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KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED FOR BLOOD TESTS OF VENEREAL CASES BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO ..

SOME MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF RAAF METEOROLOGICAL SECTION, MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08. CENTRE - FLYING OFFICER J.R. JOYCE O.I.C., EXTREME LEFT - FLYING OFFICER W. JORDAN

SYDNEY, NSW, 1914-08-14. HER SOLDIER SON. THE FIRST BATCH OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, 1 AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AND MILITARY EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AN&MEF) TO LEAVE AUSTRALIA FOR RABAUL. THEY ARE SEEN MARCHING TO ..

KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED FOR BLOOD TESTS OF VENEREAL CASES BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO ..

NEW BRITAIN. 1914. PANORAMA OF RABAUL AND BLANCHE BAY ON THE OCCASION OF A VISIT BY PART OF THE GERMAN PACIFIC FLEET SHORTLY BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. THE SHIPS WERE THE SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU, ..

KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED FOR BLOOD TESTS OF VENEREAL CASES BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO ..

LANGWARRIN, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. ERECTION OF A WIRE MESH NET FOR AN EXPERIMENT IN SUPPLY-DROPPING FROM AIRCRAFT, ON TO A PREPARED CATCHMENT AREA, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN NEW ..

LANGWARRIN, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. MAJOR H.C. SNELL, DIRECTOR OF SALVAGE, LAND HEADQUARTERS (RIGHT) AND MR. R. JONES, CONSTRUCTIONAL ENGINEER, INSPECTING THE SPRINGING DEVICE ON PORTION OF THE WIRE ..

LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. WING-COMMANDER TOWNSEND OF 67 SQUADRON, RAAF AFTER BRIEFING THE PILOT AND AIR CREW, WATCHES THEM BOARD THE AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH THEY WILL DROP SUPPLY-CONTAINERS ON TO A ..

LANGWARRIN, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. FULL LENGTH VIEW OF THE PREPARED CATCHMENT AREA USED IN AN EXPERIMENT, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN NEW GUINEA, IN SUPPLY-DROPPING FROM AIRCRAFT, ..

LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. HARMLESS SUPPLY CONTAINERS INSTEAD OF BOMBS. THE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE BEING USED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SUPPLY DROPPING PROJECT, ARE SEEN HERE BEING LOADED INTO THE AIRCRAFT IN ..

LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. WING COMMANDER TOWNSEND, OFFICER COMMANDING 67 SQUADRON RAAF, LEFT, PILOTING THE PLANE, AND CAPTAIN R.S. STRANAGHAN, STAFF CAPTAIN, DIRECTORATE OF SALVAGE, IN AIRCRAFT THAT ..