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Australia made its acquaintance with Japanese submarines when three of them sneaked into Sydney ...
Photograph
Maker: Department of Information Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australia made its acquaintance with Japanese submarines when three of them sneaked into Sydney Harbour. Their combined efforts resulted in the sinking of a harbour vessel of no military value. With...012593
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British 18 pounder shellcase : C E W Bean
Technology
Maker: Unknown
British 18 pounder artillery shell case. The base is impressed '18 PR II LOT.B 7751 JM (within diamond) [broad arrow symbol] 24 CF EOC B 1917'. The striker is impressed '7/17 8/17 F.3 NN. 2 No 1/II [b...REL39667
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Danger. When found do not touch. If you find any of these articles, leave them alone, and tell your local police officer, school teacher or air raid warden
Art
Maker: Unknown Department of Home Security QUEENSLAND : CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANISATION, [N.D.] (BRISBANE : GOVERNMENT PRINTER) Tucker, A H
This poster illustrates the varied types of ammunition that were being produced in Australia during the Second World War. The title is printed at the top and centre of the poster in yellow lettering o...ARTV10150
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Donaldson, Ivan John (Private, b.1915 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Donaldson, Ivan John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX39253 Private Ivan John Donaldson, 85 Light Aid Detachment, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Malaya, and Korea, 1941-1945. Wallet ...PR04296
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French 75 mm shell case : C E W Bean
Technology
Maker: Unknown
French brass 75 mm artillery shell case. The shell case is 75 mm in diameter and the base is 85 mm in diameter. The base is impressed is impressed '75 DEC. F.RF. 1919. X L'.REL39666
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German 7.7 cm shell case : C E W Bean
Technology
Maker: Unknown
German brass 7.7 cm artillery shell case. The shell case is 77 mm in diameter and the base is 89 mm in diameter. The base is impressed 'Sp197 GF SP st 375 NOV 1917'.REL39665
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Gray, Lewis (Private, b.1913 - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Gray, Lewis
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX421 Private Lewis Gray, 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists...PR04198
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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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Hirst, Arthur (Private, b.1909 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Hirst, Arthur
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX35138 Private Arthur Hirst, 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion, Tobruk, Libya, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one four-page letter from Pri...AWM2017.1055.1
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Italian 102/35 anti-aircraft ammunition fuze : Lieutenant B Brock, HQ Company, 2/2 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Incomplete aluminium Italian fuze for 102 mm, 35 calibre anti-aircraft ammunition. This time fuze is missing its ballistic cap. The words 'FORT CAPUZZO' and '1940', along with some indecipherable mark...REL34759
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Long, Jeffrey Joseph (Staff Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Long, Jeffrey Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX26866 Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Joseph Long, 2/24 Field Park Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, at sea, Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1...AWM2018.1023.1
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40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Cartridge & Projectile
Technology
Maker: Maribyrnong Munitions Factory
40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Cartridge & Projectile. The brass case is bottlenecked and rimmed. The projectile is made from steel and is painted black and has a red nose tip. Markings - 40 mm MK 4 LOT 49 MF 1989...REL36974
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40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Cartridge & Projectile
Technology
Maker: Maribyrnong Munitions Factory
40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Cartridge & Projectile. The brass case is bottlenecked and rimmed. The projectile is made from steel and is painted black. Markings - 40 mm MK 4 LOT 5 MF 1984 AN HE/T AN3 MDK 790 MY-...REL36972
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40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Dummy Cartridge & Projectile
Technology
Maker: Unknown
40 mm Bofors Mk 4 Dummy Cartridge & Projectile. The brass case is bottlenecked and rimmed. The projectile is made from steel and is painted black and has a red nose tip. Markings - 124486.REL36977
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40 mm Mk 3 Cartridge
Technology
Maker: Unknown
40 mm Bofors Mk 3 Cartridge. The brass case is bottlenecked and rimmed. Markings - CL-RV 3-45. Condition stable.REL36981
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Neely, Leslie Jason (Lance Sergeant, b.1917 - d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Neely, Leslie Jason
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX18665 Lance Sergeant Leslie Jason Neely, 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1941. Wallet 1 of ...PR02002
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NP750 Bombardier A. Connop, a member of Eastern Command Fixed Defences, checks the store of ...
Photograph
Maker: McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn
NP750 Bombardier A. Connop, a member of Eastern Command Fixed Defences, checks the store of shells in the magazine room at Signal Hill, South Head.130010
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Umbrella stand made from a German shell case : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe
German brass 105mm artillery shell case later used as an umbrella stand. The base is impressed 'Karth. Sp.255 446 MAI 1917 PATRONENFABRIK KARLSRUHE'. The striker is impressed 'FL 14B Sb'.REL39632
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"Unloading empties after an air raid". Empty shell cases lie in a dinghy of HMAS Perth following ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
"Unloading empties after an air raid". Empty shell cases lie in a dinghy of HMAS Perth following action. This image is from a collection relating to the service of 22124 Shipwright 3rd Class Ernest Fr...P10813.009