The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THROUGH THE DOORS OF COUNTLESS AUSTRALIAN HOMES THAT ARE KEPT PROPPED OPEN FOR THEM AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN ARE MARCHING BACK IN THE HOURS "OFF DUTY" INTO A HOME LIFE, THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD LEFT BEHIND. IT IS A LIFE OF HOME COOKING THE WAY MOTHER COOKED, OF PEELING POTATOES AND HELPING WASH THE DISHES, OF FEET ON THE MANTELPIECE IN FRONT OF THE FIRE, OF RAIDS ON THE ICE-BOX FOR SUPPER, OF QUIET NIGHTS WITH BOOKS, OF HILARIOUS NIGHTS OF SONG AND DANCE. THESE SHOTS WERE TAKEN IN A COSY SUBURBAN VILLA IN ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST CITIES. SCENES LIKE THEM ARE REPEATED EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK IN THE HOMES OF EVERY AUSTRALIAN CITY AND TOWN WHERE U.S. TROOPS ARE QUARTERED. THE MEN IN THESE PICTURES TRAINED TOGETHER AT HOME, SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA TOGETHER, ARE ENCAMPED TOGETHER, WORK TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER AND SHARE THE SAME SET OF FRIENDS. THIS IS THEIR SHIELD AGAINST LONELINESS -- THIS AND THE FIRM, WARM GRIP OF THE WELCOMING HAND THAT AWAITS THEM WHEREVER THEY GO. BILL NOWAKOWSKI, OF 1632 FERRY AVENUE, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, HAS FINISHED SETTING THE TABLE. WHILE THE JOINT IS BEING BASTED HE EXPLORES HIS HOST'S LIBRARY, DIPS INTO E.O. HOPPE'S BOOK ON AUSTRALIA, "THE FIFTH CONTINENT." BACK HOME, BILL WAS IN THE CIGAR BUSINESS.
THROUGH THE DOORS OF COUNTLESS AUSTRALIAN HOMES THAT ARE KEPT PROPPED OPEN FOR THEM, AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN ARE MARCHING BACK IN THE HOURS "OFF DUTY" INTO A HOME LIFE, THAT THEY THOUGHT
EVERY NIGHT'S AN "AT-HOME" NIGHT TO U.S. TROOPS IN AUSTRALIA. THROUGH THE DOORS OF COUNTLESS AUSTRALIAN HOMES THAT ARE KEPT PROPPED OPEN FOR THEM, AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN ARE MARCHING BA
THROUGH THE DOORS OF COUNTLESS AUSTRALIAN HOMES THAT ARE KEPT PROPPED OPEN FOR THEM, AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN ARE MARCHING BACK IN THE HOURS "OFF DUTY" INTO A HOME LIFE, THAT THEY THOUGHT
Probably Victoria. c.1940. Studio portrait of two young children approximately one and three years old. The photograph is typical of those which would be found on the mantelpiece in the lounge room of
White cotton filet crochet tea cosy constructed from two filet crochet pieces crocheted together at the sides and top with a decorative edging. Each side of the cosy features a ship in the centre with
GREECE. ONLY A FEW OLD MEN WERE LEFT IN VILLAGES, THE REST WERE IN THE ARMY, THESE FORMED THEMSELVES INTO A HOME GUARD, TO FIGHT OFF PARACHUTISTS, AND DEFEND THEIR HOMES, THEY HAD PLENTY OF GO IN THEM
