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Adams, Harold Victor (Warrant Officer, b.1917 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Adams, Harold Victor Royal Australian Air Force
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 11061 Warrant Officer Harold Victor Adams, 43 Squadron, 112 Air-Sea Rescue Squadron, and 20 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and N...PR05173
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Air Commodore William Henry (Bill) Garing CBE DFC, US Distinguished Service Cross, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Garing, William Henry Stokes, Edward
(O326) Garing, William Henry (Air Commodore) discussing RAAF cadetship at Duntroon; flying training at Point Cook; posting to Pilotage and Navigation School at Andover, Britain; navigational courses i...S00586
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Allerton, John (Seaman, b:1925)
Manuscript
Maker: Allerton, John
Account of World War II history of HMAS Arunta, a Tribal Class destroyer in the RAN, compiled from a variety of sources. Mentions ship's first captain Commodore Morrow DSO DSC, use of radar and torped...MSS1631
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An aerial photograph of a peaceful harbour seven years after the intensive WW II fighting which ...
Photograph
Maker: Courier Mail Newspaper
An aerial photograph of a peaceful harbour seven years after the intensive WW II fighting which took place during 1942-08,09.041510
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Anderson, Louis Tregillis Ross (Flight Lieutenant, b.1905 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, Louis Tregillis Ross
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 263500 Flight Lieutenant Louis Tregillis Ross Anderson, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, early 1970s. This collection consists of one memo...AWM2017.1146.1
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Anshun and pontoon wharf
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
On the right is the SS Anshun sunk and laying on her side in shallow water since she was sunk by Japanese naval gun fire. The pontoon jetty may be seen in the centre, Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART25796
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'A Rat of Tobruk', written by SX467 Private Michael Sydney O'Brien.
Manuscript
Maker: O'Brien, Michael Sydney
Paper copy of booklet titled 'A Rat of Tobruk' written by SX467 Michael Sydney O'Brien, describing his experience of serving with 2/10 Battalion during the Tobruk campaign in Second World War. The ...MSS1685
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Arthur John (Nat) Gould, as a Flight Lieutenant, Pilot officer 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Gould, Arthur John (Nat)
Discussing enlistment in Air Force; elementary flying training course at Archerfield, Queensland; training at Wagga, NSW on Wirraway planes; inexperience of instructors; embarkation for England; posti...S00578
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Arthur, Wilfred Stanley (Group Captain, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Arthur, Wilfred Stanley 'Woof'
Collection includes letters of Group Captain Wilfred Stanley Arthur,spanning 1935-1943,diary(1935), flying log book covering 1939-1943 period, photographs and airmail stickers. Captain Arthur served i...PR01192
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Australian cruiser at Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
Painted from a small watercolour sketch and notes made at Milne Bay, from on board HMT "Taroona". Includes two Australian cruisers in the harbour and two aircraft flying overhead.ART23521
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Australian Service Medal with PNG clasp: Lieutenant R Booth, 8 Mechanical Equipment Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal with PNG clasp, impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL49836.005
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Australian troops boarding an LST
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts Australian troops disembarking trucks and boarding an LST (Landing ship/s tank), Goodenough Island, New Guinea. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the artist ' Episodes in the life of ...ART28169.003
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Australia Service Medal : Lieutenant R Booth, 9 Field Company Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal, impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL49836.004
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Australia Service Medal : Private A E Ward, 61 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal with recipient's details impressed on edge.REL49857.004
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Baker, John Henry (Flight Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Baker, John Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 409982 Flight Lieutenant John Henry Baker, 100 Squadron and 32 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and New Guinea, 1942-1948. Wallet...PR04873
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Baker, John Henry (Flight Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Baker, John Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 409982 Flight Lieutenant John Henry Baker, 100 Squadron and 32 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Australia, 1942-1944. Wallet 1 of 1...PR06319
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Balfour-Ogilvy, Walter Ingelram (Warrant Officer, b.1914 - d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Balfour-Ogilvy, Walter Ingelram
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 9084 Warrant Officer Walter Ingelram Balfour-Ogilvy, Royal Australian Airforce, New Guinea, 1943-1944. Collection consists of a diary spanning t...PR06243
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Base Post Office in native huts, Milne Force
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
A view showing a native hut composed of split bamboo and atap roof which was used as a Post Office for Milne Force.ART23172
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Bathing parade, Fall River
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Men are naked and swimming in the Hagiti River. Dargie noted, "This bathing pool by the ford and swaying footbridge over the Hagiti River was possibly one of the most familiar sights to the troops of...ART21314
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Bathing parade, Fall River
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Men are naked and swimming in the Fall River, with trees and other plants filling the background.ART22076
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2/12 Battalion Association
Private Record
Letters written by former members of 2/12 Battalion to assist in the writing of the unit history, `Of storms and rainbows'. Topics include training in Australia, England and Egypt before serving in th...PR00570
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Beached Jap invasion barges, Waga Waga, site of original Jap landing
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Beached Japanese invasion barges at Waga Waga, Milne Bay. There are trees and a low mountain range in the background.ART21313
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Bell, John Neil Rogers (Flight Lieutenant, b.1915 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Bell, John Neil Rogers
Collection relating to the Second World War and later service of O22001 Flight Lieutenant John Neil Rogers, No. 32 Squadron, Australian and the Pacific, 1942-1970. Collection consists of a nine page...PR04238
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Bend in the river at Waigani
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted this was the "Site of the native prison camp. The Superintendent was an ex-missionary who had joined the army as a Warrant Officer".ART22378
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Blair, John Murray (Lieutenant Colonel, b.? - d.1985)
Private Record
Maker: Blair, John Murray
Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Doctor John Murray Blair relating to his position as commanding officer of the 11 Field Ambulance at Milne Bay during the Second World War. Items include correspondence p...PR03006
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British War Medal : Lieutenant R Booth, 9 Field Company Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45, impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL49836.003
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Carroll Matthew Maurice (Corporal)
Private Record
ID card, discharge certificate and account, army driving licence, letter to wife from stranger,and papers related to War Service Home Loan. Diary covers service with 1 Australia Corps Troops Ammunitio...PR00544
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Clegg, Charles E (Corporal, Group 838 RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Clegg, Charles E
LETTERS WRITTEN BY CPL CLEGG TO HIS FAMILY DESCRIBING HIS RAAF TRAINING IN AUSTRALIA AND CONDITIONS IN NEW GUINEA AT THE END OF WWII WHERE HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE GROUND CREW AT MILNE BAY, KOROKO...PR89/188
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Clegg, Wilfred (Stoker, b.1924 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Clegg, Wilfred
Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3650 Stoker Wilfred Clegg, Royal Australian Navy, 1942-1946. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary and a war gratuity receipt. Th...PR05560
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Cloud Shadows, Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a view across the ocean towards the coastline at Milne Bay, New Guinea, with mountains, a small watercraft in the front and clouds in the sky. The artist painted this scene from on board ship ...ART93463
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Clouds on the Hills, Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a view of the coat at Milne Bay , with palm trees, small huts, mountains and clouds in the background.ART93467
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Cody, John Joseph (Lieutenant Commander, b.1914 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Cody, John Joseph
A collection of 178 letters of Lieutenant Commander John Joseph Cody written to his parents from between 1933, from the time he was a midshipman in the Royal Navy, to 1953, when he was Commander of HM...PR01942
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Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor (Private, b.1913 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor Lawler, Graham
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX798 Private Frederick Charles Theodor Coley, 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, United Kingdom, M...PR04604
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Colin Wellesley Lindeman, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Lindeman, Colin Wellesley Stokes, Edward
Discussing pre-war employment; Air Force training; posting as reinforcement to 21 Squadron; Singapore; casualty rates; formation of 76 Squadron; comparison of Zeros and Kittyhawks in combat; posting t...S00548
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Cornish, Keith Stanton (Private, b.1916 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Cornish, Keith Stanton
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S36257 Private Keith Stanton Cornish, 110 Casualty Clearing Station, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and New Guinea, 1942-1943. Wall...PR06286
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Corvette Bundaberg
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
A drawing of HMAS 'Blundaberg, the first ship to enter Madang Harbour after the Japanese occupation had ended.ART22129
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Costelloe , Mr Max
Manuscript
"Them were the days...." a poem of the Anti Aircraft and Fortress Signals who fought in Milne Bay from 1943 to 1944. Written originally in 1949, by one of the unit's wireless operators.MSS1132
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Coventry, Geoffrey William (Squadron Leader)
Private Record
Maker: Coventry, Geoffrey William
Collection relating to 457 Squadron Leader Geoffrey William Coventry, 11 Squadron, RAAF. It comprises his flying log book, 1939-1944, covering his training at Point Cook and Laverton and service based...PR03031
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Damaged Zero Belly tanks captured at Waga Waga
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
The Japanese were so confident of capturing Milne Bay that they landed from the sea large numbers of these belly tanks for use on planes as soon as they were required.ART23491
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Departure of L.S.T. "Sheridan"
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Against the background of the sunken "Anshun", troops are embarking in the landing ship. Troops from LST "Sheridan", are undergoing preparations to move off for operations further along the coast.ART23523
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Douglas four engined transport
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
Shows a Douglas four engined transport on Gurney's airstrip, Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART22130
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Douglas Noel Green as a private 106th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS), South West Pacific Area 1941-1945, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
Sound
Maker: Green, Douglas Noel Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Discusses prewar family, education, employment, economic depression; enlistment; training; Casualty Clearing Station (CCS); 9th Division; SS Duntroon; convoys; casualties; stress; jungle operations; d...S01774
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Douglas Walker
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A portrait of Douglas Walker in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.ART28167.002
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Dunstone, Sydney Morgan Lewis, (Wing Commander)
Private Record
Maker: Dunstone, Sydney Morgan Lewis
Photocopies of papers relating to the service of Wing Commander (Dr) Dunstone, including biographical notes and extracts from `Wing Tips' journal, mainly describing his medical and flying experiences.PR00458
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Dyer, Alwyn Edward (Alan)
Manuscript
Maker: Dyer, Alwyn Edward (Alan) Dyer, Alwyn Edward (Alan)
Manuscript titled "Anecdotes from the early days of 75 Squadron RAAF from formation March 1942 to second trip to Milne Bay in 1943" by Alan Dyer (electrical fitter). Discusses training of electrical ...MSS1462
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Dyker, Bruce Sydney (Telegraphist, b.1920 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Byth, Verity Dyker, Bruce Sydney
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM/V98 Telegraphist Bruce Stanley Dyker, HMAS Castlemaine and HMAS Swan, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East In...AWM2017.487.1
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Evans, Cecil Richard Henry (Leading Aircraftman, b.1907 - d.1994)
Private Record
Maker: Evans, Cecil Richard Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 66635 Leading Aircraftman Cecil Richard Henry Evans, Royal Australian Air Force, New Guinea and Australia, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection...PR04378
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Field, John, Brigadier, CBE, DSO, ED, b: 1899 d: 1974
Manuscript
Maker: Field, John
Typescript of Field's manuscript history of his militia service and war time experiences "Warriors for the working day". Item (1) carbon copy with manuscript amendments. Chapters 1-12 plus extra copie...MSS0785
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(3403) Flight Lieutenant William Allan Whetters, Flying Officer, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Whetters, William Allan Stokes, Edward
Discusses motives for enlistment in Air Force; training at Point Cook; move to train at Richmond; posting as instructor to train Empire Air Training Scheme recruits; transfer to Bankstown for conversi...S00592
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Forecastle of HMAS Kiama
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Forecastle of HMAS Kiama with 4-inch guns depicted as it crosses the waters off Lae, New Guinea. Reverse side shows topographical sketches of Finnesterre Ranges, Milne Bay, and volcanic islands, Huo...ART29878