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Jeff in blazer and slacks standing in a garden. On the reverse 'Jeff Downing' and crossed out 'side garden @ Kyneton'.

A message from thee Lady Mayoress of Melbourne on the news of Germany's unconditional surrender.

A photograph of five airmen standing in front of their Wellington. On the reverse 'Jeff Downing extreme R who crashed with him Crew of the [ends]' and 'Nancy Hamilton, 263 Roslyn Road, Highton'.
Included is an envelope with the names of the crew…

A formal head and shoulders portrait of Eric in Australian Army uniform with slouch hat.

Formal head and shoulders portrait of Eric wearing a greatcoat with aircrew training flash in his hat.

Eight airmen, informal pose outside wooden building at Port Pirie, Eric is front left.

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Head and shoulders portrait of Eric with sergeant rank badges and navigators brevet.

Newly qualified aircrew parading in Melbourne before they were posted to their duty stations. Eric is in the middle of the second row of sergeants.

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Sign held up by his family to greet Eric on the Melbourne docks on his repatriation to Australia after 19 months away in Britain. The sign reads 'Eric Arthur "You Beaut" Here we are'.

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Two officers wearing tunic with half brevet and medal ribbons sitting at a table. On the reverse 'John Palme (trained with Bert but not in same crew) at veteran's dinner with Bert in Sydney after war'.
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A group of men wearing overalls laying on the ground. At the top the bottom of a wooden hut. On the reverse '"The fellers", lunch time break at Coota course 38A hut'.
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Left page. Top - autograph from Jean Batten after congratulations for record flight Australia to England. Bottom - autograph from Giles Guthrie and note of England to South Africa air race with W A Scott.
Bottom right - photograph of two men…

View from ship of double deck pier crowded with people. Two gangways ready to be lowered. Captioned 'Princes Pier, Melbourne, Jan 3rd 1946'.

View down shopping arcade. Two servicemen wearing khaki uniform, one in shorts the other long trousers half way down amongst other shoppers. Captioned 'London Arcade - Perth'.

Two men wearing khaki uniform and peaked caps standing side by side. Both have pilot's brevet and Lachie McBean is on the right wearing long trousers. Captioned 'Kep & Self - Perth'.

View across narrow strip of water to wharf completely filled with people with buildings behind. 'Captioned 'Crowded wharf at Fremantle, December 28 1945'

View across railway tracks to wharf with single funnel liner alongside. Captioned 'Athlone Castle - Fremantle'.

View over side of ship with rail in foreground of a low lying island in the distance. Captioned 'Rott Next [sic] Island - Fremantle'.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap. Captioned 'F/O Harvey Lade - Deniliquin take just before sailed for the Middle East'.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and peaked cap. Captioned 'W/O Steve Downes (Melbourne) Wireless Operator'.

Six photographs of the crashed aircraft. Only the tail is intact with the registration and a USA identity mark. An envelope has details of the crash location and date.

Rear quarter view of a dark coloured single engine biplane parked on grass. 'AVRO' in large letters on the starboard fuselage. In the background many buildings. On the reverse 'AVRO 504K, Pilot Frank Roberts, Engineer Walter Nicholson, Caretaker…

Front quarter view of a single engine biplane with wings folded back under an awning. Two men, one wearing a pith helmet stand to the left with another group standing and sitting by the cockpit. Part of nose faring and oil drums to the right. On the…

A man sitting with his leg over the side of the back of the cockpit of a single engine biplane side on. Aircraft registration G-EBOV and 'Avian' in letters on the port fuselage below the cockpit. In the background wooden hangar doors. On the reverse…

Two photographs, man sitting on blocks of wood, trees in background. Two men standing in front of trees. Page captioned 'Australia Valentine Doe'