The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Seoul, South Korea. c March 1951. The capital, Seoul, seat of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Government. This picture was taken when restoration work had first commenced on the much bombed and shelled building, main landmark of Seoul, once known as the "Jewel of the East". In the course of changing hands four times during the Korean fighting the city was almost reduced to rubble, but is now showing signs of returning to its former beauty. At left, three soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sitting in a jeep, inspect the work being done on the building.
Seoul, South Korea. c. March 1951. A Republic of Korea (ROK) traffic constable points the way to three unidentified soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), as they wander
A convoy of jeeps carrying soldiers from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army, has entered a war damaged town. Many of the buildings have been reduced to rubble.
SEOUL, KOREA, 1950. SYNGMAN RHEE, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA SPEAKING AT GRAND ENTRY INTO SEOUL AT THE CAPITAL BUILDING. (SEE ALSO P716/113/77; 78). (DONOR: F. PEACH).
South Korea. c 1951. A South Korean soldier, from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army, watches for signs of enemy activity as he stands by the destroyed road bridge over the Han River separating Yongdung
KOREA, 1950. TWO REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) GUARDS SEARCH REFUGEES FOR WEAPONS USING MINE DETECTORS, JUST SOUTH OF SEOUL. PHOTOGRAPHER: ALAN LAMBERT, 'THE AGE', MELBOURNE. (DONOR: R. TREBILCO)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. 1952-11-29. REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENT, SYNGMAN RHEE (CENTRE) AND THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ROK AIR FORCE THANK THE AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR AIR AND NAVY, THE HONOURABLE WILLIA
