A Curiously Named Sword29/3/2018 AuthorBY Norman Cramp, Director Darwin Military Museum  This fine 1827 Georgian Naval Officer Presentation Sword is an unusually rare sword. It is characterised by the list of owners inscribed upon the guard. The story is that the weapon was bought or handed on, with owners inscribing their names – or if their predecessor had not, theirs too – inside the guard.
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AuthorWritten by Norman Cramp, Director of the Darwin Military Museum. A true Territory manReginald (‘Reg’ to almost everyone who knew him) Hillier was born in Coonaburabran, NSW, on 12th September 1939. He was educated through the NSW Public School system and had spent most of his life on properties and station in rural occupations. He moved to the Northern Territory and was working as a station hand in the Adelaide River area prior to enlisting in the Australian Army in 1961 for a six-year term. His family says he loved the Territory, so much so that he was nicknamed ‘Territory’ and had a tattoo of the NT on his arm.  Reginald Hillier at the time he enlisted in the Australian Army. (Source: AWM Profiles – Reginald Hedley Hillier) James Bond’s Guns9/3/2018 AuthorBy Dr. Tom Lewis.  The exploits of the British spy have now been famous for over 60 years, with Ian Fleming’s first novel, Casino Royale, appearing in 1953. The book series featured 12 novels and two short-story collections, and the films have now reached 24 productions. But one of the most enduring features of Bond’s popularity were his many, and often quite exotic, guns.
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