The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure. Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Joseph Leary, Coxswain of HMCS NOOTKA (left) supervising the preparation of the men’s daily grog ration. Made from diluted rum men were issued an amount equivalent to the consumption of two and a half standard drinks. The sailor at right is pouring from two containers, presumably one of rum and the other of water, into a third jug to be carried back to the sailors mess.
Gladstone, Qld. 1946. The crew of six ratings and two Petty Officers of the General Purpose Vessel HMAS Jabiru (GPV967) gathered in the stern of the ship. The sailor in the middle wearing a jumper and
Kure. Unidentified Canadian petty officer taking a telephone instruction in the engine room of HMCS Nootka. Two telegraph repeating dials are at far left. The upper indicates the number of fuel oil
