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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
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Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Holmes, Geoffrey Lewis Sprod, Michael
Discussing enlistment; 2/12 Battalion; army training; embarkation; shipboard activities; fighting in Middle East; return to Australia; service in New Guinea; action at Milne Bay; attitudes to Japanese...S00540
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Gibson, Donald Thomas (Able Seaman, b.1923 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Gibson, Donald Thomas
Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3887 Able Seaman Donald Thomas Gibson, Royal Australian Navy, New Guinea, 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains a handwritten account of Ab...PR06223
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Gray, Cyril Charles (Corporal, 6 Mobile Works Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Gray, Cyril Charles
Photocopy of dischage certificate, and transcript copy of diary for 1943. Diary records airfield construction, air raids, weather conditions and food. Gray worked on airfields at Milne Bay, Kiriwine i...PR90/041
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Group Captain Brian Reginald `Blackjack' Walker DSO (Rtd), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War, including making attacks over New Guinea and Timor.
Sound
Maker: Walker, Brian Reginald Llewelyn, Kenneth Llewelyn, Kenneth
Group Captain Brian Reginald `Blackjack' Walker DSO (Rtd), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War, including making attack...S01645
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Hall, Louis William DFC (Flight Lieutenant, b: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Hall, Louis William
Recollections of RAAF service 1939-1946 as a pilot at numerous locations in Australia and South-West Pacific Area. Describes training, Japanese air raids of Darwin, bombing and torpedo missions in Bea...MSS1501
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Hamilton, Harold (Captain)
Private Record
Maker: Hamilton, Harold
SYNOPSIS OF DIARY COVERING INITIAL AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING AT TRINITY BEACH, QUEENSLAND, MOVEMENT TO MILNE BAY AND THE LANDING AT LAE AND FINSCHHAFENPR83/168
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Hancock, Thomas E M (Flight Sergeant, 76 Squadron RAAF, b.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Hancock, Thomas E M
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS: 7 PAGE TRANSLATED LANDING ORDERS OF INVADING JAPANESE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AT MILNE BAY; COPIES OF MINUTE BY MAJOR GENERAL CLOWES REGARDING LANDINGS; COPY OF LETTER OF COMMENDATIO...PR86/005
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Hancock, Thomas E M (Flight Sergeant, 76 Squadron RAAF, b.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Hancock, Thomas E M
CAPTURED JAPANESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING A PROPAGANDA CARTOON AND TRANSLATION AND NOTE TO WALT DISNEY LOCATED AT MILNE BAYPR86/107
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Hay, Sir David CBE DSO (Major)
Manuscript
Maker: Hay, David Osborne
Final typescript draft of "Nothing over us: the story of the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion" by Sir David Hay. Manuscript includes annotations, and appendices covering nominal roll of original ba...MSS1251
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Head, Douglas Arthur (Corporal, b.1917 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces Head, Douglas Arthur
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX25962 Corporal Douglas Arthur Head, 2/2 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, Australia and New Guinea, 1940-1...PR03848
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Hill, George Raymond (Private, b.1918 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Department of the Army Hill, George Raymond
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX137798 Private George Raymond Hill, 55/53 Battalion, Papua and New Guinea, 1942-1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of two telegrams and a typed tr...PR05655
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HMAS Kiama
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the deck on board HMAS Kiama whilst on the Coral Sea. HMAS Kiama was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during the Second World War in Australia. Beginn...ART29883
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HMAS "Ladava", Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Ladava is tied to the pier in during the swell of a storm in Milne Bay.ART23800
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HMAS "Nepal" Oiling at Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
This portrays the precipitous nature of the landscape at Milne Bay. Dense foliage-covered hills with a palm tree fringe at sea level.ART21854
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HMAS Nepal passing Milne Bay coastline
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Drawing portrays the mountainous nature of New Guinea.ART21856
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HMAS Ships "Norman" and "Napier" approaching Oiling Station, Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Portrays the hilly nature of the landscape of the opposite side of Milne Bay for the oiling station.ART21855
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Infantry firing from cover
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a drawing of infantry men firing from cover.ART21315
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James, Lindsay Royden (Private, b.1923 - d.2018)
Private Record
Maker: James, Lindsay Royden
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX139541 Private Lindsay Royden James, 235 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, New Guinea, 1943-1944. Collection consists of one red covered...AWM2018.1036.1
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Japanese Army Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Brigadier J Field, 7 (Militia) Brigade, Australian Army
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Japanese Army officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a civilian katana (sword) hilt with a copper fushi (collar) and kashira (pommel cap) which are engraved in an ivy or creeper pattern. It has br...REL34474
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Japanese barge at Gilli Jetty
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
Japanese barge at Gilli Jetty now being used by the Royal Australian Air Force, Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART23502
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Japanese dead on beach, Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
A sketch of Japanese dead on beach at Milne Bay. Dargie noted it was "to be amplified into study of Intelligence field personnel searching dead for information".ART25019
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Japanese Forces - Milne Bay
Private Record
TRANSLATED EXTRACTS FROM THE WAR DIARIES OF 18 CRUISER SQN AND 25 AIR SQN, IJN, DETAILING OPERATIONS AT MILNE BAY IN AUG - SEPT 1942PR84/104
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Jones, Timothy G
Private Record
Maker: Jones, Timothy G
Black and white photocopy of an extract from the diary belonging to 62417 Corporal Timothy G Jones, covering the period August 1942 to December 1943. Contains brief entries describing Japanese attack...PR86/281
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Jungle march
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of large rainforest trees, soldiers can be seen in the distance, Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART90427
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Kennedy, Colin
Manuscript
Maker: Kennedy, Colin
Manuscript titled "World War Two - Battles Near Australia 1942", written for school students. Discusses 6 major battles in the South-west Pacific area. Includes maps, sources of information.MSS1543
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Kent, Lance MC
Manuscript
Maker: Kent, Lance
Extract from Kent's autobiographical account of the military service of "Larry King" from the time of his enlistment in 1940, through training and attachment to the 2/12 Bn, the battle for Milne Bay, ...MSS1238
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Kittyhawk fighters of 75 & 76 Sqdn RAAF strafing Jap tanks on Gilli Gilli Road, near Rabi, 28th Aug '42
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
This scene shows the attack along Gilli Gilli Road, with aircraft flying over and tanks charging along. A dead soldier lays in on the road, his rifle to one side. Dargie noted, "These tanks, two of s...ART22172
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Kure J, S.L.F. [Special Landing Force]
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
View of the beach at Waga Waga Village, New Guinea, scene of an abortive landing by the Japanese. It was following this landing that the Japanese received their first decisive defeat on land, Milne Ba...ART23169
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Law, Dr Phillip G
Private Record
Maker: Law, Phillip G
Transcript of the diary of Dr Phillip G Law, AC, CBE, Assistant-Secretary of the Scientific Instrument and Optical Panel of the Ministry of Munitions, Second World War. The diary covers Dr Law's fiel...PR03360
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Leading Aircraftman N S Britton
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Leading Aircraftman N S Britton operating the radio on board the 'Nuginco'.ART28167.008
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Leonard Ernest Henry Parsons as a Flight Lieutenant, pilot, 100 Squadron and 8 Squadron, New Guinea and later 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Base, Sale, Victoria, 1940-1945, interviewed by Sandy Clugston.
Sound
Maker: Clugston, Sandy Parsons, Leonard Ernest Henry
Leonard Parsons discusses his experiences as a Flight commander of No. 8 Squadron in New Guinea in 1944, his training experiences and his brothers who also received DFCs. His significant postings were...S03094
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Located
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicting the finding of the crew of a Boston (A20) bomber of the Royal Australian Air Force forced down into the sea when returning from Rabaul after the bombing strike. The crew, after taking to rub...ART26210
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Loudon, Ian Sandford (Squadron Leader, b.1921 - d.1957)
Private Record
Maker: Loudon, Ian Sandford
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 404691 Squadron Leader Ian Sandford Loudon, 603 Squadron and 76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force and 801 Squadron, Royal Australian Naval Vol...AWM2019.616.1
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LST Sheridan - loading at Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
The landing ship (troops) at Pontoon Wharf taking on troops and supplies for a landing on northern coast of New Guinea. The SS Anshun, a merchantman sunk by Japanese naval forces is seen on her side t...ART25847
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Masters, Peter Addison (Flight Lieutenant, b.1920 – d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Masters, Peter Addison
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 407330 Flight Lieutenant Peter Addison Masters, 4 Squadron, 75 Squadron, 86 Squadron and 80 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, New ...PR04725
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Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
The pontoon wharf and hulk of the SS Anshun sunk by Japanese naval gun fire, Milne Bay, New Guinea..ART22331
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Milne Bay
Film
Maker: Bagnall, Frank N Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel extract showing the first pictures to come out of Milne Bay. (See also F01216 for Department of Information unedited footage.)F01614
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Milne Bay from Mapo, showing Turnbull Strip
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
Showing Turnbull airstrip in right foreground, Milne Bay from Mapo.ART22826
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Milne Bay I
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a view from the ocean of Milne Bay, Mew Guinea, with the coastline, huts, mountains and clouds.ART93464
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Milne Bay II
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a view across the ocean to the coast at Milne Bay, depicting small watercraft, palm trees, mountains and clouds.ART93465
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Modified bayonet : Staff Sergeant W Edgar, 13/33 Battalion
Technology
Maker: Edgar, William
Bayonet and scabbard modified to a short utility knife. The majority of the upper bayonet blade has been removed; the blade has been rehandled using a reshaped wooden handle and tang with an upwards b...REL38067
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Moore, David MacKintosh (Sergeant, b.1921 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Moore, David Mackintosh
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX152471 (N255672) Sergeant David MacKintosh Moore, B Corps Australian Signals, Second Australian Imperial Force, New Guinea, 1944. Wallet 1 of ...PR05537
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Morning mists, Milne Bay
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a view across the ocean towards the coastline at Milne Bay, with palm trees on the beach and mountains in the background. A prolific painter and print maker, Kenneth Jack (b.1924) served with ...ART93470
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Munro, Ronald Fane (Flying Officer, b.1919 - d.2016)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Munro, Ronald Fane
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 408915 Flying Officer Ronald Fane Munro, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF), New Guinea and Australia, 1941-1945. Collection consists of: - 1 x written ma...AWM2017.97.1
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Munro, Ron (Flying Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Munro, Ronald Fane
Second World War memoir of Flying Officer Ron Munro (408915) who served with 100 Squadron, RAAF. Titled 'A resume of my experiences in the RAAF, 1941-45.' 25 pages with illustrations.PR01751
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MV Manunda Association
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service and legacy of the hospital ship MV Manunda, Merchant Navy, Australia, Japan, Egypt, Borneo, and the Solomon Islands, 1940-c.2001. Collection consist...PR05365
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Nation, Andrew Robert (Stoker Petty Officer Mechanic b.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Nation, Andrew Robert
Black and white photocopies of eight detailed diaries written by Andrew (Andy) Robert Nation, documenting 12 years of naval service with the Royal Australian Navy, especially convoy escort duty to Tob...PR00186
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Native Huts, Milne Bay, New Guinea
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a number of huts, in a clearing, with palm trees surrounding them, and mountains in the background, at Milne Bay , New Guinea. A prolific painter and print maker, Kenneth Jack (b.1924) served ...ART93469
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1. News of the week 12 September 1942 2. Comforts Fund benefits when Zeros crash 3. Heroes welcome for gallant 6th Division (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 39)
Film
Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 39. 1. (24 sec) Perth, WA. WAAAFs march in pouring rain - (52 sec) In Victoria Peggy Glenhill passes medical examination as ten thousandth WAAAF - (36 sec...F00361