Civil Defence helmet, World War II

This British-style helmet (presumably an Australian-made example) was used during World War II by Civil Defence, a homefront organisation dealing with the impact (or possible impact) of the war on

Location

Australia
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H46832
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010
23 November 2010

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Australia
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Conflict
Conflict: how people contest the landscape
Fortress Queensland 1942-45
Dimensions
135mm
285mm
285mm

Battle of Brisbane – Australian masculinity under threat

When thinking of the great battlefields of World War II it is Stalingrad’s rooftops, London’s skyline and the jungles of Burma that come to mind, not the sleepy 'big country town' of Brisbane.

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Graffiti by American service personnel, 1941-47

Graffiti on the walls of the holding bay by American service personnel who occupied the Walter Reid Building during World War II. One soldier wrote ‘A. Pasrouke Dec 2 1941,’ followed by “Back Again – Dec 1 1947’. Photograph by Ana Stevenson, 2010

Collection of Ana Stevenson

Maroochydore military map, 1942

Maroochydore, QLD
Australia
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1 January 1942
26 October 2010
26 October 2010

Location

Maroochydore, QLD
Australia
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26 October 2010
2/1 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Sunshine Coast

Maroochydore military map, 1942. Reproduced by 2/1 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company, November 1942. Surveyed in October 1942 by 3 Australian Field Survey Company with the aid of air photographs.  ‘This map is an official document. If found, it must be handed in to the nearest military headquarters or police station.’ Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Caloundra military map, 1942

Caloundra, QLD
Australia
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1 January 1942
26 October 2010
26 October 2010

Location

Caloundra, QLD
Australia
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26 October 2010
2/1 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Sunshine Coast

Caloundra military map, 1942. Reproduced by 2/1 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company, September 1943. Surveyed in August 1942 by 3 Australian Field Survey Company with the aid of air photographs.  ‘This map is an official document. If found, it must be handed in to the nearest military headquarters or police station.’ Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Centaur poster, c1943

Centaur poster, c1943. 'Work, save, fight and so avenge the nurses!', poster by unknown artist. Collection of the Australian War Memorial

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Australia
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