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SUMMARY:Operation Oboe: Australian Amphibious Landings in Borneo\, May-July 1945
DESCRIPTION:A Public Lecture by Major (retd) Paul Handel\, RFD \nIn May 1945 the Australian Army launched three major amphibious assaults in Borneo. The operations were collectively known as “Oboe” and comprised the individual landings on Tarakan\, Brunei and Balikpapan. These operations were considered to be the most efficient and well planned conducted by the Australian Army. \nBorneo is surrounded by a number of waters – the South China Sea\, the Indian Ocean and others between Borneo and New Guinea. It is a volcanic island which has a rocky coastline with some beach areas. The centre of the island is mountainous. This means that farming is difficult\, so oil wells and rubber plantations are the main product of the island. \nBorneo before the Second World War was used by the Dutch for oil production and the British for the production of rubber. The Japanese invasion in 1942 was to their much needed of oil to be used in the mobility of their forces. \nBorneo was home to British and Dutch colonial persons\, as well as a Chinese population. Indigenous people had their origins in Indonesia\, then known as the Netherlands East Indies\, and from Malaya. \nThe landings in Tarakan\, Brunei and Balikpapan\, made little or no contribution to the defeat of Japan. The island had been bypassed in the planning of the Supreme Commander\, South West Pacific Area – General Douglas MacArther – whose eyes were fixed upon the liberation of The Philippines and the subsequent invasion of the Japanese mainland. \nThis presentation will look at the amphibious landings and subsequent land operations in Borneo. \nAbout the Presenter\n \nPaul Handel studied mechanical engineering after leaving school and worked for Email Ltd at Waterloo and Botany in the 1970s. He then joined a German Engineering company\, based in North Sydney\, in 1980. He was involved with large steelworks and open cut mining projects until 2000\, when the company’s operations ceased. In 2004 he joined a division of his former company as the Production and Logistics Manager for the manufacture of overhead travelling cranes\, retiring in 2016. \nHe joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1970\, and was commissioned in 1972 into the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). A series of postings followed\, including five years as the OC of the LAD/TSS of 1/15 Royal NSW Lancers. Promoted to Major in 1981\, he served on HQ 2 Division Plans Team\, before being posted as OC 103 Field Workshop. Attendance at the Reserve Command Staff College (Senior Course) in 1987 was followed by a posting to the HQ 2nd Division Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. \nIn the middle of 1986\, he was appointed as the RAAC Tank Museum’s Honorary Research Officer. At the end of 1989 he was posted as Research Officer Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) Tank Museum\, and in February 1999 was transferred to the Army History Unit\, and became the Museum Manger of the RAAC Museum\, later Australian Army Tank Museum\, a position he held until August 2012. \nIn September 2016\, he returned to Army Reserve service and undertook a project for Army History Unit involving the sectioning of a Leopard Tank. This project was undertaken by the RAN Fleet Support Unit (SE) at Garden Island in Sydney. The sectioned tank is now an exhibit at the Tank Museum\, Puckapunyal. \nHe is a volunteer at the Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering and the Australian Army Tank Museum. \nHe is the author of three books on Australian armoured history – Fifty Years of the RAAC 1948 to 1998; Dust\, Sand and Jungle – A History of Australian Armour 1927 to 1948; and The Vital Factor – The History of the 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment 1941 to 1945.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/operation-oboe-australian-amphibious-landings-in-borneo-may-july-1945/
LOCATION:ANZAC Memorial – Hyde Park\, 126 Elizabeth St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Presentation on Women in War mural\, Violet Town - Dr Kirsty Harris
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate International Women’s Day\, one of Australia’s leading women-in-war historians\, Dr Kirsty Harris\, will give a presentation on the history behind Violet Town’s new impressive Women in War mural. \n \nThe talk will occur from 11.30 am on Saturday\, March 2 at the Community Complex in Cowslip St\, Violet Town. Morning tea will be served from 11.00 am followed by the presentation. \nErected by the Violet Town RSL Sub Branch\, the mostly black and white mural represents women who served in or supported Australia’s defence forces in time of war. \nDr Harris highlighted that International Women’s Day was the ideal time to reflect on those women who had supported or fought for their country. \n“The common refrain that women replaced men so that they could fight is long gone with female members of the military now commanding ships and flying planes\,” she said. \n“But it is important that we understand the work their forebears did\, and the role they played in creating a permanent place for women in Australia’s military and workforce.” \nThe mural\, painted by recognised mural and silo artist Tim Bowtell\, tells the story of local women connected to Violet Town and district who served\, but set in a national context. It is 17 metres long and nearly 2 metres high. \nWhile there are about 20 local women who have been identified serving in the Australian Army\, Navy\, and Airforce or on the home front\, they served only in World War I and World War II. \nFrom this starting point\, the project team created a mural to represent those who served across the spectrum – from the Anglo-Boer War to the present as well as those who helped on the home front. \n \nThe mural features portraits of both local military women and women at work on the land\, the stage and in factories. \nThe Community Complex is opposite the Ellen Frances – Violet Town Hotel/Motel. \nFor catering purposes\, RSVP by 27 February 2024 to the Violet Town RSL at president@violettownrsl.org.au \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/presentation-on-women-in-war-mural-violet-town-dr-kirsty-harris/
LOCATION:Community Complex\, 35 Cowslip St\, Violet Town\, Victoria\, 3669\, Australia
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