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 179/1/20 PART 1 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area: Technical Notes and Staff Notes - Chemical Warfare, Feb 1942 [Part 1 of 19] 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/1/20 PART 4 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area: Technical Notes and Staff Notes - Chemical Warfare, Dec 1942 [Part 4 of 19] 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/6/1 [Chemical Warfare - Defensive Measures:] Chemical Warfare Service, Development Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Japanese Carbon Monoxide Detector Kit 1944 - 1944
AWM54 244/2/25 [Demolitions - Schemes:] NSW State War Effort, Co-ordination Committee: Demolitions and denial of resources to the enemy 1939 - 1945
AWM54 179/3/3 PART 17 [Chemical Warfare - Types of Agents:] Canada, Sub-Committee on Physiological Aspects of Chemical Warfare, Aug 1945 - Report on the Interaction of Mustard Gas and Blood 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/1/9 [Chemical Warfare - General:] General Headquarters Middle East: Chemical Warfare Instructions, Nos 8 and 9, 1940-1941 1940 - 1941
AWM54 179/1/1 [Chemical Warfare - General:] "History of Directorate of Military Operations (Chemical Warfare Section) LHQ", 1939-1945 1945 - 1945
AWM54 244/3/3 [Demolitions - Preparation:] Report on demolition plan for road bridge over Minnamurra River, and the Nowra Area. Reconnaissance carried out by Capt Carmicheal 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/1/20 PART 2 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area: Technical Notes and Staff Notes - Chemical Warfare, Oct 1942 [Part 2 of 19] 1942 - 1942
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 8 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 8 of 23] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/3/3 PART 5 [Chemical Warfare - Types of Agents:] Canada, Sub-Committee on Physiological Aspects of Chemical Warfare, Dec 1943 - Report on Treatment of Phosgene Poisoning 1943 - 1943
AWM54 244/2/26 PART 8 [Demolitions - Schemes:] Correspondence, instructions, plans and reports in connection with the preparation of demolition charges by the Volunteer Defence Corps in Charters Towers, Hughenden, Cloncurry Area [Part 8 of 15] 1942 - 1943
AWM54 179/1/20 PART 7 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Australian Military Forces: Technical Notes and Staff Notes - Chemical Warfare, Jun 1944 [Part 7 of 19] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/5 PART 6 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] CDRE India: Notes and reports (Feb 1943) [Part 6 of 36] 1943 - 1943
AWM54 179/5/17 PART 1 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Far Eastern Technical Unit, Research Section, Pacific Warfare Board - Report No 1, May 1945 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/5/24 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Captured Materiel Technical Report of the 44th Chemical Laboratory Company - German gas proof bags 1944 - 1944
AWM54 244/4/1 [Demolitions - Equipment:] Hasty demolition calculations in the field, 1941. General Headquarters Middle East, produced by Engineer in Chief, Middle East Forces 1941 - 1941
AWM54 320/3/58 [Enemy Equipment - Types:] Japanese Demolition Clocks - Discovered on Luzon, during operations 1945 - 1945
AWM54 179/5/6 PART 6 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports by 2/1 Australian Chemical Warfare Laboratory, RAE [Part 6 of 12] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/14 PART 12 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Dugway Proving Grounds. Mobile Chemical Warfare Section Unit, 1945-1946 1945 - 1946