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BROOKETON, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. WHEN RAAF LAUNCH, ARCADIA, FORMERLY A HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT, LANDED A PARTY OF RAAF MEN AT BROOKETON, ON THE WEST COAST OF BRUNEI, DURING A PICNIC OUTING, THESE THREE VICTORIANS IN THE MALAY FISHING BOAT WERE PHOTOGRAPHED AGAINST A BACKDROP OF WAR DAMAGE, CAUSED BY THE AUSTRALIAN SOFTENING-UP BOMBING OF THE FORESHORE. LEFT TO RIGHT: 128854 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) LES O'BRIEN, PRAHRAN, VIC (BOW); 58822 LAC LAURIE YENSCH, ALBURY, NSW; 146379 LAC JOHN BARNEY, FOOTSCRAY, VIC.
BROOKETON, BRUNEI. 1945-08-21. WHEN THE FORMER HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT ARCADIA TIED UP AT BROOKETON ON BORNEO'S WEST COAST, CARRYING A PARTY OF RAAF MEN ON A PICNIC AFTER HOSTILITIES CEASED, THEY TOOK T
BROOKETON, BRUNEI. 1945-08-21. THE DEAL BEING MADE BY THIS ENTERPRISING MALAY, ONE MR SIRET, WITH AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN ON A RAAF PLEASURE TRIP ON BRUNEI BAY, IS WATCHED WITH AN INSCRUTABLE EXPRESSION BY
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. LIFE IN THE TROPICS AS IT SHOULD BE IS EXPERIENCED BY 128854 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) LEO O'BRIEN OF PRAHRAN, VIC AND 76794 LAC BERT GODFREY OF CUNNAMULLA, QLD. THEY A
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. RAAF MEN ON A PICNIC ON THE RAAF LAUNCH ARCADIA, A FORMER HOBART PLEASURE CRAFT, MAKE A GOOD EXCHANGE WHEN THEY PASS OVER A TIN OF PRESERVED BUTTER FOR THIS OUTSIZE BUN
BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO. 1945-08-21. HAPPY RAAF MEN, WITH THE WAR BEHIND THEM, BUT THEIR DISCHARGE STILL IN FRONT OF THEM, SET OUT FOR A DAY'S OUTING ON A RAAF LAUNCH, THE ARCADIA, FORMERLY A PLEASURE CRAF
BROOKETON, BRUNEI. 1945-08-21. THE USUAL TROPICAL EFFECT OF A PALM-FRINGED BEACH IS SADLY DISARRANGED FOR THESE THREE RAAF MEN. LEFT TO RIGHT: 74248 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) ERIC SHEDDON, NEWCASTLE,
