The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The control room of a British armoured unit at Tobruk during the siege. From here messages are sent to tanks and armoured formations in all parts of the perimeter in addition to Headquarters in Cairo.
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. 1941. THE HEADQUARTERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN UNIT IN TOBRUK DURING THE SIEGE.
Tobruk, Libya. Siege of Tobruk filmed by British Army Film Unit, story line in commentary. Outlines the events leading up to and during the siege. Includes action shots of the capture of enemy positio
An anti tank trap situated in the outer perimeter defences of Tobruk. The siege of Tobruk lasted from April to December 1941 and involved over 14,000 Australian soldiers.
Graves of Australian soldiers at the perimeter wire of Tobruk. The siege of Tobruk lasted from April to December 1941 and involved over 14,000 Australian soldiers.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 30 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 1 ARMOURED REGIMENT COLLECTING SPARE PARTS FROM THE UNIT TANK STORES DURING A GENERAL OVERHAUL OF UNIT MATILDA TANKS.
Operations room of the 9th Australian Division Signals during the siege of Tobruk.