The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
GOING CHEAP. NATIVES SOLD ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFORMS AND SOUVENIRS FOR A FEW LIRE IN BARCE, IN THE WAKE OF THE EIGHTH ARMY'S ADVANCE THROUGH LIBYA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
WELL DRESSED DESERT TRIBESMEN WEAR SELECTIONS FROM GERMAN AND ITALIAN UNIFORMS. THESE COULD BE OBTAINED FOR A FEW LIRE IN BARCE SHORTLY AFTER THE AXIS LEFT ON ITS "BLITZFLITZ" WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
SUPPLIED BY ROMMEL. A SCENE IN BARCE WHERE NATIVES ORGANISED A BAZAAR ON THE PAVEMENT AND SOLD GERMAN AND ITALIAN UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR A FEW LIRE.
APPRECIATED AXIS STORES. SCENE IN BARCE WHERE NATIVES SOLD LOOTED AXIS UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT AFTER THEY HAD MADE SELECTIONS FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
EIGHTH ARMY'S ADVANCE. HEAVY GERMAN GUNS CAPTURED BY THE EIGHTH ARMY WILL FIGHT ON OUR SIDE NOW. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
UNOFFICIAL "CENSORS". THESE UNOFFICIAL 'CENSORS' ARE GOING THROUGH GERMAN AND ITALIAN MAIL FOR SOUVENIRS. THE MAIL WAS ON A TRAIN WRECKED BY BRITISH BOMBERS NEAR MERSA MATRUH. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
GROUNDED. THESE PLANES WERE LEFT BEHIND BY THE GERMANS WHEN THEY HASTILY VACATED FUKA AERODROME DURING THE EIGHTH ARMY'S ADVANCE. MANY OF THE CAPTURED PLANES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. (NEGATIVE BY F. HU
