The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-05-02. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Ian Birrell of Ryde, NSW and HMAS Quiberon; Leading Seaman Lawrence Quinlan of the UK; Able Seaman Alfred Cannon of the UK. 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. 1944-05-14. Informal portrait of three British servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Edward (Ted) Merry of Liverpool, UK; Able Seaman Denver (Den) Reid of London, UK; Leading T
Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Dennis H. Marvier of Morton, Surrey; Able Seaman H. W. (Bill) Holland; Able Seaman Geo Williams, all of the UK. They were gues
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-06-18. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Seaman Russell Pettigrew; Able Seaman Alfred Gregory; Able Seaman Norman Robertson, all of NZ. T
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-07-02. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Able Seaman Lewis Love of NSW and HMAS Rushcutter; Telegraphist Edward (Ted) C. Green of Qld; Able Seam
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-12-03. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Bluey Vintiner of NZ; Telegraphist Len Hornal of NZ; Able Seaman Doug Love of NZ, outside th
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-08-20. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Airman Harold McBrearty, RNZN; Able Seaman Edward Cunes of HMAS Napier; Able Seaman Bert Hopping
