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Photograph 112693 Second World War, 1939-1945MELBOURNE, VIC. 15 AUGUST 1945. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, LAND HEADQUARTERS, LISTENING TO THE NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN ON A PORTABLE WIRELESS SET IN NO 9 DARKROOM.

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-12. AUSTRALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL WAITING BEFORE THE WIRELESS IN THE QUARTERMASTER STORE AT LAND HEADQUARTERS, VICTORIA BARRACKS, FOR THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 15 AUGUST 1945. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, LAND HEADQUARTERS, LISTENING TO THE NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN ON A PORTABLE WIRELESS SET IN NO 9 DARKROOM.

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE AWAS (AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE), QUARTERMASTER'S STAFF, LAND HEADQUARTERS, CHEERING AS THE NEWS COMES THROUGH OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-14. CHEERING CROWDS OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF THE AGE NEWSPAPER, WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN.

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-14. MEMBERS OF THE RAAF OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF THE AGE NEWSPAPER, WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN. THEY COMMENCED THE CELEBRATIONS WITH BUGLES BO

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-15. AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL LINED UP FOR LEAVE PASSES AT VICTORIA BARRACKS.

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-15. AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL LINED UP FOR LEAVE PASSES AT VICTORIA BARRACKS.
