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WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. TROOPS AT THE FINISHING LINE AWAIT THE JUDGES' DECISION IN THE WIRE CRUSHING EVENT, HELD AT THE HERBERTON RACECOURSE DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA IN ..

WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. TROOPS AT HQ 9 DIVISION COMPETING IN THE WIRE CRUSHING EVENT DURING THE 9 DIV GYMKHANA, THROW THEMSELVES AGAINST BARBED WIRE FENCES WHILE THE REST OF ..

HERBERTON RACECOURSE, WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. SERGEANT J HAWKINS, 2/2 MACHINE GUN BATTALION WITH A YOUNG KOOKABURRA ON HIS SHOULDER. THE BIRD HAD PECKED HIM JUST BEFORE THE ..

HERBERTON RACECOURSE, WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. THE CROWD AT HQ 9 DIVISION WATCHING ATHLETIC EVENTS DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA

HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. SERGEANT SHOOBRIDGE, 2/8 FIELD REGIMENT, (1), CLEARING THE BAR AT 5 FEET 5 INCHES DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA AND RACE MEETING HELD AT HERBERTON RACECOURSE. AT THE ..

WONDECLA AREA, QLD. 1945-01-19. TEAMS APPROACHING THE FINISH OF THE 880 YARDS RELAY RACE DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA AND RACE MEETING HELD AT HERBERTON RACECOURSE. HQ 9 DIVISION PERSONNEL ARE ..

WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE F C MILLER, A COY, 2/8 FIELD AMBULANCE, (1), BEING PREPARED FOR THE STRETCHER DURING THE STRETCHER BEARERS' CONTEST WHILE CAPTAIN HOLLYWOOD, ..

HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE L EATON (1) AND CORPORAL W A EVERETT (2), MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION, COMPETING IN THE BREN LIGHT MACHINE GUN CONTEST

WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. HQ 24 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS PARTICIPATING IN THE MEDIUM MACHINE GUN RACE DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA HELD AT THE HERBERTON RACECOURSE

WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. THE 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION TEAM APPLYING RANGE CORRECTIONS WHILE COMPETING IN THE 3 INCH MORTAR CONTEST DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA AND RACE MEETING ..

WONDECLA AREA, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE E ORR, 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION, 2 BEACH GROUP, COMPETING IN THE "KICKING THE FOOTBALL" EVENT DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA AND RACE MEETING HELD AT THE ..

WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION TROOPS GIVE AN "EYES RIGHT" IN THE MARCH PAST AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE PLATOON DRILL CONTEST DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA ..