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Imperial German flag : Sergeant W R Dovey, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial German flag which consists of horizontal black,white and red stripes, with the white stripe expanding to a roundel in the centre. The flag is finely screen printed and the centre of the round...RELAWM14100
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Imperial German Naval ensign : Major C H D Lane, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial German flag. The flag is finely screen printed with horizontal black, white and red stripes. The central white stripe expands to a roundel situated slightly off centre. The Imperial German Ea...RELAWM08071
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12 inch armour piercing shell : HMAS Australia (I)
Technology
Maker: Unknown
12 inch armour piercing shell. The shell is painted black with the words 'ARMOUR PIERCING' painted in white around the midsection. A white band is painted around the midsection and nose. There is a dr...RELAWM07947
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Inlaid walking cane : Engineer Lieutenant D P Herbert, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden walking cane with a simple knob head, all manufactured from the same piece of wood. The tip is protected with a steel stud and nickel plated steel band. The upper half of the cane is inlaid wit...REL37668
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Inscribed hardtack biscuit : Lieutenant P K B Quinn, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square army ration biscuit stamped diagonally across the centre with 'PAPUA GOVT'. Written in blue ink across the front of the biscuit is 'What Soldiers' [sic] Live On From Rabaul 5/10/14.'REL/00913.001
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Item 2: 3rd Battalion N & M Forces programme of concert to be held Wednesday evening
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Souvenir program for a concert held during the First World War. This program is for a concert held at the Garrison Institute in Rabaul in New Britain at 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 April 1915. The concert ...PUBS002/004/001/033/002
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Item 4: The Tropical Troubadours
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Program related to concerts held during the First World War and the period afterwards when troops were waiting to return to Australia. This program is for a concert at the Soldiers' Recreation Club in...PUBS002/004/001/033/004
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Menu : Lieutenant P K B Quinn, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Menu from the Rabaul Garrison Officer's mess for 10 October 1914. The paper is from captured German stores and is printed with lettering and motifs of the wine trade. In the top left corner is an anch...REL/00913.002
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Native Axe : Private E C N Devlin, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Native axe. The axe's haft has a rough wooden handle cut from a branch and the head has a crescent shaped blade which tapers up to the eye, above which is a small, square shaped butt which could be us...RELAWM08190.001
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Native Spear : Private E C N Devlin, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Native spear. The spear shaft is made from a solid piece of wood and has been painted black. The head of the spear is metal and has two arms that extend from the base. The arms have been screwed into ...RELAWM08190.002
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Native spear : Private E C N Devlin, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Native spear. The spear shaft is made from a solid piece of wood and has been painted black. The head of the spear is metal and has two arms that extend from the base. The arms have been screwed into ...RELAWM08190.003
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Native Weapon : Private E C N Devlin, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Native Weapon. The weapon is designed for two handed fighting. At one end is a metal axe head and at the opposite end is a large carved wooden spear blade. The spear blade is finely carved and appears...RELAWM08190.004
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Next of kin plaque : Lieutenant F J Miller, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze next of kin plaque showing Britannia and a lion together with the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR'. The name of the dead soldier, 'FREDERICK JAMES MILLER', is inscribed in raised letters ...RELAWM16524.001
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On 23 September 1914, HMAS Parramatta captured the German steamer "Meklong", which was hidden in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
On 23 September 1914, HMAS Parramatta captured the German steamer "Meklong", which was hidden in a creek on Duke of York Island, part of German New Guinea. The Meklong manned by soldiers and the Aust...J01864
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Portrait of a German Reservist in uniform shortly before the arrival of the Australian Naval and ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of a German Reservist in uniform shortly before the arrival of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forces (AN&MEF).A02546
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Sailors cap tally : KGS Komet
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German sailor's black silk cap tally with gold embroidered lettering reading 'K.G.S. KOMET'.REL/07817
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Side drum : 2 (Tropical) Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Side drum. The main body of the drum is made from brass. A brass ring has been added to the top and bottom of the drum, each with 8 points attached to fit the drum tensioning screws. The supplier's de...RELAWM16168
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SS Zambesi with a boarding party alongside, off Rabaul.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
SS Zambesi with a boarding party alongside, off Rabaul.A02217
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1914-15 Star : Able Seaman F G Jurd, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1914-15 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL30220.003
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1914-15 Star : Corporal J W H McCullough, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1914-15 Star, impressed on the reverse with recipient's details.REL/10344.001