The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-07. Flight Lieutenant Jim Hodges plays a game of 'batington' at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), on the shores of Astrolabe Bay. The game is a local variant of badminton in which the players use tabletennis bats instead of racquets, which they probably could not obtain. A large tent stands in the background (right).
Probably Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in swimming trunks, two officers from Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), paddle a small outrigger canoe towards the overgrown shor
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
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer Allen Robert Griffiths (right), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF N
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. At Headquarters, RAAF Northern Commnad (NORCOM), the RAAF sergeants' and airmen's tents stand among tropical palm trees on the shores of Astrolabe Bay. Clothing, towels an
Probably Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in swimming trunks, two officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), Flight Lieutenant Jim Hodges (left) and Dick - ,
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-10. Aerial view of Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), on the shores of Madang Harbour. Buildings and tents are neatly laid out in groups among tall palm trees and a
