NEA0635 Accession Number: NEA0635

Description

Townsville, Qld. 1944-05-24. This massive trailer, which has a maximum weight of twelve tons, carries the full equipment for No. 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins"), and is also used as a stage. It has full stage lighting, power amplifier equipment, and a selection of curtain changes. When fully set, it has a depth of seventeen feet and width of twenty five feet. The complete show is ready, if necessary, seventy five minutes after the driver pulls up at the site. The performers double as stage hands. The strength includes one officer and fifteen other ranks (fourteen performers, plus one electrician, plus one driver).

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Accession Number
NEA0635
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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