The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
On 30 January 1945 the Duke of Gloucester took the Oath of Office as the 11th Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia at a ceremony held at Parliament House, Canberra. The swearing in was witnessed by members of the government and the opposition and invited guests from the Diplomatic Corps. Identified personnel: Brigadier Derek Schreiber, Captain Leighton Bracegirdle, Sir John Latham, the Right Honourable John Curtin, Mrs Curtin, Dr Hsu Mo and Madame Hsu Mo, Mr Arthur Fadden, R G Menzies, W M Hughes, Dame Enid Lyons, Mr W I Emerton, Captain Winter, Major Michael Hawkins, Lieutenant Commander J Robertson, Captain Alexander Ramsay, General Sir Thomas and Lady Blamey, Mr and Miss Paranjpye.
The Swearing-In of H.R.H The Duke of Gloucester as Governor-General of Australia. The Chief Justice, Sir John Latham, in full bottomed wig is seen administering the Oath of Allegiance to His Royal Hig
On 13th February 1945, the Governor General, accompanied by General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Australian Corps, Lieutenant General Sir Leslie J Morshead KCB KBE CMG DSO ED and GOC 7 Australian Divisi
Item 1. On 25 Feb 1943 a parade of tanks of the 2/10th Aust. Armoured (Armd) Regiment was held for DMI. Shows the General Grant and General Stuart tanks on manoeuvres after the parade. Identified pers
Group portrait of the officers on board the battle cruiser HMAS Australia. Note the two seater Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter biplane on a platform above the port gun turret. On 4 April and 14 May 1918 this
