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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1918-1919
Digitised Collection
Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Diary relating to the First World War service of 1295 Driver John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. This is the last of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the...RCDIG0001111
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Diary Transcript of Alan Louis Singleton, 1941-1942; [c. 2006]
Digitised Collection
Maker: Singleton, Alan Louis
Diary transcript relating to the Second World War service of NX45206 Private Alan Louis Singleton, 2/3 Company Australian Army Service Corps, January 1941 - February 1942; [c. 2006]. This diary trans...AWM2019.22.9
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Digger cleaning M60 rounds, B Company, 2 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Art
Maker: McFadyen, Ken
An Australian soldier from 'B' Company, 2 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, is shown cleaning M60 rounds after blowing up a large Viet Cong complex during Operation Kenmore, Xuyen Moc district, Ph...ART40651
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Digging in at Pope's Hill: end of a great day
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts a wounded soldier attempting to dig a shelter in the side of the steep hill while surrounded by the dead and wounded, and scattered and broken equipment. Behind this figure men are running up ...ART02435
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Donald Richard Barnby, as a member of 2 Squadron Special Air Service (SAS), Vietnam, 1971 [recorded letter]
Sound
Maker: Barnby, Donald Richard Barnby, Donald Richard
Discusses Americans; Vietnamese currency; C-130 transport aircraft; New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS); camp conditions; tour of duty; weather; training; equipment; concert parties; No. 1 Australia...S01770
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Dumping of Japanese ammunition in Blanche Bay, Rabaul
Film
Maker: Thain, Ernest Robertson
Japanese troops, under the direction of Australian forces, dump ammunition into Blanche Bay in accordance with the surrender terms. Film shows hand grenades, 4.5 shells, one hundred pound bombs and ....F07357
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Engraved German shell case from Jerusalem, 1917
Heraldry
Maker: Rheinische Metallwaren und Maschinen Fabrik
Cut down brass German 100 mm shell case for a M14 Field Gun. The case has been extensively engraved, probably in Jerusalem, for sale as a souvenir. There are decorative bands engraved on the upper and...REL/05391
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Engraved German shell case : Private W E McGann, 23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Spandau Arsenal
Engraved used shell case from a German 77mm field gun. The case has been engraved with a depiction of a church and the words 'Les Fontane France 1914-18'. Stamps on the base of the shell read 'St GFSP...REL34261
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Engraved 5 inch naval shell case : HMAS Anzac
Heraldry
Brass, rimmed, straight walled 5 inch naval shell case with a partially bent rim. The shell has been pantograph engraved on one side with 'CAPT P G LOCKWOOD' followed by two columns with the names of ...REL31406
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Engraved shell case : Battle of Romani, 1916
Heraldry
Maker: Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe
German 75mm shell case for a German Fk Na 16 and other foreign contract field guns, engraved on one side 'SINAI ROMANI 4:8:16.' and with ornate initials 'MW', and on the other side with a Rising Sun b...REL34248
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ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-11-03. BRASS SHELLS FROM THE AKITZUKI ARSENAL WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED TO ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-11-03. BRASS SHELLS FROM THE AKITZUKI ARSENAL WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE JAPANESE HOME MINISTRY AND WILL BE DIVERTED BY THEM FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PEACE-TIME PRODUCTS.132633
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams of the 7th Contingent, Clearance Diving Team 3 (CDT3) clear ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams of the 7th Contingent, Clearance Diving Team 3 (CDT3) clear unstable ordnance from Dong Ha. (AWM 78, Clearance Diving Team Three, Report of Proceedings, June 1970.)P05714.025
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Extracts from letters written by Nicholas Bannon, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Bannon, Nicholas Unknown
Typescript extracts of letters relating to the First World War service of 27164 Gunner Nicholas Bannon, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. In these extracts Bannon covers: the work involved in carting ammun...RCDIG0001167
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FAKFAK, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. TROOPS OF VOGELKOP FORCE STANDING ON THE JETTY WATCH ...
Photograph
FAKFAK, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. TROOPS OF VOGELKOP FORCE STANDING ON THE JETTY WATCH JAPANESE SOLDIERS UNLOAD AMMUNITION AND EQUIPMENT FROM A BARGE. MAJOR A. R. DRIVER IS IN IMMEDIATE RIGHT FOREG...133839
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Feed the guns with war bonds and help to end the war
Art
Maker: Thomas, Samuel Herbert Unknown H & C Graham Ltd Litho
British First World War poster issued to promote the sale of War bonds to help the war effort. The image is positioned right of centre, with a blank area upper left. It is a depiction of a large unman...ARTV05980
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Figure for Kapyong diorama
Art
Maker: Kyle, Tim
Paper pulp sculpture of an Australian soldier in the Korean War. The likeness was modelled on Sergeant Ray Norman Parry, who won the Military Medal at Kapyong. The soldier stands holding a rifle, with...ART93115
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Figure for Kapyong Diorama
Art
Maker: Kyle, Tim Perrin Sculpture Foundry Pty Ltd
Bronze sculpture of an Australian soldier in the Korean War. The sculpture was modelled on the likeness of Sergeant Ray Norman Parry, who won the Military Medal at Kapyong. The figure was developed ...ART93930
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Food is Ammunition : Don't waste it
Art
Maker: Sheridan, John E [WASHINGTON] : U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION, [N.D.] (NEW YORK : HEYWOOD STRASSER & VOIGT LITHO)
American First World War poster, produced for the US Food Adminstration, depicting a basket of vegetables with soldiers in action in the background, one carrying an American flag. The poster was inten...ARTV05658
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Forward decks, HMS "Chitral"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
The fore deck HMS "Chitral"has been altered, winches and derricks removed except those used for hoisting. Across the well deck a steel fore and aft bridge has been built, in its covered section are am...ART29363
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Fragment of a High Explosive German shell : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Large fragment from the upper section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell. There are several ridges on the inside side of the end of the fragment, indicating the thread where the fuse was screwed in...RELAWM00423.001
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Fragment of a High Explosive German shell : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Large fragment from the upper section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell. There are several ridges on the inside side of the end of the fragment, indicating the thread where the fuse was screwed in...RELAWM00423.003
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Fragment of a High Explosive German shell : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment from the bottom section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell with the wall of the casing measuring 64mm thick. A grooved and ridged section on the outer shell shows where the copper driving ...RELAWM00423.002
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Fragment of a Turkish shell : Major J B St Vincent-Welch, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Fragment of a Turkish shell collected by Major John Basil St Vincent-Welch, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF, at Gallipoli. The fragment includes part of a lead driving band.RELAWM06284
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Fragment of 12 inch High Explosive shell : Battleship Hill, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Part of the base of a High Explosive naval shell case, including the primer.RELAWM00379
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Gas Alarm : Lieutenant E B W Daniel, 18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
German 105 mm shell case converted into a gong for gas alarm. The shell case is made from brass. Markings - ML 1913, 105I; SC, BX, 82L, 16U 8T.RELAWM00707
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Gas Bomb
Technology
Gas bomb manufactured from mild steel. The casing is shattered and burst along one side of the case wall. There are no markings.RELAWM00750
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German 38 cm (15 inch) shell fragment, Proyart
Technology
Lower section of a German 15 inch (38 centimetre) shell, including the twin driving bands. The artillery piece which fired this was probably a 38 cm SK L/45 cm, similar to the example captured by Aus...RELAWM00855
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Graeme Arthur Unmack as a craftsman A Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment, South Vietnam 1970 [recorded letter]
Sound
Maker: Unmack, Graeme Arthur
Recorded letter by Craftsman Graeme Arthur Unmack, 1 Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment, Vietnam, 19 February 1970. Recording is made to his family, narrating his role in Operation Hammersley.S03048
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Gunners from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), preparing ammunition for an ...
Photograph
Maker: Flynn, Sean L
Gunners from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), preparing ammunition for an artillery barrage against suspected Viet Cong positions during Operation Ingham. The gunner (foreground) is ho...P05565.013
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Gunners from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), unload ammunition and stores from ...
Photograph
Maker: Flynn, Sean L
Gunners from 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), unload ammunition and stores from the rear of an M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier of 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (1APC Sqn),...P05565.014
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Hanger, Kevin Gregory (Private, b.1922 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Hanger, Kevin Gregory
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX91627 Private Kevin Gregory Hanger, Ammunition Company, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Australia, 1943. Collection consists of one notebook c...AWM2018.1292.1
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Help deliver the goods
Art
Maker: Paus, Herbert Andrew United States Navy American Lithographic Company
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a three quarter portrait of a U.S sailor guiding a crane hosting munitions onto a ship. Behind the sailor are the...ARTV00747
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Help deliver the goods
Art
Maker: Paus, Herbert Andrew [S.L. : S.N., ; N.D.] (NEW YORK : AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO.)
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a three quarter portrait of a U.S sailor guiding a crane hosting munitions onto a ship. Behind the sailor are the...ARTV00610
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Help the gunner!
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster No.2 of a Series of wall charts produced by L.H.Q. to improve and standardize methods of storage, care, and preservation of Ammunition. This poster advocates the cor...ARTV00508
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Help the gunner!
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster No.2 of a Series of wall charts produced by L.H.Q. to improve and standardize methods of storage, care, and preservation of Ammunition. This poster advocates the cor...ARTV00501
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Help the gunner!
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster No.2 of a Series of wall charts produced by L.H.Q. to improve and standardize methods of storage, care, and preservation of Ammunition. This poster advocates the cor...ARTV03282
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Help them: keep your war savings pledge
Art
Maker: Emerson, Casper American Lithographic Company
Depicts an American gun crew armed with war savings stamps for ammunition. Issued by the US Treasury Department, it emplores the American population to contribute to the war effort by buying more war ...ARTV00009
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8" howitzer, near Glisy, destroyed by premature burst, defective fuse
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts an 8 inch Breech Loading (BL) Howitzer Mark VI near Glisy, destroyed by a premature burst of shell due to defective fuse. The ordnance has been destroyed completely and only the broken carria...ART03503
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In a Japanese “Q” (Stores) area on Kankiryo Saddle recently captured by the 2/12th Infantry ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
In a Japanese “Q” (Stores) area on Kankiryo Saddle recently captured by the 2/12th Infantry Battalion NX141830 Private (Pte) Henry Richard Batty and NX98921 Pte Walter Thomas Harris of the 2/9th Infan...070483
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12 inch armour piercing shell : HMAS Australia (I)
Technology
Maker: Unknown
12 inch armour piercing shell. The shell is painted black with the words 'ARMOUR PIERCING' painted in white around the midsection. A white band is painted around the midsection and nose. There is a dr...RELAWM07947
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.303 inch cartridge cases : Battleship Hill, Gallipoli
Technology
Three expended .303 inch calibre Mk VI cartridge cases. Two are stamped on the base, 'CAC VI / 7 14'. The other is stamped on the base 'DF [broad arrow symbol over] I / 9-14'.RELAWM07798
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9.2 inch High-Explosive Howitzer Shell, sectioned
Technology
Maker: Unknown
This sectioned shell has a 75mm thick copper driving band at bottom. Although scratched in part and revealing the brass underneath, traces of the original mustard yellow paint are still visible. Stamp...RELAWM07139
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.450 inch Martini-Henry Cartridge Case : Trooper L D Price, 2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Technology
Remains of a damaged .450 inch calibre Martini-Henry cartridge case.RELAWM13234
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3 inch Stokes Trench Mortar Bomb
Technology
3 inch Stokes mortar inert high explosive projectile. The mortar projectile is a steel tube shaped canister with a detonator and firing cartridge holder at the rear end and a fuze mechanism at the fro...RELAWM01909
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[Incoming] cablegrams between General Birdwood, General Maxwell, Admiral Carden and Lord Kitchener - reconnaissance and naval bombardment at Dardanelles
Digitised Collection
Maker: Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Maxwell, John Grenfell
This file contains telegrams, memos and letters sent to either General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell as the General Officer Commanding (Egypt) stationed in Cairo, or Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood as...RCDIG0000098
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Indian mule train
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Drawing depicting Indian soldiers leading a mule train carrying ammunition near the beach at Gallipoli; a dead soldier lies at left foreground; crosses signifying graves can be seen on the right. Thi...ART90796
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Initial Australian positions at Anzac
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Page from section of a sketchbook showing the initial Australian positions at Anzac looking inland.ART92679.001
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Inscribed 18 pounder shell case : 8 Battery, Australian Field Artillery, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass 18 pounder field gun shell case, hand inscribed as follows: 'THE LAST SHOT FIRED FROM ANZAC AT 5.5 P.M. ON THE 19/12/15 AT THE OLIVE GROVE FROM NO. 4 GUN 8TH BATTERY A.F.A. DETACHMENT NO:1778 SG...REL/00021.001
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Italy. c. 1918. Italian soldiers carrying ammunition up a very steep slope. (Donor Italian ...
Photograph
Italy. c. 1918. Italian soldiers carrying ammunition up a very steep slope. (Donor Italian Government)H05185
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Item 2: Empire Theatre programme
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Souvenir program for a theatrical performance during the First World War. This program is for a variety show held at the Empire Theatre in London on Wednesday 29 December 1915. The variety show had a ...PUBS002/002/001/002/002
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Japanese ammunition dump explosion
Film
Maker: Dolan, Samuel Murray
At 1700 hours on 1 March 1946, a large ammunition dump covering some four miles and containing some 5,500 tons exploded due to the spontaneous combustion of cordite following a very hot day. Scenes sh...F07427
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Japanese unloading ammunition for dumping
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Showing Japanese under surveillance of Australians, loading arms and ammunition into barges to be taken to sea and dumped. This panorama shows, from left to right, the mother volcano Matupi and south ...ART25266
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KAIMANA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. EXTERIOR VIEW OF AN AMMUNITION DUMPING AREA. THE ...
Photograph
KAIMANA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. EXTERIOR VIEW OF AN AMMUNITION DUMPING AREA. THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS ARE BRITISH BOFORS. (DONOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. W. LONDON)133817
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Killer in the house (DPR134)
Film
Maker: Defence Public Relations (DPR)
Army personnel recover and dispose of dangerous war souvenirs.F03177
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KIRIGUSHI, JAPAN. 1946. SHELLS STORED IN THE OPEN AT THE TARGET WITH BREECHES OF GUNS SHOWING IN ...
Photograph
Maker: Freeman, William Harry
KIRIGUSHI, JAPAN. 1946. SHELLS STORED IN THE OPEN AT THE TARGET WITH BREECHES OF GUNS SHOWING IN THE BACKGROUND UNDER COVER. THESE WERE FOUND BY MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT SECTIO...133341
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Know your ammunition
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster No 6 of a series of Wall charts on Army and Air Force Ammunition, Explosives, Bombs and Pyrotechnics produced by LHQ. This poster outlines different types of ammunit...ARTV00506
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Know your ammunition
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster No 6 of a series of Wall charts on Army and Air Force Ammunition, Explosives, Bombs and Pyrotechnics produced by LHQ. This poster outlines different types of ammunit...ARTV00507
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Know your ammunition
Art
Maker: Unknown L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy., Aust. Survey Corps. Unknown
Australian Second World War poster; number 6 of a series of Wall charts on Army and Air Force Ammunition, Explosives, Bombs and Pyrotechnics produced by LHQ. This poster outlines different types of am...ARTV03281
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Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. A Japanese labourer lifting a shell from the black oily depths below the ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. A Japanese labourer lifting a shell from the black oily depths below the decks of the former Japanese Navy ship Tone, being dismantled for scrap metal.145546
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Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Japanese labourers hauling and stacking shells from the former Japanese ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Japanese labourers hauling and stacking shells from the former Japanese Navy ship Tone on the deck ready for loading on barges to be dumped into the sea.145547
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Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Japanese labourer stacking shells from the former Japanese Navy ship ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Japanese labourer stacking shells from the former Japanese Navy ship Tone on the deck ready for loading on barges to be dumped into the sea. Some of the shells are fused ready...145548
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Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Shells that have been brought up from the magazines ready for dumping ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Kure, Japan. 1948-07-01. Shells that have been brought up from the magazines ready for dumping into the sea on the deck of the former Japanese Navy ship Tone as she sits in dry dock being dismantled f...145549
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L9A1 Browning Magazine
Technology
Maker: Browning FN
L9A1 Browning 13 round staggered box magazine made from steel. The magazine is blued. Markings - '903'.REL37348
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L1A1 SLR Magazine Loader
Technology
Maker: Small Arms Factory, Lithgow
L1A1 magazine loader for 20 round box magazine. The magazine loader is made from pressed metal and is painted gloss black. There are no markings.REL35247
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L1A1 SLR Spare Magazine
Technology
Maker: Small Arms Factory, Lithgow
L1A1 SLR 20 round, staggered row, detachable box magazine. The magazine is made from steel stampings. The magazine has a stainless steel follower and stainless steel helical spring. The magazine is pa...REL35233
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Lecture notes relating to Albert Jacka, [date unknown]
Digitised Collection
Maker: Jacka, Albert
Lecture notes relating to the First World War service of 465 Captain Albert Jacka, 14th Australian Infantry Battalion, [date unknown]. This file is comprised of a notebook and loose pages containing ...AWM2018.785.10
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Lewis gun mounted near Glisy
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
A Lewis Light Machine Gun (LMG) is mounted on a makeshift pedestal in a weapon pit surrounded by sandbags at the Battle of Hamel. The gun was used as an anti-aircraft weapon. In the background are ten...ART03501
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Loading tracers, Battembang
Art
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Depicts Private Nigel Ellerton, RAR, 1st Battalion, United Nations Transitional Authority (UNTAC) loading tracers for rifles (bullets used to assist in aiming), while seated on the floor of a tent, su...ART90111
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Location Unknown. A display of the components of artillery shells.
Photograph
Location Unknown. A display of the components of artillery shells.H02404
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Lorry
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a 3 ton general service truck, with a pile of discarded shell cases at its rear. On the verso is a pencil sketch of a landscape. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Hei...ART12637
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Luger P08 Pistol Spare Magazine Acting Sergeant G J Polain, 19 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Erfurt Government Arms Factory
Luger P08 eight round inline magazine. The magazine is made from sheet metal and features a steel follower and spring. A shaped wooden extraction handle is attached at the base of the magazine. Markin...REL34486.003
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M19A1 Ammunition Can
Technology
Maker: Hebco Unknown
Ammunition can made from stamped metal. The can has a removable, lockable hinged lid and is waterproof. The can is painted olive drab. Markings - 7 62 BALL F4 CTN; 300 7.62 MM BALL F4 IN 8 CARTONS; MF...REL35658
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12,000,000 Man-hours
Art
Maker: General Motors Holden
This all-text Australian Second World War poster was produced by General Motors Holden (GMH) likely in early 1942, and was likely produced for use in one of their factories. The poster is aimed at fac...ARTV02144
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MANOKWARI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. JAPANESE SOLDIERS DUMPING AMMUNITION. BARGES TO THE RIGHT ...
Photograph
MANOKWARI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. JAPANESE SOLDIERS DUMPING AMMUNITION. BARGES TO THE RIGHT ARE FLYING THE SURRENDER FLAG. (DONOR: LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. W. LONDON)133795
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McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon (Major, b.1890 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon
Collection relating to the service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7 Battalion and 60 Battalion, AIF, 1914-1916, Egypt, Gallipoli, Cyprus, France. Collection consists of a diary kept by Major McCrae...1DRL/0427
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-08-14. GERMAN SMALL ARTILLERY AMMUNITION AT WESLEY COLLEGE MUSEUM, ...
Photograph
Maker: Rogers, M B
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-08-14. GERMAN SMALL ARTILLERY AMMUNITION AT WESLEY COLLEGE MUSEUM, EXHIBITION STAGED BY MASTER-GENERAL OF ORDNANCE BRANCH, LAND HEADQUARTERS.055306
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Members of 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), preparing and stacking assembled 105 ...
Photograph
Maker: Flynn, Sean L
Members of 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), preparing and stacking assembled 105 mm artillery shells for firing during Operation Ingham. Identified is Gunner Peters, throwing away some...P05565.010
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, carrying and dragging unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are moving into a dump for detonation. T...P01735.443
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, unloading unexploded ordnance and ammunition from a truck. They are moving the load into a dump for detonati...P01735.442
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, unloading from a truck unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are moving into a dump for detonation. ...P01735.317
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, unloading from a truck (out of view) unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are moving into a dump fo...P01735.445
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, unloading from a truck unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are moving into a dump for detonation. ...P01735.444
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, unloading from a truck unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are moving into a dump for detonation. ...P01735.446
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER), at Baidoa with ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER), at Baidoa with unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are about to load onto a truck (not in view) for transpor...P01735.314
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER), at Baidoa with ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER), at Baidoa with unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are about to load onto a truck for transport to a dump fo...P01735.316
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, with ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, with unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are loading onto a truck for transport to a dump for deto...P01735.441
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Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, with ...
Photograph
Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Members of 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) at Baidoa, with unexploded ordnance and ammunition which they are about to load onto a truck for transport to a dump fo...P01735.440
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Members of 57/60th Infantry Battalion stacking a reserve stock of ammunition for the next action. ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Members of 57/60th Infantry Battalion stacking a reserve stock of ammunition for the next action. Personnel identified from left to right are: VX141781 Private (Pte) Terence James Power, V330607 Pt...070281
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Metal Fragment: removed from an Emden sailor by Captain H B Lewers, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
8 mm fragment of metal removed from the person of a German sailor wounded during the Emden's battle with HMAS Sydney. Kept with a paper envelope, folded in four and badly torn. Front inscription read...REL/03472
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Miles of hell to Tokyo...
Art
Maker: Sewell, Amos U.S. Government Printing Office U.S. Manpower Commission [S.L.] : WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION 1945 (S.L. : U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE)
American Second World War poster depicting an exhausted soldier, lying on the ground with bullets surrounding him. 'Miles of hell to Tokyo. Work where you needed.'ARTV05885
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Military still life
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Collection of objects comprising an Italian ammunition box, some equipment from the Western Desert and an Italian ground sheet. Still life with uniform, tin chest, rifle and tin helmet on a table.ART23742
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Minigun Ammuntion Can
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Ammunition cassette used as feed device for 7.62 mm ammunition for the M134 Minigun. The cassette is made from prefabricated sheet steel spot welded together. The cassette is reloadable. There are two...REL33662
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MINIMI F89 Light Support Weapon (LSW) Canvas Ammunition Holder
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Camouflaged canvas ammunition holder for F89 MINIMI machine gun. The collapsible canvas bag holds 200 x 5.56 mm cartridges. A black plastic frame has the canvas bag rivetted onto the sides of the fram...REL36574
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Missile Harry (The Gulf War)
Art
Maker: Sibley, Andrew John
Depicts a man in uniform wearing a cap standing and holding a missile in his arms. Below the image are the words 'Fold "Missile Harry" here' with dashes marking where to cut. The work is intended to r...ART29621
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120 mm Brass Shell Case (Japan)
Technology
Shell Case for 120mm 45 Calibre 10th Year type A/A Gun. The case is a heavy brass, with rimmed necked case lacquered internally. It is screw threaded at the base to receive the primer of the percussio...REL26058
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37 mm Hotchkiss Projectile
Technology
Maker: Hotchkiss, Elswick Ordnance Company
Hotchkiss-Maxim 'Pom Pom' projectile used by British land and naval forces. The projectile is made from steel and has a copper driving band. A brass nose fuze, missing the striker assembly is screwed ...REL34835
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37 mm Hotchkiss Projectile
Technology
Maker: Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd
Hotchkiss-Maxim 'Pom Pom' projectile. The projectile is made from steel and has a copper driving band. A brass nose fuze, missing the striker assembly is screwed onto the projectile. Markings - AA47; ...REL34827
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37 mm Hotchkiss Projectile
Technology
Maker: Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd
Hotchkiss-Maxim 'Pom Pom' projectile used by British land and naval forces. The projectile is made from steel and has a copper driving band. A brass nose fuze, missing the striker assembly is screwed ...REL34834
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37 mm Hotchkiss Projectile
Technology
Maker: Hotchkiss, Elswick Ordnance Company
Hotchkiss-Maxim 'Pom Pom' projectile used by British land and naval forces. The projectile is made from steel and has a copper driving band. A brass nose fuze, missing the striker assembly is screwed ...REL34836
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37 mm Hotchkiss Projectile
Technology
Maker: Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd
Hotchkiss-Maxim 'Pom Pom' projectile used by British land and naval forces. The projectile is made from steel and has a copper driving band. A brass nose fuze, missing the striker assembly is screwed ...REL34828