The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ARE NO LONGER WORRIED BY THE TROPICAL HEAT OF MALAYA. THIS GROUP TOOK PART IN MANOEUVRES AMONG RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
MALAYA. DRESSED IN COOL SHORTS, MEN OF THE A.I.F. PRACTICE WITH THEIR BAYONETS IN THE SHADE OF MALAYA'S RUBBER TREES. Banner caption for this series: " Sturdy Australians prepare for any emgergency o
A.I.F. IN MALAYA. IN THE OFFICER'S MESS OF AN AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT. TROPICAL HEAT MAKES THEM DROWSY. (NEGATIVE BY M. NICHOLS).
Singapore, Malaya. After the Australian winter, Queenslanders of the 2/26th Battalion, 8th Division AIF, enjoy the tropical heat.
Singapore, Malaya. After the Australian winter, Queenslanders of the 2/26th Battalion, 8th Division AIF, enjoy the tropical heat.
1941-03. MALAYA. MEN OF THE A.I.F. SERVING IN MALAYA HAVE TAKEN WITH THEM A MASCOT WHICH MAY BECOME AS WELL KNOWN AS THE RUBBER PLANTATIONS. THE KANGAROO IS IN THE BEST OF HEALTH.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. THESE SUN TANNED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS IN NEW GUINEA FIND THAT ONLY A MINIMUM OF CLOTHING IS NECESSARY IN THE TROPICAL HEAT. SHIRTS ARE RARELY WORN BY THE TROOPS AND AN ARM
