
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Wollensak 101mm Raptar lens on lens plate: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Technology
Maker: Wollensak
Wollensak Raptar 101mm f=4.5 lens mounted with a Wollensak Rapax synchromatic shutter with a connector bi post flash mounted on a square lens plate for use with the 2x3 Speed Graphic camera. The shutt...AWM2020.448.1.6