The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-11-26. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Stoker Alex Barndon of WA and HMAS Adelaide; Able Seaman Joe Cogan of Tas; Telegraphist R. (Spud) J. Murphy of Vic and HMAS Korowa, 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. 1943-08-29. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Stoker Robert Parsons of NSW and HMAS Korowa; Leading Radar Mechanic Denis Powell of the UK and HMAS Niz
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1942-02-18. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Ordinary Seaman Don Pricebeck of SA and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Telegraphist Ron Butchart
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1941-09-07. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Telegraphist Doug McInnes of Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); 23617 Seaman Torpedoman Les Hubbard
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1946-06-23. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Coder Max Hinton of SA and HMAS Lonsdale; Signalman Ernest Marshall of NZ and HMAS Lonsdale; Telegraphis
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-08-13. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Denver Reid of the UK; Ordinary Coder Pat O'Donoghue of NSW and HMAS Napier; Leading Telegra
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1941-12-28. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: Able Seaman Cecil Perret of NSW; Ordinary Seaman Jim Murphy of Horsham, Vic; Telegraphist Ron Butchart
