The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. 'Frog 'Ollow', a nickname for part of the officers' lines at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). A narrow pathway runs between tents occupied by the officers, while tall palm trees stand at the rear. At centre (right), a makeshift shower has been fashioned out of a disused tin which has been mounted on a simple wooden frame attached to a palm tree. A shower rose has been fitted to the base of the tin. At right, two 44-gallon drums have been lain on their side and filled with water to serve as a domestic water supply for the officers. One of the drums has had a tap fixed to it. A wooden frame perhaps for supporting a large water-tank stands in the foreground (right) and, beneath it, lie an empty beer bottle and a discarded tin or box.
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. Buildings and tents of Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), nestle among a forest of tropical palm trees on the shores of a tranquil bay or lagoon.
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, c. 1944. Buildings and tents of Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), nestle among rows of tropical palm trees on the shores of Astrolabe Bay. The trunk of t
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, c. 1944. Nestling among tropical palm trees are buildings and tents of Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). In the foreground are the tents of the RAAF offi
The Tagessi River flows into the bay not far from the watering point pictured. A native ferry can be seen, which is the outcome of a combination of native and army ideas, with its 44-gallon drums and
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-10-06. The open-air cinema at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). The stage, which has been built entirely out of the blunt ends of sago palms, is sur
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. 82586 Flying Officer (FO) Allen Robert Griffiths, Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), re
