The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-12-26. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Stoker Brian Hackett of Qld and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Ordinary Seaman John Simpson of Clayfield, Qld; Stoker John Quinn of Ballarat, Vic, 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. 1945-10-28. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: H1998 Stoker Robert Shipp of Ulverstone, Tas; Chief Petty Officer W. (Jack) Hackett of England; H2528 St
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1945-04-29. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Stoker Harold Holbrook of England and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Stoker Ken Ball of Q
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-05-09. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, including: Ordinary Seaman John O'Brien; Stoker Thomas M. Smith of HMAS Nepal; Able Seaman John Murray of Perth, WA, o
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-03-21. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Engine Room Artificer William Shaw of SA; Stoker Frank Aldenhoven of SA; Stoker John Hosie of SA, all o
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1942-02-01. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Leading Stoker Syd Triffitt of NSW; Stoker John Orford of NSW; Engine Room Artificer Ivan Denney, all o
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-02-07. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Petty Officer/Stoker Francis E. S. (Syd) Williams of Echuca, Vic and HMAS Doomba; Petty Officer/Writer
