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Series 23: Dulcie Whyte [nee Smith] Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contians a collection of silk postcards that were sent home to Dulcie Smith and her mother, Mrs J R Smith, during the First World War. The postcards were sent by Dulcie's brothers, Sydney ...RC00688.017
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Series 19: E.E. Croft Collection
Published Collection
This series contains a collection of cards and silk embroidered postcards sent from Private Sheedy to his fiancee Elizabeth Ethel Croft.RC02610
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Series 9: Entertainment after the war
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This series contains programs for performances and other events held after the First World War. These performances were organised for a variety of purposes including fundraising for various returned s...PUBS002/009
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Series 26: Farrar Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contians the collection of silk and other postcards relating to 5265 Private John William Farrar, 31 Infantry Battalion, AIF. The set includes those sent between John and his wife Rene, br...RC00688.020
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Series 11: Flags
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains silk postcards which have used Allied flags as their focus but may contain messages found in other series. Using Allied flags within images was very popular. One of the most commo...RC00688.011
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Series 12: France / Belgium
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains silk postcards with France or Belgium as their theme. These include souvenir postcards of towns, France and Belgium in general and postcards in French.RC00688.012
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Series 21: Grace Day Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains a collection of silk postcards and silk handkerchiefs sent to Grace Day, the donor's aunt.RC00688.016
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Series 3: Greetings/ General
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains cards sent to friends and relatives with a general message of greeting. Typical images used were the swallow, the pansy (which was a very popular image in silk cards. Its popular ...RC00688.003
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Series 4: Greetings to relatives
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains cards embroidered with messages for relatives such as fathers, aunts, brothers and children (mothers, wives and sisters are held in different series). As with the general greeting...RC00688.004
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Series 5: Greetings: Wives and Sweethearts
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains greeting, birthday and Christmas cards embroidered with messages for wives and sweethearts. The primary images are roses and pansies. All roses symbolize love, but certain colors ...RC00688.005
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Series 24: Heazle Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This sereis contains a collection of silk postcards that were sent by Gus Heazle to his wife Florence and son Michael during the First World War.RC00688.018
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Series 13: L.W. Artlett Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains postcards sent by 3451 Sgt Leslie William Artlett during the First World War 1914-1918, whilst on active service. The collection mostly contains silk postcards but there is also a...RC00688.013
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Series 28: Maddigan Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains a collection of ten postcards sent to members of the Maddigan family during the First World War. Most of the items were sent by brothers, 386 Lance Corporal Walter Thomas 'Wal' Ma...RC00688.021
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Series 16: McCaw Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains an album of silk postcards sent by friends on active service to Miss Lilian Rice during the First World War 1914-1918, before her marriage to W.J. McCaw in 1920. Also included in ...RC00688.015
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Series 6: Mother
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains greeting postcards embroidered with messages for mothers. As with the general greeting postcards flowers, such as roses (meaning love) and pansies (meaning 'you occupy my thoughts...RC00688.006
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Series 10: Personal collections
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This series contains large personal collections of concert and theatre performances from the First World War that were collated by individual servicemen. Included in this series is a collection of con...PUBS002/010
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Series 17: Postcard Album
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Postcard album containing a variety of postcards including embroidered silk postcards, scenic postcards and glamorous postcards.SC01138
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Series 7: Prisoner of war and internment camp concerts
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This series includes items made by prisoners of war for concerts held in German POW camps. At Steinhorst the prisoners produced decorative programs for each weekly concert held on Sundays. These were ...PUBS002/007
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Series 27: Pritchard collection
Published Collection
This series contains cards collected by Emily Pritchard and her husband Robert during the First World War. The couple with their two sons Robert Jnr and Richard, resided in Sydney, Australia. The Prit...RC05278
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Series 22: Rose Collection
Published Collection
Maker: B Feldman and Co. Bamforth and co. Ltd., Publishers Rose, Henry Richmond Various
This series contains postcards written and sent between Harry Rose and his family while he was serving with B Company, 62 Battalion, 6 Division, during the First World War. This includes time in Engla...RC03507
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Series 7: Sister
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains cards with message for sisters. Flowers dominate the images used by the embroiderers. Particularly pansies (meaning 'you occupy my thoughts') and roses (love).RC00688.007
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Series 2: Theatre programs and tickets
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This series contains theatre programs and associated material from theatres in the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa and Australia during the First World War. There are also some programs related to perf...PUBS002/002
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Series 25: Thompson Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains a collection of silk postcards sent to Addie Thompson by her brothers George and William Thompson during the First World War. There are also humourous postcards included in this c...RC00688.019
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Series 29: Thornton Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This sereis contains a collection of nine postcards sent to Tom and Emma Thornton during the First World War. Most of the items were sent by family friend 'Roddy' from the Front. Item 10/29/2 was sent...RC00688.022
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Series 10: Units and Camps
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains cards embroidered with greetings from specific military camps, and badges of British and Commonwealth units and non military organisations - also included are some nationalist car...RC00688.010
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Series 2: Woven and Printed Silk Postcards
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
This series contains woven or printed silk postcard. A large number of the woven silk cards held by the Memorial are from the series "Flames", produced by E. Deffrene, Paris 1916-1919. This series of ...RC00688.002
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[Sheet music] Australian Y.M.C.A. songs, Vol. 1.
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Album of sheet music titled 'Australian Y.M.C.A songs Vol I', published about 1915. The album contains a collection of individual sheet music pieces for 20 popular songs issued by various London publi...RC10922
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[Sheet music] Australian Y.M.C.A. songs, Vol. II.
Published Collection
Maker: various artists
Album of sheet music titled "Australian Y.M.C.A songs Vol II", published about 1918. The album contains a collection of individual sheet music pieces for 20 popular songs issued by various London publ...RC10923
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[Sheet music] Australian Y.M.C.A. songs, Vol. IV.
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Album of sheet music titled 'Australian Y.M.C.A songs Vol IV', published about 1918. The album contains a collection of individual sheet music pieces for 20 popular songs issued by various London publ...RC10924
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Sheet Music collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Sheet Music collection consists of commercially printed pieces, albums, and books of sheet music. The collection includes popular songs, some by well known composers such as Noel Coward, Cole Port...RC11433
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[Sheet music] Famous marches: for the piano
Published Collection
This album of music titled 'Famous marches: for the piano' was published by W H Paling about 1943. It features a colour photograph of Australian soldiers marching on the front cover. The album is numb...RC11195
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[Sheet music] Songs that won the war
Published Collection
Album of music for piano and vocals titled 'Songs that won the war'. This compilation of songs, sometimes only lyrics, was collected and edited by S Louis Giraud and published as the "'Daily Express' ...RC10990
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[Sheet music] Tivoli annual no 38
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The songbook titled "Tivoli Annual No 38", is a compilation of Australian songs published during the First World War. It was published by Joe Slater Publishing Company, Sydney, and dates from about 19...RC11279
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Shipmates O' Mine
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Collection of Officer's signatures from the troopship Berrima relating to the service of 817 Sergeant Edwin Haskins Burne. Page is taken from 'Round the Map', troopship serial for 'Berrima'.PUB01620
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Silk Postcard Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Australian War Memorial has a collection of over 1000 woven, printed and embroidered silk postcards from the First World War, 1914-18. The majority of the collection are embroidered postcards. Wit...RC00688
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Silk postcard, Forget me not
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered envelope-style silk postcard decorated with a peacock and the words "forget me not". The eyespots of the peacock's tail have been replaced with colours representing flags of the Allied nat...AWM2018.1239.6
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Silverdale from Castlebarrow
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown Unknown
A tourist postcard of Silverdale from Castlebarrow, UK. Inscribed on reverse side.RC05620
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Sincere friendships
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard with design of two butterflies and snowdrops. The butterflies have the French flag and the Union Jack as wings.PUB00401
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Sites of London
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown Unknown
A tourist postcard of sites of London, UK, Rotary Photographic Series. Not inscribed on reverse side.RC05621
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Soldiers' memorial, Warragul, Vic.
Published Collection
Maker: Rose Stereograph Co Unknown
Postcard depicting the soldiers' memorial in Warragul, Vic dedicated to locals who served in the First World War. In the background is signage for local businesses. The postcard forms part of the coll...RC00066
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Sons of the Empire Rally Round the Flag
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
A patriotic postcard with a picture of six military men, brandishing weapons. One is seated on a horse and holds the Union Jack. Not inscribed on reverse side.RC05592
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Souvenir de Belgique
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard in envelope style. Features flags of Belgium, France and British Red Ensign and olive laurel. Also features two purple flowers and message "Souvenir de Belgique". Small card ...PUB04175
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Souvenir de Belgique
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Envelope style Silk postcard with the Belgian Coat of Arms with Union Jack and Belgian Flag in to corners. Inside is a small card with message "To my dear sister"RC01114.002
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Souvenir de Belgique
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard with a scene of town by water with windmills.RC01114.003
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Souvenir de Belgique
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Silk postcard in envelope design embroidered with an image that resembles the middle version of the coat of arms of the Netherlands over 'Souvenir de Belgique' and a stem with three flowers, one black...PUB02272
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Souvenir de Calais
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard decorated with the Coat of Arms of the French city of Calais, and is surrounded by the flags of Allied nations. Below is embroidered "Souvenir of Calais". On the reverse is c...AWM2018.1239.4
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Souvenir de France
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered postcard with image of rooster standing on what appears to be the sun and moon, with the flags of Portugal, Belgium, France and Red Ensign on the left of the rooster. Flags of the United S...PUB03268
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1917 Souvenir de France
Published Collection
Maker: De Mamiel, Thomas Gregory Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard features an envelope design with the individual numbers of the year "1917" composed of the Union Jack, Belgian, Frenc...AWM2016.664.6
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Souvenir de France
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk envelope-style postcard, the obverse is decorated with pink flowers and embroidered with the words "Souvenir de France". On the reverse is correspondence from 1184 Driver Phillip Patr...AWM2018.1239.5
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Souvenir de France
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard has an envelope design with a pansy with the Union Jack and the flags of Romania, Belgium, Portugal, France, United s...AWM2019.83.1.3