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Anti-submarine defences, Darwin
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
An unidentified crew on fo'csle of boom defence vessel looking towards the horns; second boom defence vessel in background. Anti-submarine boom across Harbour maintained and serviced by boom defence v...ART22740
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Buffalo bell used to sound the Armistice, Darwin : Warrant Telegraphist J M Johnson, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Iron buffalo bell of folded and rivetted construction, originally with an apparent gilded finish. A mounting handle is brazed to the top while a steel loop, bolted to the top interior bears a thick st...REL/04853
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Cody, John Joseph (Lieutenant Commander, b.1914 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Cody, John Joseph
A collection of 178 letters of Lieutenant Commander John Joseph Cody written to his parents from between 1933, from the time he was a midshipman in the Royal Navy, to 1953, when he was Commander of HM...PR01942
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Commander Alexander Fowler, RAN
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Potrait depicting Commander Alexander Earle Fowler, RAN, Naval-Officer-in-Charge North Solomons, operating Bougainville Naval Force, supporting 2 Australian Corps. Was present at Surrender Ceremony at...ART24255
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Commemoration: Darwin and Australia's north withstand Japanese air offensive
Art
Maker: Unknown Department of Veteran's Affairs
Advertisement for the commemoration of Darwin and Australia's north withstanding Japanese air offensives. A reproduction of a Memorial image, AWM157291'Naval personnel battling a blasing oil tank dur...ARTV09178
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Commodore John Collins
Art
Maker: Baird, John
Commodore (later Admiral Sir) John Collins, RAN, portrait used for cover of 'Woman' magazine, 28 August 1944; Mediterranean Sea, Gulf, Pacific.ART27893
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Compressed fibre identity disc: Wireless Operator 1st Class R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular brown (red) compressed fibre identity disc on 600mm long fine steel chain. Impressed obverse 'R J / REYNOLDS / TEL / PA 2957 / MOSS2A'.REL25165
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COWARD SPRINGS, SA. 1942-09-28. SAILORS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY EN ROUTE TO DARWIN TO TAKE ...
Photograph
COWARD SPRINGS, SA. 1942-09-28. SAILORS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY EN ROUTE TO DARWIN TO TAKE OVER H.M.A.S. PLATYPUS ENJOY A SWIM IN A WATER-HOLE AT COWARD SPRINGS WHICH IS BETWEEN QUORN AND OODNADA...026756
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COWARD SPRINGS, SA. 1942-09-28. SAILORS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY EN ROUTE TO DARWIN TO TAKE ...
Photograph
COWARD SPRINGS, SA. 1942-09-28. SAILORS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY EN ROUTE TO DARWIN TO TAKE OVER H.M.A.S. PLATYPUS ENJOY A SWIM IN A WATER-HOLE AT COWARD SPRINGS WHICH IS BETWEEN QUORN AND OODNADA...026755
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Darwin harbour
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Showing unidentified Boom Defence vessel in foreground and two of the nine ships sunk by enemy air action. The "Manna-Loa" (right) and the "Meggs". In the far background is the leper island, geograph...ART22725
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION, TOURING AUSTRALIA, BOARDING A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE CHASER TO VISIT THE BOOM SHIP A...067275
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION, TOURING AUSTRALIA, BOARDING A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE CHASE TO VISIT THE BOOM SHIP AN...067274
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION, BOARDING THE HARBOUR DEFENCE BOOM VESSEL FROM THE DECK OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE...067278
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MEMBERS OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TOURING AUSTRALIA ON THE BRIDGE OF A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE CHASER, DURING THEIR INSP...067276
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MR. H.W. BUTCHER (1), A MEMBER OF THE ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MR. H.W. BUTCHER (1), A MEMBER OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION, TOURING AUSTRALIA, CHATTING WITH AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NA...067277
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DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MR. H.W. BUTCHER, A MEMBER OF THE ...
Photograph
DARWIN HARBOUR, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-02. MR. H.W. BUTCHER, A MEMBER OF THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION (1) COMING UP ON THE DECK OF A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUBMARINE CHASER DURIN...067279
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DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-02. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DIVER BOARDING HIS ...
Photograph
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-02. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DIVER BOARDING HIS TENDER AFTER MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE HARBOUR BED FOR THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN CHIEF ENGINEERS (WORKS) WHO AR...068003
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DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1942-10-19. HMAS PLATYPUS AT ANCHOR IN THE HARBOUR.
Photograph
Maker: Sanders, William Charles
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1942-10-19. HMAS PLATYPUS AT ANCHOR IN THE HARBOUR.027344
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DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, 1943-03-15. NAVAL PERSONNEL USING AN ASBESTOS SHIELD TO PROTECT THEM ...
Photograph
Maker: Turner, Harry
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, 1943-03-15. NAVAL PERSONNEL USING AN ASBESTOS SHIELD TO PROTECT THEM FROM HEAT AS THEY DIRECT A HOSE ON TO A BLAZING OIL TANK SET ON FIRE DURING A JAPANESE AIR RAID.157291
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Darwin, NT. 1944-08-02. Coder C. Battley, RAN, about to pocket the red ball during a billiard ...
Photograph
Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
Darwin, NT. 1944-08-02. Coder C. Battley, RAN, about to pocket the red ball during a billiard game at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) - Australian Comforts Fund Club.067987
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DARWIN, NT, 1943-03. SOME OF THE RIGGERS ON BOARD THE BOOM WORKING VESSEL. STANDING AT THE REAR ...
Photograph
DARWIN, NT, 1943-03. SOME OF THE RIGGERS ON BOARD THE BOOM WORKING VESSEL. STANDING AT THE REAR IS LIEUTENANT C. HORSBROUGH RAN, SENIOR LAYING OFFICER. OTHERS STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT ARE: ABLE SEAMAN (...P00444.052
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DARWIN NT.1944-07-04. THE NOTED ENGLISH AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN, DR THOMAS WOOD, POSES WITH RAN ...
Photograph
Maker: Keen
DARWIN NT.1944-07-04. THE NOTED ENGLISH AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN, DR THOMAS WOOD, POSES WITH RAN PERSONNEL DURING A VISIT TO THE DARWIN NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304632
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DARWIN NT.1944-07-04. THE NOTED ENGLISH AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN, DR THOMAS WOOD WITH MR MALCOLM UREN, ...
Photograph
Maker: Keen
DARWIN NT.1944-07-04. THE NOTED ENGLISH AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN, DR THOMAS WOOD WITH MR MALCOLM UREN, A WEST AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST, DURING A VISIT TO THE DARWIN NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLL...304634
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Defence Medal : Commander W H Thurlby, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35620.004
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Dyker, Bruce Sydney (Telegraphist, b.1920 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Byth, Verity Dyker, Bruce Sydney
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM/V98 Telegraphist Bruce Stanley Dyker, HMAS Castlemaine and HMAS Swan, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East In...AWM2017.487.1
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HMAS Darwin and HMAS Adelaide at HMAS Stirling, WA, prior to departure for the Gulf, 22/8/90
Art
Maker: Norton, Lynne
Depicts the ships HMAS Darwin and HMAS Adelaide at HMAS Stirling, Cockburn Sound, in Western Australia. The ships are two RAN guided missile frigates, alongside the wharf at shore station HMAS Stirlin...ART29484
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HYLAND BAY, NT. 1978-10-22. REMAINS OF LOCKHEED HUDSON OF NO 2 SQUADRON RAAF PHOTOGRAPHED ...
Photograph
Maker: RAAF Photographer
HYLAND BAY, NT. 1978-10-22. REMAINS OF LOCKHEED HUDSON OF NO 2 SQUADRON RAAF PHOTOGRAPHED 1978-10. BY AIRCRAFT FROM RAAF DARWIN. THE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT A. SHARPE DFC WAS ONE OF A FO...P00448.147
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Japanese air attacks on Darwin Harbour, 19th February 1942
Art
Maker: Swain, Keith
This historical painting is a reinterpretation of the Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942. Japanese aircraft fly overhead, while the focus of the painting is the Royal Australian Navy cor...ART28075
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Johnson, Joseph Murray (Telegraphist, Naval Radio Service, RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Johnson, Joseph Murray
EXTRACT FROM AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY DETAILING LIFE AS A TELEGRAPHIST STATIONED AT DARWIN THROUGHOUT THE 1914-1918 WAR, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ARMISTICE AND HIS LATER CONNECTION WITH THE FLIGHT OF ROSS AND KEIT...PR82/130
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[naval soldiers]
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
A scene with figures of naval soldiers. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustrator. During the Second World War many of his illustra...ART96488
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Navy, Darwin
Art
Maker: Baird, John
Series of five cartoon like sketches depicting different Navy personnel.ART27953
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Night boarding operation, HMAS Armidale
Art
Maker: McRae, Robert
Night scene of a boarding operation conducted by patrol boat HMAS Armidale during Operation Cranberry, a joint ADF and Coastwatch co-ordinated civil maritime surveillance program in northern Australia...ART92980
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NT. 1942-08. The first Ghan, the train that ran on the original railway line between Adelaide and ...
Photograph
NT. 1942-08. The first Ghan, the train that ran on the original railway line between Adelaide and Alice Springs, during a halt in its journey carrying the Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S....P01923.015
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Probably Darwin, NT. c. 1943. One of the first car drivers with the Women's Royal Australian ...
Photograph
Probably Darwin, NT. c. 1943. One of the first car drivers with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), Juanita Hogue, opens a car door for a RAN officer as he alights. Note their tropical...P00784.052
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Rix, Gordon Robert (Chief Petty Officer Writer, b.1922 - d.2002)
Private Record
Maker: Rix, Gordon Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 23128 Chief Petty Officer Writer Gordon Robert Rix, HMAS Hobart and HMAS Platypus, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, New G...PR03709
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Seaman's bell bottom trousers : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Robby's, Melbourne
Seaman's tailor made navy blue serge bell bottom trousers with fall front.REL25164.002
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Seaman's blue jean collar : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seaman's standard pattern blue jean collar edged with three rows of white tape, and lined with blue and white striped cotton.REL25164.004
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Seaman's blue woollen jumper : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Robby's, Melbourne
Seaman's tailor made navy blue serge jumper with embroidered gold wire, Wireless Telegraphist badge on the right sleeve and a gold woven braid 3 year good service chevron on the left sleeve.REL25164.001
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Seaman's round cap with 'HMAS' tally band : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton duck seaman's round cap with gold embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' black tally band. Written in black ink inside the top of the cap 'TEL / Ron / Reynolds / PA2957 / 1942-46', and 'A.ARCHER' which h...REL25164.003
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Seaman's white flannel : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seaman's standard pattern white flannel with square neck edged with blue cotton tape, and short sleeves.REL25164.005
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Seaman's white rope lanyard : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seaman's standard pattern white rope lanyard.REL25164.007
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Seaman's white rope lanyard : Wireless Telegraphist 1st Class, R J Reynolds, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seaman's standard pattern white rope lanyard.REL25164.006
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Southward, George Edward Collier (Able Seaman, b.1920 - d.2006)
Private Record
Maker: Royal Australian Navy Southward, George Edward Collier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S6090 Able Seaman George Edward Collier Southward, HMAS Cairns and HMAS Lismore, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and Austr...PR04067
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Souvenir pennant : HMAS Katoomba
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue felt pennant, with a lighter blue hoist and suspension tabs. Screen printed in yellow with the name 'H.M.A.S. KATOOMBA', and in colour with the badge of the ship, which shows the geographica...REL31495
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Souvenir pennant : HMAS Kookaburra
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black felt pennant, screen printed in white and red with a badge showing a fouled anchor and the King's Crown, and with the lettering 'R.A.N.'. A white scroll beneath the badge has been marked in blac...REL31496
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1949. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL NAIRNBANK. SHE IS BEING ASSISTED BY THE TUG ...
Photograph
1949. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL NAIRNBANK. SHE IS BEING ASSISTED BY THE TUG WATO WHICH SAW ROYAL NAVY SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR 1 AND WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE RAN DURING WORLD WAR ...303673
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Walshe, William (Bill) John (Signalman)
Manuscript
Maker: Walshe, William John "Bill"
"Signalman Bill's Story: Convoys, Signals, Pacific War". Tells the story of Signalman W.J. (Bill) Walshe and his training on board the HMAS Cerberus, service on the Taroona in New Guinea, drafting to ...MSS1696
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Woodhead, Roy Edward (Steward, b.1925 - d.2017)
Private Record
Maker: Woodhead, Roy Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S7153 Steward Roy Edward Woodhead, HMAS Warrego, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, New Guinea, Philippines and Netherlands East Indies, 1944-1945...AWM2019.974.4
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YMCA Darwin
Art
Maker: Baird, John
Gunner Alan Leslie Walker (NX67342), Cryptographer William Stuart Thomson (26388), Able seaman Cyril Samuel Healey (PA/V84), Driver E. Pratt and Signaller Neville Hugh Marshall (S6356) are depicted st...ART27880