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VDC hauling gun into position for coastal defence on North Queensland coast
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "This sketch depicts one of the activities of the VDC [Volunteer Defence Corp] in the danger period, before Australia's defences were properly organised against a Japanese attack on the ...ART26112
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VDC 3 inch Mortar
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised 3 inch mortar with bipod. The mortar consists of galvanized piping and was used for the purpose of discharging No. 63 smoke grenades approximately 190 meters. The propellant was an Alder...RELAWM20445
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VDC 3 inch Mortar Barrel
Technology
Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
Volunteer Defence Corps 3 inch mortar barrel made from industrial steel. The barrel is based on a three inch mortar pattern barrel and is designed for practice and instructional training. The barrel h...RELAWM20432.001
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VDC 3 inch Mortar Baseplate
Technology
Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
3 inch mortar baseplate made from steel plate. The baseplate has been reinforced with steel bars which have been welded across the surface. Anchor spikes have been welded to the bottom of the plate. T...RELAWM20432.002
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VDC manning a searchlight
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
On this special exercise, personnel of the Volunteer Defence Corps operated the searchlight to light up the target for 4.7" guns on the coast, Queenscliff, Victoria.ART25133
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VDC 90 mm Mortar Projectile (Australia)
Technology
Maker: Riggs, Eldred Henry Verco
Home made cast mortar bomb which is essentially a round topped cylinder that has been painted black, with what appears to be a sump plug screwed into the nose, serving as a striker. The central part o...RELAWM20428.002
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VDC Mortar Bipod
Technology
Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
3 inch mortar bipod made from steel tubing. The bipod has provisions for windage and elevation adjustments. A clamp is attached to accommodate the barrel. The bipod is foldable for logistics. The bip...RELAWM20432.003
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VDC personnel on "Mars"
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps towing in the target on the tug "Mars" at the end of a day's exercise shoot, Queenscliff, Victoria.ART25140
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VDC personnel on "Mars"
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps towing in the target on the tug "Mars" at the end of a day's exercise shoot, Queenscliff, Victoria.ART25141
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V.D.C R.A.P
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Tending to sore feet of members of the Volunteer Defence Corps at the Regimental Aid Post whilst on exercise at Queenscliff, Victoria.ART25139
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VDC receiving Bofors instruction
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Against a Tasmanian landscape, five men from the Volunteer Defence Corps are in uniform and gathered around a Bofors anti-aircraft gun. They are receiving instruction on its use from a 6th Division Au...ART23527
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V. D. C. Spotter
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
A full length profile portrait of a Volunteer Defence Corps aircraft Spotter in Hobart. The soldier is wearing a hard hat and reclining in an Australian made spotter's chair, his binoculars raised sky...ART25801
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VDC the civilian army (Cinesound News No. 541)
Film
Cinesound News newsreel on the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC).F00567
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VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS MAKING A BAYONET ATTACK ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS MAKING A BAYONET ATTACK THROUGH A SMOKE SCREEN, DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138072
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VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE REMAINS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE REMAINS OF A LARGE BROWN SNAKE, THE ONLY CASUALTY DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138079
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VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS STRUGGLES THROUGH BARBED WIRE ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS STRUGGLES THROUGH BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138076
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VIC. 1943-03-09. CORPORAL B. WICKENS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS MANNING A BREN GUN ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. CORPORAL B. WICKENS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS MANNING A BREN GUN DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138084
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VIC. 1943-03-09. CORPORAL B. WICKENS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. CORPORAL B. WICKENS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AS A GLOVE MANUFACTURE, SUPERVISING ONE OF HIS MACHINISTS.138086
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VIC. 1943-03-09. LIEUTENANT F. NEWTON OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. LIEUTENANT F. NEWTON OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS CIVILIAN JOB AS AN IRON MOULDER IN A CITY FOUNDRY.138083
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VIC. 1943-01-03. LIEUTENANT P. B. HOWELL, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-01-03. LIEUTENANT P. B. HOWELL, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED WITH GRASS DURING A FIELD EXERCISE.137818
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VIC. 1943-03-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS BREAKING THROUGH BARBED WIRE ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS BREAKING THROUGH BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT, DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138073
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VIC. 1943-03-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS STAGING A LAND MINE ATTACK ON ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS STAGING A LAND MINE ATTACK ON A MOTOR TRANSPORT DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138078
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VIC. 1943-01-03. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ENGAGED IN A REALISTIC BATTLE EXERCISE ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-01-03. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ENGAGED IN A REALISTIC BATTLE EXERCISE DURING AN ATTACK ON A MOCK "ENEMY" STRONG POINT.137819
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VIC. 1943-01-03. N202370 LIEUTENANT J. D. MACLEAN, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-01-03. N202370 LIEUTENANT J. D. MACLEAN, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED WITH GRASS DURING A FIELD EXERCISE.137816
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VIC. 1943-01-03. N348895 LIEUTENANT M. A. CUNNINGHAM, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-01-03. N348895 LIEUTENANT M. A. CUNNINGHAM, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED WITH GRASS DURING A FIELD EXERCISE.137820
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VIC. 1943-03-09. PRIVATE W. E. CRAIG, A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. PRIVATE W. E. CRAIG, A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, BREAKING DOWN A BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138081
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VIC. 1943-03-09. PRIVATE W. E. CRAIG OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. PRIVATE W. E. CRAIG OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AS A CHEMIST.138088
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VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT G. GIBBS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS EMPLOYED AT HIS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT G. GIBBS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS EMPLOYED AT HIS CIVILIAN JOB AS A BOOTMAKER.138085
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VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT G. GIBBS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS THROWING A HAND ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT G. GIBBS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS THROWING A HAND GRENADE DURING AN ATTACK ON AN "ENEMY" POSITION DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.138077
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VIC. 1943-01-03. SERGEANT L. G. LIZARS, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED WITH ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-01-03. SERGEANT L. G. LIZARS, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, CAMOUFLAGED WITH GRASS DURING A FIELD EXERCISE.137817
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VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT R. E. CAVE, NO. 1 OF A MORTAR CREW, GIVES THE SIGNAL TO FIRE DURING AN ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT R. E. CAVE, NO. 1 OF A MORTAR CREW, GIVES THE SIGNAL TO FIRE DURING AN AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS TRAINING EXERCISE.138075
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VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT R. E. CAVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
VIC. 1943-03-09. SERGEANT R. E. CAVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WORKING AT HIS CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AS A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER, TYING UP A SELECTION OF SAMPLES.138087
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Victor Carlisle Jackson as a private, Volunteer Defence Corps, interviewed by Susan Green for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: Jackson, Victor Carlisle Green, Susan
Victor Carlisle Jackson as a private, Volunteer Defence Corps, interviewed by Susan Green for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00798
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Volunteer Defence Corps administration brassard : Dr A G Butler
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Victorian Branch RSL
Khaki cotton armband with a 22 mm wide blue cotton band stitched along the top. Two brown plastic buttons, 55mm apart, are sewn to the proper left of the armband; the corresponding button holes are re...RELAWM30211
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Volunteer Defence Corps Brassard : T H Ransley
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton drill Volunteer Defence Corps brassard bearing the miniature colour patch of 56 Battalion, AIF. The brassard is closed at the rear by a pair of brown plastic buttons, and there is an 18 m...REL31901
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Volunteer Defence Corps Night Patrol
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts the Volunteer Defence Corps night patrol, No 3 Platoon, B Company being given orders by their commanding officer; l-r: Lance Corporal M Nisbet, Lieutenant C H Johnson (seated), Sergeant G Edy...ART22208
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WATSONIA CAMP, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 1942-07. HEAD STUDY OF A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
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WATSONIA CAMP, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 1942-07. HEAD STUDY OF A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.026232
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WATSONIA CAMP, VIC. 1942-07. "SMOKO". A BREAK DURING A TRAINING PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF THE ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VIC. 1942-07. "SMOKO". A BREAK DURING A TRAINING PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.026228
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA. 1942-07. A HAPPY GROUP OF PERSONNEL OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS. MANY ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA. 1942-07. A HAPPY GROUP OF PERSONNEL OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS. MANY OF THESE VOLUNTEERS HAD SERVED IN PREVIOUS WARS.026229
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ON ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ON MANOEUVRES AND WELL CAMOUFLAGED PEERS FROM BETWEEN TWO TREE TRUNKS FOR A VIEW OF THE "ENEMY".026231
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. HEAD STUDY OF SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. HEAD STUDY OF SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.026214
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS RECEIVING ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN THROWING HAND GRENADES.026227
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. "OVER THE TOP". MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. "OVER THE TOP". MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PRACTICE A BAYONET CHARGE ON MANOEUVRES.026226
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, WITH HIS KIT LAID OUT FOR INSPECTION.026220
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, WITH HIS KIT LAID OUT FOR INSPECTION.026221
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, WITH HIS KIT LAID OUT FOR INSPECTION.026222
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, DEPICTING ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, DEPICTING THE FULL MARCHING ORDER EQUIPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN, SIDE VIEW.026218
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS DEPICTING ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS DEPICTING THE FULL MARCHING ORDER EQUIPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN, FRONT VIEW.026216
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS DEPICTING ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS DEPICTING THE FULL MARCHING ORDER EQUIPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN, REAR VIEW.026215
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, DEPICTING ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. SERGEANT WATSON, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, DEPICTING THE FULL MARCHING ORDER EQUIPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN, SIDE VIEW.026217
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ON MANOEUVRES. ON THE ...
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WATSONIA CAMP, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1942-07. THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ON MANOEUVRES. ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR THE "ENEMY" FROM GOOD VANTAGE POINTS.026230
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We're now filling the important role we trained for...
Art
Maker: M
The Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) was an Australian part-time volunteer military force. It was established in July 1940 by the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) and was initially compose...ARTV10456
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William Joseph Morcom, as a private, Volunteer Defence Corps, interviewed by Susan Green for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: Morcom, William Joseph Green, Susan
William Joseph Morcom, as a private, Volunteer Defence Corps, interviewed by Susan Green for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00797
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Winteler, E V (Volunteer Defence Corps)
Private Record
Maker: Winteler, E V
MANUAL OF LECTURE ON DEMOLITIONS BY WO2 H B HODGE AND LEAFLETS ON FIRST AID PROCEDURESPR86/195
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1. Women's Land Army 2. VDC parade in picturesque setting. (Cinesound News No. 575)
Film
Maker: Cinesound
1. (3 min 49 sec) After attending a camp of disciplinary training, Land Army girls are sent to assist in vegetable growing, fruit picking and other aspects of farm work 2. (1 min 17 sec) Melbourne cr...F00601
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Wundersitz, Josephine (Civilian b.1938)
Private Record
Maker: Wundersitz, Josephine Lavern
Collection relating to the experiences of Josephine Wundersitz's childhood during the Second World War. The collection consists of two versions of Wundersitz's memoir. The earliest version, circa 19...PR00924