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An improvised 'sleeper-log' road across a ditch near Bapaume. Following the retirement of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An improvised 'sleeper-log' road across a ditch near Bapaume. Following the retirement of the enemy and his destruction of bridges and culverts, our engineers had the large task of repairing the roads...E00433
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Ayliffe, Stuart Hamilton (Lieutenant, b.1892 - d.1947)
Private Record
Maker: Ayliffe, Stuart Hamilton
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Stuart Hamilton Ayliffe, 32 Battalion, France 1917-1918. Collection includes notebook with technical notes and later annotations made by Ayliffe of ga...1DRL/0077
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Cardboard Australian flag improvised for the visit of Prime Minister W M Hughes to France : 7 Infantry Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: 7th Infantry Brigade Staff
Improvised Australian flag made from reddish brown cardboard, giving a 'red' Australian ensign effect to the 'flag'. The stars, each with seven points, have been cut from paper and pasted onto the car...RELAWM01068
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Correspondence with Sir Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1915-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Birdwood, William Riddell Hankey, Maurice Pascal Alers
This file contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Colonel Sir Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey between 18 July 1915 and 16 March 1916. Hankey was the Secretary to the Committe...RCDIG0000088
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Model bandage winder : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Bandage winder, consisting of a pair of steel 'A' frames at each end, a cranked winder located through two holes at the apex of the frame, and a pair of adjustable supports at the rear, allowing diffe...REL/01573
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Model collapsible structure : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Model of an oval framework structure which can expand and contract with a scissor-arm concertina action. Model consists of six ovaloid copper forms, each with a large central rectangular cut-out, and ...REL/01577
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Model fire fighting sand disc : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Circular disc, made from an inner and an outer ring of 15mm wide cardboard with compartments contained within the resultant ring. These have been filled with sand and the entire assembly has then been...REL/01579.001
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Model fire fighting sand discs : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Three discs, each made from an inner ring (about 125mm diameter) and an outer ring (about 250mm diameter) of 15mm wide cardboard, the two joined by divisions or spokes of cardboard. One side of the re...REL/01576
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Model four ounce stretcher : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Prototype, handsewn 4 ounce canvas stretcher consisting of a pair of linen webbing forms, each a square about 275 mm, with a pair of crossbraces which are sewn diagonally across the squares, and exten...REL/01575
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Model laminate wooden tube, prosthetic limb : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Heraldry
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Wooden tube, made with a 6mm thick wall laminated from glued layers of thin wood. The tube was presumably constructed in this manner to combine strength and lightness.REL/01579.002
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Model life raft frame: Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Expanding/contracting structure consisting of 155 mm long lengths of 5 mm diameter bamboo, pinned together at each end, and in the middle, to operate in a scissors motion. When expanded, the structure...REL/01570
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Model mobile bridge : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Model of a mobile folding bridge consisting of a trio of pivoting, scissor-action wooden U-frames, one of which is fitted with a pair of folded tin stub axles and wheels with rubber tyres. One of the ...REL/01571
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Model portable waste incinerator : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Model made from flat sheets of 1 mm thick copper, forming an elongated vertical box. Each side panel is wired to its neighbour at the top and bottom with a celluloid viewing panel let into the proper ...REL/01572
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Model stretcher sling : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Prototype full-sized stretcher sling made from hand-sewn lengths of 35mm wide light brown webbing (possibly hemp). It is shaped to form a cruciform seat with allowance for the patient's legs. At the r...REL/01574
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THE IMPROVISED AUSTRALIAN FLAG MADE BY THE STAFF OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS ON THE ...
Photograph
THE IMPROVISED AUSTRALIAN FLAG MADE BY THE STAFF OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS ON THE OCCASION OF MR. W. M. HUGHES' VISIT TO FRANCE. (NEGATIVE MADE FROM EXHIBIT IN SYDNEY MUSEUM.)J06161