Darwin, the largest population centre in northern Australia, was considered a vital asset in Australia's defences against an increasingly aggressive Japanese Empire in the 1930s. Its port and airfield ...

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He was posted to the newly raised 37th Battalion, which was formed in Seymour from recruits drawn from Melbourne, north-east Victoria and the Gippsland region. Johns was made a private in the ...

Melbourne-born Bruce Kingsbury worked in New South Wales and Victoria before enlisting in May 1940. Embarking with the 2/14th Battalion from Sydney, he served in Palestine and Egypt and took part in ...

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Pagination 280 p. ; 19 cm.

Physical description pen and ink, brush and wash on paper ...

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Object type 8x10", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin ...

Author Fitzpatrick, W. (William), 1854-1940.; Victorian State War Council.; ...

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