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TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. BATH DAY, TOBRUK. GREAT ECONOMY WAS NECESSARY WITH WATER DURING THE SIEGE, BUT MEN COULD, IN MOST INSTANCES, BATHE IN THE SEA.
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. BURNING BUILDINGS AND WATER TOWER PHOTOGRAPHED DURING THE SIEGE. (DONOR LT. J. HERRICK)
TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. THE HEADQUARTERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN UNIT IN TOBRUK DURING THE SIEGE.
An unidentified soldier has a monthly bath in a pint of water while another looks on. The shortage of water made personal cleanliness very difficult on the Gallipoli Peninsula, especially for those me
LIBYAN DESERT. 1941. A PLANE SPOTTER IN TOBRUK DURING THE SIEGE. IT WAS NECESSARY THAT THE MAN ON DUTY FOR THIS JOB SHOULD KEEP A CONSTANT AND VIGILANT LOOK-OUT.
TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. A MAJOR OF THE ROYAL TANK CORPS MAKING NOTES AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF TOBRUK GARRISON DURING THE SIEGE.
TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1948-04-30. AN AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION HEADED BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER OF TOBRUK GARRISON IN 1941 WITH DELEGATIONS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND
