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Bamford, J R
Manuscript
Maker: Bamford, J R
Photocopy of condensed "Operational Record 115 Squadron RAF Little Snoring (the airfield) August - November 1943". Maps, particulars of crew members, targets, timings and operational notes.MSS0854
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Bowen, Stella
Manuscript
Maker: Ostler, Mirabel
A researched memoir about Stella Bowen - 1895 - 1947. Contains information about her life and her paintings.MSS1823
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Brabin, Harold William (Warrant Officer, b.1922)
Manuscript
Maker: Brabin, Harold William
Memoirs of Harold Brabin, recalling enlistment in Australia in RAAF, training in Canada, Scotland, and Litchfield, leave in New York and England, qualification as Wireless Air Gunner and posting to 10...MSS1558
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Bunbury, Austin Edgar (V50174, Major, 7th Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Bunbury, Austin Edgar
"Family particulars and experiences during my life" by Major Austin Edgar Bunbury (V50174). Trained as an officer at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and appointed to the 7th battalion. The battal...MSS1728
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Chappell, Francis Roy (Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force)
Manuscript
Maker: Chappell, Francis Roy
Manuscript biography of Wing Commander Donald Teale Saville, DSO, DFC (b. 1903 d. 1943), an Australian who commanded two RAF bomber squadrons during W2. Covers his early life, pilot training, service ...MSS1384
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Clark, John (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Manuscript
Maker: Clark, John
Poem titled `Dear Girl, Blue Girl' written by Clark to his wife, Marie. The poem expresses Clark's desire to be home with his wife and his hope for their future happiness.MSS1219
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1.Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart (Signalman, b: 1901) 2.Bowyer-Smyth, Sir Philip Weyland (Commodore, b: 1894 d. 1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart
Collection relating to the Second World War service of J90808 M602 Signalman Leslie Edward Stuart Clifford, HMAS Stuart, and Captain Sir Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth, HMAS Perth, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 -...MSS1226
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1. Colliver, E J 2. Richardson, B H (1. Captain, 43 Battalion 2. Lieutenant, 43 Battalion)
Manuscript
TITLED "43RD BATTALION HISTORY", MANUSCRIPT COMPRISES ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN AND TYPESCRIPT DRAFTS OF THE BATTALION'S HISTORY. COVERS FORMATION, TRANSPORT TO EUROPE, TRAINING IN ENGLAND AND CAMPAIGNS AN...MSS0650
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1. Colliver, E J 2. Richardson, B H 3. Kingston, F H (1. Captain, 43 Battalion 2. Lieutenant, 43 Battalion, 3. Sergeant, 43 Battalion)
Manuscript
TITLED "43RD BATTALION HISTORY", MANUSCRIPT COMPRISES TYPESCRIPT DRAFTS COVERING FORMATION, VOYAGE TO EUROPE, TRAINING IN ENGLAND AND BATTLES ON WESTERN FRONT (MESSINES, YPRES, SOMME, AMIENS, VILLERS ...MSS0651
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Cork, Albert Stanley (Stan) (Corporal, 13 Battalion, b. 1895 d. 1954); Turnbull, Winifred (Win) May (b. 1892 d. 1986)
Manuscript
Maker: Various
"Great War Memorabilia: Stan Cork and Win Turnbull" arranged by Ken and Gwen Knox. The manuscript is about Corporal Albert Stanley (Stan) Cork of the 13th Battalion and his post-war wife Winifred May ...MSS1678
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Craig, G F, Mr
Manuscript
Maker: Craig, G F
Manuscript titled `A History of the Soldiers and Nurses of Stanley and Hurdle Flat in the 1914-1918 War'. This is a compilation of extracts from Beechworth Ovens and Murray Advertiser newspapers, main...MSS1488
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Diary of a Soldier, France 1916, It May Interest You
Manuscript
Maker: Bickle, Margaret Stork, Henry Wadds
Typed manuscript detailing the First World War service of 5454 Private Henry Wadds Stork and his brother 5455 Private Richard Stork, who enlisted in 1916. The manuscript consists of a transcript of He...MSS1998
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Elmore, Septimus (b.1884 - d.1969)
Manuscript
Maker: Elmore, Septimus
Transcribed diaries of 3146 Sergeant Septimus Elmore, 6th Field Ambulance, WW1. Elmore enlisted on 29 January 1915 and served as a stretcher bearer on the front line at Gallipoli and France. He was...MSS1825
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Faragher, Noni
Manuscript
Maker: Faragher, Noni
Titled `Prelude, Fugue, and Variations: Some Letters of a First War Army Chaplain'. Letters from a young army chaplain to his teenage girlfriend during the First World War. The author uses the letters...MSS1207
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Fiveash, Herbert Edward (Private, b: 1895, d: 1964)
Manuscript
Maker: Fiveash, Herbert Edward
`Private Memories: A Family Legacy'. This manuscript details the first 25 years (1895-1920) of the life and times of Herbert Fiveash. It covers his childhood in England, his emigration to Australia, h...MSS1217
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Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas (Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas
L.C. Forsyth has transcribed his brother Reginald's war time diaries for the period 23 February 1916 until 31 December 1917, and a part of his flying log book, to tell the story of Reg's WWI experienc...MSS1276
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Friend, Ronald Frederick DFC (Flight Lieutenant, b: 1913)
Manuscript
Maker: Friend, Ronald Frederick
Memoirs of service as a RAAF navigator, serving with 460 Squadron on operations over Germany, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. Comments on different aircraft (Wellingtons, Halifaxs, Mosquitos, Lancasters), ...MSS1477
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Glen Alvie Remembers
Manuscript
Maker: Glen Alvie Recreation Reserve Committee
'Glen Alvie Remembers', a manuscript based on research into 28 former students of Glen Alvie State School who served in the First World War and 31 men and 3 women who enlisted form Glen Alvie for Worl...MSS2004
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Godfrey , Canon R
Manuscript
Sermon delivered by Canon R Godfrey at St Matthew's Church Ipswich on 18 September 1985 to mark the 40th Commemoration of VJ Day. Mentions the feelings of former prisoners of the Japanese. Also addres...MSS1058
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Griffiths, Alec W. (Private)
Manuscript
Maker: Griffiths, Alec W
Memoirs and articles concerning experiences of Alec Griffiths as a ground wireless operator with the Australian Flying Corps during 1916-1918, as well as pre- and post-war family life. Also includes n...MSS1487
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Guide International Service
Manuscript
Maker: Girl Guides Association of Australia
Collection of 17 articles (some photocopied) published in 'Guiding in Australia' (GIA), a magazine published by the Girl Guides Association of Australia between 1980-1994. The articles were published ...MSS1484
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Hellyer, J., Able Seaman
Manuscript
Maker: Hellyer, J
Handwritten account in verse by Hellyer of the "incidents, anticipations and participations" of the HMAS "Australia", August 1914 to January 1915.MSS0815
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Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah, Squadron Leader
Manuscript
Maker: Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah
Autobiographical account of the military (1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars) and Department of Civil Aviation service of Rupert Uriah Hoddinott. Provides family history, life before the war, pre war enlist...MSS0791
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Jones, George, Sir (Air Marshal, KBE, DFC, CB)
Manuscript
Maker: Jones, George
Autobiographical memoir covering early life, experience with Light Horse and Flying Corps during WW1, subsequent career with RAAF between WW1 and WW2, role during WW2 and conflicts in Korea and Malaya...MSS0738
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Journeys to war: experiences of Australian recruits in the Great War
Manuscript
Maker: Ziino, Bart
This thesis examines the experiences of recruits for the Australian Imperial Force from the point of enlistment to their first experiences of battle. The chapters: The First Contingents, Troopship Voy...MSS1864
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Kerr, W.D. (Group Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Kerr, W D
Recollections of service with RAAF 1939-1967, principally as a navigator, including training, active service in New Guinea, in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency, and the 1956 Suez Crisis while on...MSS1485
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Larkin, G F (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Manuscript
Maker: Larkin, George Frederick
LECTURE NUMBER 20 OF A SERIES GIVEN BY LIEUT-COL LARKIN. TITLED "STAFF COLLEGE - CAMBERLEY", COVERS HISTORY, ORGANISATION, LOCATION, METHOD OF INSTRUCTION, COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF STUDENTS, SYLLABUS, V...MSS0681
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Lewis, Alfred F (369, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 27 Battalion, b. 1892 d. 1994)
Manuscript
Maker: Lewis, Alfred Frank
"A Centenarian Reveals His 1915 - 1919 Diary". Typed and bound manuscript from the First World War diary of 369 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Frank Lewis of the 27th Battalion. He left Austral...MSS1682
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Liley, Jack William Fenton (Warrant Officer)
Manuscript
Maker: Liley, Jack William Fenton
Memoir written by Jack William Fenton Liley, "Jack's war" documenting his service with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War. Liley describes his aircrew training in Australia and En...MSS1436
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Lynam, Mervin Lorn
Manuscript
Maker: Lynam, Mervin Lorn
Manuscript titled `A knockabout sort of a fellow' - Lynam's autobiography of his varied life which included a stint in the peacetime RAN and British Army before his World War II RAN service. His dutie...MSS1257
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Mahony, Cornelius John (Corporal, 17 Battalion, b.1884 d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Mahony, Bernadette Mahony, Michael Joseph
"The Story of Cornelius John Mahony: Prepared for the 90th Anniversary of his Death at Broodseinde, Belgium on 9th October 1917". Widowed in 1915 and enlisted in the 17th Battalion in the same year. W...MSS1664
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Martin, (1) Beryl(nee Thomas) (2) Peter (First Lieutenant)
Manuscript
Maker: Je
Recollections of war service with (1) WAAAF, covering enlistment, training as operations room clerk, role and status of women (2) RAN discussing troop convoys, Japanese air attacks, invasion of Sicily...MSS1513
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Mattingley, Eric DFC (Flying Officer b: 1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Mattingley, Eric
Recollections of training with Empire Air Training Scheme in Australia, Canada, and England. Discusses active service as a pilot of Wellington bombers in North Africa and Italy, and with a communicati...MSS0656
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McCrudden, John Charles Reginald (3367, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, b.1894, d.1937)
Manuscript
Maker: Richardson, David
'The McCrudden Gun', a history of the guns designed and built by J C R McCrudden. At the conclusion of the First World War, in an attempt to replace the Lewis gun, McCrudden designed a light, quick-f...MSS1944
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Miller,Kenneth Alan
Manuscript
Maker: Miller, Kenneth Alan
Thesis "England and the origins of the First World War : selected documents". An analysis of the documents plus facsimiles. Ed D. Columbia University, 1970.MSS0901
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Osborn, Richard B, DSO, DFC (Squadron Leader, b: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Osborn, Richard B
Manuscript titled `The Last Landing of C Charlie 23 Janury 1943', describing being shot down and crash landing near Warns in Friesland; and subsequent experiences in hospital and as a POW. Includes su...MSS1482
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Pixley, Norman Stewart, CMG, MBE, VRD (Commander, b: 1898)
Manuscript
Maker: Pixley, Norman Stewart
'The Queensland Marine Defence Force' by N.S. Pixley. This manuscript is a history of the Queensland Marine Defence Force from its inception in 1882 on the recommendations of Sir William Jervois until...MSS1220
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Powell AG
Manuscript
Two notebooks containing the handwritten history of Bishop's Knoll (Bristol UK) a private home which was converted by the owners, Mr & Mrs RE Bush, into a hospital which cared for Australian troops in...MSS0884
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Reynolds, Herbert Vincent (Private, b.1896 - d.1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Reynolds, Rex
Collection relating to the service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF, Australia, At Sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, England, 1914-1919. Collection consists of a bo...MSS1666
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Rockwell, Horace Bruce (Second Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps b: c. 1889)
Manuscript
Maker: Rockwell, Horace Bruce
TYPESCRIPT OF A NARRATIVE ENTITLED "A JOURNEY FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN WITH THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES" WHICH RECORDS THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES AT THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING SCHOOL, LAVERTON, ON ...MSS1341
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Rylands, Christopher (Captain), 1912 -
Manuscript
Maker: Rylands, Christopher
A "record" of the battalion compiled from notebooks/memories of numerous members. Covers formation in England, service in Syrian Campaign, account of Corporal Gordon's actions for which he was awarded...MSS0707
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Shapcott, Harold Sutton (Private, 42 Battalion and 41 Battalion, AIF)
Manuscript
Maker: Shapcott, Harold Sutton
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "WAR BABIES" ENTERED INTO THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. INCLUDES ACCOUNTS OF ACTION AT WARNETON, ZONNEBEKE, HAMEL, ON THE SOMME IN AUGUST 1918 AND DURING ...MSS1369
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Smith, David Maxwell Harding (Lance corporal, b: 1897, d: 1960)
Manuscript
Maker: Smith, David Maxwell Harding
The First World War diary of David Maxwell Harding Smith. This manuscript is a direct transcription of Lance Corporal Smith's 5 diaries. It gives a very detailed account of his service with the 7th Fi...MSS1212
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Smythe, Rayner Barrington (Lieutenant Colonel, New Zealand Service Corps)
Manuscript
Maker: Smythe, Peter Barrington
'Barry: a biography', draft typescript biography of Lieutenant Colonel Rayner Barrington Smythe, New Zealand Service Corps. Written by his son Peter Barrington Smythe. The manuscript mainly focuses on...MSS2018
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Southey, Sir Robert AO, CMG (Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Southey, Robert
Transcript of speech given by Captain Southey to the RUSI in Melbourne. Describes training with 161 Officer Cadet Training Unit at Sandhurst Royal Military College, and service in the Coldstream Guard...MSS1595
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Starr, Lady Alison
Manuscript
Maker: Starr, Lady Alison
Manuscript biography of Major General Hon Sir Neville Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG, DMS . Covers his early years in England, service in Boer War, medical practice in Orange, NSW, prior to First World War, hi...MSS1376
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Stephens, Alan M (RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Stephens, Alan M
TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "HOME FROM HOME", AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHARACTERS, ENTERTAINMENT, FACILITIES AND INCIDENTS EXPERIENCED AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB BY AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN IN ENGLAND DURING THE 1939-1945 ...MSS1352
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Swan, William N, Lieutenant Commander (Rtd) b: 1917
Manuscript
Maker: Swan, William N
Commander Swan's memoirs covering his naval service. A cadet at Naval Academy, later in Merchant Navy, a midshipman in Naval Reserve, later joined P & O Company, mobilised into navy and continued ther...MSS0861
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Syme, Frederick Melton (Flight Lieutenant, 461 Squadron, RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Syme, Frederick Melton
Manuscript titled "The Old Grey Widow Maker". Describes childhood, enlistment in RAAF and pilot training in Australia, Canada and England. Describes training with 461 Squadron in Sutherland Flying Boa...MSS1385
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"The Evatt Family in World War 1", by Elizabeth A Evatt
Manuscript
Maker: Evatt, Francis Septimus
Collection relating to the First World War service of Gunner Francis Septimus Evatt, 1st Field Artillery Brigade; and Lieutenant Raymond Scott Evatt MC, 20th Battalion. The collection consists of an ...MSS2305