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Oakes, Roland Frank
Manuscript
Maker: Oakes, Roland Frank
Typescript series of chapters in which Oakes summarises Australia's participation in W2. Covers military and naval operations, medicine and medical services and the peace treaty with Japan. After his ...MSS0767
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Oakes, Roland Frank (Lieutenant Colonel)
Manuscript
Maker: Oakes, Roland Frank
Oakes' typescript account of the defence of Malaya and Singapore Island, from the arrival in 1941 through the battles (Gemas, Nithsdale,) surrender to the Japanese, treatment as POW (prisoner of war) ...MSS0776
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Oakes, Roland Frank (Roly) (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1896 - d.1986)
Manuscript
Maker: Oakes, Roland Frank
"Work and be happy". Autobiographical account covering Oakes' life, particularly his training as a Duntroon cadet, his enlistment at the outbreak of war in 1914, action in France, transfer to the Roya...MSS1037
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Oakley, Charles
Manuscript
Maker: Oakley, Charles
Autobiographical manuscript recalling experiences in RAAF 1943-1945. Discusses navigator and radar counter measure training, service with US Army 380th Bombardment Group in Liberators out of Fenton Fi...MSS1422
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O'Brien, O J (Lieutenant, 2 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment)
Manuscript
Maker: O'Brien, O J
Titled "History of 66 Australian Infantry Battalion and 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment", manuscript discusses formation of 66 Bn in Borneo in 1945, its service with BCOF in Japan until 1948, ...MSS0693
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O'Brien, Richard Henry (Lieutenant, b. 1918 - d. 1994)
Manuscript
Maker: O'Brien, Richard Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX28419 Lieutenant Richard Henry O'Brien. Collections consists of a 35 page typed transcript of Lieut O'Brien's original handwritten memoir, deta...MSS2334
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O'Donnell, Joseph P
Manuscript
Maker: O'Donnell, Joseph P
Manuscript written by Joseph P O'Donnell, "The shoe leather express", documenting his experiences as an American prisoner of war of the Germans. O'Donnell describes his time with Australian prisoners ...MSS1437
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O'Dowd, Bernard Shelley MBE (Lieutenant Colonel, b: 1918)
Manuscript
Maker: O'Dowd, Bernard Shelley
Personal account of the attack on Hill 710 at Wewak 14-27 May 1945 by 2/11 Battallion. Describes artillery barrages, tactics, tree snipers and ultimate achievement of objective.MSS1625
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Okada, Seizo (Japanese war correspondent)
Manuscript
Maker: Okada, Seizo
Manuscript titled "Japan Surrendered", describes situation in Japan before and after the surrender, the role of the Emperor and army in Japanese society, air raids on Osaka.MSS0733
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Okada, Seizo (Japanese war correspondent, b.1913 - d.1994)
Manuscript
Maker: Okada, Seizo
Manuscript titled "Lost Troops", describes the Japanese campaign to attack Port Moresby by an overland march from Buna. Covers the advance and retreat, Australian and American attacks, difficulties of...MSS0732
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O'Leary, Shawn
Manuscript
Maker: O'Leary, Shawn H
(1) Bound typed manuscript (2) illustrations and (3) maps used in the history "To the green fields and beyond" history of 6th Australian Division Cavalry Commandos published in 1975. The manuscript co...MSS0788
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O'Neill, Adrian L (Lieutenant, 38 Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: O'Neill, Adrian L
THE POEMS WRITTEN DURING O'NEILL'S ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND BOUGAINVILLE, AND IN SYDNEY, SATIRISE OFFICIAL, PRESS AND HOME ATTITUDES COMPARED TO THE CONDITIONS OF JUNGLE FIGHTING. THE...MSS1328
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'One jump ahead: yet another escape from Singapore'
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Maker: Mann, Arthur J
Digital file containing 59 page typed manuscript titled 'One jump ahead: yet another escape from Singapore. Set down ten years after by Lieutenant AJ Mann, RNVR', describing the escape of survivors th...MSS2229
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Oppenheimer, Ms Melanie
Manuscript
Maker: Oppenheimer, Melanie
Thesis "The Glory Girls". A study of a Red Cross Relief Unit and the Volunteer Aides (members of the Voluntary Aid Detachments or VAD's) who served on HMS "Glory" as part of the Relief Unit during the...MSS1197
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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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O'Toole, John V
Manuscript
Maker: O'Toole, John V
Manuscript titled `The First works', describing the activities of No.4 Works Maintenance Unit (later No.4 Airfield Construction Squadron), between June 1942-December 1945. Collates various official, p...MSS1389
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OXLEY , John Howard
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Thesis "The Poisoned Pierian Spring : Jane's Fighting Ships as an error source in World War Two naval history". Examines critically the 1939-1945 war issues of the major reference tool for the world's...MSS1069
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Oyens C W, (Captain)
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Bound typed carbon copy of training manual "Theory of Flight". This was written by Oyens and translated by Metzler from their notes made during their imprisonment and from lectures given to fellow pri...MSS0763
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Paige, Eric (aka Raphael Finkelstein, b:1898 d:1982)
Manuscript
Maker: Paige, Eric
Copy of handwritten memoir by Eric Paige (NO.EX.VX2555) (formerly known as Raphael Finkelstein) with 2/2 Field Ambulance describing his time spent at the camp at Puckapunyal where he formed a concert ...MSS1642
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Palmer, James Henry (Lieutenant, b. 1899 - d. 1987)
Manuscript
Maker: Palmer, Olive
Collection relating to the service of NX202232 Lieutenant James Henry Palmer during the Second World War. Consists of a 37 page handwritten memoir written by Palmer's second wife. The memoir provides ...MSS2155
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Papagos, Alexander (Field Marshal, Greek Army)
Manuscript
Maker: Papagos, Alexander
Translation of sections of Papagos' book "The War in Greece 1940-1941". Covers theatres of operations, German attack, operations of Greek and British (including Australian) forces up to embarkation, t...MSS0697
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Papers of Francine Bartsch
Manuscript
Maker: Bartsch, Francine
An 8 page typed memoir titled 'How I met Mum: A warbride's story', written by Mrs Francine Bartsch in 1995 recounting how she met her future husband, South Australian born William (Bill) Bartsch, duri...MSS2033
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Patriotic Femininity
Manuscript
Maker: Murray, Caitlin Sue
"Patriotic Femininity: Negotiating Activity and Passivity in Newsreels of the Second World War". Honours thesis by Caitlin Sue Murray.MSS1752
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'Peace in War'
Manuscript
Maker: Ball, Godfrey Massey
Manuscript titled 'Peace in war' written in 1975 by G.M Ball, who served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as 404227 Flight Lieutenant (F/Lt) Godfrey Massey Ball. The bound manuscript is a type...MSS1047
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Pearson, Gillian
Manuscript
Maker: Pearson, Gillian
Thesis titled "The Legacy of the First World War: How the Digger Legend Influenced AIF Experiences in the Malayan Campaign and Subsequent POW Experiences". Discusses motivations for enlistment, battle...MSS1546
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Peck, Lindsay J MBE
Manuscript
Maker: Peck, Lindsay J
"Sappers of the Silent Seventh", a compilation of narrative accounts describing the exploits of the 7th Division Engineers from the unit's formation at Ingleburn in 1940, through the campaigns in the ...MSS1233
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Peek, Richard (Admiral Sir, RAN b: 1914)
Manuscript
Maker: Peek, Richard Innes
Manuscript titled "Guns Versus Suicide Bombers", describing attacks by Japanese Kamikaze pilots on HMAS Australia in October 1944. Describes damage caused, casualties, effect of anti-aircraft guns, an...MSS0703
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Peel, Dawn
Manuscript
Maker: Peel, Dawn
Thesis titled `The Voluntary War Effort: Colac during the Second World War', discusses the range and nature of citizen participation in the voluntary war effort, with particular focus on one rural com...MSS1496
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1.Penfold,AW. 2.Bayliss,WC. 3.Crispin,KE
Manuscript
Maker: Bayliss, W C Crisp, K E Penfold, A W
Incomplete draft manuscript containing parts one and two of "Galleghan's Greyhounds" a unit history for the 2/30th Infantry Battalion. Covers the formation of the unit at Tamworth, posting to Malaya, ...MSS0921
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Perrin, A E (b: 1922)
Manuscript
Maker: Perrin, Alex E
Titled "The private war of the spotters: the story of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company", the manuscript describes the formation and operation of these isolated outposts throughout Papua and...MSS1319
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Perrin, Alex E.
Manuscript
Maker: Perrin, Alex E
Draft Manuscript titled `The private war of the spotters : story of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company Feb 1942-April 1945', compiled from personal and official material. It includes organisa...MSS1271
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Perversi, Frank GataNo (Staff Sergeant b: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Perversi, Frank Gatano
Manuscript titled `Mirror of time 1939-1945' describes reasons for enlisting, service with 2/32 Battalion in Palestine, Tobruk (discussing action on the Salient, engagements with Germans, air raids by...MSS1605
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Peters, Betty
Manuscript
Maker: Peters, Betty
Thesis titled 'The lived experience of partners of ex-prisoners of war of the Japanese - a phenomenological study', which examines impact on wives of ex-Pow's of their wartime experiences. Includes tr...MSS1500
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Petherick, Elizabeth Elfrida (VX133169, Lieutenant, 2/4 AGH)
Manuscript
Maker: Petherick, Elizabeth Elfrida Wright, Penelope Jean (Penny)
23 page typescript manuscript relating to the Second World War service of VX133169 Lieutenant Elizabeth Elfrida Petherick (nee Retallack) 2/4 AGH Australian Army Nursing Service. Notes from an intervi...MSS2046
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Petrov, Vladimir
Manuscript
Maker: Petrov, Vladimir
Thesis "Occupation currencies in Europe in the Second World War : a political analysis with emphasis on American Experience". PhD, Yale University, 1965.MSS0963
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Pettit, G E (Leading Supply Assistant b: 1924)
Manuscript
Maker: Pettit, G E
Manuscript titled `The RAN in the biggest naval battle of all time'. Describes the part played by HMAS Shropshire in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Surigao Strait encounter. Also refers to HMAS Arun...MSS1394
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Petty, Walter Lloyd George (64837, Leading Aircraftman, RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Petty, Walter Lloyd George
Typed memoir of Leading Aircraftman Walter Lloyd George Petty (64837), who served as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Manuscript is about his training and his se...MSS1885
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Pinson , Peter Mr
Manuscript
Thesis "Art and Adversity : the visual arts of Australia at war 1939-1945". Examines the changing conditions in Australian art during the war years with particular emphasis on the effect of war on Aus...MSS1043
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Pirie, A A
Manuscript
Maker: Pirie, Andrew
Account of a small fighting patrol carried out by members of the 2/5 Independent Company against the Japanese in the Salamaua area. The patrol was abandoned following the Japanese attack on Mubo. Cons...MSS1283
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Play Up, Play Up and Play the Game: Australian Sport During the First and Second World Wars
Manuscript
Maker: Whitehead, Sarah
40 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the relationship between sport and war through the Australian experience. Section 1 of the manuscript examines the role sport played in both wars in three w...MSS2082
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Pluth, Edward John
Manuscript
Maker: Pluth, Edward John
Thesis " The Administration and Operation of German Prisoner of War Camps in the United States during World War 2". Examines and evaluates the development of prisoner of war administration of German a...MSS0925
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Popple, Jeff Mr
Manuscript
Maker: Popple, Jeff
Thesis "A very temperate reaction : a study of the first nine months of the Second World War in Australia with particular emphasis on enlistment in the Second AIF (Australian Imperial Force). Looks at...MSS0972
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Porter, F. Hal (Flight Lieutenant)
Manuscript
Maker: Porter, Frederick Harold (Hal)
`Adventures in Radar: a story of radar and the experiences of some of its personnel'. This manuscript is an account of the development of RAAF radar systems and their early use. The major part of the ...MSS1229
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Potter, James Downing
Manuscript
Maker: Potter, James Downing
Chronology of 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion at war. Concentrates on 1939-1945 war events with background on the pre war raising of the battalion. Includes "some interesting facts" and names of ...MSS1102
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Potter, John Leonard (407337, Flight Lieutenant, RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Potter, John Leonard
20 page typed memoir of 407337 Flight Lieutenant John Leonard Potter, concerning his Second World War service in the RAF. The manuscript details the author's experiences training in Australia. The au...MSS2021
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Power, F W G (8th Div, 2/12th Fld Coy (?))
Manuscript
Maker: Power, F W G
AUTOGBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF EXPERIENCES AS POW IN MALAYA, BURMA AND JAPAN. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. DESCRIBES CONDITIONS AT CHANGI, TARSO, HINTOK, KWAI NOI RIVER, YAMINI AND NIIHAMA CAMPS IN JAPAN. ...MSS1323
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Pratt , H C
Manuscript
Thesis "The selection and categorisation of aircrew in the Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1945". Chapters cover aircrew recruiting, aptitude tests for aircrew, the Air Training Corps, flying successe...MSS1101
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Querruell, Francis Joseph (Private)
Manuscript
Maker: Querruell, Francis Joseph
Account of experiences with 2/32 Battalion, in particular at Tobruk and at El Alemein, where he was taken prisoner. Describes life as a prisoner of the Italians at several camps in North Africa and It...MSS1472
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RAAF Personalities
Manuscript
Maker: Murphy, Russell
Manuscript consists of six chapters relating primarily to RAAF personalities of the Second World War. The Personalities presented are as follows: Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson DFC of no. 75 Squ...MSS2072
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RAAF Radar Units 1939-1948, nominal roll and major events
Manuscript
Provides descriptions of RAAF Radar Stations during the Second World War, including major events, appointments, location and elevation.MSS1859
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Radar Roundup
Manuscript
Maker: Fenton, Maurie E
Presents a collection of doover photos and information in the form of a ready reference, by Morrie Fenton.MSS1851
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Radnell, Donald James (Private, b. 1920 - d. 1993)
Manuscript
Maker: Radnell, Donald James
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX34693 Private Donald James Radnell, of the 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of a 47 page typed memoir titled 'I Enlisted...MSS2115
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RAEME Association (South Australia Division)
Manuscript
History of the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in South Australia by Major A.N. MacLeod. General history of the RAEME in South Australia with background information up un...MSS1202
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RAF Strubby
Manuscript
Maker: Gampe, Norman Arthur
Manuscript detailing the history of Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Strubby in Lincolnshire from its establishment in April 1944, written by 426973 Norman Arthur Gampe. Gampe was a member of 619 Squadr...MSS1917
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Ralp Coyne's Wartime Experiences as a Commando 1942-45 (Coyne, Ralph Joseph; VX64257, Sergeant)
Manuscript
Maker: Coyne, Ralph Joseph
Typed and bound manuscript, 'Ralph Coyne's wartime experiences as a commando 1942-45', an autobiographical memoir written by Ralph Coyne. The manuscript is an account of the Second World War service ...MSS1928
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Ramsay Rae, Ronald CB, OBE (Air Vice Marshal b: 1910 d: 1994)
Manuscript
Documents related to the death of Air Vice Marshal Ramsay Rae. Includes newspaper cuttings, order of service of thanksgiving to Ramsay Rae, addresses given at thanksgiving services, and account of Ram...MSS1568
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Randall , A W Mr
Manuscript
"There and Back" memoir of Alan Randall's war time involvement in 36 Squadron (Transport) Royal Australian Air Force in WW2. Covers the general post war history of the squadron also.MSS1021
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Rationing of Clothing in Australia, 1942-1945
Manuscript
Maker: Way, Wendy
Masters thesis describing and attempting to assess the measures taken to cope with the problem of clothing a population at war.MSS1792
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133rd Independant Brigade Workshop History
Manuscript
Maker: Miller, Jack
Manuscript detailing the history of the 133rd Independant Brigade Workshop in the Second World War. Compiled by NX157082 Craftsman John (Jack) Esplin Miller, who was attached to the brigade workshop. ...MSS1978
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Recollections of ANGAU (Grahamslaw, Thomas; PX123, Major)
Manuscript
Maker: Grahamslaw, Thomas
Typed manuscript, 'Recollections of ANGAU', by Thomas Grahamslaw (PX123, Major). The manuscript describes the service of Thomas Grahamslaw as part of the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (AN...MSS1920
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Recollections of a Signal Officers service with fighter sectors and support uni(t)s in WWII
Manuscript
Maker: Northey, A L Simmonds, Ed
A description of G/Cpt A L 'Leigh' Northey's activities while at No.5 Fighter Sector HQ during the Second World War. Statement by Leigh Northey; Compiled by Ed Simmonds.MSS1855
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Records collected from media coverage of the 1993 controversy about the Fall of Singapore
Manuscript
An artificial collection of press cuttings, mainly letters to the editor of national newspapers, unedited articles submitted to those papers by Dr Hank Nelson and Dr David Horner. They were all writte...MSS1450
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Reece, Robert Harold William, b: 1940
Manuscript
Maker: Reece, Robert Harold William
Photocopy of typed Appendix III "The Australian Connection" to Reece's PhD Thesis (ANU 1977) on "The Cessation of Sarawak to the British Crown". Covers military reoccupation of Borneo and the work of ...MSS0786
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Reed John J
Manuscript
Thesis "American Diplomatic Relations with Australia during the Second World War". Examines the change in Australia's relationship with the USA during WW2 and the move away from dependence on the Unit...MSS0971
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Reed, John Jay
Manuscript
Maker: Reed, John Jay
Thesis "American diplomatic relations with Australia during the Second World War". PhD, University of Southern California, 1969.MSS0941
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Reid, Mac (Private, b: 1922 d: 1993)
Manuscript
Maker: Reid, Mac
Pte Reid's account of a road-block ambush during WW2, in which he was involved as a member of the ambushed group, which comprised Reid's 2/19 Battalion, "the remnants of the Indian Brigade" and the 2/...MSS1629
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Reid, Mac (Private, b: 1923 d: 1993)
Manuscript
Maker: Reid, Mac
Typescript of a memoir written by NX6561 Private Mac Reid, titled: "I Mined Coal In Japan". Reid served with the 2/19 Battalion and was captured by the Japanese forces. He worked on the Burma-Thai Rai...MSS1630
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Relationships Behind the Bamboo Fence: Australian Army Nurses in a Community of Internees
Manuscript
Maker: Murray, Caitlin Sue
35 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the inter-personal relationships formed with the Australian nurses and those within and outside their camps. The first section provides a summary of the exp...MSS2088
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Renov , Michael
Manuscript
Thesis "Hollywood's Wartime Woman : a study of historical / ideological determination". Examination of 170 1939-1945 war films to determine effects of the social and political events on popular cultur...MSS1140
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Report of the Women, Men and Children Camps Padang and Bangkinang (Sumatra's west-coast) 1942-1945.
Manuscript
Maker: Huijsmans, A.
Report on the Internment Years at the camps in Padang and Bangkinang of women, men and children on Sumatra's West-Cast during the Japanese occupation of the Netherlands East Indies (07 April 1942 - 22...MSS1661
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Research articles on Naval History
Manuscript
Maker: Cunningham, Kenneth Joseph
This manuscript is composed of a large collection of published and unpublished articles on various aspects of Naval history. Many of these articles were published in Naval Association newsletters such...MSS1861
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Rettell, Paul (Sergeant, b: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Rettell, Paul
Illustrated and bound typescript by Paul Rettell: "A Soldier's True Story - The Life of an Infantry Soldier in World War II From 1941 to 1945" (80pages). After training in America, Rettell served in t...MSS1644
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Rhodes, Roy Alexander (Sergeant, b:1921)
Manuscript
Maker: Rhodes, Roy Alexander
Related to the Second World War service of NX123697 (N18376) Sergeant Roy Alexander Rhodes. [item 1] Typescript entitled "Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, ANGAU" by R A Rhodes. The author se...MSS2026
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Richardson, Robert Brutton (28254, Aircraftman, RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Richardson, Robert B.
Manuscript entitled "The Way it Was and PTSD The Legacy of War Service : Personal accounts by Robert B. Richardson". Manuscript is in two parts. The first section, entitled "The Way It Was", recounts ...MSS2102
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Richardson, Wyndam Murray
Manuscript
Maker: Richardson, Wyndam Murray
Recollections of service with No 1 Mobile Works Squadron RAAF in Northern Australia titled "To North Wessel Island by land and sea in 1943". Manuscript describes the construction of facilities for the...MSS1237
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Riches, Clive (VX60408, Private, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Riches, Clive
"My Army Days" by Private Clive Riches (VX60408, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion). First drafted to Singapore and then captured as a P.O.W. Taken to Changi and then to work in Singapore. Private Ri...MSS1711
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Rickard, Solomon Gerald (Lieutenant)
Manuscript
Maker: Rickard, Solomon Gerald
Titled `Brief History - 110 Aust. C.C.S. (A.I.F.)', it is mainly a photographic record of the unit's formation, training, and service in New Guinea and Tarakan. Includes 6 page typescript history, and...MSS1423
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Ricketts, H G (Warrant Officer I)
Manuscript
Maker: Ricketts, H G
Collection includes papers related to the history of Middle Head and Mosman, NSW, and a biography of William Throsby Bridges compiled by Warrant Officer 1 H G Ricketts, 1971. Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains...MSS0762
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Ride, Lindsay Tasman (Colonel)
Manuscript
Maker: Ride, Lindsay Tasman
Black and white photocopy of a report on the activities of a MI9/19 organisation operating in South China compiled by Colonel Ride, the commandant of British Army Aid Group in China. The British Army ...MSS0840
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Ridley, Alan R
Manuscript
Maker: Ridley, Alan R
Collection of documents relating to the development of Australian artillery. Includes a list of sources (c. 1982) plus incomplete set of pages for "The History of Forts, Garrisons and Coastal Defence ...MSS0872
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Rigley, Anthony K
Manuscript
Maker: Rigley, Anthony K
MASTERS THESIS TITLED `THE CIVIL CONSTRUCTIONAL CORPS 1942-1945'. PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CORPS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIA'S WAR EFFORT. DISCUSSES FORMATION AND STRUCTURE, WORKFORCE COM...MSS1435
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Roberts, Alexander Cyffin (Flight Lieutenant, b:1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Roberts, Alexander Cyffin
Typescript memoir by Flight Lieutenant Alex Roberts MID, NO.452 Spitfire Squadron RAAF (UK) entitled "One...that got away". Describes how F/Lt Roberts parachuted into German held territory in July 194...MSS1648
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Roberts, E C (12 Squadron)
Manuscript
Maker: Roberts, E C
"Per Ardua Dis Aster 1938/1946". Memoirs detailing training for the RAAF (12 Squadron) in 1938. Spent time in Laverton then Darwin before being posted to the 75 Fighter Squadron at Cape Gloucester, Po...MSS1774
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Roberts, Graham Houghton (405031, Warrant Officer, 44 Squadron, RAAF/RAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Roberts, Graham Houghton
Manuscript titled "From Denham Street to Stalag 8B Lamsdorf: The War-Time Experiences of Graham Roberts OAM" written by Graham Roberts OAM. Recounts the authors experiences during the Second World War...MSS2038
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Robertson, A D
Manuscript
Maker: Robertson, A D
Thesis titled "Problems of Supply Encountered by the Australian and Japanese Forces on the Kokoda Trial, and the Question of Morale". Covers Japanese advance and retrat to Kumusi, and operations in th...MSS0701
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Robertson, Alan G (Lieutenant b: 1908)
Manuscript
Maker: Robertson, Alan Gerard
Manuscript of Lt. Alan Robertson, architect by trade, who became officer in charge of 2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy, AASC. Describes enlistment, formation of 2/2 MAC, luxurious conditions on board the tr...MSS1561
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Robinson, Charles Herbert (VX10669, Lance Corporal, 2/2 Field Ambulance)
Manuscript
Maker: Robinson, Charles Herbert
Typed memoirs by Charles Herbert Robinson of the 2/2 Field Ambulance. Spent time in the Middle East, Palestine, Cairo and Greece before being taken as POW. He was taken to Salonika, Maleme and then St...MSS1841
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Robinson, Tom
Manuscript
Maker: Robinson, Tom T
"Lady Luck be my Friend: some experiences of a road engineer in World War II, 1940-45". Part 2: El Alamein to Tunis. Part 3: Italy.MSS1819
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Robson, John Edward OBE RD VRD (Captain, b: 1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Robson, John Edward
Manuscript titled `HMS Ruler 1944-1946':the navigator's story', describing role of this aircraft carrier with the British Pacific Fleet, including visits to Sydney and Brisbane, exercises at Jervis Ba...MSS1413
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Rockliff, Adye Glen (Lance Corporal, b.1918)
Manuscript
Maker: Rockliff, Adye Glen
Collection relating to the Second World War service of TX3745 Lance Coporal Adye Glen Rockliff who served with the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion. Consists of a 116 page bound memoir titled 'The War Time M...MSS2172
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Rolleston, Frank
Manuscript
Maker: Rolleston, Francis Joseph
Photocopy of Frank Rolleston's manuscript "Not as a conquering hero". An account of the activities and experiences of the 18th Brigade especially the 2/9th Infantry Battalion through the Siege at Tobr...MSS0868
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Rose, Frank (NX47831, Lance Sergeant, 2/3 Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Rose, Frank
Manuscript titled 'As I Saw It: Being a very private soldier's recollections of a very public war'. Documenting the experiences of NX47831 Lance Sergeant Frank Rose who served in the Second World War,...MSS2022
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Rosenberg, Gerald (VX50896, Private, 85 Australian Light Aid Detachment)
Manuscript
Maker: Rosenberg, Gerald
"A war diary, Prisoner of War" by Gerald Rosenberg (VX50896, Private, 85 Australian Light Aid Detachment). Diary starts December 1940 and ends May 1944. Stationed in Singapore and captured by the Japa...MSS1737
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Ross , Dr Andrew Taylor
Manuscript
Thesis "The Arming of Australia : the politics and administration of Australia's self containment strategy for munitions supply 1901 to 1945". Examines the application of the policy and whether it suc...MSS1165
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Round, George Edward Guy (Captain, 13 Auxiliary Pioneer Battalion (Indian), British Army b: 1895)
Manuscript
Maker: Round, George Edward Guy
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "THE ROAD FROM SINGAPORE", AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF SINGAPORE AND LIFE IN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS AT CHANGI AND JINSEN AND KEIJO (SEOUL) IN KOREA FROM 1...MSS1370
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Rover Scouts, Changi POW Camp
Manuscript
Maker: Various
Collection consists of copies of the Proceedings of the Court of Honour minute book and Troop Meeting Record Book detailing the activities of the Rover Scout troops in Changi POW camp, 1943-1945, beli...MSS1398
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Rowe, Bert (Civilian)
Manuscript
Maker: Rowe, Bert
Retrospective account describing the evacuation of the European residents of Salamaua following the first Japanese air raid on the town in January 1942. This involved water transport by motor launch a...MSS1591
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Rufus, Elton Leslie (S3484, Able Seaman, Royal Australian Navy)
Manuscript
Maker: Rufus, Elton Leslie
A manuscript titled "The Volunteer Service of Elton Leslie Rufus, 1939-1946" by S3484 Able Seaman Elton Leslie Rufus describing his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War...MSS1887
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Rumbold, John Derek (408704, Flight Lieutenant, 79 Squadron)
Manuscript
Maker: Rumbold, John Derek
"Derek's Memoirs of the War Years" by Flight Lieutenant John Derek Rumbold. Manuscript detailing his training in Australia before being posted with the 76 Squadron. He was sent to New Guinea and spent...MSS1837
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Russell, Duncan McFarlane (Captain, b.1900 - d.1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Russell, Duncan McFarlane
Manuscript titled "Crete : May-June 1941", based on author's experiences on Crete with elements of the 19th Infantry Brigade. The manuscript describes aerial attack, paratroopers, retreat and evacuati...MSS0745