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Atomic blast affected sake bottle: Major Stanley Archibald Jarvie, Staff Officer Royal Engineers (Planning), BCOF
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Maker: Unknown
Sake bottle showing the blast effects of the atom bomb detonated over Hiroshima on the morning of 6 August 1945.RELAWM32915
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Australian MK IV Gas Mask : 2/19 Battalion
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Australian Gas Mask Mk IV battlefield relic, missing its head harness, hose and canister. Both glass eyepieces are intact. The rubberised fabric from which the facepiece is made has perished slightly....RELAWM32106
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Autographed Japanese flag : Private K King, 3 Infantry Battalion (The Werriwa Regiment)
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Maker: Unknown
Rectangular shaped Japanese flag with centrally printed hinomaru (rising sun). On the flag are many hand written inscriptions, including patriotic phrases and signatures in Japanese. Along the top of ...REL34711
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Bomb-damaged Australian flag from the Administrator's Residence, Darwin, 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Damaged Australian blue ensign.RELAWM30126
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Bomb Fragment (Darwin air raid)
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Maker: Unknown
Piece of twisted shrapnel. Label adhered to surface reading '9 feet from crater' 'RAAF'.REL/02064.001
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Copper locknut recovered from HMAS Kuttabul : Ordinary Seaman D D King, Royal Australian Navy
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Maker: Unknown
Small copper nut, drilled through to enable a lock pin to be inserted.REL35819.002
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Copper tubing recovered from HMAS Kuttabul : Ordinary Seaman D D King, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small length of thick copper tubing, squashed at one end and cut by a hacksaw at the other.REL35819.001
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. On the back of the plate there is a chip which has been repaired with an adhesive.REL/21011.005
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
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Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. There is evidence of a significant break which has been glued back together on the edge of the plate.REL/21011.004
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Fragment from Imperial Japanese kamikaze aircraft : HMAS Australia (II)
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Maker: Unknown
Cast alloy fragment of an aircraft rudder pedal, showing part of a ribbed footplate within a plain edge. Remnants of the original interior primer finish are still attached to the relic.REL/01944.001
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Fused ceramic bowls and bricks, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The remains of several ceramic bowls fused together with household bricks and other debris.REL/21011.001
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Fused metal screws, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A lump of metal screws which have been fused together by the atomic blast.REL/21011.011
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Handkerchief autographed by the 23 members of Operation Rimau, 1944
Heraldry
COTTON HANDKERCHIEF, 43 BY 47CM, AUTOGRAPHED BY THE 23 MEMBERS OF OPERATION RIMAU, WHILE THEY WERE IN THE SUBMARINE HMS PORPOISE. THE MEN FIRST SOAKED THE HANDKERCHIEF IN BEER TO 'SET' THE AUTOGRAPHS...REL/12676
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Japanese metal plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Sergeant Eric Alfred Saxon, BCOF
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Maker: Unknown
Small diamond shaped metal plate embossed with Japanese text. The text translates to "Hiroshima-shi water supply/ Sugie style hydrant pillar/ General Partnership Company/ Hiroshima Concrete Workship"....REL/13504
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Japanese paybook : Mitsuo Hamano, 237 Regiment, 41st Division, Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A collection of items taken from a dead Japanese soldier. They are: 1. A small, ten-paged Japanese paybook with a green grain pattern cover with "Soldier's paybook" stamped in black in Japanese script...REL33429
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Large steel nut, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayne
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Maker: Unknown
Large steel nut of unknown origin. The exterior coating is flaking.REL/21011.009
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Melted metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal with unknown origins that has melted in the heat of the atomic blast.REL/21011.008
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Melted piece of glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
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Maker: Unknown
Piece of melted glass. It has a clear colour and a matte exterior.REL/21011.012
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Melted piece of metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal that has been melted by the atomic blast.REL/21011.014
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Melted piece of metal, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of metal that has been melted by the atomic blast. Its origin is unknown.REL/21011.013