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448 Results
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Lieutenant General Robertson's inspection of 65 Australian Infantry Battalion & Battalion taking over guard duties in Tokyo from 2/5 Royal Ghurka Rifles
Film
Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF accompanied by 26 (N392) Brigadier Ronald Nicholas Lamond Hopkins CBE, 34th Brigade Commander, visited F...F07472
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Lieutenant General Robertson visits base units
Film
Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
Accompanied by Brigadier (Brig) W Wilson, CO British Commonwealth Base, the Commander in Chief BCOF visited units under Base Command, meeting unit officers and inspecting the facilities in the area. A...F07470
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Life and scenes in Japan
Film
Maker: O'Brien, John William Alexander
Opens with title 'Presenting life and scenes in Japan'. Mount Fuji. Japanese children. Mt Fuji again. Driving a car up a mountain road near Mount Fuji. Title: 'A rural sequence near Fuji'. Shows Japan...F04951
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Man in bath with surprised woman
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a woman wearing a fur coat, surprised by seeing a man in a bath on the ground in front of her. Behind the two figures is a Japanese bath house. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist ...ART95091
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Marine Clinometer : SS Eastern
Heraldry
Brass, wall mounted, marine clinometer calibrated to measure 70 degrees roll. Marked 'MARINE CLINOMETER' at the top of face, and with the maker's name at the bottom.REL25431
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McDonald, James William. (Sergeant b.1919 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: McDonald, James William
Album containing photographs and picture cards of Japan, some showing devastation of Atomic Bomb. embroidered cover.PR00532
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McNab, Flora
Private Record
Maker: McFarlane, Mary Hamilton
Collection relating to NFX77216 Captain (later Major) Flora McNab of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) covering her service in the Middle East during the Second World War and in Japa...PR01675
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Melted and fused glass jars, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A cluster of three crown sealed glass jars fused together with other pieces of glass and miscellaneous debris.RELAWM34352
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Melted beer bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Dai Nippon Brewery
Melted brown coloured beer bottle. This bottle is badly distorted, the neck is fused to the rest of the bottle. There is a gritty residue remaining inside the bottle. The bottle has the following mark...RELAWM34346
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Melted bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted turquoise coloured bottle glass. This bottle contains residue particles.RELAWM34348.006
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Melted bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Dai Nippon Brewery
Melted green glass bottle. This bottle is badly distorted, the neck is missing. Markings; base " 18 [star with circle in the centre] ", side " [?] BREWE[RY] [?] ".RELAWM34347
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Melted conglomerate, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted conglomerate which appears to contain some form of marble pottery with a piece of iron and a pair of metal hinges fused into the mass.RELAWM34350
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Melted glass jar, atomic blast Hiroshima: Sister Gwenneth Ayre, AANS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted and distorted green glass jar found at Hiroshima, Japan.REL28995
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Melted half bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima: Sister Gwenneth Ayre, AANS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Flattened and melted top half of a green bottle found at Hiroshima, Japan.REL28994
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Melted jar, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted small black glass jar.RELAWM34349
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Melted metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal with unknown origins that has melted in the heat of the atomic blast.REL/21011.008
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted piece of turquoise coloured bottle glass. Probably the base of the bottle.RELAWM34348.001
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted piece of turquoise coloured bottle glass. Probably the base of the bottle.RELAWM34348.003
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted piece of turquoise coloured bottle glass. Probably the neck and sholder of the bottle.RELAWM34348.002
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small melted piece of turquoise coloured bottle glass.RELAWM34348.005
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Melted piece of bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted piece of turquoise coloured glass bottle.RELAWM34348.004
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Melted piece of glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of melted glass. It has a clear colour and a matte exterior.REL/21011.012
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Melted piece of metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal that has been melted by the atomic blast.REL/21011.014
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Melted piece of metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal that has been melted by the atomic blast. Its origin is unknown.REL/21011.013
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Melted piece of milk bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Pauls
The base of a melted turquoise glass milk bottle. The inscription on the base of the bottle reads “THE PROPERTY OF/ PAULS/ A61150/ (NT) PTY LTD/ DARWIN’. Pauls was a popular dairy company in Australia...REL/21011.010
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Miho, Japan. 1947. Line up on the airfield of the RAF Squadron Spitfire aircraft used at Miho on ...
Photograph
Miho, Japan. 1947. Line up on the airfield of the RAF Squadron Spitfire aircraft used at Miho on the north coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (B...P02032.017
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Miho, Japan. Members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Occupation Force (BCOF) at an armament ...
Photograph
Miho, Japan. Members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Occupation Force (BCOF) at an armament practice camp at the RAF Base, on the north coast of Japan. Left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) ...P02032.009
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Military burial Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Gale
Film
Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
While out on a shooting expedition on the morning of 29 February 1948, NX201 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Harvey Ennis Gale, Area Commander at HQ BCOF, Eta Jima, was accidentally killed. The coffin was...F07481
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Miniature colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.REL30379.002
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Minor war crimes trials
Film
Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
General scenes at the minor War Crimes Courts, Yokohama, where thirteen Japanese received sentences ranging from death to 40 years imprisonment for crimes committed against Australian and Dutch POW. A...F07466
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Miss Sutherland, where is your Service Cap?
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young Servicewoman, possibly British, seated on the edge of a footpath, surrounded by children who are pulling at her. Beside her is an angry and frustrated Servicewoman asking her where her...ART95097
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MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES (AMF), ...
Photograph
MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES (AMF), EMBARKING ON THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS ABOUT TO TAKE THEM TO KURE, JAPAN, TO J...125552
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MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LINED UP ON THE WHARF AS THEY PREPARE TO EMBARK ON THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LINED UP ON THE WHARF AS THEY PREPARE TO EMBARK ON THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY FOR KURE, JAPAN, WHERE THEY WERE TO JOIN UP WITH THE BRITISH COMMONWEALT...125556
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MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. LANDING SHIP, TANK (LSTS) LOADING THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT OF ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. LANDING SHIP, TANK (LSTS) LOADING THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT OF THE 34TH BRIGADE, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES (AMF). THE UNIT WAS PREPARING TO DEPART FOR KURE, JAPAN, ...125554
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MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY DWARFS AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LINED UP ON ...
Photograph
MOROTAI. 1946-02-06. THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY DWARFS AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LINED UP ON THE WHARF AS THEY PREPARE TO EMBARK FOR KURE, JAPAN, WHERE THEY WERE TO JOIN UP WITH THE BRITISH COMMONW...125555
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Mycro I-Model 14mm subminiature camera : Brian McMullan, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan
Technology
Maker: Sanwa Kogaku Co. Ltd
Small 14 mm film camera in chromed and leatherette finish. The lens surround is marked 'mycro SANWA CO LTD', and has a levered shutter control with settings for 100, 50, 25 and 8. Adjacent to this is ...REL35672
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Nelson, Eric (Sergeant, b.1899 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Nelson, Eric Various
Collection relating to the Second World War and British Commonwealth Occupation Force service of VX39409 Sergeant Eric Nelson, Australian Army Pay Corps, Malaya and Japan, 1941-1948. Collection consis...AWM2016.53.1
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New houses being rebuilt in Hiroshima after it was devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb ...
Photograph
Maker: Rowe, Allan
New houses being rebuilt in Hiroshima after it was devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb Little Boy on 6 August 1945.P05129.008
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New houses being rebuilt in Hiroshima after it was devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb ...
Photograph
Maker: Rowe, Allan
New houses being rebuilt in Hiroshima after it was devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb Little Boy on 6 August 1945.P05129.007
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New Zealanders take over guard duties from Australians
Film
Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
Leaving Empire House, a detachment of the New Zealand Cavalry Regiment marched past the Commander Officer British Commonwealth Sub Area, Tokyo (BRICOSAT), Lieutenant Colonel D T Maxwell, on their way ...F07505
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Noisy Crickets in Japan
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man and a woman responding to the noise of crickets 'singing' in Japan by putting their fingers in their ears. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, captu...ART95087
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Northern Japan guide
Film
Maker: O'Brien, John William Alexander
A home movie taken by Brigadier (Brig) John O'Brien. Brig O'Brien served as the Leader of the Australian Scientific Mission to Japan 1945-1946 and Chief of the Scientific and Technical Division Suprem...F04955
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Novelty cigarette lighter: McMullan family, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal cigarette lighter in the shape of a miniature camera set on a tripod, with a nickel-plated finish with leatherette bound body. The lens is marked 'NST LIGHTER FILL HERE' and the base 'MADE IN OC...REL35673
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NX500902 Private Allan Rowe (left) and an unidentifed American soldier stand guard at the ...
Photograph
Maker: Rowe, Allan
NX500902 Private Allan Rowe (left) and an unidentifed American soldier stand guard at the Imperial Palace on Anzac Day.P05129.002
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Official raising BCOF flags
Film
Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
On 12 April 1946, the flags of the British Commonwealth of Nations were flown together for the first time in occupied Japan. The Commander-in-Chief BCOF, Lieutenant General J Northcott, inspected a gu...F07454
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Off parade
Film
Maker: Audio Films
Filmed by Military History Section, edited & produced by Audio Films Melbourne. BCOF Rest Camp - Lakeside Hotel, Lake Chugushi (Nikko).F10006
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OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-30. JAPANESE WORKMEN AT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BCOF, ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-30. JAPANESE WORKMEN AT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BCOF, BUILDING A FURNACE. IN THIS WILL BE DESTROYED BY BURNING THE CONTAMINATED DUST, THE SLUDGE FROM THE GAS TANK...131772
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Opening of Bladin's Mino Point holiday camp
Film
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Bladin's Mino Point holiday camp is named after the ex-Chief of Staff, O33 Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson Bladin who has just returned to Australia. The camp was officially opened by the Commander-in...F07497
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Osaka Arsenal after the B29s
Film
Maker: O'Brien, John William Alexander
A home movie taken by Brigadier (Brig) John O'Brien. Brig O'Brien served as the Leader of the Australian Scientific Mission to Japan 1945-1946 and Chief of the Scientific and Technical Division Suprem...F04956
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Outdoor portrait of QX35891 Sergeant Edwin James (Jim) Thorogood, 3rd Battalion, The Royal ...
Photograph
Maker: Rowe, Allan
Outdoor portrait of QX35891 Sergeant Edwin James (Jim) Thorogood, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) who died of wounds on 15 February 1951 in Korea.P05129.003
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Pair of Australia shoulder titles : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki woollen shoulder titles. The titles are slightly curved and embroidered in white with the word 'AUSTRALIA'.REL30377
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Pair of child's Japanese tabi : Miss Evelyn Frewen, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of white cotton tabi socks, featuring the traditional separation of the large toe and the other toes. A vertical join at the rear allows easy fitting and is secured by four brass tabs attaching t...REL35861.004
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Pair of skis : P Lawrence
Heraldry
Maker: Kandahar
Pair of black painted wood skis with 8 mm steel edges screwed to each bottom edge. The underside of each ski also has a central groove running from the end of the tail to the elevated tip. The ski boo...REL34819.001
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Pair of stocks : P Lawrence
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of aluminium ski stocks with wood and leather baskets. Remnants of adhesive tape on the baskets indicate they have been reinforced. Plastic spring grips fitted with leather hand straps cover the ...REL34819.002
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Panorama of Eta Jima
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
BCOF Headquarters were moved here in May 1946 from Kure, which was opened on 20 February 1946. Eta Jima Headquarters formerly the Japanese Imperial Naval Academy, which had moved from Tokyo in 1888. A...P03523.001
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.034
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.031
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.033
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.035
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.036
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.037
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Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Panorama of unidentified BCOF personnel on parade, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.032
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Parade of BCOF Provost Regiment
Film
Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
A parade of BCOF Provost Regiment was held and inspected by Lieutenant General Northcott. Regiment made up of Australian and British Military Police (MP).F07513
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Parliamentary delegation to Japan DPR/S/5a,5b,5c
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
The Australian Parliamentary Delegation of seven, comprising four representatives of the Government and three Opposition Members visited Japan during recess to study Australian troop conditions and pr...F07529
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Pattern of hills, Eta Jima
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Headquarters of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the island of Eta Jima, Japan. In the background are terraced hills.ART26716
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Photographic plates, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small photographic plates which have been fused together.RELAWM34353
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Photographing a Buddha
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a servicewoman and a plain clothed man photographing the statue of a large Buddha, while a Japanese man sits gellfully behind a sign charging 3 Yen for a picture of the statue. This is one of ...ART95099
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Photographing a Japanese Festival
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young Western woman trying to take a photograph of a group of men dressed in traditional costumes and playing drums at a festival, but she is being overun by the movement of men. This is one...ART95098
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Photograph of Joseph Bede Patrick O'Sullivan MBE (NX16195) with Australian Rugby Team in Japan 1947
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of the 34th Infantry Brigade Rugby Team in the Meiji Stadium, Japan. Team captain NX16195 Sergeant (Sgt) Joseph Bede Patrick O'Sullivan in middle row, far right. Sgt O'Sullivan from Be...P10310.002
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Piece of electric lightbulb, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of an electric lightbulb. The glass and wire component has melted and fused together. The metal base has remained mostly intact.REL/21011.007
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Piece of melted glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A piece of green glass which has been melted and distorted by the atomic blast.REL/21011.006
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Plan occupation
Film
Maker: O'Brien, John William Alexander
A home movie taken by VX15127 Brigadier (Brig) John O'Brien. Brig O'Brien served as the Leader of the Australian Scientific Mission to Japan 1945-1946 and Chief of the Scientific and Technical Divisio...F04949
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Plan showing the location of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Units in Japan as at ...
Photograph
Maker: Holzheimer, Claude Rudolph
Plan showing the location of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Units in Japan as at April and May 1950.107789
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Plaque : HMAS Bataan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown lacquered wooden three pointed shield with a plaster ship's badge for HMAS Bataan, painted in gold, white, cream, red, green, dark and light blue. The badge, superimposed on a light blue ground,...RELAWM31696
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Porcelain sake cup, atomic blast Hiroshima: Sister Gwenneth Ayre, AANS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small white porcelain Sake cup with blue Japanese characters. The bottom has green glass fused to it.REL28996
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Portrait of the artist Albert Tucker
Art
Maker: Santa, Yasushi
Portrait of the Australian artist Albert Tucker. Tucker was an accredited war correspondent to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan.ART28470
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Puggaree : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton six pleat puggaree.REL30374
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[RAAF Iwakuni 1948 & Korea 1950]
Film
Maker: Unknown
The film includes a street parade comprised of local population and military service personnel; the Australian base; scenes at the airfield; crew loading ammunition;crew unloading and carrying air car...F03391
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Reflections on training and leadership: an interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Ben O'Dowd (In retrospect)
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial Training Technology Centre Australian Army
This oral history focuses on the training Lieutenant Colonel O'Dowd underwent when he enlisted in 1939 and examines aspects of training during his career. The subjects of the battlefield stress and le...F04842
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Review by Lieutenant General Robertson at Tokyo
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
General coverage of parade of 65 Australian Infantry Battalion on 20 September 1946, at the Imperial Palace Plaza, Tokyo. 34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson is gree...F07485
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Rifle shoot for representative from BCOF for King's cup
Film
Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Matsuyma on the Island of Shikoku, a rifle shoot was held in which officers and men of BCOF participated. The shoot was to select a representative from BCOF to take part in the King's Cup contest h...F07490
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Robertson, Sir Horace Clement Hugh 'Red Robbie' (Lieutenant General, b.1894 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Robertson, Horace Clement Hugh
Collection relating to the Second World War service and post-war career of VX20321 Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson, KBE, CBE, DSO, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (formerly 10 Light Hors...PR87/167
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Roll of Kodak film : Sergeant F Lawrence, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Technology
Roll of unexposed Kodak film with black painted metal shank and pink, white and black paper cover printed 'KODAK/ BROWNIE/ EXPOSED/ KODAK'.REL25568.003
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Rugby Union Duntroon Cup match, 1948
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
On 9 May 1948, a team selected from various units of the Australian Occupation Force in Japan played a team drawn from the 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF). The Commander in Chief BCOF, 34 (VX...F07460
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Salvage of wrecked and old Japanese war ships
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
In Japan the bomb damaged dry docks were repaired and pumped dry and work started on the salvage of Japanese warships. The reclaimed metal going to industry for more peaceful articles than warships.F07498
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Scene of building; Kure. The back is stamped '4'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Scene of building; Kure. The back is stamped '4'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) Charles Skea Ke...P08734.024
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Scene of building, Kure. The back is stamped '2'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Scene of building, Kure. The back is stamped '2'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) Charles Skea Ke...P08734.022
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Scene of Kure harbour. The back is stamped '7'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Scene of Kure harbour. The back is stamped '7'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) Charles Skea Keit...P08734.027
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Scene of Kure harbour. The back is stamped '10'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Scene of Kure harbour. The back is stamped '10'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) Charles Skea Kei...P08734.030
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Scene of 'The Palace' dance hall; Kure. The back is stamped '5'. One of a series of ten souvenir ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Scene of 'The Palace' dance hall; Kure. The back is stamped '5'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) ...P08734.025
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Searchlight on Japan
Film
Maker: Cinesound
Forward: Japan under Allied Occupation remains an important factor in world politics but the man in the street knows little of Japan today. This presentation essentially an Australian point of view m...F03522
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Sergeant (Sgt) William Reginald McHenry and two Japanese women aboard a boat on a recreational ...
Photograph
Maker: Robertson, Ian
Sergeant (Sgt) William Reginald McHenry and two Japanese women aboard a boat on a recreational sightseeing trip. On top of the wooden structure they are leaning against stand bottles and glasses of be...P01813.047
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Service dress trousers : Leading Aircraftman F A M Lees, 77 Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Wardrop of Melbourne
RAAF blue other rank's pattern winter service dress trousers with four button concealed fly with metal slide closure at the waist, a high back, slash pockets in each side seam, a welt pocket over the ...REL/08509.002
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Service dress tunic : Leading Aircraftman F A M Lees, 77 Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Wardrop of Melbourne
RAAF blue wool serge other rank's pattern winter service dress tunic with notched collar, a pair of pleated breast patch pockets with pointed flaps secured by a single button, and a pair of welt waist...REL/08509.001
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Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-10-11. Looking across the Oze-Gawa River in the Hiroshima Prefecture can ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-10-11. Looking across the Oze-Gawa River in the Hiroshima Prefecture can be seen buildings of the BCOF farm unit situated in a valley on the banks of the river.145877
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Short, Murray Geoffrey (Flying Officer, b.1922-d.1946)
Private Record
Maker: Royal Australian Air Force Unknown
Collection relating to the Second World War and British Commonwealth Occupation Force service of 47460 Flying Officer Murray Geoffrey Short, 82 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Australia,...PR03530
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Shoulder title slides X2 : Australian Army, 1945-1952 -Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki drab shoulder titles designed to slide over the shoulder straps of a summer uniform shirt. In the centre of each title is a band embroidered with the word 'AUSTRALIA'.REL30378
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Sigs cable laying station
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
A number of submarine cables were laid between Eta Jima and various points along the coast of the mainland to provide increased telephone channels between British Commonwealth Occupied Forces (BCOF) a...ART26375
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[Skiing, golf, sightseeing, races Japan c.1948]
Film
Maker: Unknown
[Skiing, golf, sightseeing, races Japan c.1948]F03392
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Slouch hat : Private A B Titter, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Slouch hat complete with khaki cotton puggaree, brown leather chinstrap and copper Rising Sun badge. The puggaree has a 1945 pattern Australian Army Medical Corps unit patch sewn to it. The leather sw...REL29460