The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Finschhafen, New Guinea. Mortar shells burst near a Japanese position. A 2 inch mortar is fired at 150 yards range at a Japanese position at the base of a tall tree on the Sattelberg Road. Shortly after Australians captured the position.
Finschhafen, New Guinea. Mortar shells burst close to base of trees. 2" mortar is fired at 150 yards range at a Japanese position at the base of a tall tree on the Sattelberg Road. Shortly after Aust
Finschhafen, New Guinea. An Australian soldier holds a 2 inch mortar which is fired at 150 yards range at a Japanese position at the base of a tall tree on the Sattelberg Road. Shortly after Australia
Finschhafen, New Guinea. On the Sattelberg roadside a church service is conducted by Roman Catholic Padre Byrnes. The service was held within 150 yards of Japanese positions. As the service proceeded
Sectioned 9.2 inch Shrapnel Howitzer shell. At top are two 23mm thick lines in light brown paint. Also stamped in white paint is "9.2". There is a 45mm thick copper driving band at the bottom. The sh
SCARLET BEACH AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-21. SHOT SHOWING THE PENETRATIVE POWERS OF 12 ARMOUR PIERCING 37MM SHELLS FIRED FROM A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AT A MATILDA TANK IN THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN T
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 4 May 1915. The wheatfield in front of the Australian line at Anzac, photographed from the gun pit, on which No. 4 gun of Hughes' Battery fired. The shrapnel shells were
