The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The camp features dormitories or sleeping huts set among elaborate gardens in which purple, green and yellow shrubs have been grown in a variety of patterns, including the RAAF wings, the Union Jack and the flags of Australia, the United States and the USSR. At top stands an airstrip and, beside it, a small Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) base.
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The camp features d
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp (bottom) which is known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', with the camp's airstrip (top). The rest camp, located in the hig
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp (bottom) which is known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', with the peaks of tall hills or mountains rising in the backgroun
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Well-tended rows of shrubs, part o
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. At centre (right), the RAAF flag o
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. At centre, the RAAF flag or ensign
