The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The news of the death of the Right Honourable John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia, displayed on the sign board at the Salvation Army stall on Vasey Highway. Members of the 7th Division made the Oboe 2 Operation landing only five days earlier.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 5 JULY 1945. THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN CURTIN, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, DISPLAYED ON THE SIGN BOARD AT THE SALVATION ARMY STALL ON VASEY HIGHWAY. MEMBE
BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF 7TH DIVISION GROUPED AROUND A SIGN OUTSIDE THE SALVATION ARMY HUT ON VASEY HIGHWAY, WHICH TELLS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ON VICTORY PACIFIC DAY.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 4 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 2 BEACH GROUP DRINKING TEA IN THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD TENT AT THE CORNER OF HOBSON'S ROAD AND VASEY HIGHWAY DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. A LANDING VEHICLE TRACKED OF 1/21 TROOP PLATOON (DUKWS) PASSING BOMB WRECKED HOUSES ON THE VASEY HIGHWAY DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-14. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN CURTIN, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, POSING FOR A NEWS REEL TO BE USED IN SUPPORT OF THE SECOND LIBERTY WAR LOAN.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 4 JULY 1945. CAPTAIN C B W 'CAPPY' RADFORD, SALVATION ARMY REPRESENTATIVE, 2 BEACH GROUP AND MEMBERS OF THE UNIT UNLOADING CHAIRS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD TENT AT THE CORN
