The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A large crowd of soldiers, probably from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) or the 3rd Battalion (3RAR), have gathered for an athletics carnival at a camp in Korea. Most have crowded around the tug of war contest, where two teams have used all their strength to pull against each other. Here the team wearing dark colours has collapsed on the ground, on and around the rope. At the right two soldiers are taking photographs of the exhausted competitors, while in the foreground, another soldier speaks to a team member who is trying to catch his breath. Note the two young Korean boys in uniform, near the photographers at the right.
A large crowd of soldiers, probably from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) or the 3rd Battalion (3RAR), have gathered for an athletics carnival at a camp in Korea. Most have cro
A large crowd of soldiers, probably from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) or the 3rd Battalion (3RAR), have gathered for an athletics carnival at a camp in Korea. Most have cro
A large crowd of soldiers, probably from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) or the 3rd Battalion (3RAR), have gathered for an athletics carnival at a camp in Korea. Most have cro
Alexandria, Egypt, 1915. Watched by a large crowd of spectators, most of them soldiers, two teams of soldiers contest a tug-of-war during a sports carnival at the Alexandria Sports Club. At least one
ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. THE 33RD AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY TEAM WINNING THE FIRST PULL IN THE TUG OF WAR CONTEST AT THE COMBINED SERVICES SPORTS CARNIVAL. SHOWN ARE: VX105874 CORPORL A.
Kure, Japan. 1952-04-23. The Anzac team in action during a tug of war match during the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK) athletics carnival at Anzac Park.
