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[buckets and outdoor oven]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Recto: Depicts a scene with buckets and outdoor oven (possibly a kiln). Verso: landscape sketch with notes about colour. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, pain...ART96594
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Buoys on the beach
Art
Maker: Friend, Donald
Enormous buoys have washed up on a beach at Labuan. The buoys are almost twice the height of the soldier who walkd amongst them.ART23300
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Burial ceremony of Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC, DCM, 2/48th Battalion AIF, at 110th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Burial ceremony of Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC, DCM, 2/48th Battalion AIF, at 110th Clearing Station, Tarakan, Borneo. Lieutenant Derrick died on 23 May 1945 from wounds received in action on ...044970
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Burling, Douglas L, Sergeant
Manuscript
Maker: Burling, Douglas L
Account of Douglas Burling's war time service with the 7th Australian Division Ammunition Sub Park in Jerusalem, Libya, Greece, Syria, Givat Brenner, Australia, Manila, Waikiki and Honolulu, Canada, U...MSS0833
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Burma Star : Able Seaman R D Cameron, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Burma Star with 'PACIFIC' clasp. Unnamed as issued.REL41182.004
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Burning oil wells at Seria
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts burning oil wells at Seria, during the Second World War, when it was part of Borneo (it is today in Brunei Darussalam). Oil was first discovered in the area in 1929. The first landing of the J...ART96245
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Burning oil wells, Seria
Art
Maker: Flett, James
Looking south along the coast of the China Sea to Baram Cape. Showing line of wells along the beach, 38 in all, ablaze.ART25878
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Bush hat : Major C H Ducker, B Company, 4 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Jungle green cotton Australian Army bush hat with blackened brass ventilation eyelets set around the crown. The hat is reversible, and is currently displayed inside-out. A strip of pale yellow cotton ...REL/17320.001
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[Busy night scene in visitors and observor's mess]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts the interior of a mess with many men drinking and chatting, including the war correspondents Alan Dawes, Jimmy Smythe and William Pidgeon. This sketch formed part of a letter written on 19/7/1...ART96705
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Butler, Rex Nelson (Sergeant, b.1913 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Butler, Rex Nelson
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX2600 Sergeant Rex Nelson Butler, 8 Division Ammunition Sub Park, Australian Army Service Corps [AASC]. Collection consists of four hand-drawn ...PR88/151
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BUT, NORTHERN NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-02. FLYING OFFICER J. C. RUSH OF EARLWOOD, NSW, WITH AN ...
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
BUT, NORTHERN NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-02. FLYING OFFICER J. C. RUSH OF EARLWOOD, NSW, WITH AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY COLONEL STANDING IN A JEEP, SERIAL NO. 58091, MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE BUT AUSTER AIR AMBUL...OG2372
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Camera, No 2A Folding cartridge, Hawkeye, Model B : Sapper G D Shearston, 2/1 Pioneer Battalion
Technology
Rectangular Eastman Kodak No 2A Folding cartridge, 'Hawkeye' Model B camera. The camera is designed to take number 116 type roll film. It has a pressed steel body with rounded ends, and has been finis...REL24621
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Cameron, William (8 Australian Survey Battery)
Manuscript
Maker: Cameron, William James
Manuscript titled "Two Years in the Life of a Survey Battery", describing its work of improving topographical maps for defence purposes.MSS1388
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Cameron, William James (Lieutenant b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Cameron, William James
Letters, diaries, memoirs and other papers providing a detailed account of early life and army service in various artillery and topographical survey units (see also MSS1388).PR00031
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[Camouflaged Gun I]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a field gun under camouflage in a landscpe during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic. In 1926 as a 16 y...ART95030
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[Camouflaged Gun II]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a field gun under camouflage in a landscpe with a number of Australian servicemen loading and preparing the gun, during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a pa...ART95031
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CAMP OF NO. 2 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON (ACS), RAAF. IN THE FOREGROUND A SWY (TWO-UP) TABLE.
Photograph
CAMP OF NO. 2 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON (ACS), RAAF. IN THE FOREGROUND A SWY (TWO-UP) TABLE.P00564.014
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. IMPROVISED COOKING UTENSILS AND DRINKING MUG COLLECTED BY THE NO. 10 ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. IMPROVISED COOKING UTENSILS AND DRINKING MUG COLLECTED BY THE NO. 10 FIELD TEAM, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION AT THE SANDAKAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, BORNEO, AFTER THE ...069806
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. ONE OF THE FOUR MAPS DRAWN ON PALE GREEN FLIMSEY PAPER AND A LETTER ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. ONE OF THE FOUR MAPS DRAWN ON PALE GREEN FLIMSEY PAPER AND A LETTER WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON RULED PAPER. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE ESCAPE OF EIGHT AUSTRALIANS FROM...069807
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Captain Clifford James White, 1899-1996: Extracts from letters, Northern Territory, Borneo, Japan
Manuscript
Maker: Loof, Peter Various White, Clifford James
Manuscript entitled "Captain Clifford James White" which includes transcripts of letters written by White during 1943-1948 from the Northern Territory, Borneo and Japan. The manuscript also contains ...MSS1939
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Captain Hoshijima Susumi
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of Captain Hoshijima Susumu, Camp Commandant, Japanese Prisoner of War Compound, Sandakan, Borneo.ART22988
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Captain John "Jack" McPhee Catherall, B Company 2/24 Infantry Battalion (1), being assisted into ...
Photograph
Captain John "Jack" McPhee Catherall, B Company 2/24 Infantry Battalion (1), being assisted into a jeep after being wounded in the airstrip area, Tarakan.090994
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Captain Nakata
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of a Japanese officer, Captain Nakata. His neck is bandaged as he had tried to commit suicide on a number of occasions. Douglas Watson (1920-1972) served as an o...ART22986
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Captain Shoichi Yamamoto
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Captain Shoichi Yamamoto, Jesselton Battalion Commander, 25th Regiment, 37th Japanese ArmyART22989
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CAPT. HOLTON, A.I.F. ENGINEER, EXAMINES A JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE OUTFIT AT BALIKPAPAN, NETHERLANDS ...
Photograph
CAPT. HOLTON, A.I.F. ENGINEER, EXAMINES A JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE OUTFIT AT BALIKPAPAN, NETHERLANDS BORNEO, IN THE VICINITY OF THE FORMER DUTCH BARRACKS, AFTER THEY HAD BEEN RECAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE B...044478
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[Caricature portraits of two men]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts caricatures of two unknown men. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustrator. During the Second World War many of his illustra...ART96718
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[cartoon drawing of Cpl. Komoto]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a cartoon drawing of of the Japanese Corporal Komoto's face, with notes about his capture in Borneo. On the verso are 3 cartoon drawings of Corporal Komoto's face. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-...ART96633
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2/3 Casualty Clearing Station Association
Private Record
Records of the Association comprising proceedings of meetings, membership lists, correspondence, financial papers, newspaper cuttings, articles written by members of the Association, histories of the ...PR00430
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Celebes Area. 1945-05. An old "army game" (probably two-up) in progress before embarkation for ...
Photograph
Celebes Area. 1945-05. An old "army game" (probably two-up) in progress before embarkation for the attack on Borneo by the Allies.018590
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CELEBES. 1945-06-21. TO PREVENT THE JAPANESE USING AERODROMES IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FOR ...
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
CELEBES. 1945-06-21. TO PREVENT THE JAPANESE USING AERODROMES IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FOR RAIDS AGAINST AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN BORNEO RAAF LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT FROM NORTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA HAVE BEE...OG3084
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Certificate of Commendation
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia
Certificate of Commendation awarded to residents of Borneo and Malaya who, at grave personal risk, rendered valuable assistance to Australian prisoners of war during the Second World War. Collection ...EXDOC098
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Chaffey, William (Bill) A. (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Chaffey, William Adolphus
Original messages and letters dated August-September 1945 from Lieutenant William (Bill) A. Chaffey, a member of Semut IV (Z Special Force), at Sebauh (Borneo) to Lieutenant Ron Baker at Tatau concern...PR00890
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Chinese [labourer] from Malaya
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born labourer from Malaya. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into labour gangs for shi...ART24415
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Chinese [labourer] from Malaya
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born labourer from Malaya. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into labour gangs for shi...ART24414
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Chinese [labourer] from Muar Malay
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born Malay labourer from the Muar River area. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into ...ART24411
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Chinese Temple
Art
Maker: Friend, Donald
Chinese temple used as billets for Australian soldiers, 4th Australian Bulk Petrol Company, but shared by an aged Chinese priest called 'Wong', who vigorously repelled all attempts to move him to othe...ART23233
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Cigarette case : Sergeant O C R Pike, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Chrome-plated brass cigarette case with a decorative finish on the front and back. The case is hinged along the left side and opens by pushing a clasp on the right. The initials 'OCRP' are engraved on...REL31555
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Cliff, Sidney MM (Gunner, d: 1988)
Manuscript
Maker: Cliff, Sidney
Autobiographical account titled "Swaddies at Sea", describing service as a wireless operator with the 1st Anti Aircraft Brigade Signals in the Middle East, Ceylon, and in New Guinea on the Sanananda T...MSS1235
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[Clock tower and street scene with buildings, Labuan]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a street scene with buildings and a clock tower in the background in Labuan, Borneo. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustra...ART96723
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Coates, Sir Albert Ernest (Lieutenant Colonel, OBE, 2/10th AGH, AIF b.1895 - d.1977)
Private Record
Maker: Coates, Albert Ernest
PAPERS OF LT COL SIR ALBERT COATES RELATING MAINLY TO HIS TIME AS COM ALLIED POW HOSPITAL NAKOM PATON INCLUDING DRAFTS OF REPORTS, OFFICIAL DIARIES OF THE HOSPITAL, ESSAYS AND RECOLLECTIONS BY OTHERS ...PR89/186
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Cohen, Victor Harley (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Cohen, Victor Harley
Item (1 A & B) Folder containing copies of instructions, correspondence and drills for HMAS "Hobart" and other Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy vessels 1942 to 1945 plus HMAS "Nizam" merchant ship...PR91/137
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Collins, W (Leading Aircraftman)
Private Record
Maker: Collins, W
Two diaries written by 61848 Leading Aircraftman W Collins of RAAF Group 839, while serving in Pacific theatre - including Borneo and Manus Island. The first diary covers the period 2 February 1945 to...PR03055
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Colonel H S Plummer & Captain E L Atkins
Manuscript
Maker: Atkins, E L 'Ted' Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd"
"Black and Yellow Triangles" The 2nd / 1st Machine Gun Battalion AIF Official History compiled by Colonel HS Plummer ED and Captain EL Atkins RL. Traces the battalion from raising in Rutherford, Pucka...MSS0955
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Colour patch : 9 Division, Australian Army Medical Corps, post 1943
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
'T' shaped colour patch. Scarlet over brown, with a pale grey border.REL25138
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1965-07. COMMANDO CARRIER HMS ALBION ON RETURN TO MALAYA FROM BORNEO CARRYING THE 3RD BATTALION, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
1965-07. COMMANDO CARRIER HMS ALBION ON RETURN TO MALAYA FROM BORNEO CARRYING THE 3RD BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (3RAR). (DONOR N. BROWN)P01499.035
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Commemoration: Borneo
Art
Maker: Unknown Department of Veteran's Affairs
A poster produced by 'Australia Remembers 1945-1995' to commemorate Australia's involvement in the Borneo campaign during the Second World War. The poster features two photographs taken during the Bor...ARTV09172
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Commemorative gong : 2/33 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cut down, Japanese brass 75mm shell case with head stamps for the Nagoya Arsenal. Two brass hooks have been set into the base to allow the case to be suspended as a gong. The shell is engraved around ...RELAWM20443.001
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Conference at Morotai
Art
Maker: Jones, Vernon
2nd Australian Imperial Force, United States Army Air Force; included in work are: Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, Commanding 1 Australian Corps, Major General G F Wootten, General Commanding ...ART27563
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Core, Sidney Russell (Private, b.1921 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces Australian Red Cross Society Core, Sidney Russell Directorate of War Graves Services
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX48471 Private Sidney Russell Core, 2/18 Battalion, prisoner of war, 1941-1946. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection includes nine letters Core wrote to ...PR04472
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Correspondence and reports
Digitised Collection
Maker: Harrisson, Tom Harnett
Records relating to the service of Major Tom H. Harrisson, DSO Reconnaissance Corps, British Army. Harrisson was seconded to Z Special Unit, Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) and served in Born...AWM2017.7.166