The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Some RAAF officers enjoy a game of tennis on the tennis courts at the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Around the courts are several timber-framed sleeping huts or dormitories with thatched roofs and walls of tightly-packed layers of grass or straw. In the foreground are well-tended shrubs that form part of the camp's elaborate gardens.
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
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The makeshift outdoors cinema (left) at the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The Officers' Mess at 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 mess is
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
