AWM54

Written records, 1939-45 War

311

closed files

are part of this series
73

years

is the average age of closed files in this series, based on the date of their earliest content
100%

of the total number of closed files

is completely within the open period (more than 20 years old)
6

reasons

are cited by closed files in this series
Details as harvested on 1 January 2016
Series AWM54
Title Written records, 1939-45 War
Contents dates 1926 - 1992
Items described 18327
Items digitised 5
Recording agencies
  • CA 19, Department of Defence [II] (Central Administration)
    1926 - 1939
  • CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office
    1942 - 1993
Controlling agencies
  • CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office
    14 Apr 1942 -
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Series Control Symbol Title Contents dates
AWM54 244/2/30 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Demolition Plan: South Australia - Forward Area Schedule (bridges and jetties); Outports Schedule (jetties); Oil Installation Schedule; Dredges and Barges Schedule 1939 - 1945
AWM54 244/2/20 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Preparation for Demolition: Bridges and jetties, Eastern Command, Road and Railway Bridges, Liverpool, Georges River, Milperra, Illawarra, Wollongong, Broken Bay and Narrabeen (Jan 1942) 1942 - 1942
AWM54 320/3/26 [Enemy Equipment - Types:] Data of Japanese Equipment: Demolition of enemy artillery; Organization of Field Machine Cannon Company, Fixed AA Artillery Unit, Heavy Gun Battalion, Search Light Battery; Types of guns used by Japan; Artillery, general 1943 - 1944
AWM54 244/3/1 [Demolitions - Preparation:] 2nd Australian Corps: Schedule of major demolitions, May 1942 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/1/19 PART 30 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Intelligence Summaries, Dec 1944 [Part 30 of 35] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/6 PART 3 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports by 2/1 Australian Chemical Warfare Laboratory, RAE [Part 3 of 12] 1943 - 1943
AWM54 179/2/14 [Chemical Warfare - Training:] Chemical Defence Board - Chemical warfare training in relation with the RAMC 1941 - 1943
AWM54 179/3/13 [Chemical Warfare - Types of Agents:] "The Laboratory Identification of War Gases". Report prepared at Porton for Ministry of Home Security, Sep 1942 1942 - 1942
AWM54 244/2/11 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Demolition - Albert Railway Bridge, Indooroopilly, Brisbane Fortress Area, Belt "G", Jan 1943 1943 - 1943
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 10 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 10 of 23] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 17 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 17 of 23] 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/2/8 [Chemical Warfare - Training:] Notes and Instructions prepared mainly from documents issued by Air Ministry or the Ministrry of Aircraft Production, London. Operational notes for smoke laying 1943 - 1943
AWM54 244/2/8 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Demolition Plans: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane Fortress Area, Belt "G", 17 Dec 1942 1942 - 1942
AWM54 244/2/49 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Demolition of aerodromes, Northern Command - Notes on commercial explosives (Mar-Apr 1942) 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/5/7 PART 8 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports from Australian Field Experimental Station, Proserpine, Queensland (Sep 1945) [Part 8 of 10] 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/1/19 PART 35 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Intelligence Summaries, Jun 1945 [Part 35 of 35] 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/1/18 [Chemical Warfare - General:] New Guinea Force: Chemical Warfare Summaries, Nos 4,5 and 6 1943 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/1 PART 1 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports from the Chemical Defence Board, Research and Experimental Section, Innisfail, Queensland [Part 1 of 10] 1944 - 1945
AWM54 179/1/13 [Chemical Warfare - General:] LHQ Gas School, Bonegilla. Staff Officers School, 18-19 Aug 1942 - "The Application of Meteorology to Chemical Warfare" 1942 - 1943
AWM54 179/1/25 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Laboratory Section, 98th Chemical Composite Company, APO 565 C/- Postmaster, San Francisco, California: Monthly Summary Reports, Nos 13 and 14, 1945 and Captured Materiel Technical Reports [Japanese Gas Detector B; Japanese Gas Mask Repair Kit; Japanese Very Type Smoke Signal Cartridges; Japanese Horse Gas Mask; Japanese Mark 3 Decontaminating Agent; Japanese Horse Leggins; Japanese Repair Kit for anti-gas equipment; Japanese Hand Carried Smoke Candle] 1944 - 1945