The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1942-02-15. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Petty Officer Gus Turnhill of WA and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Joiner Albert J. Pickers of Qld, and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Telegraphist Terry Omdahl of Qld, and SS Victoria, outside the Church of St Michael and All Saints, Mount Dandenong. They were guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Rose who on a regular basis, often three times a week, entertained many servicemen who were visiting Melbourne between 1940 and 1948. They would collect the men, often in groups of three, and drive them to the Dandenongs, hotels or theatres in the city, their home in Malvern or Flemington racecourse where the men would be their guests for the day. Often they would take photographs of the men and send a print to them afterwards. (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store and related material held in AWM Private Records)
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1942-03-29. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN: Ordinary Seaman Owen V. Skinner of Qld, HMAS Brisbane and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus) (left); B3400 Ordinary
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1941-09-14. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: B3124 Ordinary Seaman Reg Lipke of Qld and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Ordinary Seaman Ern Ta
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-01-30. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Signalman Cyril O'Donnell of NZ; Coder Eric Haughton of Qld and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerbe
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-04-11. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Electrical Artificer Tom Mec of Qld and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Orinary Seaman/Victualler
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1942-07-05. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Stoker Geo Parker of NSW and HMAS Lonsdale (?HMAS Cerberus); Ordinary Seaman Raymond Hooper of Tas, HMA
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-01-23. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Ordinary Seaman/Visual Signalman W. (Bob) R. Davy of SA and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Leadi
