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Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamarra KBE AO AFC AE (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1941-1984, in an interview with Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn.
Sound
Maker: McNamara, Neville Patrick Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill Burton, Neill
Discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and gives a commentary on the history of the RAAF from the 1930's to 1993.S01198
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Aircrew brevet : Royal Australian Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular badge with a large pair of bird's wings, with feather detail, projecting from both sides. The circular section has five stars in light relief at its center in the form of the Southern Cross. ...REL35936
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American Legion lapel button : C H Carney, Merchant Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
American Legion lapel button. The central design is a wreath surrounding a 5 pointed star. Within the star are the letters 'US' surrounded by a ring. The central design is made from brass. The outer p...REL35605
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Ammunition Pouch
Technology
Maker: Maribyrnong Munitions Factory Unknown
Cotton olive drab coloured ammunition pouch for the storage of 100 round 7.62 x 51 mm blank fire ammunition belt. The pouch is sewn together with cotton thread and has a metal clip stud attached. A co...REL35664
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... and the American Warship sailed into the sunset & never returned : AUSTRALIA - NUCLEAR FREE AND NON-ALIGNED
Art
Maker: Russell, Colin Shiels, Julie Another Planet
A protest poster campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and the presence of American military bases in Australia such as Pine Gap. The poster depicts a large warship being pulled out of a harb...ARTV09015
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Anzac Day [In memory of 'women' of all countries raped in all wars]
Art
Maker: Alder, Alison Alder, Alison [CANBERRA : MEGALO SCREEN PRINT WORKSHOP], 1981
The poster was commissioned by the Sydney Women Against Rape Collective (SWARC), a group formed in the early 1980s 'in memory of all women raped in all wars'. The group began to march on Anzac Day to...ARTV04066
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Anzac Day marching banner : 2/1 Australian Hospital Ship Manunda
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Anzac Day marching banner of 2/1 Australian Hospital Ship 'Manunda'. The banner is made from two layers of purple cotton fabric, edged on all sides with a 50 mm yellow cotton border. The bottom edge h...REL32365
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Anzac Day marching banner : 26 Infantry Brigade Group
Heraldry
Maker: Leber, Josephine Clare
Pale pink satin banner with a triangular shaped base edged with a gold fringe. In the centre of the banner is a large light blue 'T' with a grey border surmounted with a king's crown made from bullion...REL26462
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Australian Army General Service 'Rising Sun' hat badge : 1969-1990 pattern
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Gold anodised aluminium General Service 'Rising Sun' hat badge, with Queen's Crown superimposed over a Commonwealth Star in the centre of the sun's rays, above 'AUSTRALIA' on a scroll.REL28522
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Australian Cadet Corps
Private Record
EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RSL (VIC), CONCERNING THE FATE OF THE CADET MOVEMENT. DONOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE RSL (VIC) DEFENCE SUB COMMITTEEPR84/246
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Australian National Medal with one clasp : Wing Commander M L Baxter, WRAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Australian Mint
Australian National Medal with one clasp indicating an additional ten years service. Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL29292.003
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Australian Veterans and Defence Services Council
Private Record
Selected records of the Council, which represents over 20 national ex-service organisations, especially with regard to welfare and repatriation matters. The records include: correspondence, especially...PR89/036
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Barrett, John and Joyce, Roger
Private Record
Maker: Barrett, John and Joyce
Collection of completed questionnaires (around 3700) by Second World War service men used to write "We were there: Australian Soldiers of WW2" (Viking, 1987). Also in the collections is related materi...PR89/135
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Battle dress blouse : Private R Langford, 5/7 (Mechanised) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Australian Government Clothing Factory
Khaki wool serge battledress blouse with red cloth 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT' shoulder titles, and a gold and maroon lanyard for 5/7RAR on the left shoulder. A label on the inside left side bears siz...REL36099
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Battle dress trousers : Private R Langford, 5/7 (Mechanised) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Khaki wool serge battledress trousers with a zippered fly secured by a button at the waist. There are inset pockets in each side seam and a hip pocket at the right back. There are six buttons around t...REL36098
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Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow and Ethel Clara
Private Record
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) Bean, Effie C Various
Collection relating to Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean and Ethel (Effie) Clara Bean, 1882-1987. The collection comprises diaries, correspondence, photographs, albums, illustrations and ephemera. It documen...PR00283
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Bell, Jenny
Manuscript
Maker: Bell, Jenny
Manuscript titled "A Museological History of the Australian War Memorial from its Foundation to the Present Day". Discusses development of collection and exhibition policies, perception of itself as a...MSS0695
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Black court shoes : Squadron Leader P A Furbank, RAAF Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Bedggood Shoes Pty Ltd
Pair of black leather court shoes with 2 1/2 inch heels. The manufacturer's name 'Bedggood' is impressed in the inner soles of the shoes. The outer soles are impressed with the shoe size '5'.REL36530.005
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Black leather general purpose boots : Staff Sergeant T J Langford
Heraldry
Maker: L M Shoes
Black leather general pupose (GP) boots with cotton laces and twelve pairs of riveted eyelets. The boots are reinforced down the back of the leg and ankle and have rubber soles. The soles are marked '...REL36097
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Breast Star, Knight of the Order of Australia : Sir (Arthur) Roden Cutler
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Breast Star, Knight of the Order of Australia. Unnamed as issued.REL29567.010