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O'Toole, John V
Manuscript
Maker: O'Toole, John V
Manuscript titled `The First works', describing the activities of No.4 Works Maintenance Unit (later No.4 Airfield Construction Squadron), between June 1942-December 1945. Collates various official, p...MSS1389
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Oyens C W, (Captain)
Manuscript
Bound typed carbon copy of training manual "Theory of Flight". This was written by Oyens and translated by Metzler from their notes made during their imprisonment and from lectures given to fellow pri...MSS0763
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Porter, F. Hal (Flight Lieutenant)
Manuscript
Maker: Porter, Frederick Harold (Hal)
`Adventures in Radar: a story of radar and the experiences of some of its personnel'. This manuscript is an account of the development of RAAF radar systems and their early use. The major part of the ...MSS1229
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Power, F W G (8th Div, 2/12th Fld Coy (?))
Manuscript
Maker: Power, F W G
AUTOGBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF EXPERIENCES AS POW IN MALAYA, BURMA AND JAPAN. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. DESCRIBES CONDITIONS AT CHANGI, TARSO, HINTOK, KWAI NOI RIVER, YAMINI AND NIIHAMA CAMPS IN JAPAN. ...MSS1323
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Reid, Mac (Private, b: 1923 d: 1993)
Manuscript
Maker: Reid, Mac
Typescript of a memoir written by NX6561 Private Mac Reid, titled: "I Mined Coal In Japan". Reid served with the 2/19 Battalion and was captured by the Japanese forces. He worked on the Burma-Thai Rai...MSS1630
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Robertson, Alan G (Lieutenant b: 1908)
Manuscript
Maker: Robertson, Alan Gerard
Manuscript of Lt. Alan Robertson, architect by trade, who became officer in charge of 2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy, AASC. Describes enlistment, formation of 2/2 MAC, luxurious conditions on board the tr...MSS1561
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Robson, John Edward OBE RD VRD (Captain, b: 1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Robson, John Edward
Manuscript titled `HMS Ruler 1944-1946':the navigator's story', describing role of this aircraft carrier with the British Pacific Fleet, including visits to Sydney and Brisbane, exercises at Jervis Ba...MSS1413
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Sherriff, William George (Sergeant, b.1927 - d.2009)
Manuscript
Maker: Sherriff, William George
Recollections of experiences as a photographer with War Graves and War Crimes Units post-Second World War, and with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan. Includes photocopies of u...MSS1564
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Smith, Dayle Kerry
Manuscript
Maker: Smith, Dayle Kerry
PhD thesis titled 'By What Authority', examining war crimes trials in Japan, in particular that of former Japanese premier Koki Hirota. Also examines General Macarthur's use of power through the Inter...MSS1474
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Strange, Frank (Sergeant, b. 1924)
Manuscript
Maker: Strange, Frank
Brief account of Australian 88 High Speed Wireless Section, prepared by Frank Strange, once a Sergeant in the unit. Mentions equipment and destinations of unit towards end of (and after) war including...MSS1573
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SUMMERS , Stephen C
Manuscript
Thesis "Japanese treatment of Allied POWs (Prisoners of War) 1941-1945". Examines whether the Japanese Government had propogated or encouraged a policy of atrocity towards allied POWs or whether this ...MSS0989
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Woods, Mrs H A
Manuscript
"Which way would the wind blow ?". Mrs Wood was a member of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) during the 1939-1945 war and then accompanied her husband, who was a member of the British Common...MSS1118