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138 Results
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Australia Service Medal : Private W Savage, 36 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/10620.004
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39 Battalion
Manuscript
Research material compiled for use in the writing of "To Kokoda and Beyond: the story of the 39th Infantry Battalion, 1941-1943". Collection consists of official records, private accounts, interview...MSS1419
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Beale, Leonard Jack, (Sergeant, b: 1922 d: 1964)
Manuscript
Maker: Beale, Leonard Jack
The poem "The Battle-Field" was written by Pte Beale to commemorate his friends and comrades from the 10th Brigade who fell at Buna-Sanananda during December 1942. The poems describes the fighting the...MSS1270
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BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH ...
Photograph
BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION LANDING AT BIAMU VILLAGE, ABOUT 17 MILES FROM BUNA, DURING THE ADVANCE ON...069275
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BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH ...
Photograph
BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION LANDING AT BIAMU VILLAGE, ABOUT 17 MILES FROM FORCES OCCUPYING THE BUNA-G...069272
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BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH ...
Photograph
BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION LANDING AT BIAMU VILLAGE, ABOUT 17 MILES FROM BUNA, DURING THE ADVANCE ON...069274
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BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH ...
Photograph
BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES TROOPS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION LANDING AT BIAMU VILLAGE, ABOUT 17 MILES FROM BUNA, DURING THE ADVANCE ON...069273
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Boyne, Harry V. (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Boyne, Harry Vincent Unknown
A mixed collection consisting of diaries, poems ('Atebrin', 'The Second Anzac', 'Confession by Hitler', 'Faversham of York', 'Faversham', 'A Soldier's Farewell', and an untitled poem), personal equipm...PR00408
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private W Savage, 36 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/10620.003
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BUNA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03 TO 1945-07-04. SUNEMI CREEK. IT WAS A NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN THE ...
Photograph
BUNA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03 TO 1945-07-04. SUNEMI CREEK. IT WAS A NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AND THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DURING THE BUNA/ SANANANDA CAMPAIGN AND THE SCENE OF FIERCE FIGHT...094131
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BUNA/ SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03 TO 1945-07-04. THE MOUTH OF THE GIRUA RIVER THROUGH WHICH ...
Photograph
BUNA/ SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03 TO 1945-07-04. THE MOUTH OF THE GIRUA RIVER THROUGH WHICH TROOPS WADED DURING THE BUNA/ SANANANDA CAMPAIGN.094130
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Caling, George John (Warrant Officer Class 2, b.1917 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces Caling, George John 'Bull'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1803 Warrant Officer Class 2 George John ‘Bull’ Caling, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and New ...PR03668
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Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor (Private, b.1913 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor Lawler, Graham
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX798 Private Frederick Charles Theodor Coley, 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, United Kingdom, M...PR04604
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Colour patch : Private R T Donovan, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Triangular colour patch for 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station showing a red circle within a dark brown triangle, on a grey background.REL38300
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Department of Information cameramen Bill Carty and Cliff Bottomley, official photographers, ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
Department of Information cameramen Bill Carty and Cliff Bottomley, official photographers, followed by local men helping to carry supplies and equipment, on the muddy track between Buna and Sanananda...014187
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GENERAL HERRING ON A TRIP TO THE SANANANDA FRONT TALKS TO AMERICAN OFFICERS AT HUGGINS GAP. ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
GENERAL HERRING ON A TRIP TO THE SANANANDA FRONT TALKS TO AMERICAN OFFICERS AT HUGGINS GAP. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).014312
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GENERALS HERRING AND VASEY VISIT THE SANANANDA FRONT. PICTURE SHOWS GENERAL VASEY, GENERAL ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
GENERALS HERRING AND VASEY VISIT THE SANANANDA FRONT. PICTURE SHOWS GENERAL VASEY, GENERAL HERRING AND BRIGADIER WOOTTEN. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).014308
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Higginbotham, Lindsay P (Private, b.1922 - d.1992)
Private Record
Maker: Higginbotham, Lindsay P
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Private Linsday P Higginbotham, 39 Battalion. Wallet 1 of 1 - contains a 12 page typed memoir describing Private Higginbotham's journey from Syd...PR03049
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Howson, Jack Lawrence (Smokey) (b.1921 - d.2003)
Private Record
Related to the Second World War service of VX139898 Private Jack Lawrence (Smokey) Howson, 39 Battalion. The letter to his friend Floss (Mrs Florence Dale), is written on toilet paper. Pte Howson refe...PR04798
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Huggins Road block on the Sanananda Road, New Guinea
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
On Sanananda road approaching Sanananda Point. A strategic block astride Japanese Lines of Communications when heavy fighting took place. The drawing was done from life on the spot with the Allies fie...ART28401
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Japanese blasted out of Papua by Allies
Film
Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel using segments from Department of Information films F01847 & F01848 with commentary by Jack Davey. Shows mortars firing, Wirraway aircraft, General Vasey and United States officers,...F00824
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Japanese chopsticks and case : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A pair of dark brown wooden chopsticks inside a wooden container with sliding lid. On the sliding lid of the case are four hand carved Japanese figures. On the bottom surface of the case is some remn...REL31660
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Japanese identity disc : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Japanese Armed Forces
Oval shaped metal disc with Japanese characters stamped into one side only. At two ends of the oval are two rectangular holes for the necklace to be attached to the disc.REL31662
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Japanese Invasion Money Java 5 roepiah note: Corporal D E Osborne, 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion
Technology
Maker: Southern Development Bank
Japanese Invasion Money Java 5 roepiah note, series SM. The note is autographed on both sides by numerous Australian servicemen: SX1538 (S306757) Kenneth Alfred ALTSCHWAGER;VX105064 (V230042) Private ...RELC02777
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Japanese Red Cross flag : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Japanese Armed Forces
A worn and stained white cotton twill flag with a machine sewn red cross in the middle of both sides. Beneath the cross is a stamped and faded black ink illustration of a hand pointing with an index f...REL31659
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Japanese scalpel : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A metal scalpel with a wooden handle. On the ricasso of the blade has a small unreadable manufacturers marking. On the top of the wooden handle is a hand carved reversed 'J' figure.REL31661
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KAIRI, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1944-12-25. LANCE-CORPORAL F.P. BURNS, (1), WHO RODE MURRAY ...
Photograph
KAIRI, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1944-12-25. LANCE-CORPORAL F.P. BURNS, (1), WHO RODE MURRAY SWITCH TO VICTORY IN THE SANANANDA WELTER DURING THE RACE MEETING AT THE KAIRI SPORTS GROUND, IS BEING LED B...085009
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Kennedy, Colin
Manuscript
Maker: Kennedy, Colin
Manuscript titled "World War Two - Battles Near Australia 1942", written for school students. Discusses 6 major battles in the South-west Pacific area. Includes maps, sources of information.MSS1543
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Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cook
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting SX1225 Lieutenant Colonel Francis W Cook, DSO, MC, Chief Instructor Army Leaders School, BCOF, 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, Army Instructional Corps.ART27510
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Love, Ben (Trooper)
Private Record
Maker: Love, Ben
DIARY COVERING SERVICE IN SANANANDA AREA. DEC 1942 - JAN 1943. LENGTHY DETAILED ENTRIES. ORIGINAL DIARY - LOOSELEAF - AND BOUND, TYPESCRIPT COPY3DRL/7211
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Major General George Wootten
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
George Frederick Wootten (1893-1970) served during the First World War landing at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. During the Second World War he commanded the 9th Australian Infantry Division. In the post w...ART27508
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McLeod, Ken H (QX4550, Lieutenant, 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment)
Manuscript
Maker: McLeod, Ken H
15 page typed memoir titled 'Buna - Gona - Sanananda 1942-43', written by Ken H. McLeod. Recounts experiences of the author in commanding a 2-pounder anti-tank gun in the actions around Gona, Buna and...MSS1882
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75 mm Type 88 (1928) Anti Aircraft Gun
Technology
The Japanese Type 88 (1928) 75 mm anti aircraft gun was the standard anti aircraft weapon of the Japanese Army during the Second World War. The breechblock is a horizontal sliding, semi-automatic desi...RELAWM30147.001
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Moses , Lieutenant Colonel Charles
Manuscript
Poem "Perimeter on the Sanananda Track" written by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Moses formerly Commanding Officer of 2/7 Australian Cavalry Regiment AIF. Also a copy of a letter written in 1979 explaini...MSS1076
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Nearing the end of the Papuan campaign against Japan. NX7 Brigadier George Frederick Wootten and ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
Nearing the end of the Papuan campaign against Japan. NX7 Brigadier George Frederick Wootten and Major James Alastair Yates 'Chips' Denniston, studying a map at Sanananda.014223
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Nearing the end of the Papuan campaign against Japan. On their way to continue the offensive ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
Nearing the end of the Papuan campaign against Japan. On their way to continue the offensive against the Japanese at Sanananda, Australians from the 2/12th Battalion, move past a group of Americans (N...014214
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New Guinea. 1943-01-14. An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the coast line between Sanananda ...
Photograph
Maker: Wilson, D H
New Guinea. 1943-01-14. An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the coast line between Sanananda and Gona.106527
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NEW GUINEA. PHOTOGRAPHED IN BRIG. WOOTTEN'S TENT ON SANANANDA BEACH ARE GENERAL HERRING, GENERAL ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
NEW GUINEA. PHOTOGRAPHED IN BRIG. WOOTTEN'S TENT ON SANANANDA BEACH ARE GENERAL HERRING, GENERAL VASEY AND BRIG. WOOTTEN. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).014309
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NEW GUINEA. SANANANDA FRONT. COL. J.T. MURRAY AND GENERAL HERRING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
NEW GUINEA. SANANANDA FRONT. COL. J.T. MURRAY AND GENERAL HERRING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).014303
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NEW GUINEA. SANANANDA FRONT. LEFT TO RIGHT COLONEL JENS DOE, COLONEL MURRAY, GENERAL HERRING AND ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
NEW GUINEA. SANANANDA FRONT. LEFT TO RIGHT COLONEL JENS DOE, COLONEL MURRAY, GENERAL HERRING AND GENERAL VASEY. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).014304
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Pacific Star : Private W Savage, 36 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL/10620.002
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PAPUA. A FORWARD SECTION POST IN THE SANANANDA AREA OF 2/7TH CAVALRY REGIMENT. LEFT TO RIGHT: ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. A FORWARD SECTION POST IN THE SANANANDA AREA OF 2/7TH CAVALRY REGIMENT. LEFT TO RIGHT: TROOPERS K. MUIRY (OR R. FLINT?), G. SCOTT, TOM MACADIE (OR G. WHITE?).014175
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE IN SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE IN SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANION IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD, AME...014242
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. A...014243
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. AMERICAN TROOPS ON THEIR WAY TO JOIN THE AUSTRALIANS NEAR SANANANDA. HEAVY RAINS...014237
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. AU...014251
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. AU...014252
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIED HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. AM...014253
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOME TIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. P...014244
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PAPUA. ALLIED TROOPS ON THE MOVE FROM BUNA TO SANANANDA BY SMALL RIVER CRAFT.
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
PAPUA. ALLIED TROOPS ON THE MOVE FROM BUNA TO SANANANDA BY SMALL RIVER CRAFT.014183