The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A camera study entered in the 6th Division camera contest by Damien Parer. A soldier with a camera talks to Egyptian children, while standing on the river bank. The men wearing hats and standing behind the man with the camera are Colin Edward Watkins (on the left) and Fred Quinn (on the right). There were part of the 2nd 6th Battalion which was stationed in Egypt.
Damien Parer, official military photographer and cameraman with the Department of Information Film Unit, standing beside the Unit's panel van. Note the camera equipment on the roof of the vehicle. Par
Damien Parer, a Department of Information photographer, filming with a Newman-Sinclair 35mm camera, probably the Auto Kine Camera model, during the Siege of Tobruk. Parer could be filming material for
A crowd of Australian servicemen and civilians at the stand during a meeting at the Cairo race course. The event was well attended by Australian troops stationed in training camps around Cairo at the
Formal portrait of Damien Parer, official military photographer and cameraman with the Department of Information Film Unit, with a Mitchell 35mm motion picture camera. He is standing at the back of an
During Operation Smithfield, members of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) stand alongside Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron. 17688 Trooper Edward Henry (Fred) Cast
Photograph folio containing portraits of Damien and Elizabeth Parer by photographer Max Dupain. Damien Parer is arguably Australia’s most well-known official photographer and cinematographer. Prior t