Volunteer Coastal Patrol collection

A collection of approximately 600 items relating to the work and membership of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol (VCP), the oldest voluntary sea rescue organisation in Australia. The material primarily dates from 1937 until the end of World War II. These were the most active years in the history of the VCP, subsequently renamed the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol in 1974.

本数据集收录约600件与澳大利亚历史最悠久的志愿海上救援组织——海岸志愿巡逻队（Volunteer Coastal Patrol，VCP）的运作及成员相关的藏品。该馆藏的资料主要形成于1937年至第二次世界大战结束期间，这一时期亦是该组织发展史上最为活跃的阶段；该组织于1974年更名为皇家海岸志愿巡逻队（Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol）。