The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. TWO ABORIGINAL BOYS, WRAPPED IN TOWELS AFTER THEIR BATH. THESE BOYS ARE MEMBERS OF A PARTY OF FORTY ABORIGINAL EVACUEES FROM THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO A CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY EVACUEE CAMP IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. AN ABORIGINAL BOY BATHING TWO OF HIS FELLOW EVACUEES FROM THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. THESE CHILDREN ARE MEMBERS OF A PARTY OF FORTY EVACUEES WHO ARE ON TH
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. THREE ABORIGINAL BOYS FIND THE NEED FOR A BLANKET AS THEY ARRIVE BY TRAIN FROM ADELAIDE ON THEIR WAY TO AN EVACUEE CAMP IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THESE CHIL
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. ABORIGINAL CHILDREN FROM THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA STAND ON SPENCER STREET RAILWAY STATION, WHILE AWAITING CHANGE OF TRAINS TO TAKE THEM TO A CHURCH MISSI
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. TWO ABORIGINAL CHILDREN FROM THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA STAND ON SPENCER STREET RAILWAY STATION, WHILE AWAITING CHANGE OF TRAINS TO TAKE THEM TO A CHURCH M
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-03. ABORIGINAL CHILDREN FROM THE ALICE SPRINGS AREA IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, ON THE SPENCER STREET RAILWAY STATION WHILE AWAITING CHANGE OF TRAINS TO TAKE THEM TO A CHURCH MISSION
Portrait of Freda Glynn after being presented with a doll at Spencer Street Station, Melbourne. Following the Japanese thrust into the Pacific, civilians were encouraged to leave the population centre
