World War, 1939-1945 - Australia

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-224

Description: Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-223

Description: Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1926-1955

By: Wainuiomata Historical Society

Reference: MSY-6568

Description: Scrapbook includes a large number of cuttings of Alex Gurney's cartoons `Bluey and Curley'. These cartoons depict a soldier's life in the Australian Army in the 1940s and 1950s. The second section comprises mainly newspapers and magazines cuttings, cartoons, ephemera, beer labels, Devonport Steam Ferry Co Ltd tickets, greeting cards, original black and white photographs. Topics include animals, women, children and babies. Of interest is a newspaper cutting depicting the 10,000th baby born at the Alexandra Maternity Home, Wellington (no date). Source of title - Transcribed from item Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 196 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter (29 x 45cm) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Wainuiomata Historical Society, Wellington, 1992 Transfers: From Photographic Archive - PA-Coll-2436.

Date: 6 Sep 1939-7 Apr 1955

By: Brown, William Davenport, 1918-

Reference: MS-Group-1660

Description: Physical Description: Mss (some photocopies)

Date: 1939-1954

From: Barrett, Brian Edward, 1923-1975: Photographs relating to service with the Royal Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Reference: PA1-f-314

Description: Photograph album compiled by Brian Barrett, ca 1950s. The photographs relate to Barrett's service with the Royal Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force in England, Burma, Malaya, and India during World War II; and his interest in model aviation; and family vacation in 1954. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album, 51 x 38 cm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Barrett, Brian Edward, 1922-1975; Papers (MS-Group-1822). Loose photographs from the album are now in PAColl-10514. 1 strip of unrelated colour negatives (unidentified group of men and women) at 35mm-102773.