Cookhouse, Moascar
Art ART02644 First World War, 1914-1918Sketch of a cookhouse in Moascar, Egypt. The cook's tent, incinerators and ovens are depicted.
The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a sketch of Mrs Chisholm's canteen, Kantara, four incinerators and a large bucket are outside the building while a few men can be seen inside the "Cookhouse".
Sketch of a cookhouse in Moascar, Egypt. The cook's tent, incinerators and ovens are depicted.
A head and shoulders portrait of Mrs (later Dame) Alice Chisholm (DBE) who ran soldiers' canteens in the Middle East during the First World War. On her own initiative and with her own funds she establ

Two improvised wood stoves used as water boilers are depicted outside the cookhouse in Darwin. A bird can be seen flying overhead in the background.
Depicts the entrance to the Officers Mess at Mrs Chisholms canteen, Kantara, Suez Canal. This expanded to include dormitories and dining-rooms and eventually had the capacity for handling thousand of

Depicts a Tramp Steamer, possibly the 'Madras', moared at a wharf on the Suez Canal. Troops of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade can be seen on the bank and the wharf awaiting repatriation, and t

Depicts scene looking out a tent doorway. Inside the tent on the left is a small wooden cupboard with a plate and mess tin, above hangs a tea towel with a candle and candle holder on the shelf. Out