AMOSA August 2019 NEWSLETTER V1.1.Pub
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THE EXHIBITOR THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ARMY MUSEUM OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AMOSA August 2019 VOLUME 9 I UE 2 No place to ight a war …. Inside this issue There never has been a good rations could not be consumed and parts From the Manager 2 environment in which to wage war! of the brain closed down along with the Harry’s Corner 2 From the trenches of Europe to the organs in the bod 8soldiers dropped, Veterans Health Day 3 Russian Front, from Korea and fro)e as stiff as hardwood and died. 0t was Borneo to Vietnam and Afghanistan, reported medics carried morphine Ambassador George 3 ampules in their mouths to stop them the climate always conspired and Dikko 3 both sides of the con!lict suffered in free)ing. Sound Ranging 4 heat or cold. None more so than 0t fell to families bac1 home to 1nit and Development Korea, where the winter was as dispatch scarfs, balaclavas and beanies to Myrtle Bank RSL Care 4 deadl as a bullet. The theme in send to their sons, who onl had a basic Studebaker update 5 AMOSA's latest displa graphicall cold weather combat 9ac1et. Along with Paul Longstaff R & E 5 portra s in some wa the horror of gear from home, Australians ac/uired shin Centre the cold. Korea could be hot and 2high Marine gaiters to stop snow getting Long Tan 6 sti!ling in the summer, but come the into boots, cold weather hats to shield the Remembered winter came a different sort of face and pulled soc1s over their hands. The challenge. result is a soldier resembling Darth Vader Unley’s Own—The 6 27th The AMOSA curatorial staff with a Lee En!ield. Ne(t door in the From Our Curator 7 considered what stor to tell about a 0ndonesian Confrontation e(hibit it's bac1 to the familiar open shirt, bush hat, heat ver comple( con!lict. The recurring From Our Curator 8 and humidit of tropical Borneo theme seemed a fro)en, barren mountainous landscape. So, we opted (incidentall the centre man in the photo Blood Sweat & Fears 8 for a simple displa to realise one is a local, Oscar Johnson from Bir1enhead). III aspect of the *forgotten+ war, the The danger here was heat stro1e, malaria Aussie Digger facing the winter and chronic s1in disease. There never has and never will be a good environment for Dates 2019 environment. The main picture from • war. 30 Aug —Blood Sweat and the A.M was blown up to show Fears III—Book Launch Diggers tramping through snow. To By Peter Haran—Volunteer photo: John • 18 Sep —Parliament then displa his e/uipment and Claxton House visit • clothing was not so eas . 0t was 30 Oct —Health Day veterans t pical of the Aussie battler to • 9/10 Nov —Edinburgh ac/uire, borrow or steal to ma1e his RAAF Air Show life better against the cold.. And on • 11 Nov —Remembrance North Korea things got cold. Day • 11 Dec —Christmas Temperatures regularl dropped to Dinner 232c. Courtes of what some called the *Siberian E(press+, northern Visit our website to winds pushed the wind chill factor find our news for our down to an e e2watering 270c. volunteers and current 0magine blood from wounds free)ing activities within the on !lesh, and frostbite so severe s1in Museum 12 June 2019—Korean Veterans visit the peeled awa when soc1s were www.amosa.org.au Museum - removed. Also weapons fro)e, L- R Ken Cocks, Peter Clarke, Mick Woodley, Contact Joy Souter to artiller malfunctioned, water and Maurice Evans, Jim Stevens, John Jarrett add material & information From the Manager …. As we approach some warmer weather for development over the period 2020-24. While this will after a length period of rain and cold likely outlast my time as Manager I hope it will put into it is to be hoped that visits to the place a clear way forward for the Unit, at least in terms of Museum increase. .e continue to developmental targets while we continue to track the ma1e improvements in a number of daily challenges of keeping the Unit in good order. The areas and there are interesting new plan will feature targets pertaining to infrastructure in displa s for visitors to see. 0t is bus regard to which buildings we do and do not need and for us in the second half of the Major where the Unit ‘lives’ within the barracks environment of calendar ear and while this is a good Christopher Roe the future, as well as volunteer demographic problem to have it is important for me considerations. It will also feature targets that are time to again than1 all of our volunteers and militar staff dependent and recurring, for instance Corps and Unit for their tireless wor1 in continuing the development birthdays and anniversaries, as well as notable events in of our facilit . The changes in the Museum are most military history. These events, targets and aspirational impressive and we are /uic1l approaching our goal outcomes will be measurable and achievable and within of a trul modern and progressive research facilit . 0n the capacity of this Unit as it currently stands, while at the this edition 0 want to introduce readers to some same time challenging and, by necessity, requiring agility intended changes to Museum operations. and patience to achieve. Firstl , and the area into which 0 hope volunteers will Finally I ask you all to be patient with the military invest their energ and intellectual capital, it is component of the Unit. We are busy trying to ensure that intended to tell the stor of the entire Arm in South the Unit is as compliant with current policies and industry Australia. This is perhaps not as big a 9ob as it seems standards in a number of areas as we can (must) be and given that we alread do so to a large e(tent, but achieving this often involves volunteers completing militar histor does not need to move, in the telling, paperwork and directly complying with a number of e(clusivel from con!lict to con!lict. There are events, requests. It can sometimes be frustrating but it is fair to units, training areas, militar trends and say that our Headquarters works very hard to put in place developmental changes that have affected the local the conditions in which our Unit can continue to thrive on militar throughout our State's histor and there is Commonwealth property and everyone has a part to play more to this stor than the Regular Arm and the in contributing to this. I look forward to the continued ma9or con!licts. Representing this stor will be a development of the Unit for the remainder of 2019 as a challenge for Curator .a ne Birch and his team of number of exciting projects come together, but also trust volunteers, but the Unit's militar component will you will enjoy some of our external and recreational contribute as well. 0t should be an interesting activities such as Museum !ield da s and operations awa challenge with the stor of the Proof and from the comforts of Keswic1 Barrac1s and events such as E(perimental Establishment Port .a1e!ield being the ADanger Close' !ilm preview which was a most planned to be our !irst pro9ect and a test case to see worthwhile activit in late Jul . how well we can do this; 0'm sure the outcomes will Than1 ou be e(cellent. Christopher Roe Secondl , we are now implementing a !ive ear plan, a Manager APlan on a Page' as it is sometimes 1nown which endeavours to annotate clear and manageable targets Harry(s Corner ….. .hat a fabulous ear we are having Over recent mo nths we have lost so me dear friends and immedi atel after the Centenar of supporters of our Museum. The include Fraham Frowden, ANBAC. .e now have a great wor1ing Denise A les, Ted Kamins1i, and Bruce Tunstill. .e will connection to the 0nternet, we have surel miss them! great numbers coming along on 0 ma snea1 a ride onto the bus ride to Parliament Couse on .ednesda s and than1s to the Arm the 18 September. The spea1er of the Upper Couse ,Andrew Cistor Unit, we now have some tea McLachlan CSC MLC, has invited us for a tour of Par liament and coffee provided b our CD. Luc1il Roberto, our Couse and hopefull some tast morning tea! .e welco me Treasur er, is still ba1ing ca1es for the volunteers and 0 SFT Ewens to 9oin our FRes staff at the Museum. Mimi will get to clean up the crumbs afterwards. The Museum is be helpful in reducing the wor1loads of the other staff since loo1ing great with new displa s in the Tashco cabinets. David left us to go and wor1 in the Cospital (3AFC). Carriet and 0 ventured out to the Unle Museum last .e are loo1ing forward to a bus few months with plent month to see the displa of AUnle 's OwnEstories of of school children visits and some Arm Cadets loo1ing the 27th Battalion soldi ers'. Freat displa Kar en! This over the Museum, and underta1ing their studies into was followed up b a tal1 at the Unle Town Call b militar histor . Sandr a Kearne and her research into what happened to these ..0 so ldiers when the returned ho me. Sadl Cheers and best wishes Harriet & Harry all of the cheese and biscuits were up on a table out of reach for us shorter patrons! Volume 9 ISSUE 2 Page 2 AMOSA Veterans Health Day 30 October 2019 ….