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Photograph NEA0058 Second World War, 1939-1945Northern Australia. Sister Beryl Chandler of Longreach, Qld, at the Medical Receiving Station RAAF with the mascot of the station, a wallaby named "Josie" and a patient, an officer of the RAN.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Northern Australia. Patients, Mahomed Kahn, left, and Fazul Ellahi, both men from India, with Sister Beryl Chandler of Longreach, Qld, at the Medical Receiving Station RAAF.
Northern Australia. Sister Beryl Chandler of Longreach, Qld, at the Medical Receiving Station RAAF with the mascot of the station, a wallaby named "Josie" and a patient, an officer of the RAN.

Northern Australia. Members of RAAF Medical Receiving Station loading a stretcher with Indian patient Mahomed Kahn on it aboard a hospital train bound south. Note ambulance, AF 200387, in the backgrou

Sister Beryl Chandler (left) and Sister Marjorie Dickfos, both of RAAF Nursing Service. Sister Chandler was later a member of RAAF No. 1 Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit.

Northern Australia. Group of patients sitting outdoors during their convalescent period at a RAAF Medical Receiving Station. From left, front row, Leading Aircraftman (LAC) A. G. Ferris of Dubbo, NSW

Darwin, NT. c. 1944. Lady Wakehurst talks to Leading Aircraftman (LAC) A. West of Euroa, Vic and LAC E. F. Nightingale of Atherton, Qld, both patients at the RAAF Medical Receiving Station.

Northern Australia. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) C. A. Ryan of Malvern, Vic and LAC L. A. Lowerson of Myrtleford, Vic, patients inside the sick bay tent at the RAAF Medical Receiving Station.
