The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
241 Light Aid Detachment (LAD), attached to 7th Australian Infantry Brigade show the workings of a typical LAD unit . The LAD units were responsible for the repair and maintenance of the regiment's vehicles and equipment. Here, a large tent fly covers the main benches where a variety of mechanical work is in hand. Men are at work on jeeps and a 3-ton truck. On the right, 2-pounder tank-attack guns are being serviced. A characteristic collection of palms, trees and creepers surround the area.
Measuring 1750 metres in elevation and dominating the Torokina landscape, Mount Bagana was, and continues to be, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. According to Abbott's observations, the
A characteristic scene in local camps. Australian tents are supported by rough posts to which cross pieces have been tied. The tents are attached to this frame work instead of to pegs in the ground, a
This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days in December 1942 with the 15 Repair and Salvage Unit (RSU), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The natives are from a near-by village are inefficient
Barbara Kameniar's artist statement reads: 'The images on the handkerchiefs include a Tudor house and small birds called Pardalotes. The Tudor house represents a love of literature, the theatre and l
Barbara Kameniar's artist statement reads: 'The images on the handkerchiefs include a Tudor house and small birds called Pardalotes. The Tudor house represents a love of literature, the theatre and l
Rebuilt guitar, using a commercial neck, machine heads and tailpiece. All the other items are improvised. The machine heads are commercially manufactured nickel-plated steel, with brass winder cogs,
