Also of note in the Military Collection is one of only two known WWI Mark VI horse-drawn field ambulances c.1917 (the other on display at The Australian War Memorial); a WWI horse-drawn General Service Wagon c.1916; WWI Lighthorse equipment including saddles; a Boer War memorial plaque for Albert Davidson from Moe who died in 1902 of enteric fever at Charlestown, Natal; showcases of WWI and WWII memorabilia; postcards from WWI (including two from a Private from the 6th Battalion who died at the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 1915), medals and many more items of significance and interest, including military maps, books, documents and brochures.
Narracan Mechanics’ Institute Library
This is one of four surviving intact Mechanics’ Institute libraries in Victoria, with their original, unadulterated collections, demonstrating the range of fiction and non-fiction