The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-01-16. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Petty Officer Geo Arvisch of Christchurch, NZ; Able Seaman Tom Pedlar of NZ; Able Seaman Geo Stevens of Christchurch, NZ, 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. 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
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-03-28. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman William Dee of NZ; Ordinary Coder Leonard Max Birch of SA; Able Seaman Charlie Rhodes of NZ,
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1946-12-15. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Able Seaman Jack Nisbett of Bellevue Hill, NSW; Able Seaman Geo Franki of North Sydney, NSW; Able Seama
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1946-12-15. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Able Seaman Jack Nisbett of Bellevue Hill, NSW; Able Seaman Geo Franki of North Sydney, NSW; Able Seama
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-05-07. Informal portrait of three New Zealand servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Owen F. Whiteman of NZ; Able Seaman E. (Robbie) Robertson of NZ; Leading Signalman Ian
