The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1947-02-02. Informal portrait of two members of the RAN, left to right: Purser Vincent Hitchcock; Cadet David Burdett, both of SS Madura?, 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. 1944-02-20. Informal portrait of three Australian servicemen, left to right: Chief Steward Ted Morfitt of WA and MV Koolinda; Leading Aircraftman Thomas H. Ryan of NSW; Purser H
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1945-12-02. Informal portrait of three members of the RAN, left to right: H3065 Ordinary Seaman Paul Abbott; H3066 Ordinary Seaman Roy Archer; H3067 Ordinary Seaman Cyril DeSoza
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1946-02-03. Informal portrait of three Australian servicemen, left to right: NX162486 Sergeant Barry Oehm, AIF; NX160658 Signalman Ray Hogan, AIF; NX155736 Sergeant John Russell
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1947-02-09. Informal portrait of two members of the RAAF, left to right: Leading Aircraftman Robert Martin of Albert Park, Vic; 47318 Corporal Fred W. Minkwitz of SA, outside th
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1945-04-08. Informal portrait of three English servicemen, left to right: Signalman Jock Baird; Leading Signalman James Williams; Signalman Stan Biggs, outside the Church of St
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1947-10-19. Informal portrait of two members of the RAN, left to right: Writer Des Lawson; Leading Writer Len Pinnach (?Prisach), outside the Church of St Michael and All Saints
