The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
DARWIN. SOLDIERS ENGAGED AT HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING DARWIN'S DEFENCES WEAR A MINIMUM OF CLOTHING IN THE TROPICAL HEAT.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. THESE SUN TANNED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS IN NEW GUINEA FIND THAT ONLY A MINIMUM OF CLOTHING IS NECESSARY IN THE TROPICAL HEAT. SHIRTS ARE RARELY WORN BY THE TROOPS AND AN ARM
An Australian sentry on guard by one of Darwin's palm trees. Before the war a remote outpost of Australia's far north, Darwin has become a base of great strategic importance in the scheme of Pacific d
DARWIN, NT. 1946-03-05. EAST POINT, DARWIN, ON WHICH ARE SITUATED THE MAIN PART OF DARWIN'S COASTAL DEFENCES.
DARWIN. SANDBAGS AND CAMOUFLAGE NETS ADORNED WITH PALM LEAVES PLAY THEIR PART IN CONCEALING SECTIONS OF DARWIN'S DEFENCES.
DARWIN. SANDBAGS AND CAMOUFLAGE NETS ADORNED WITH PALM LEAVES PLAY THEIR PART IN CONCEALING SECTIONS OF DARWIN'S DEFENCES.
TROOPS IN DARWIN ARE STANDING TO ARMS, READY TO MEET ANY ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN COAST. A MACHINE GUN CARRIER IN THE THICK JUNGLE UNDERGROWTH SURROUNDING DARWIN'S OUTER DEFENCES.
