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Queensland Ex-Prisoners of War Association - North Queensland Branch Archive

The Northern Branch of the Queensland Ex-Prisoners of War Association was founded in 1945 after World War II and closed on 15 August 2001. At the time it closed, the President of the North Queensland Branch was Mr C Sandilands. Mr John Lyons was secretary and Br George Miller-Patajewicz was treasurer.

Archive Location: 497M-497R, Folio 505

 

Series Listing

Membership Records Publications
Minutes of Meetings Photographs
Correspondence Final Re-union Records
Financial Records Articles
Commemorative Items Newspapers

 

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Membership Records
EPWANB/MR/1 X. P.O.W. Assoc. Nominal Roll, 1978 – 1987
EPWANB/MR/2 List of P.O.W. Members, 1981
EPWANB/MR/3 Queensland ex-Prisoners of War Assoc. Inc. January, 1998
EPWANB/MR/4 List of Names [undated] One page supplementary Roll [undated]
EPWANB/MR/5 6th, 7th, 8th, Reinforcements - List of Names [undated]
   
Minutes of Meetings
EPWANB/MIN/1 Attendance book, 9 February 1994
EPWANB/MIN/2 Minutes Book, 8 February 1995
EPWANB/MIN/3 Minutes of Final meeting of the Northern Branch of the Queensland
EX – P.O.W. Association, 15 August 2001
   
Correspondence  
EPWANB/CO/1 Letter to Mr J. Neil from John Puddephatt, 26 November 1987
EPWANB/CO/2 Letter to Mr John Puddephatt to [name unclear], 3 December 1987
EPWANB/CO/3 Letter to Mr Jim Lyons from Senator Ian McDonald, 15 February 1996
EPWANB/CO/4 Letter to Mr C. Wilson from Mr Jim Lyons, 25 September 1996
EPWANB/CO/5 Letter to Mr J. Lyons from C. L. Wilson, 28 May 1997
EPWANB/CO/6 Letter to Mr Harry J. Nesbitt from Hon. Bruce Scott MP, 8 October 1997
EPWANB/CO/7 Letter to Brother George from Ted Maris, 2 February 1998
EPWANB/CO/8 Letter to the Treasurer of the QLD Ex-Pow Assoc. Nth Qld Branch from Gail Kelly, February 2000
EPWANB/CO/9 Fax to Mr Brian Lonergan from George Miller, 7 February 2000
EPWANB/CO/10 Letter to Brother George from Ted Maris, 9 January 2001
EPWANB/CO/11 Letter to Mr David Hill from Br George Miller-Patajewicz, ODC, 30 March 2001
EPWANB/CO/12 Letter to Mr J. Frazier from Br George Miller Patajewicz, 31 March 2001
EPWANB/CO/13 Letter to Secretary North Queensland Branch Qld Ex-POW Association from Bruce Cliffe, 6 April 2001
EPWANB/CO/14 Various letters, envelopes, handwritten slips of paper, receipts, supermarket dockets and small items of “memorabilia” First letter dated 8 May, 2001
EPWANB/CO/15 Letter to Graham from Br George Miller-Patajewicz, 30 June 2001
EPWANB/CO/16 Letter to Mr Clive Sandilands from Anne Scaroni, 9 July 2001
EPWANB/CO/17 Letter to Peter Lindsay, MP from Br George Miller-Patajewicz ODC, 9 July 2001
EPWANB/CO/18 Letter to George from Dick Rogers, 26 July 2001
EPWANB/CO/19 Letter to Captain George Miller-Patajewicz from Colonel H. B. Gaffney, AM RFD ED (R'td), 8 August 2001
EPWANB/CO/20 Letter to Mr C. Wilson from J. McCauly [no date]
EPWANB/CO/21 Letter to Mr Ted Maris from Mr Jim Lyons [no date]
EPWANB/CO/22 Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen [no date]
EPWANB/CO/23 Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Qld Ex-POW Assoc. - Nth. Qld. Branch


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Financial Records Bank Statements
EPWANB/FR/BS/1 Bank statements, 1 July 1995 – 31 Dec 1996
EPWANB/FR/BS/2 Bank statements, 6 Dec1994 –1 Sept 1997
EPWANB/FR/BS/3 Bank statements, 1 Jan 1997 – 28 Nov 1997
EPWANB/FR/BS/4 Bank statements, 2 Dec 1997-16 Nov 1998
EPWANB/FR/BS/5 Bank statements, 29 Nov 1997 – 30 Nov 1998
EPWANB/FR/BS/6 Bank statements 1 Jan 1999 – 30 Nov 1999
EPWANB/FR/BS/7 Bank statements, 12 Jan 2000 - 30 Nov 2000

EPWANB/FR/BS/8

Bank statements, 17 Nov 1998 - 18 Jan 2001
EPWANB/FR/BS/9 Bank statements, 19 Jan 2001 - 5 June 2001
EPWANB/FR/BS/10 Bank statements, 1 Dec 2000 - 31 Oct 2001
  Bank Deposit Books
EPWANB/FR/BDB/1 Deposit book, 15 Dec 1996 - 25 August 1997
EPWANB/FR/BDB/2 Deposit book, 18 Sept 1997- 13 August 2001
  Cheque Books
EPWANB/FR/CB/1 Cheque Book, 2 Nov 1994 - 15 Feb 1998
EPWANB/FR/CB/2 Cheque Book, 19 March 1998 - 15 Feb 2000
EPWANB/FR/CB/3 Cheque book, 18 Aug 1994 - 26 May 2000
EPWANB/FR/CB/4 Cheque book, 29 Sept 1994 - 4 June 2001
EPWANB/FR/CB/5 Cheque Book, 24 March 2000 - 18 Nov 2001
  Account Books
EPWANB/FR/AB/1 Queensland ex-POW Association Nth Qld Branch, 9 March 1981 - ? Dec 2000
EPWANB/FR/AB/2 Queensland ex-POW Association Nth Qld Branch, 10 August 1994 - 1 June 2001
EPWANB/FR/AB/3 Queensland ex-POW Association North Qld Branch, 1 Jan 1981 - 13 August 2001
EPWANB/FR/AB/4 Queensland ex-POW Association Nth Qld Branch, 1 Jan 1981 - 3 Sept 2001
  Receipts Books
EPWANB/FR/RC/1 Receipt Book, 14 February 1996 – ? March 1999
EPWANB/FR/RC/2 Receipt Book, 14 March 2001 - 20 April 2001
EPWANB/FR/RC/3 Receipt Book - 10 receipts on 8 November 2001
  Auditor’s Reports
EPWANB/FR/AR/1 Auditor's Report for Year ending, 31 December 1996, (2 copies)
EPWANB/FR/AR/2 Auditor’s Report for Year ending, 31 December 1997
EPWANB/FR/AR/3 Auditor’s Report for Year ending, 31 December 1998
EPWANB/FR/AR/4 Auditor’s Report for Year ending, 31 December 1999
EPWANB/FR/AR/5 Auditor’s Report for Year ending, 31 December 2000, (2 copies)
EPWANB/FR/AR/6 Auditor’s Final Report (due to the closure of the Northern Branch of the Qld ex-POW Association) Year ending 30 September 2000
EPWANB/FR/AR/7 Auditors Report for the period to 30 September 2001
  Various receipts
EPWANB/FR/RE/1 Brief handwritten financial statements, 14 Feb 1996 – 16 Oct 1996
EPWANB/FR/RE/2 List of Members' dues, 1998
EPWANB/FR/RE/3 Coach Tour receipts, 1998
EPWANB/FR/RE/4 Various receipts including deposit slips funeral expenses, Newspaper advertisement receipts, accommodation and meal expenses, 1996 - 1999
EPWANB/FR/RE/5 Statement of receipts and payments to 31 December 1999
EPWANB/FR/RE/6 Statement of receipt and payments to 31 December 2000
EPWANB/FR/RE/7 Various receipts including bank deposit slips, coach fares, accommodation and meal expenses, 2000
EPWANB/FR/RE/8 Various receipts including bank deposit slips, members' dues/receipts, accommodation and meal expenses, 1998 - 2001
EPWANB/FR/RE/9 Receipts from last (final) reunion luncheon at Dalrymple Hotel, May 2001
EPWANB/FR/RE/10 Final Reunion Documentary Video expenses, 15 August 2001


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Commemorative Items
EPWANB/COM/1 Single page outlining a proposed Memorial Service, 14 June 1987
EPWANB/COM/2 Folder containing Service Procedure and hymns, 12 Feb 1989
EPWANB/COM/3 Commemorative folder celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the ending of the War 15 August 1945 [1995]
EPWANB/COM/4 Circular Noting Remembrance Day Ceremonies, 30 August 1995
EPWANB/COM/5 Photocopied pages commemorating the 52nd Anniversary of end of World War 2, 15 August 1997
EPWANB/COM/6 Souvenir Programs – Vietnam Veterans' Anniversary, 16 – 24 August 1997
EPWANB/COM/7 Flyers - Commemorative Tour of Thailand, 20 November 2001
EPWANB/COM/8 Commemorative Calendar, Year 2002
EPWANB/COM/9 Commemorative Article “The Stone Garden” [undated]
   
Publications  
EPWANB/PUB/1 News Bulletin /Newsletter, May, June, July 1988
EPWANB/PUB/2 An Aged Care Policy for the Veteran Community June 1995, Veterans Affairs Publication
EPWANB/PUB/3 Home Front Newsletter, R.S.L. Homes 1997
EPWANB/PUB/4 Vetaffairs Dec 2001, Veterans' Affairs Publication
EPWANB/PUB/5 Large Blue Poster – Envelope [no date and source unknown]
   
Photographs  
EPWANB/PHOTO/1 12 photos depicting the signing of the Terms of Surrender [undated, unsourced]
   
Final Ex-POW Reunion Records
EPWANB/RE/1 Folder with material about the re-union


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Articles [includes newspaper articles and photocopied articles].
River Jordan - 1918 - in the footsteps of Moses [no date, source unknown]
Vets seek captivity payment, 27 March 1987 [source unknown]
A World War Two State Council goes it alone, Friday 17 June, 1988, Gold Coast Bulletin
Armed forces 2 page Weekly section, Monday 15 Feb 1999, Townsville Bulletin
Ex-POWs’ deeds recognized, 4 copies [date and source unknown]
Civilian Service Medal eligibility, 2 copies [date and source unknown]
 
Newspapers
End of World War Two, 16 August 1945, Townsville Bulletin, Special Anniversary Edition

The Fall of Singapore, 15-16 February 1992, Weekend Australian, Special Edition


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