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All services canteen Mackay
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
This canteen was the voluntary effort of the women of Mackay. It stood alongside the railway station and throughout the war it never closed, day or night. Its welcome hot meals will not be forgotten b...ART25616
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Amphibious training 16 Brigade
Film
Maker: Kinna, Darrell
The Australian 16th Brigade amphibious training at Yorkey's Knob Beach or Trinity Bay Beach Cairns, North Queensland 24 August 1943. American soldier keeps watch with 50. Calibre Browning heavy machin...F07046
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Australia at war (March of time Vol 7 No 8)
Film
Maker: March of Time
A March of Time newsreel giving an overview of Australia, its people, climate, economic resources, education, cities and political system. Australia's contribution to the European war and the prospect...F01452
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Boxed pack of Red Cross Playing cards : US Forces in Australia
Heraldry
Maker: The New York Consolidated Card Company
Complete set of regular playing cards produced by the New York Consolidated Card Company in the United States. The set is housed in a cardboard box with the top flap missing. The box has been repaire...REL41064
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Chess set and bag : Heinrich Sänger (Saenger), Point Cooke Prisoner of War Camp, California
Heraldry
Maker: Sanger, Heinrich
Handmade chess board and pieces with a canvas carry bag. The chess board is in the form of a wooden box with two hinges at the back to allow the lid to open 180 degrees to form a flat board. There are...REL31833
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Colt 45 Pistol Holster
Technology
Colt 45 pistol holster made from steer hide. The leather is light brown in colour and is stitched together using brown yarn. A belt loop is attached to the holster with four brass rivetts. The flap is...REL32972
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Compressed fibre identity discs : Lieutenant A A Joel, Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair round compressed fibre identity discs. Both are impressed on the obverse 'A A JOEL LT A2 REL J'. One is impressed on the reverse 'A A JOEL' and scratched 'AUST NAVY'; the other is scratched on th...REL/13225
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Sergeant D R Taylor, 2/7 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/10640.001
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Fogpruf Paste gas mask lens demister
Heraldry
Maker: Mine Safety Appliances Company
A grey-green cylindrical canister containing a tube of 'Fogpruf Paste' for demisting gas masks lenses, plus a lens polishing cloth. Printed in black on the side of the canister is, 'THIS CAN CONTAINS ...REL35797
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Hoisting British, American, Dutch flags over Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
This is the last sketch official war artist Murray Griffin completed whilst he was interned at Changi. Drawn shortly after the liberation of the camp in August 1945, it shows the hoisting of British, ...ART26457
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'Jolli-Joe' banjo-ukulele : Lance Corporal S V Finnigan, 55/53 Battalion CMF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium necked, pressed steel bodied banjo-ukulele with tin resonator, nickle-plated brass endpiece, nickle-plated brass j-hooks, wooden bridge and bakelite machine heads. A circular brass plate, im...REL44515
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Lt W Jenkins [Man sitting in a wheel chair]
Art
Maker: Kahan, Louis
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant W Jenkins, sitting in a wheel chair, having lost both his legs and his right hand.ART29352
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McIntyre, Darryl
Manuscript
Maker: McIntyre, Darryl
Thesis titled `"Paragons of glamour": a study of the United States Military Forces in Australia 1942-45'. Examines the relationship between the Australian civilian and military communities and US serv...MSS1620
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M1D Garand Sniper Rifle : United States Forces
Technology
M1D Garand Sniper Rifle. Semi automatic action stamped U.S. Rifle Cal .30 MI over Winchester and the serial number. This rifle is fitted with a telescopic sight separately accessioned as REL25618, a l...REL25617
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Membership badge : US Wives Mothers Social Club, Victoria
Heraldry
Maker: Screencraft
Enamelled brass badge showing a gold kookaburra on a white background, atop a red boomerang which contains the word 'VICTORIA'. A blue band around the edge of the badge contains the words 'U.S. WIVES ...REL34259
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MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, ...
Photograph
MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, BOARDING TRUCKS FOR THEIR JOURNEY TO THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSIT AREA, SOON AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL AT BLUE BEACH. (FO...109240
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MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, MOVING ...
Photograph
MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, MOVING ACROSS THE BEACH TO THE TRANSPORT WAITING TO TAKE THEM TO THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSIT AREA. THEY HAVE JUST ...109239
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MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY MOVING ...
Photograph
MOROTAI. 12 JUNE 1945. TROOPS OF 2/10 TRANSPORT PLATOON AND 2/6 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY MOVING ACROSS THE BEACH TO THE TRANSPORT WAITING TO TAKE THEM TO THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSIT AREA. THEY HAVE JUST D...109238
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M 19 Telescope
Technology
Maker: MHR Co
The scope is made from steel and features integral screw on mounts. The sight has a 1 x magnification and features an etched aiming circle on the objective lens. The scope tube is painted black. Mark...REL/10249
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Not titled [Portrait of a woman from US Military Services]
Art
Maker: Gardener, Arthur
Portrait of a woman from US Military Services wearing a hat. She is seated on a chair with her face sketched in detail and her figure on roughly sketched. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumga...ART28500.031