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Africa Star : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star. Unnamed as issued.REL/18203.003
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Africa Star : Stoker R J A Johnston, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star. Unnamed as issued.REL25211.003
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Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 Clasp : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 Clasp. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL33253.003
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'Agro' doll mascot : Seahawk helicopter, HMAS Darwin
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Mascot of Australian children's television character 'Agro' carried by the embarked Seahawk helicopter aboard HMAS Darwin. The doll is of roughly human proportions, the arms and head being covered wit...REL31418
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A Message from the Admiral: "We Need Supplies - Especially Food. We Know You Will Not Let Us Down"
Art
Maker: Commonwealth Food Control
Australian Second World War Royal Australian Navy (RAN) poster, issued by the Commonwealth Food Control. The poster depicts a photograph of the British Admiral, Sir Bruce Fraser, with a convoy of batt...ARTV02124
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Angle head torch : Chief Petty Officer Buckingham, HMAS Manoora
Heraldry
Maker: G T Price Products Inc
Olive green plastic right angle head torch with red and subdued clear lenses fitted to the head. The blackened brass on-off switch has a push-button 'flash' feature, and is protected from accidental u...REL33700
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Argus A3 anastigmatic camera and case : Wireman Edwin Fagan, RAN
Technology
Argus A3 35mm camera with a pop out 50mm f4 anastigmat lens. The top of the camera has a hot shoe adaptor and on the back is an f stop calculator consisting of a series of rotating discs. The modular ...REL23270
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Atlantic Star : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Atlantic Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL33253.002
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Atlantic Star: Stoker Robert James Alexander Johnston, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Atlantic Star. Unnamed as issued.REL25211.002
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Australia. Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, addressing Australian sailors and workmen ...
Photograph
Australia. Mr W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, addressing Australian sailors and workmen aboard a warship.H04212
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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 Postcard Collection 1914-1918
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Postcards printed in or about Australia or Australians. The collection covers themes such as patriotism, camp life, humanitarian organisations, fund raising events in Australia, humour and cartoons, A...RC00686
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Australia Service Medal : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33253.007
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Australia Service Medal : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18203.006
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Australia Service Medal : Petty Officer Stoker W A Scott, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/04769.005
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Australia Service Medal : Stoker R J A Johnston, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25211.007
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"Back your cheers with your money" buy peace bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Unknown
Australian poster issued at the end of the First World War to promote the sale of Peace Bonds. Depicts a group of flag waving civilians in the foreground farewelling a naval ship. An Australian naval ...ARTV00852
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[Banishment]
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
This work depicts the artist on an island north of Australia. He was sent there for approximately 6 months to help guard the area as a punishment for an unknown indiscretion during the Second World Wa...ART93344
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Baseball Cap : Chief Petty Officer Buckingham, HMAS Manoora
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue cotton and light brown coloured suede baseball-style cap with a machine embroidered grey profile of the HMAS Manoora with the yellow text 'HMAS Manoora LPA 52' sewn on the crown. On the righ...REL33695
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Baseball cap : Petty Officer Daniels, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Well worn faded cotton grey baseball style hat with embroidered red tiger and yellow inscription 'HMAS KANIMBLA - CRY HAVOC' on the front of the crown. On the left hand side of the crown is an embroid...REL33718
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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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Black web belt : Chief Petty Officer Buckingham, HMAS Manoora
Heraldry
Maker: Sea Hornet Unknown
Black nylon web belt with two field dressings electrical taped on it, a buck style black knife and scabbard and a grey cotton pouch containing a flash hood, green cyalume light stick and a white cotto...REL33696.004
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Blue coat : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Navy blue wool serge double breasted coat with a welt pocket on the left breast and an inset pocket with rectangular flap over each hip. There are two rows of gilded brass buttons down the front of th...REL37637
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Blue coat : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Evers & Cohen
Navy blue wool serge double breasted coat with a welt pocket on the left breast and an inset pocket with rectangular flap over each hip. There are two rows of gilded brass buttons down the front of th...REL37636.001
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Blue trousers : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Pair of navy blue wool serge trousers with a five button fly and extended waist band with a two hook and slide fastening. There are two pleats on either side of the front waistband. The fit of the wai...REL37636.002
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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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Boxed set of navigational equipment : Lieutenant Commander J H Gill, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Army & Navy Co-operative Society, Limited, London.
Rectangular, lidded wooden box with dovetail joints. The lid and base are screwed to the frame. An inset oval brass plaque on the lid has been engraved 'J.H. GILL R.N.' Fitted with brass hinges, and l...REL34795.001
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Brewster, Basil (Lieutenant, RN, Lt-Commander RAN b.1896 - d.1981)
Private Record
Maker: Brewster, Basil Theodore
Collection relating to the military service of Commander Basil Theodore Brewster DSC, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, written 1981. The collection consists of an unbound typescript memoir has b...PR90/147
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British Pattern 1891/1927 Naval Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Vice Admiral Sir Henry McKay Burrell, Royal Australian Navy
Technology
Pattern 1891/1927 Naval Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a small gilt/brass solid half basket type with the Tudor crowned anchor cartouche badge and the lion head backstrap pommel. The back e...REL/06630.001
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33253.006
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18203.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Petty Officer Stoker W A Scott, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/04769.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Stoker R J A Johnston, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25211.006
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Bryant, John (b.1924)
Private Record
Maker: Bryant, John
Letters to his family describing service as a medical orderly at Flinders Naval Depot and aboard HMAS Koopa. Comments on illnesses, leave, literary and artistic interests, manuscript of his naval serv...PR00274
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Career for young men!
Art
Maker: Unknown ISSUING BODY: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. PUBLISHER ADDRESS: AGPS GPO BOX 84 CANBERRA 2601
Australian Second World War recruitment poster depicting a smailing sailor carrying his belongings as he boards his ship.ARTV04234
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Carter, Leonard Ronald (Nick)(Stoker b: 1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Carter, Leonard Ronald
Manuscript describing experiences in the RAN during WWII. Describes service with HMAS Wato, mentioning Japanese air raids on Darwin and sinking of Australian and U.S. Ships, also mentions service with...MSS1597
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Cody, John Joseph (Lieutenant Commander, b.1914 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Cody, John Joseph
A collection of 178 letters of Lieutenant Commander John Joseph Cody written to his parents from between 1933, from the time he was a midshipman in the Royal Navy, to 1953, when he was Commander of HM...PR01942
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Compressed fibre identity disc: Ordinary Seaman G E C Southward, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular red composite fibre identity disc. Impressed obverse 'G.E.C. SOUTHWARD/ B.3/ C.E./ OD.', and on reverse 'S.6090.'REL39082
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Compressed fibre identity disc: Wireless Operator 1st Class R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular brown (red) compressed fibre identity disc on 600mm long fine steel chain. Impressed obverse 'R J / REYNOLDS / TEL / PA 2957 / MOSS2A'.REL25165
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Convoy signals, HMAT Zealandia and HMAS Hobart
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
The work depicts HMAS Hobart and HMT Zealandia in the Great Australian Bight. Unidentified signalman using Aldis lamp to send signals to HMAS Hobart from SS Zealandia.ART30025
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Crawford, Fredrick (Chief Petty Officer, RN, RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Crawford, Fredrick
CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE COVERING SERVICE IN THE ROYAL NAVY (1898-1910), TRANSFER TO THE RAN IN 1912 AND LATER SERVICE IN THE RAN FLEET RESERVE (1924-1929) BEFORE RE ENGAGEMENT IN THE RAN 1939. CPO CRA...PR82/073
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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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Deep in thought, thoughts over depths
Art
Maker: Hicks, Georgie
As part of being exhibited for the inaugural Napier Waller Art Prize exhibition (2018), Hicks provided the following artist statement about her work: "Information overload. Not sure where to look. Or...AWM2018.1272.1
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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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Defence Medal : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33253.005
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Defence Medal : Stoker R J A Johnston, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25211.005
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Discharged Returned Sailor Badge: Able Seaman William John Lane, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Circular brass badge surmounted by a King's crown. In the centre is the RAN anchor emblem surrounded by the text 'ISSUED BY DEPT. OF NAVY RETURNED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE'. The reverse has been impressed ...REL/18507
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Distinguished Service Cross: Lieutenant Commander William Henry Vaughan Edgar, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Cross (Geo V). Unnamed as issued.REL22384.001
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DPDU armoured vest : Sub Lieutenant J Flood, RAN Clearance Diving Team 3
Heraldry
Maker: Australian Defence Apparel
Armoured vest in 2003 type Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) fabric as used in Iraq. The vest has a strap over each shoulder, that on the right having a brass press stud covering a Velcro quick...REL31398
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DPDU Brassard : Lieutenant Commander N Tate, Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element, Middle East
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton brassard in Mark II Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) fabric. Sewn on the main body of the brassard is a circular woven cloth patch in khaki cotton fabric with brown, black, yellow, blue...REL31760