The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 feet. The theatre stage is a simple structure with walls of matting and tightly-packed layers of grass or straw. A screen is mounted at the front. A galvanised iron shed at centre (right) is the projection room, while a thatched structure (right) may be a covered viewing area. In the foreground are well-tended shrubs that form part of the camp's elaborate gardens.
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 highland
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. 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. 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
