The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Preliminary drawing for larger painting. In the early part of the siege of Tobruk, the Inshore Squadron, including in which were the Australian "V" and "W" destroyers, did valiant work and many claim to have originated the "Spud Run". In this picture is one of the destroyers at anchor in the harbour, is transferring new troops to "Eskimo Nell", while from "XII" on starboard side, wounded are being moved to the destroyer for passage to Alexandria. At the time, stores and ammunition are being discharged into lighters. In the back of the town, beyond Admiralty House, A.A. guns and searchlights are in action, Tobruk, Libya.
HMS "Latona" was employed during the siege of Tobruk on the transport of men and stores from Alexandria to Tobruk (known as the "Spud Run"). The stores carried on this particular trip were mainly wint
Drawing made as a study for background to be used in painting depicting Australian destroyers disembarking men and store in full moon-light during the early stages of the siege. Later trips were made
To date there are 48 known wrecks in this harbour, including the old Italian battleship "San Georgia", Italian destroyers, merchantmen, tugs and lighters. Many allied vessels rest on the bottom. On th
The town and harbour of Tobruk after capture by Allied forces, 2 Australian Imperial force, 6th Australian Division and before the siege began. Less than two weeks after his appointment as an official
The town and harbour painted from drawings made in Tobruk at the beginning of February 1941, two weeks after the town had been captured by Allied Forces and before the Siege of Tobruk began. Less than
The most bombed town in North Africa during the Second world war, Tobruk ranks with Gallipoli as one of the outstanding names in the annals of Australian military history, for the AIF played the great
