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Air Attacks on Australia 1942 - 1943
Manuscript
Maker: Lu, Kelly
"Air Attacks on Australia 1942 - 1943: Paradoxes and Contradictions" by Kelly Lu. Looking at the disagreements within the primary and secondary evidence regarding the air attacks on northern Australia...MSS1724
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'A is for Animals' Temporary and Travelling Exhibition
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Maker: Grant, Elspeth
Manuscript consists of five short papers: Horses in the Boer War, Camels in the First World War, Pigeons in the Second World War, Dogs in the Post-1945 era, and Donkeys and mules from the Boer War to ...MSS2077
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All in the Same Boat: The Australian Merchant Navy in the World Wars
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Maker: Campbell, Ian
38 page manuscript. Details the role and history of the Australian Merchant Navy during both World Wars. The economic, strategic, tactical and personal aspects of the Merchant Navy are examined and co...MSS2060
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Australian Civilian Voluntary Organisations, 1939 - 1945
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Maker: Crawley, Rhys
Manuscript written for Summer Scholar Program, Australian War Memorial, providing history of the various Australian Civilian Volutary Organisations.MSS1824
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Australian Independent Companies and Commando Squadrons
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Maker: Linke, Chris
48 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the nature of the Australian Army Independent Companies during the Second World War. The origins of the Independent Company concept are examined, as is the ...MSS2085
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Australian War Crimes Trials: Atrocities against captured airmen of the RAAF
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Maker: Moss, Tristan
50 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the outcomes of the Australian War Crimes Trials from 1945-1951 with focus on those relating to captured RAAF airmen. Section one examines two specific war ...MSS2074
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Australia's Involvement in D-Day: a web-based project
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Maker: Sharpe, Simone
8 page manuscript. Transcript for a presentation on the project conducted. Manuscript provides a summary of Australian involvement in the D-Day landings on the 6th of June 1944. A summary of Australia...MSS2084
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Bradbury Aircraft Hall: The RAAF in Papua New guinea and dutch New Guinea 1944-45
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Maker: Curran, James
50 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the role of the RAAF in the later phases of the Second World War in New Guinea. The plans made by higher command are examined, as is the contemporary respon...MSS2067
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For You The War is Over! Australian prisoners of the Germans in World War II
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Maker: Potter, Katherine Anne (Kate)
32 page manuscript. Manuscript in two parts. First examines the experience of Australian Prisoners of War in Germany with particular focus on the nature of the camps and the social structure within th...MSS2087
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Historical Outline for the Naval History Gallery
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Maker: Chambers, Peter
26 page typescript manuscript. Manuscript discusses plans for a naval history gallery to be presented at the Australian War Memorial. Ideas for presentation including suggestion of relics, documents, ...MSS2075
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Images of Japan & the Japanese in Australian War Art 1942-1952
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Maker: King, Kerry
38 page manuscript. Manuscript examines representation of Japanese people and culture in Australian war art during the Second World War and during the British Commonwealth Occupation Force period. The...MSS2057
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Kokoda and Nationalism
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Maker: Jenkins, Sascha
Manuscript provides a summary of the Kokoda campaign with a view towards its presentation in the press and histories. Examines the stereotypes of Australian soldiers presented in regards to the Kokoda...MSS2059
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Kokoda: Track or Trail?
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Maker: Provis, Peter
33 page manuscript. The manuscript examines both sides of the debate on the naming of Kokoda Track or Trail. To examine the debate, official documents, maps, and correspondent reports were looked at. ...MSS2089
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Literature of the War in New Guinea
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Maker: Dodsworth, Samantha Jean
20 page manuscript. The Manuscript examines the representation of Australian soldiers, the indigenous population, the enemy and the jungle itself, in fiction written after the end of the Second World...MSS2069
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Love & War: War Brides in the Australian Experience
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Maker: Hutchison, Meggie
51 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the experience of war brides in relation to Australian servicemen. The manuscript first explains what role women may have been in when meeting servicemen. S...MSS2080
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Play Up, Play Up and Play the Game: Australian Sport During the First and Second World Wars
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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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RAAF Personalities
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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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Relationships Behind the Bamboo Fence: Australian Army Nurses in a Community of Internees
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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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Tea or Coffee? Relations Between Australians and American Armed Forces in Australia 1942-1945
Manuscript
Maker: Belfrage, Abigail
39 page manuscript. Examines the nature of relations between American service personnel and Australians, both servicemen and civilians. The relations between American service personnel and indigenous ...MSS2061
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'The Cindarella Campaigns': An Investigation of Australian involvement in Bougainville 1944-1945
Manuscript
Maker: Meagher, Lucinda
Typescript manuscript. Provides a history of the Bougainville campaigns in the Second World War. Examines the nature of the opposing forces and the environment in which the campaigns were fought. Appe...MSS2064