The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"IT'S O.K. SISTERS, THEY DON'T BITE". AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS ARE NORMALLY TIMID CREATURES BUT WHEN THEY GET USED TO HUMAN BEINGS, AS THEY DO AT DAVID FLEAY'S SANCTUARY AT BADGER CREEK, THEY BECOME CURIOUS. THE UNITED STATES NURSES WERE AS NEW TO THEM AS THE 'ROOS WERE TO THE NURSES AND IN FAIRNESS LET IT BE SAID THAT BOTH SEEMED SUITABLY IMPRESSED. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
DAVID FLEAY, FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST, WITH HORATIOUS, HIS FAVOURITE EAGLE. SHOWING A PARTY OF UNITED STATES VISITORS ROUND HIS FAUNA SANCTUARY AT BADGER CREEK, MR. FLEAY EXHIBITED HIS WEDGETAIL A
U.S. ARMY LIEUTENANTS MARY CREAN AND IRENE SPILLANE VISITING THE FAMOUS BADGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY IN VICTORIA. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
U.S. ARMY LIEUTENANTS MARY CREAN AND IRENE SPILLANE VISITING THE FAMOUS BADGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY IN VICTORIA. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
"THIS IS ON ME". LIEUTENANT BAULCH, FORMERLY OF HOLLYWOOD AND NOW WITH THE U.S. ARMY IN AUSTRALIA, MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN AUSTRALIAN LADY AT THE BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. THIS IS ROSIE, THE RED KA
"THIS IS ON ME". LIEUTENANT BAULCH, FORMERLY OF HOLLYWOOD AND NOW WITH THE U.S. ARMY IN AUSTRALIA, MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN AUSTRALIAN LADY AT THE BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. THIS IS ROSIE, THE RED KA
"CAN'T YOU PHOTOGRAPHERS LEAVE A GUY ALONE?". A DINKUM AUSTRALIAN IS THE KOALA BEAR, AND PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS (NOT EXCEPTING PHAR LAP). HERE IT MAKES THE AQUAINTANCE OF N
"CAN'T YOU PHOTOGRAPHERS LEAVE A GUY ALONE?". A DINKUM AUSTRALIAN IS THE KOALA BEAR, AND PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS (NOT EXCEPTING PHAR LAP). HERE IT MAKES THE AQUAINTANCE OF N
‘There seems to be something wrong here - the US nurses are supposed to be looking at the animals at Badger Creek Sanctuary whereas, in the case of this emu, the position seems to be reversed. He does
‘There seems to be something wrong here - the US nurses are supposed to be looking at the animals at Badger Creek Sanctuary whereas, in the case of this emu, the position seems to be reversed. He does
OLD MAN KANGAROO REGISTERS SUSPICIOUS DISAPPROVAL WHILE HIS WIFE ENTERTAINS UNITED STATES NURSES AT BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
OLD MAN KANGAROO REGISTERS SUSPICIOUS DISAPPROVAL WHILE HIS WIFE ENTERTAINS UNITED STATES NURSES AT BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
AMERICANS AND AUSTRALIANS IN THE FORCES AT THE BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) WINIFRED GALVIN HOLDING A KOALA BEAR, LT CHANDLER OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, AND LT IRENE SP
AMERICANS AND AUSTRALIANS IN THE FORCES AT THE BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) WINIFRED GALVIN HOLDING A KOALA BEAR, LT CHANDLER OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, AND LT IRENE SP
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LARRY LEHRBAS, FAMOUS U.S. PRESSMAN AND NOW AIDE TO GENERAL MACARTHUR, MEETS SOME REAL AUSTRALIANS, NAMELY KANGAROOS. WITH HIM IS LIEUTENANT BAULCH OF CALIFORNIA, WHOSE ONE BIG OBJE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LARRY LEHRBAS, FAMOUS U.S. PRESSMAN AND NOW AIDE TO GENERAL MACARTHUR, MEETS SOME REAL AUSTRALIANS, NAMELY KANGAROOS. WITH HIM IS LIEUTENANT BAULCH OF CALIFORNIA, WHOSE ONE BIG OBJE
THE AMERICAN FORCES IN AUSTRALIA HAVE EARNED A REPUTATION FOR HARD WORK AND LITTLE PLAY BUT THEY OCCASIONALLY TAKE TIME OFF TO MEET DISTINGUISHED AUSTRALIANS. ON A RECENT VISIT TO DAVID FLEAY'S FAMOUS
THE AMERICAN FORCES IN AUSTRALIA HAVE EARNED A REPUTATION FOR HARD WORK AND LITTLE PLAY BUT THEY OCCASIONALLY TAKE TIME OFF TO MEET DISTINGUISHED AUSTRALIANS. ON A RECENT VISIT TO DAVID FLEAY'S FAMOUS
"HOW DO YOU DO?". "RED" THE 'ROO MEETS LIEUT. MARY CREAN OF THE U.S. NURSING SERVICE. ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD RATHER BE HOME IN NEW ENGLAND, THERE ARE MANY THINGS ABOUT AUSTRALIA THAT SHE THINKS ARE "CUTE"
"HOW DO YOU DO?". "RED" THE 'ROO MEETS LIEUT. MARY CREAN OF THE U.S. NURSING SERVICE. ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD RATHER BE HOME IN NEW ENGLAND, THERE ARE MANY THINGS ABOUT AUSTRALIA THAT SHE THINKS ARE "CUTE"
"C'MON GRANPAPPY'". AUSTRALIAN LIEUTENANT CHANDLER ENCOURAGES AN OLD MAN KANGAROO TO STAND UP FOR U.S. NURSE LIEUT. IRENE SPILLANE. NORMALLY TIMID AND INCLINED TO AVOID HUMAN BEINGS, THESE BIG 'ROOS S
"C'MON GRANPAPPY'". AUSTRALIAN LIEUTENANT CHANDLER ENCOURAGES AN OLD MAN KANGAROO TO STAND UP FOR U.S. NURSE LIEUT. IRENE SPILLANE. NORMALLY TIMID AND INCLINED TO AVOID HUMAN BEINGS, THESE BIG 'ROOS S
NO, IT'S NOT A NIGHTINGALE - JUST A COMMON BARN OWL, ONE OF THE FEW CREATURES IN DAVID FLEAY'S ANIMAL SANCTUARY THAT ISN'T EXCLUSIVELY AUSTRALIAN. THE LADY IS MRS SWEAZY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MILI
NO, IT'S NOT A NIGHTINGALE - JUST A COMMON BARN OWL, ONE OF THE FEW CREATURES IN DAVID FLEAY'S ANIMAL SANCTUARY THAT ISN'T EXCLUSIVELY AUSTRALIAN. THE LADY IS MRS SWEAZY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MILI
American B-52 bombers parked on the runway. Peter Churcher recalled, "Whenever I caught the bus to Tent City I would pass the main American flight line where all the B-52 bombers were making sorties i
Beziers, France. 1918-03-20. A surgical operation in progress in the operating theatre of French hospital no. 46 in southern France during World War 1. A surgeon and his assistant are operating. Two '
Amiens, France. 1918-06-15. Portrait in the outdoors, from left to right: Sister A.E. Robinson, Lieutenant 'Digger' Watson, Sister Dorothy Ellena Duffy. Watson provided the food for the Sisters while
Men from Australia's rural districts have "joined up for the duration" in such large numbers that the production of the pastoral and farming industries was seriously threatened. Country and city girls
Informal portrait of three nursing sisters af the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) in front of an orchid house. Identified is VFX61329 Sister (Sr) Rosetta Joan Wight (right), 2/13th Australian G
Sister Marjorie Haynes, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) (left), and Sister Betty Crocker RAANC, rugged up against the cold weather in their winter uniforms. These winter uniforms were made
