Memorabilia

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School Building Sign

(Courtesy Milton)

This sign was found hidden behind some other stuff at the
Point Cook Museum - thus we have another exhibit partly covering it.
It's good that it's been kept though and not ended up on some rubbish tip!

Badges & Medallions

Early RAAF School Badge

(Courtesy Linda Heaton)

1961

RAAF School

(Courtesy Dave Neilen)

21st Anniversary Medallion 1958-1979

Badge

1967
Found this amongst my treasures - does anyone else have one?
Cynthia

Joeys Swimming Club Badge

1968

RAAF Sunday School Badge

Early '70s
Belonging to Marlene McMahon (Sunday School Teacher)

American Friendship Badge

(Courtesy Ewen Mackinnon)

1973
American Friendship Badge from Bangkok to Penang visit

Scout Association Badge

(Courtesy Ewen Mackinnon)

1972
Penang District

Friendship Badge

(Courtesy Ewen Mackinnon)

1973
Butterworth-Bangkok Friendship Badge

Qantas V-jet Badge

(Courtesy Matt Waixel)

QANTAS Junior V-jet Club
Remember signing up on the way over to Malaysia and receiving these wings and a log book with all the flight details?

Friendship Badge

(Courtesy Matt Waixel)

1970
Butterworth/Penang
Bangkok friendship visit.

Assorted Badges

(Courtesy Matt Waixel)

1970
Senior scout "S" badge for beret, Air Scout Breast badge, Malaysian area/district badge, "Cents for Service" breast tape 1970, "Cents for Service" belt badge and the 1st Butterworth shoulder flash

Sports Related

Penang Swimming Club
Pennant

(Courtesy Dave Neilen)

1969

Australian Womens Sports Badge

(Courtesy Linda Heaton)

1962

Joeys Swimming Club
Medallions

(Courtesy Glenn Commons)

1976
Joeys Swim Club Medallions

Butterworth Swimming Club

(Courtesy Matt Shields)

1965
Junior Dolphin Badge

Athletics Carnival Trophy

(Courtesy Russell Kelly)

1965
Boys Under 9 Relay Team

Butterworth Swimming Club

(Courtesy Matt Shields)

1965
Effort Badge

Butterworth Swimming Club

(Courtesy Matt Shields)

1965
Baby Dolphins

RAAF Butterworth Yacht Club Badge

(Courtesy Barney McMahon)

RAAF Butterworth Yacht Club Badge

(Courtesy Andrew Doppell)

Various Medals

ASA Medals

Cup Shields

Hash House Harriers

(Courtesy Richard Allum)

1976 PSC Badges

(Courtesy Richard Allum)

STA Cadet

(Courtesy Kelvin Bradshaw)

1967
STA Junior Swimmers

Penang Swimming Club

(Courtesy Kelvin Bradshaw)

1968
Penang Swim Club
3rd Class Badge

(Courtesy Gail Brown)

1974
Australian Womens Sports Club badge

(Courtesy Gail Brown)

1974
Basketball badge

STA Cadet

(Courtesy Kelvin Bradshaw)

1968
Swimming Teachers Association, Cadet

(Courtesy Kelvin Bradshaw)

1968
STA Cadet Badge

Athletics Carnival

(Courtesy Geoff Wade)

1969
Inter House Athletics Carnival 1st Place Plaque

1969 Penang Swimming Club Pennants

(Courtesy Geoff Wade)

Miscellaneous

Identification Card

(Courtesy Pat Spinks)

Everyone over 12 years of age was required to carry an Identification card. National registration was introduced in 1948 during the Emergency. Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner, effected the measure in part to help weed out the communist terrorists.

RSP Honour Certificate

(Courtesy Barney McMahon)

1973

Plaque
Last Term of RAAF School

(Courtesy Aron Palmer)

1988

Girl Guides Association

1969
Girl Guide Certificate

Car Park ID Plate

(Courtesy Matt Waixel)

1971
CO's car park ID plate for Malaysian Air Force.

RSP School Plaque

(Courtesy Glenn Commons)

1975-1977
In the last month of a posting, all students from both schools were given the opportunity to purchase a plaque, as above, as a memento of their time spent at RSP.

Gurkha Knives

Poetry Text Book
"High Spirits"

(From Cynthia's Collection)

1969
One of the very few things that wasn't disposed of during our moves.

School and Souvenir Singlets

(From Mr Boyle's book)

21st Anniversary Wallet

(Courtesy Russell Cole)

21st Anniversary Wallet

Postcard - "Flotta Lauro"

Postcard illustration of the cruise vessels Roma and Sydney. The Roma was used to transport RAAF personnel and dependants from Australia to Singapore.

Malaysian Coat of Arms


Lookin' back on how it was in years gone by And the good times that we had Makes today seem rather sad, So much has changed.. (The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More)