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Air Efficiency Award : Air Commodore A H Cobby, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air Efficiency Award (GR VI). Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL28778.014
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Alarm clock : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Round alarm clock sitting on a pair of white metal feet, with a red/brown painted metal case and a white face. The hours are painted pale green with a black edging; the hands are of black metal edging...REL39669
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Anzac Day fundraising brass badge
Heraldry
Maker: Luke
Globe-like brass lapel badge with capital letter 'A' at the top and a central band within which is embossed 'ANZAC DAY'. The bottom of the globe is embossed '1948'.REL25139.003
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Anzac Day marching banner : 2/1 Australian Hospital Ship Manunda
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Anzac Day marching banner of 2/1 Australian Hospital Ship 'Manunda'. The banner is made from two layers of purple cotton fabric, edged on all sides with a 50 mm yellow cotton border. The bottom edge h...REL32365
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Australian Army officer's winter service dress trousers : Lieutenant J M Bruce, RAASC
Heraldry
Maker: Murdoch's, Sydney
Tailor made Australian Army officer's khaki winter service dress trousers. The trousers have a concealed seven button fly, and six buttons located inside the waistband for the attachment of braces. Th...REL30981.002
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Australian Army officer's winter service dress tunic : Lieutenant J M Bruce, RAASC
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Tailor made Australian Army officer's khaki winter service dress tunic with a pair of pleated breast patch pockets and a pair of expanding patch waist pockets. The pockets have flaps secured by brass ...REL30981.001
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Australian Defence Medal : Air Commodore R N Dalkin, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. The medal is housed in a black case which also includes a miniature medal, ribbon bar and spare ribbon.REL33369.012
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Australian Defence Medal : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Defence Medal. Pantograph engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL37352.013
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Australian Defence Medal : Group Captain K V Robertson, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Defence Medal. Pantograph engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL44178.009
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Chief Petty Officer Radio/Electrician Ronald Arthur Reed, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with 'PNG' clasp. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL28369.001
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Australian War Memorial Christmas Books
Manuscript
Original literary and artistic entries submitted by service personnel to the Service Christmas Annuals competition sponsored by the Australian War Memorial, 1941-1949. The competition was vetted by th...MSS1426
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Australian War Memorial Guide Book
Manuscript
TYPESCRIPTS, COVER DESIGN AND OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL GUIDE BOOK COMPILED FOR THE OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN NOVEMBER 1941. ALSO INCLUDES W...MSS1334
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Australia Service Medal : Corporal A W G Friedewald, Royal Australian Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35348.004
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Baich, Leslie (Warrant Officer), MBE
Private Record
Maker: Baich, Leslie Various
Collection relating to 8575 Warrant Officer Leslie Baich, MBE, 1944-1966. The collection comprises his log book, 1944-1945, relating to his service as an air gunner with 463 and 467 Squadrons, service...PR03240
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2/30 Battalion Association badge: Private Lawrence Gordon Mountford, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Angus & Coote
Oval horizontally aligned brass and enamel association membership lapel badge. The badge has a white enamel border bearing '2/30 BN. A.I.F. ASSOCIATION' in gold. Within this is a rectangular verticall...REL31700
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Bell, Jenny
Manuscript
Maker: Bell, Jenny
Manuscript titled "A Museological History of the Australian War Memorial from its Foundation to the Present Day". Discusses development of collection and exhibition policies, perception of itself as a...MSS0695
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Belt buckle : Royal Australian Navy Band
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nickel-plated brass belt buckle of the tongue and slot design, depicting on the central boss, a kings crown above a fouled anchor. The surrounding clasp has the raised inscription, 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...REL35934
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Beret : Lieutenant E A Withington, 37/52 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: V503
Black wool felt beret with a brass Rising Sun badge, fitted with a black leather head band with an integral adjustable drawstring. The inside is lined with black cotton, backed with stiffening. Sewn t...REL34255
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Bofors Mk 7 Naval Anti Aircraft Gun : HMAS Sydney (III)
Technology
Bofors, forty millimetre anti aircraft gun on a Mk 7 Naval mount. This two man mount is made largely from aluminium alloy for lightness and it has been painted in overall light sea grey. An electric m...REL/00324
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Boyce, Peter John
Private Record
Maker: Boyce, Peter John
Thesis examines Australian and Malayan Commonwealth relations 1941-1961. Includes domestic, economic, trade, cultural, religious, philosophical and other human factors and Australia's military commitm...PRMF0073
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Brass urn : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass urn with sides which slope slightly inwards towards the base, and a flat lid with a central ornamental knob. The lid has a simple ridge edge, and fits into a similar ridge placed on the inside o...REL39659
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Brass urn : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass urn with sides which slope slightly inwards towards the base, and a white metal lid with a central ornamental knob. The lid does not match the urn and fits poorly. It appears to be a substitute ...REL39660
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British 18 pounder shellcase : C E W Bean
Technology
Maker: Unknown
British 18 pounder artillery shell case. The base is impressed '18 PR II LOT.B 7751 JM (within diamond) [broad arrow symbol] 24 CF EOC B 1917'. The striker is impressed '7/17 8/17 F.3 NN. 2 No 1/II [b...REL39667
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Flying Officer E W Guy, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45 with oakleaf clasp denoting Commendation for Meritorious Service in the Air. Medal impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL36193.002
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Can you read?
Art
Maker: Commonwealth Office of Education SYDNEY : COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OF EDUCATION, [N.D.]
Second World War Unesco poster raising awareness about global education.ARTV01596
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Cap Tally : Able Seaman J W Allerton, HMAS Arunta
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black cotton Royal Australian Navy sailor's cap tally, machine embroidered in gold thread with the words 'H.M.A.S. ARUNTA'.REL31185
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Carter, M K
Manuscript
Maker: Carter, M K
Manuscript titled `A small ship's saga'. Carter has used his own and others' reminiscences to write an anecdotal history of WWII service on Australian Army small ships and in post war reconstruction w...MSS1259
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Cigarette tin containing keys : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red and gold Craven "A" tin, originally containing cork tipped Virginia cigarettes, but now containing 21 keys of varying sizes. The keys are held together by string or split rings, and have various l...REL39645
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Clip-on sun shades for spectacles : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: E Esdaile & Sons
Pair of steel framed clip on sun-shades to be attached to a pair of spectacles. the lenses are held together at the top by a length of spring steel. The brass case has a spring lid and is covered with...REL39647
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Compressed fibre identity discs : Sister V Bullwinkel, AANS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of compressed fibre identity discs, one round and one octagonal, mounted on a fine silver chain. Both are impressed on the obverse 'BULLWINKEL V CE VX61330' and on the reverse 'A2'.REL/15747
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Cossart, Leslie Dunlop (Lieutenant-Colonel, b.1906 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Cossart, Leslie Dunlop
Photograph album and scrapbooks cover career from enlistment in 1920 through to 1971. Includes certificates, newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence and biographical details. Mentions service in...PR00537
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Dash, Percy Ferguson (Lieut-Commander b.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Dash, Percy Ferguson
Collection includes Lt Col Dash's commission and appointments under the Naval Act to HMS Dryad and HMAS Cerberus, a record of his service certificates, including his midshipman's record, an extract fr...3DRL/7696
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Defence Force Service Medal : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Force Service Medal with two clasps. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.012
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Denison Smock : Captain R G H Gulliver, School of Land Air Warfare
Heraldry
Maker: John Gordon & Co
Camouflage cotton twill paratrooper's Denison Smock (second pattern), as worn by British airborne troops. It has an Army parachutist's qualification wing on the right sleeve. The smock has a high stan...REL33759
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Desk blotter : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Desk blotter (rocking type), in the form of a black painted wooden rocker 'foot', covered on the bottom with grey wool and folded white blotting paper. The foot bears a central steel thread, which scr...REL39651
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Desk blotting pad : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden desk blotter covered on both sides with cardboard. The edges are bound with brown leather. Each corner bears a triangular leather pocket, with a tooled gold decoration, which holds ...REL39650
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DH98 Mosquito PR 41 Reconaissance Aircraft : RAAF
Technology
DH98 Mosquito PR 41 Reconnaissance aircraft finished in an overall silver post Second World War Royal Australian Air Force paint scheme. The aircraft is fitted with powerplant of two Packard-Merlin 6...REL/08387
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Drafting the Australian White Paper on Full Employment, 1945
Manuscript
Maker: Wilcox, Craig
"Chaos, Keynes or Controls? Drafting the Australian White Paper on Full Employment, 1945". Honours thesis studying the drafting of the white paper and explaining why arguments for government controls ...MSS1794
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Drummond, Vance (Wing Commander, DFC, AFC, 77 Sqn RAAF, b.1925 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Drummond, Vance
Discharge certificates from the New Zealand Military Forces, certification of the United States Air Medal and commission to the Royal Australian Air Force.PR85/365
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Efficiency Decoration : Captain C S A Noad, Citizen Military Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Decoration (Geo VI, first pattern). Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL29207.007
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Efficiency Decoration : General Sir Thomas Blamey, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Decoration (Geo VI, first pattern). Engraved reverse with recipient's details.RELAWM31425.020
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Efficiency Decoration: Major General G F Wootten, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Decoration (Geo VI, first pattern). Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL23847.015
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Efficiency Medal and bar : Warrant Officer 2nd Class H C Toone
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Medal (Geo VI) for twelve years' service, with clasp for six years' further service. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL25528.007
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Efficiency Medal : Captain L A Cameron, 2/5 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Medal (Geo VI). Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL/14560.008
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Efficiency Medal : Lieutenant F W Morcom, Australian Military Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL40880.006
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Efficiency Medal : Private J G Wilson, Citizens Military Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Efficiency Medal (EIIR). Engraved on edge with recipient's details.REL38886.005
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Evans, Evan, Major
Private Record
Maker: Evans, Evan
Training notes issued by School of Tactics and Administration, Southern Command and Headquarters Australian Military Forces. Topics cover tactics (the attack, the advance), military history (The Rhine...PR90/189
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Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Rifle : Royal Australian Air Force
Technology
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. 1942. Butt, fore-end, knox form, bolt and trigger guard stamped 4. This rifle is similar in appearance to the Br...REL/19494
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Field chapel cross : Warrant Officer Class II J D Shields, 2/2 Australian Field Workshop
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Electrically illuminated field chapel cross commemorating the service of 2/2 Australian Army Field Workshop, a unit of the 6th Australian Division. The structure is made of varnished timber, with a hi...REL30586
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Folding wooden ruler : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Stanley Rule and Level Company
Folding boxwood ruler in four sections, hinged and bound with brass. Size folded 160 mm x 25 mm. The ruler is impressed near the central hinge 'STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. WARRANTED No 59 NEW BRITAIN CON...REL39643