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TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. THE CHURCH AT TOBRUK. IN COMPARISON WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE TOWN THE CHURCH IS VERY LITTLE DAMAGED; A FEW SHRAPNEL MARKS CAN BE SEEN ON THE FRONT WALLS, BUT THE INTERIOR WAS DESECRATED BY ARAB TRIBESMEN FROM THE SOUTH IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE TOWN PROPER AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
AT SEA. 1945-11. AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WATCHING A GAME OF FOOTBALL ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS "IMPLACABLE" IN WHICH MORE THAN 2,000 OF THEM TRAVELLED FROM
LOCATION UNKNOWN. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM H.M.A.S. "BROOME", 1944, SHOWING H.M.A.S. "ECHUCA" (LEFT) AND ANOTHER CORVETTE MOORED AT ANCHORAGE.
HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, UNDER TOW BY THE FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE'. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED TO PICK UP SIXTEEN SURVIVORS FROM TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT
TOBRUK, LIBYA, C. 1941-04-15. THE FORMER ITALIAN MILITARY BARRACKS, USED FOR SURGICAL WORK BY 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH). THE BUILDINGS BEAR THE MARKS OF SHRAPNEL FROM BOMBS DURING A GERM
TOBRUK, LIBYA, C. 1941-04-15. THE FORMER ITALIAN MILITARY BARRACKS, TAKEN OVER BY 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH). SANDBAGS PROTECT THE OPERATING THEATRE BUT THE BUILDINGS BEAR THE MARKS OF SH
TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1942. GERMAN AND ITALIAN SOLDIERS AT WORK MOVING STORES FROM THE HEAVILY DAMAGED DOCKS AREA. (DONOR: L. DAVIS)
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. All round Benghazi Cathedral there is widespread damage done by Allied bombs during attacks on the harbour. But the building itself is not seriously damaged.
Imbros, Greece. 1915. A scene in the little town of Panagia, which could be reached within three hours from Anzac by the very few who had the chance of making the visit.
Originally the Headquarters of the Italian Regia Marina, now British Naval Headquarters. Building was damaged by bombing, causing the collapse of the western wing. The red flag is a warning to town an