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General Motors-Holden's Limited defence projects, Volume Two
Volume two from a series of four photographic albums titled 'Defence Projects'. Comprising annotated photographs of GMH defence projects at Woodville, subjects 'G', including production of canvas gaiters but mostly relating to gun production illustrating anti-tank gun and anti-aircraft gun production and testing. Also contains images of visits by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and dignitaries from the Defence Forces.
General Motors-Holden's Limited defence projects, Volume Three
Volume three from a series of four photographic albums titled 'Defence Projects'. Comprising annotated photographs of GMH defence projects at Woodville, subjects H-R, including production of haversacks, views of the laboratory and metrology department, machinery, gun magazine production, Hamilton Press for making panels, aerial views of the plant, pontoon production, presses, Niles planer, and munition workshop at St Peters College.
Army and airforce vehicles manufactured by General Motors-Holden's
Album titled 'Photographs of Army and Airforce Vehicles, 1942', featuring black and white photographs of Defence Force vehicles manufactured by GMH during World War Two. Contains sections on 'Peters Hoist', 'Trojan Hoist', 'R.A.A.F. Tipper', 'R.A.A.F. Front End Reworking', 'Bofors Gun Tractor with Winch', 'Gun Tractor WO-78', '400 Gallon Army Water Tank', and 'Diesel Tractor'.
Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; vehicles
Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Vehicles' featuring car bodies built for the Defence Department during World War II, showing various sedan body panels, field ambulance bodies, a light Ack Ack vehicle, signal vans, and an RAAF wireless telegraphy truck.
Photographic study of GMH Woodville Plant; machines and equipment
Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Machines and Equipment' featuring tools and machinery used for manufacturing guns and military equipment used during World War II. Many were designed and built at the Woodville Plant.
Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; canvas work
Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Canvas Work' featuring workers making canvas military equipment used during World War II. Includes dressing stations, respirator haversacks, tents, beds, and water tanks.
Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; shop and plant
Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Shop and Plant' featuring sections within the Woodville Plant used for manufacturing military equipment for World War II. Includes tool and grinding room, ordnance manufacturing, Aircraft workshop, maintenance shop, and trainees. Also contains photographs of telephones in the Air Raid control room, and air raid trenches.
General Motors-Holden's Limited defence projects, Volume One
Volume one from a series of four photographic albums titled 'Defence Projects'. Comprising annotated photographs of subjects A to F illustrating GMH defence projects at Woodville, including Beaufort airframe fabrication, Lincoln aircraft wing, Australian armoured car, folding boats and work boats, anti-submarine bombs, canvas products, anti-tank gun production, Liberty Loan war pageant, laboratory and metrology department, Niles planer, munition workshop at St Peters College, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition.
Sister M. Giles and Mrs. H.E. Moore, Cheer Up Society
'Sister M. Giles, Matron in Charge, who served during the Great War in France, and later was iwth the Army of Occupation in Cologne, photographed with Mrs. H.E. Moore (assistant matron) on the right. Near the Adelaide Railway Station is the Cheer Up Schools Patriotic Fund hostel conducted by the Cheer Up Society. It has a modern block of buildings providing 302 beds, dining and recreational facilities. The Hut and Hostel are two separate buildings - both conducted by the Cheer Up Society Incorporated', from caption. Taken in Adelaide on 4 February 1945.
Papers of Cyril Richard Cole
Papers of Cyril Richard Cole, relating to his war service and his career in the Forestry industry, including dinner menus, Christmas greeting card, Forestry Company history, and correspondence. See below for details.
A.W.C. Officers on holiday
Group portrait of friends and colleagues of Marjorie Andrew from the Alice Springs Allied Works Council, outside No.1 Hostel before leaving on a trip to Tennant Creek, Easter 1945. From left: Donald Chalmers, Marjorie Andrew, Pat Rugless, M. Viner, A. Bredin. Original photograph: black and white print, 6.2 x 8.9 cm.
Cheer Up Hut recreation hall
Servicemen and volunteers gathered in the Cheer Up Hut recreation hall, June 1945.
Volunteers making beds at the SPF Cheer Up Hostel
Volunteers making beds in one of the dormitories at the SPF Cheer Up Hostel in Adelaide. '303 beds to be stripped and made each morn by voluntary C-U helpers, 2nd World War', from back.
World War Two diaries
Three small hand-written diaries along with typed transcripts covering the period from departure from Australia, service in the Middle East and finishing in New Guinea.
Ines Searle in uniform
Ines Searle, wife on Ron Searle, photographed in her Postal Department uniform. Mrs Searle worked during the war while her husband was serving overseas.
Kaines Collection
Collection of 15 photograph albums, containing 2943 photographs taken by Jack Kaines from the time he finised school until the end of World War II. The photographs act as a pictorial documentary of his life showing the places he traveled to around South Australia and Australia, including many roadtrips and daytrips visiting friends and family. Many of the photographs show the various cars that he owned. The photographs taken during World War II initially show many other Servicemen, but subsequently become mostly tourist shots. Except for a small number of photographs taken in Fiji, the collection ends with his war photographs, and the last 30 years of his life is not captured in this collection. A selection of photographs from his albums have been digitised and can be searched on PRG 1638.
Photographs relating to Peter Jackson's war service
Loose photographs from Peter Jackson's war service in the RAAF. Digital copies.
Royal Australian Air Force FB40 Mosquito Bomber pilots and navigators
D.H. Mosquito bomber crew and ground staff, thought to be at Edinburgh Field Air base, South Australia. This is a Mosquito FB VI, identified by the gun nose and the flat screen cockpit. According to a researcher, this is the Royal Australin Air Force (WW2), FB40 Mosquito Attack Course # 27, Pilot's and Navigator's Passing Out Parade, 5 Operational Training Unit - Williamtown, NSW 10th July 1945. Left to centre: John Armstrong, Tony Dibbs, Jack Denney, Bill Sadler, Col Cliff, Peter Hempenstall, Jeff Love, Col Digby, Lyle Bell, Bob Lamble, Col Dangerfield. Centre to right: Don Reid, Harry Farmer, Lindsay Collins, Alan Middleton, Brian Baylyl, Lyle Kappler, Bob Deaves, Bill Barnard, Alan Charlton, Ron Whitington, Ivan Charmichael. Another researcher adds that the last Mosquito Squadron was only partially formed before the end of the war. This squadron flew over Sydney on VP day. Some say that a few aircraft flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Australian troops inspected in Tokyo
Australian troops lined up for inspection in Tokyo, 1946.
British Commonwealth Headquarters, Tokyo
Officers and soldiers outside the Headquarters of the British Commonwealth in Tokyo, located on Maranchuchi Street. Billets were also located here. [Information from reverse of photograph].
Victory March, Tokyo
An Australian Army Band and Australian troops in a Victory March in Tokyo, 1946.
Australian troops lined up for inspection, Tokyo
Australian troops lined up for inspection, in Tokyo, 1946.
Allied Officers in Tokyo
A meeting of Allied Officers in Tokyo, 1946.
Photographs of Crafers and Stirling
Photographs by Erica Bews Bailey of soldiers billeted at Wonnaminta House, Crafers, a march through the main street of Crafers, both ca. 1941, (13 photographs), Crafers views (5 photographs) and Red Cross women on a national emergency exercise at the Stirling Oval in preparation for a possible invasion of Australia after the bombing of Darwin in 1942 (7 photographs). To see individual images do a NUMBER search on B 70390/1-25.
Samuel family : SUMMARY RECORD
Papers of Lorna and Vivian Dennis Samuels consisting of letters written during the Second World War, war documentation and propaganda. Also includes fashion drawings.
Volunteer Defence Corps, Victor Harbour Unit
Group portrait of the Volunteer Defence Corps, Victor Harbour Unit of 1945. Taken outdoors with a truck in the background. Back row: L/C F. Keen, Pte. A. Jackson, Pte. H. Lewis, Pte. L. Tapley, Pte. J. Wicker, Cpl. H. W. Barnett, Cpl. K. Rumbelow, L/C E. Coote. 2nd row: Pte. H. Lovell, Pte. H Welch, Pte. J. Stone, Pte. C. Plush, Pte. M. Chibnall, Pte. F. Bailey, Pte. C. Bailey, Pte. R. Tugwell. 3rd row: Pte. S. Lukeman, Cpl. R. Thorpe, Pte. R. Thiselton, Cpl. F. Cornish, Pte. J. Tiller, L/C H. Basham, Sgt. J. Adison, Pte. R. Coote. Front row: Q.M.S. A. Deacon, S/Sgt. M. Meyer, Capt. W. White, Lieut. R. Lewis, C.S.M. H. Halliday, Sgt. E. Lintern, Lieut. G. Harrold. Absent: A. E. Tregonning.
My Air Force Days (reminiscences)
Photocopy only of the reminiscences by Bruce Philpot of his time as an Air Force pilot during World War II. A number of the photographs have been copied (digital copies) and may be viewed on-line. See 'contents' for details of these items.
Military truck convoy, Northern Territory
Australian soldiers standing by a long army truck convoy in the Northern Territory.
2nd AIF parade of battalions
Soldiers of the Second Australian Imperial Force at the Torrens Parade Ground for a Parade of Battalions prior to embarkation around 1940. The soldiers may be men of the 2nd 10th Battalion, assembled for a final parade before embarking for North Africa. In the foreground on the left is a young 'paper boy' selling papers. The building on the left was later used by the South Australian branch of the RSL for its headquarters and museum.
Papers of the Cole Family : SUMMARY RECORD
Papers of the Cole family, descendants of George Cole and Sarah Cooper, comprising: papers of Maynard Johnson Cole relating to his World War One service including diaries (1918), leave pass, Christmas card, and Sports day programme (series 1); correspondence to Maynard Cole from Count Eric De Heuseler of Switzerland, a pen-pal, describing the outbreak of war and situation in Europe (series 2); postcards from the First World War sent to and from various members of the Cole family (series 3); papers relating to the World War One service of Harrold Leslie Cole comprising souvenir anniversary programme and family photograph (series 4); Military pass of Hannibal Thomas Mitchell Lyne (series 5); papers relating to the World War One service of Leslie William Cockshell comprising camp competition flyers, postcard and photographs (series 6); photographs relating to the First and Second World Wars (series 7); photographs collected by Cyril Richard Cole relating to his war service during the First and Second World Wars, and work in the forestry industry (series 8); papers relating to the war service and forestry career of Cyril Richard Cole including menus, cards, and unit history (series 9); photographs of George William Cole and gravestone of George Cole (series 10); and family history notes on family members who served overseas during World War One (series 11).