| Places |
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| Accession Number | PR00534 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 2cm |
| Object type | Diary, Letter, Papers, Photograph |
| Maker |
Stanner, William Edward Hanley |
| Date made | 1942-1974 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 95/0242 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Stanner, William Edward Hanley
Description
Transcript of personal diary covering the period 19 July to 16 October 1942, providing an insight into Stanner's objectives for NAOU, selection and deployment of personnel, transport and equipment difficulties, and his assessment of the defensive situation in Northern Australia, particularly in the Broome area.(Transcribed by Dr A. Vane) Also includes: post-war correspondence regarding a war-time incident in Borneo; 15 photographs relating to Australians in Borneo during the Second World War; official records relating to Japanese occupation of Borneo in 1942 and their surrender in 1945; and the Australian military's contribution to legal administration of Borneo, after the surrrender, on behalf of the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU). Stanner was a member of the BBCAU.
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- Asia: Borneo, North Borneo
- Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Alice Springs
- Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin
- Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Katherine
- Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Mount Isa
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Broome
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Derby
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Wyndham