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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-06. COLONEL J.A. MCCOMB, ED, DIRECTOR OF DOCKS, LAND HEADQUARTERS, TAKING THE SALUTE FROM CAPTAIN E.B. THURMAN, MM, COMMANDING 2/3RD DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AT A PARADE AT LARRAKEYAH BARRACKS, OF THE DOCKS OPERATING COMPANIES STATIONED IN DARWIN.
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
Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. 1945-03-10. NX442 Colonel J.A. McComb, Director of Docks, Land Headquarters, on the left, with VX14904 Captain F. Boland, 33rd Australian Port Operating Company, at the arr
LARRAKEYAH BARRACKS, DARWIN, N.T. 1944-10-27. MAJOR-GENERAL A.S. ALLEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, NORTHERN TERRITORY FORCE (1), TAKING THE SALUTE DURING THE MARCH PAST AS HE RELINQUISHES COMMAND OF
BRIGADIER F. FIELD, DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MGO BRANCH, LHQ., (1), TAKING THE SALUTE FROM STUDENTS OF THE OFFICER CADET TRAINING UNIT, AT THE PASSING OUT PARADE. IDENTIFIED ARE:- VX11 LIEU
LARRAKEYAH BARRACKS, DARWIN, N.T. 1944-10-27. MAJOR-GENERAL A.S. ALLEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, NORTHERN TERRITORY FORCE (1), TAKES THE SALUTE AS HE RELINQUISHES COMMAND OF HEADQUARTERS NT FORCE.
LARRAKEYAH BARRACKS, DARWIN, N.T. 1944-10-27. MAJOR-GENERAL A.S. ALLEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NORTHERN TERRITORY FORCE (3), ACCOMPANIED BY COLONEL A.V. BURGESS (2), INSPECTING TROOPS DURING A FAR
LARRAKEYAH BARRACKS, DARWIN, N.T. 1944-10-27. MAJOR-GENERAL A.S. ALLEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NORTHERN TERRITORY FORCE (7), ACCOMPANIED BY COLONEL A.V. BURGESS (8), INSPECTS THE BAND DURING A FAR
