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Two diaries written by 61848 Leading Aircraftman W Collins of RAAF Group 839, while serving in Pacific theatre - including Borneo and Manus Island. The first diary covers the period 2 February 1945 to 31 December 1945 and relates to Collins's experiences in the Pacific, including air raids by Japaneses forces, later reports of the Japanese surrender, records of troops' and Collins's own recreation activities - concerts, beer nights, traveland betting games. The second diary covers 1 January 1916 to 26 July 1946 and contains more personal information and records of betting games Collins participated in.
Diaries cover service with YMCA in Melbourne and Darwin. Describes provision of facilities for games, reading and writing, concerts etc. Also describes Japanese air raids, a mobile refrigerated unit u
Papers of Captain William Thomas McDonald, 4 Battalion. They include newspaper clippings relating to the Boer War, mobilisation orders (1914), Christmas cards (1913), an instruction book on musketry a
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Leading Aircraftman Constantine Maniskas, New Guinea and Australia, 1945. The collection consists of one handwritten diary covering the period 1
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 66635 Leading Aircraftman Cecil Richard Henry Evans, Royal Australian Air Force, New Guinea and Australia, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection
Letters of Leading Aircraftman (LAC) S.J. (Jock) Hopwood to his mother from September 1943 to November 1945. They cover two phases of his career: (i) when he was stationed in Australia and training as
Diary and letters written by Leading Aircraftman David Howdle while serving with the RAAF in Australia and Balikpapan. The diary covers the period from Feburary 1943 to September 1944 when Howdle serv