Manuscript

Maker: Coombes, David

"'The Greatest Rat': a biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead". PhD thesis.

MSS1795

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Maker: Adams, Peter W

Autobiography, including service in RAN with HMAS Shropshire during WW2. Discusses training, refitting of Shropshire including anti-aircraft radar, active service in waters off New Guinea and Philippi...

MSS1428

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"My silver wake : being the memoirs of one who served as a chaplain of the Royal Australian Air Force in the 1939-1945 war". Covers periods in Australia, New Guinea and at his demobilsation posting. H...

MSS1112

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Maker: Bullard, Betty

Bound manuscript containing images from the wartime service of Arthur Bullard. Australian-born Bullard joined the American Red Cross as a photographer and travelled to the Papua New Guinea, the Philip...

MSS1698

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COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE DESCRIBING MEMORIALS (PLAQUES, CAIRNS) AT SITES IN NEW GUINEA WHERE AUSTRALIANS FOUGHT IN WW2. DETAILS THE ACTION, UNIT, LOCATION OF MEMORIAL

MSS0688

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Maker: Barter, Margaret Ann

This Ph.D thesis explores the collective experience of 2/2 Battalion members from October/November 1939 to disbandment in February 1946 as well as examining the men's varied and fluctuating responses ...

MSS1528

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Maker: Bell, W A Bell, Wilbur Athol

"For the Life of Me" by W.A. Bell. Contains the life story of NX2078 R.S.M Wilbur Athol (Athol) Bell. Part I is about his life leading up to the War. Part II is about his service in the 2/2 Australian...

MSS1680

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Maker: Bennett, Arthur Campbell

Memoirs titled "The Rough Infantry : Tales of World War II" relating to Major Bennett's enlistment in 1939, training at Puckapunyal and later Officer Training School Liverpool; training and social act...

MSS1408

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Maker: Benson, James

Collection relating to Second World War experience of Reverend Father James Benson, Gona, Papua, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of a bound typescript manuscript, published as 'Prisoner's ...

MSS0768

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Maker: Swinden, Gregory James

Research by Commander Greg Swinden about Chief Petty Officer Erle Alwyn Greglach Boyd (1892-1970). Boyd joined the Australasian Naval Forces in 1911 and was transferred to the newly created RAN and pr...

MSS1891

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Maker: Bracht, William Henry

Large manuscript titled `Memoirs in peace and war'. Covers service in RAN from enlistment in 1934. Describes service on HMAS Perth, including visit to 1939 World Fair in New York; outbreak of war; bei...

MSS1576

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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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Maker: Cameron, William James

Manuscript titled "Two Years in the Life of a Survey Battery", describing its work of improving topographical maps for defence purposes.

MSS1388

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Maker: Carter, Leonard Ronald

Manuscript describing experiences in the RAN during WWII. Describes service with HMAS Wato, mentioning Japanese air raids on Darwin and sinking of Australian and U.S. Ships, also mentions service with...

MSS1597

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Maker: Chapman, Ken

Selection of articles written by Ken Chapman titled 'Departure from Kokoda', 'What is Courage?', 'Travel - the Army Way', 'Lae General Hospital - The Ward', 'Memories (Good and Bad)', and 'An Army Reu...

MSS1742

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Typescript history of the Royal Australian Engineers operations in Solomon Islands, Bougainville and Torokina, (with 2 Aust Corps), New Guinea (with 6 Aust Div) and New Britain (with 5 & 11 Aust Div),...

MSS0816

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Maker: Cliff, Sidney

Autobiographical account titled "Swaddies at Sea", describing service as a wireless operator with the 1st Anti Aircraft Brigade Signals in the Middle East, Ceylon, and in New Guinea on the Sanananda T...

MSS1235

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Maker: Various Veale, Lionel Percy Vivian

Collection of three memoirs concerning Coastwatchers. Includes a 6 page typed memoir by NX41042 Sergeant Lionel Veale, M Special Unit Infantry Battalion, titled 'Coastwatchers: the part they played wh...

MSS2005

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Maker: Boyle, Rebecca

Biographical manuscript titled 'My Life as a Soldier' detailing the service of NX2274 Cpl. Arthur John Codrington MID in the Second World War. Describes signals training in camp at Julis, Palestine in...

MSS2166

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Maker: Atkins, E L 'Ted' Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd"

"Black and Yellow Triangles" The 2nd / 1st Machine Gun Battalion AIF Official History compiled by Colonel HS Plummer ED and Captain EL Atkins RL. Traces the battalion from raising in Rutherford, Pucka...

MSS0955