The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1945-05-20. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Petty Officer/Stoker Arthur Wright of England; 75542 Leading Aircraftman Keith Goldbury; Petty Officer/Stoker Cliff Kendrick of England, 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. 1946-01-20. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: CJX/65408 Able Seaman Geo H. Wimbush of HMS Glory; Stoker Robert Meade of Sunbury, Vic; Petty Officer/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. 1945-02-11. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Stoker Albert Pratt of England and Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus); Leading Stoker Geo Grun
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1945-10-14. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: F3412 Leading Stoker Anthony Boyle of HMS Quality; Lance Sergeant Les Holt of England; Gunner R. H. (Bob
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1946-03-03. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Chief Petty Officer/Engine Room Artificer Don Cooksley; Petty Officer/Engine Room Artificer Geo Saunders
