The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Aitape, New Guinea. Nursing Sister Elsie Ireland of Murrurundi, NSW, and Lieutenant Joy Dickson, physiotherapist, of Auckland, NZ, at an Australian General Hospital, spend their leisure hours on the nearby beach.
Green checked woollen dressing gown. The gown is long sleeved and secured by one wooden button at the centre front and a twisted cotton girdle run through two belt loops. The gown has a long collar ex
Aitape, New Guinea. Nursing Sisters at an Australian General Hospital. Their daily chores include washing clothes. Lieutenant Joy Dickson, physiotherapist, of Auckland, NZ, washes 'Twink', the cat, th
Aitape, New Guinea. In the lagoon which runs past their camp, the nursing Sisters at an Australian General Hospital found there were many fish. Four of them are setting out for a day's fishing in thei
Aitape, New Guinea. Not exactly the beauty parlour they were used to in civilian life, but the nursing sisters are satisfied with the haircut the barber at an Australian General Hospital, Private Pat
AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-03. PHYSIOTHERAPIST LIEUTENANT J. DICKSON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, IN THE PLASTER ROOM, 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. (DONOR E. FUSSELL).
Aitape, New Guinea. A busy time-off in the nursing Sisters' quarters at an Australian General Hospital. Sister Joyce Cleary of Parkes, NSW and Sister Enid Folland of Katanning, WA, take their turn at
Aitape, New Guinea. Despite the heat, Sister Elsie Banks of Castle Hill, SA, at an Australian General Hospital, is still enthusiastic enough to do a spot of gardening outside the mess.
