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Letters from Long ‘Un
Letters from Long ‘un Captain Robert James Henderson, MC and Bar 13th Battalion AIF 1915-1918 Bob Henderson in France, winter 1917 Compiled by David Garred Jones 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This compilation arose out of a wider study into the movements, actions and stories of the “Originals” of the 13th Australian Infantry Battalion in World War 1. Part of that work involved reviewing the hundreds of diaries and thousands of letters that had been donated to the various State libraries and the Australian War Memorial. Much of this first-hand material is now available on-line, and in some cases has been transcribed by the skilled and dedicated staff of those institutions. Amongst that wealth of material are the letters of Captain Robert James Henderson, MC and Bar, of the 13th Battalion. They encapsulate the thoughts and feelings of a man who started in 1915 as a private, saw action in Gallipoli, Fleurbaix, Pozieres, Mouquet Farm, Messines, Passchendaele and Villers-Bretonneux, rising through the ranks to Captain. Henderson’s family donated his letters, postcards, certificates, awards and other ephemera to the Australian War Memorial (“AWM”). They have been digitised and posted on line under the accession code AWM2016.30.1 through to AWM2016.30.9. I am deeply grateful to the AWM for making this valuable historical archive so readily accessible. As well as Henderson’s own photographs, I have included some relevant images from the AWM and other sources, all of which are acknowledged in the captions to the photos. I have also added, in italics, the locations from where each letter was written (if not already included in the original letter). -
Convocation Express Academy of Dentistry International Australasian Section APRIL 2007
Newsletter Convocation Express Academy of Dentistry International Australasian Section APRIL 2007 WORLD understanding through EDUCATION From the pen of the Regent by Reg Hession As I write, Convocation is nearly This issue of the Newsletter has the many events of upon us, affording the opportunity Convocation recorded in detail, elsewhere. Thus, it would for Fellows and their friends from be foolish for me to pre-empt these at this stage. However, all over our rather vast Region, to I wish to mark the many significant contributions by our renew acquaintances and to meet with other members of Fellows, to our profession and to the public weal. This fact the Academy. As in previous years, we are honoured to is highlighted for me, not only by the work of Fellows of welcome distinguished guests from overseas, who represent long standing, but by the quality of each new Fellow who is the senior Officers of the Academy. On this occasion, inducted at Convocations of the Academy. It is warming to they will be Dr Rex Fortescue (Immediate Past-President, be a part of such a very special group in ‘Dentistry’. Canada) and Dr Robert Ramus (Executive Director, USA) I look forward to meeting with those who are able to attend who will be accompanied by his wife Janet. In addition, Convocation and the Cocktail Party. the Australasian Board of Trustees (our local management group), will meet prior to the Convocation of Fellows, to discuss various matters relative to our future activities. Reg Hession News from across the Tasman Kia Ora again! Prof Greg Seymour, Dean of the School of Dentistry at Otago, has meanwhile been the driving force behind a Two New Zealand-based Fellows have been proposed Research Institute to be based in Dunedin. -
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RAAF Radschool Association Magazine – Vol 39 Page 12 Iroquois A2-1022 On Friday the 16th March, 2012, an Iroquois aircraft with RAAF serial number A2-1022, was ceremoniously dedicated at the Caloundra (Qld) RSL. Miraculously, it was the only fine day that the Sunshine Coast had had for weeks and it hasn't stopped raining since. It was suggested that the reason for this was because God was a 9Sqn Framie in a previous life. A2-1022 was one of the early B model Iroquois aircraft purchased and flown by the RAAF and in itself, was not all that special. The RAAF bought the B Models in 3 batches, the 300 series were delivered in 1962, the 700 series in 1963 and the 1000 series were delivered in 1964. A2- 1022 was of the third series and was just an Iroquois helicopter, an airframe with an engine, rotor, seats etc, much the same as all the other sixteen thousand or so that were built by the Bell helicopter company all those years ago – it was nothing out of the ordinary. So why did so many people give up their Friday to come and stand around in the hot sun for an hour or more just to see this one?? The reason they did was because there is quite a story associated with this particular aircraft and as is usually the case, the story is more about the people who flew it, flew in it and who fixed it – not about the aircraft itself. It belonged to 9 Squadron which arrived in Vietnam, in a roundabout route, in June 1966 with 8 of this type of aircraft and was given the task of providing tactical air transport support for the Australian Task Force. -
Four Ferguson Brothers Norman, 1881-1949 Hector, 1885-1917 Douglas, 1889-1918 Malcolm, 1892-1967
Booklet Number 22 FOUR FERGUSON BROTHERS NORMAN, 1881-1949 HECTOR, 1885-1917 DOUGLAS, 1889-1918 MALCOLM, 1892-1967 This booklet remains the property of Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church. Please see a Guide if you would like a copy. Cover Illustration: Abbotsford, the Ferguson family home at Enoggera ©Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church Corner Ann and Creek Streets Brisbane QLD 4000 2014, 2018 Go to http://heritage.saintandrews.org.au/ for an online copy of this booklet and more pictures . 2 The Ferguson Family and Abbotsford James Ferguson of Brisbane and Eliza Jane née Abbott (known as Jeanne), fifth daughter of Thomas Abbott of Dungog, New South Wales were married at Crescent Lodge, Rockhampton on 3 October 1876. The Minister of the Rockhampton Presbyterian Church, Rev Alexander Hay officiated. Mr James Ferguson was the senior partner in the firm Watson Ferguson and Company, booksellers, stationers and printers. The Ferguson family home was Abbotsford at Enoggera, a magnificent colonial home with wide verandahs on all sides. It was situated on a large property or “paddock” used for the Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Sabbath School annual picnic for many years. The cover photograph could well be such an occasion. In 1924 the land was subdivided and a portion of the house was moved to Gizeh Street. It is now called Hoya. Portion of the larger paddock is now called Ferguson Park, near Gaythorne Railway Station. Nine children were born to Mr and Mrs Ferguson. Three sons died in infancy. Of the other five sons, four enlisted for service abroad in the Great War and Eric Abbott Ferguson, the eldest, remained at home and continued his father’s business. -
1988 Monash University Calendar Part 1
,.------------, . · Monash University · Calendar 1988 JOCK MARSHALL ZOOLOGY RESERVE SPORTS AREA SPORTS AREA Monash University Calendar 1988 Published by Monash University Wellington Road, Clayton Victoria, Australia 3168 Telephone: 565 4000 Telegrams: Monashuni, Melbourne Telex: AA 32691 All rights reserved, This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced in any form whatsoever, whether by graphic, visual, electronic, filming, microfilming, tape recording or any means, except in the case of brief passages for the information of students, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Copyright © Monash University 1988, Typeset by Abb-typesetting Pty Ltd Melbourne Printed and bound by Brown Prior Anderson Pty Ltd Melbourne ISSN 0159 - 5385 Contents The contents of the Calendar have been brought up to date as at 4 January 1988. The Statutes and Regulations included arc those in force on that date. with the exception of Statutes made since 12 October 1987. and Regulations made since 9 November 1987. Preface 2.10 The Monash Association of Students Sir John Monash 3 117 Coat of Arms 4 2.11 The Sports and Recreation Association Donations and Bequests 5 118 Principal Dates for 1988 6 2.12 Monash Association of Graduate Students Officers and Staff 119 Officers of the University 16 Members of Council 17 Chapter 3 - Officers of the University Standing Committees of Council 19 3.1 The Chancellor and the Deputy The Professorial Board 21 Chancellor 119 Standing Committees of the Professorial Board 3.2.1 The Vice-Chancellor 120 22 3.2.2 -
Message from Mwbro. Don Reynolds Grand Master
See freemasonsvic.net.au and FMV Engage No. 139 Click on the LINKS for more information Message from MWBro. Don Reynolds Grand Master Dear Brethren Grand Installation presented by KPMG What a wonderful week for Freemasons Victoria with an outstanding Geelong based Quarterly, Grand Installation and Grand Banquet and many wonderful memories that will remain with me lifelong. Monash Children’s Hospital On Tuesday with the Minister for Health Hon Jill Hennessy we announced our partnership with the Monash Children’s Hospital enabling the naming of the Freemasons Forest Ward funded by the Freemasons Foundation and proudly supported by Freemasons Victoria. This is a great opportunity and it was wonderful to see the news profiled on Channel Nine! I encourage you to read more by clicking HERE. 50th Anniversary Foundation Stone Dallas Brooks Hall Today we are joined by The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the laying of the original Foundation Stone and a new beginning for the historic site at 300 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The Governor will join Elysa Anderson from our magnificent development partner Mirvac and myself for a special unveiling of the gold inscribed original marble foundation stone and the historic ceremonial silver trowel used to cement the stone into place. The celebration of this milestone comes at a time when the last section of the Dallas Brooks Hall is being demolished to make way for the site to become the home of our new Masonic Centre and The Eastbourne, a new residential project. -
A Technical, Administrative and Bureaucratic Analysis of the Victoria Cross and the AIF on the Western Front, 1916-1918
i Behind the Valour: A technical, administrative and bureaucratic analysis of the Victoria Cross and the AIF on the Western Front, 1916-1918 Victoria D’Alton Student Number 3183439 Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts University of New South Wales Australian Defence Force Academy 22 October 2010 ii Originality Statement I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and to the best of my knowledge it contains no materials previously published or written by another person, or substantial proportions of material which have been accepted for the award of any of any other degree or diploma at UNSW or any other educational institution, except where due acknowledgement is made in the thesis. Any contribution made to the research by others, with whom I have worked at UNSW or elsewhere, is explicitly acknowledged in the thesis. I also declare that the intellectual content of this thesis is the product of my own work, except to the extent that assistance from others in the project’s design and conception or in style, presentation and linguistic expression is acknowledged. Victoria D’Alton UNSW Student Number 3183439 22 October 2010 iii For my friend, Lieutenant Paul Kimlin, RAN O156024 1 January 1976 – 2 April 2005 ‘For many are called, but few are chosen.’ Matthew 22:14 iv Abstract This thesis focuses on the how and why the Victoria Cross came to be awarded to 53 soldiers of the AIF on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918. It examines the technical, administrative and bureaucratic history of Australia’s relationship with the Victoria Cross in this significant time and place. -
Honouring Harry Murray VC, 100 Years On
29 March 2017 Guy Barnett, Liberal Member for Lyons Honouring Harry Murray VC, 100 Years On A Tasmanian-born war hero – Australia’s most highly decorated soldier – was remembered today, with a centenary commemoration of his Victoria Cross. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Murray VC was born in Evandale, growing up on the family farm and serving as a young man in the Launceston Voluntary Artillery Corps. In the three and a half years from when he enlisted as a private at the outbreak of the First World War, he achieved the remarkable feat of rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded many medals and mentions in dispatches. His greatest honour came in 1917 when he received the Victoria Cross – the highest decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy – for his actions at Guedecourt on the Western Front. For many years, the service of Lieutenant Colonel Murray VC and his significance to Tasmania’s rich military heritage was overlooked. Working as senator with the late David Von Stiglitz, the Murray Memorial Committee and the Evandale History Society, we ensured he will be remembered with the unveiling in 2006 of the Harry Murray Statue in the town of his birth. Today, it was a fitting tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Murray VC to have as guest speaker at the centenary service Doug Baird. Mr Baird is the father of the late Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG, Tasmania’s – and Australia’s – most recent recipient of the Victoria Cross. Corporal Baird was one of only two Australians to receive both a Victoria Cross and a Medal for Gallantry. -
The Development of Australian Infantry on the Western Front 1916-1918: an Imperial Model of Training, Tactics and Technology
The Development of Australian Infantry on the Western Front 1916-1918: An Imperial model of training, tactics and technology Lewis Frederickson A thesis in fulfilment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Humanities and Social Sciences UNSW Canberra 28 August 2015 i THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Thesis/Dissertation Sheet Surname: Frederickson First Name: Lewis Other Name: Charles Abbreviation for degree as given in the University Calendar: PhD School: Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty: History Title: The development of Australian infantry on the Western Front 1916-1918 Abstract The Anzac myth enshrines a popular history of Australian superiority on the battlefields of the Great War. Australian infantrymen were superior because Australia was a frontier nation whose people possessed independent initiative, resourcefulness, and moral and physical courage. These qualities were transferred straight into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). This thesis makes a critical examination of the myth. It details how Australian infantry on the Western Front developed into a highly disciplined and professional element of the wider British Army in the period from 1916-1918. This occurred through standardised training and tactics, hard earned operational experience, and with technically enabled mastery. After Gallipoli, Australia was a relative latecomer to Europe, and arrived in mid-1916. The force experienced comparable losses to the British Army on the Somme, becoming a benefactor of the British learning process. Contrary to the Anzac myth, the five Australian divisions on the Western Front only realised their potential in 1918 when they were amalgamated into a corps. In this thesis, Chapter 1 provides a historiography of the Australian infantry's experience on the Western Front in comparison to a similar sized formation, the Canadian Corps. -
Wyt Gumtorsiitp of Imfcourne 1963 VISITOR His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR of VICTORIA: MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROHAN DELACOMBE, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O
Wyt GUmtorsiitp of iMfcourne 1963 VISITOR His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROHAN DELACOMBE, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O. CHANCELLOR THE HON. SIR ARTHUR DEAN, LL.M., LL.D. (Hon.), Q.C. (One of H.M. Judges of the Supreme Court.) Elected 15th March, 1954. DEPUTY-CHANCELLOR SIR WILLIAM GEORGE DISMORE UPJOHN, O.B.E., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. Elected 5th March, 1962. VICE-CHANCELLOR PROFESSOR SIR GEORGE WHITECROSS PATON, B.A., B.C.L. (Oxon), LL.D. (Glas., Syd. and Q'land), D.C.L. (Western Ontario), M.A., of Gray's Inn, Barrister-at-Law. Appointed 1st July, 1951. DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR PROFESSOR EDWIN SHERBON HILLS, Ph.D. (Lond.), D.Sc, D.I.C., F.A.A., F.R.S. Appointed 2nd April, 1962. PRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS PROFESSOR EDWIN SHERBON HILLS, Ph.D. (Lond.), D.Sc, D.I.C., F.A.A., F.R.S. Appointed 2nd March, 1959. PROFESSOR WILFRED PREST, M.A. (Leeds), M.A. Com. (Manchester), M.Com. Appointed 5th March, 1962 COUNCIL Appointed by the Governor-in-Council (present term expires 16th December, 1963)—- NORMAN EDWARD THOMAS JONES, Hon. D.Sc. (N.S.W. U.T.), A.S^T.C. Appointed 17th December, 1951. SIR ROBERT RUTHERFORD BLACKWOOD, B.E.E.. M.C.E., A.M.I.E.Aust. Appointed 17th December, 1951. THE HON. JOHN STOUGHTON BLOOMFIELD, M.L.A., LL.B. Appointed 16th May, 1956. CAMPBELL TURNBULL, M.L.A., LL:B. Appointed 12th October, 1955. PATRICK RYAN, B.Agr.Sc. -
Our Heroes: Tasmania's Victoria Cross Recipients
Centenary of ANZAC Edition OUR HEROES Tasmania’s Victoria Cross Recipients “ For Valour” by Guy Barnett MP All photographs contained in this publication displaying Australian War Memorial ID are courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. Some information in the booklet courtesy of the Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Published September 2015 Copyright © Guy Barnett 2015 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN: 978 0 9942331 3 4 Printed by Foot & Playsted, Launceston, Tasmania 7250 Cover Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Dedication This book is dedicated to all Tasmanians who have served, and their families. Centenary of ANZAC and 4th Edition iv | Tasmania’s Victoria Cross Recipients by Guy Barnett MP Contents Foreword: The Hon Will Hodgman MP ..............................................................................................................1 Foreword: Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson .......................................................................................2 Introduction: Robert Dick .............................................................................................................................................4 The Centenary of ANZAC : Guy Barnett MP ..................................................................................................5 -
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION Thursday, 15 February 2007 (Extract from book 2) Internet: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard By authority of the Victorian Government Printer The Governor Professor DAVID de KRETSER, AC The Lieutenant-Governor The Honourable Justice MARILYN WARREN, AC The ministry Premier, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.............................................. The Hon. S. P. Bracks, MP Deputy Premier and Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change...................................................... The Hon. J. W. Thwaites, MP Minister for Education............................................ The Hon. J. Lenders, MLC Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment and Minister for Women’s Affairs................................... The Hon. J. M. Allan, MP Minister for Gaming, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs ..................... The Hon. D. M. Andrews, MP Minister for Victorian Communities and Minister for Energy and Resources.................................................... The Hon. P. Batchelor, MP Treasurer, Minister for Regional and Rural Development and Minister for Innovation......................................... The Hon. J. M. Brumby, MP Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrections................................................... The Hon. R. G. Cameron, MP Minister for Agriculture..........................................