The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. ENTRANCE TO ALMA BAY SHOWING A SHARK PROOF NETTING FENCE ACROSS THE MOUTH. THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL IS SITUATED IN THIS AREA, AND IS CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND AND THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA). THE CAMP CAN ACCOMMODATE 156 PERSONNEL, 105 MALES AND 51 FEMALES.
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. VIEW FROM A NEARBY HILL SHOWING THE AVENUE OF PALMS AND THE ARCADIA REST CAMP. THIS IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND AND THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE ARCADIA REST CAMP, BATHING IN THE SURF AT ALMA BAY. THIS CAMP IS CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND AND THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRIST
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. EXTERIOR OF THE RECREATION HALL OF THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE CAMP IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) AND THE
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. SERVICE PERSONNEL ENJOYING FUN ON A SEE-SAW AT THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE CAMP IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YM
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. CAMP STAFF OF THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THIS CAMP IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND.
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. "HALFAYA PASS", A HUT OF THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE HUTS OF THIS CAMP ARE NAMED AFTER PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THIS CAMP IS CONDUC
