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Top - a modified Lancaster with undercarriage down just above the ground. Captioned 'Pressure pattern flying trial may 1946'.
Centre - side view of parked modified Lancaster with signatures annotated including R Ward. Captioned 'Aries May 1946, RAF…

PA Haynes' memories of his time with 24 squadron.

A news sheet sold on the troopship returning to the UK.

A newspaper issued on board the Queen Elizabeth.

Paper published on an American ship in September 1943.

Left - a servicemen wearing khaki uniform with foliage in the background. Captioned 'Frank Leary in the jungle at Lae'.
Right - a group of servicemen standing and sitting in jungle. Captioned 'Frank and cobbers in New Guinea'.

A booklet with a listing of former pupils that died in the Second World War. It includes a photograph of the deceased and a brief description.

The leaflet addresses the Battle for Australia against the Japanese with General MacArthur’s appointment as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. The Australian Prime Minister, John Curtin, announces successful…

Front page of military newsheet, Series 10 Issue 1. Two cents. Covering world wide military activity. Leading articles cover advances by the allied forces in North Africa and Russian successes in the East. Shorter reports on attacks on the Japanese…

Front page of a newsheet covering world wide military activity, Series 10 No 3, Two cents. Lead articles about Papuan campaign in the Pacific and Russian successes. Other reports cover North African campaign, German attacks on the south coast and…

Contents include Dutch royal birth, bombing of the Philips factory in Eindhoven, messages from royal family and commanders, and an overview of the war situation in Europe.