The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Two Australian soldiers, on leave from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, approach a sacred Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima in the Japanese Inland Sea. Miyajima, a popular resort, is the main Leave Centre for British Commonwealth troops serving in Japan and Korea. Note the, Koma-Inu, the lion headed dog of Chinese mythology which stands guard outside the shrine.
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Private Trev Forrester of Adelaide, SA (left), and Corporal Norm McBride of Cairns, Qld (right), two Australian soldiers, on leave at the island of Miyajima in the
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Two Australian soldiers, on leave from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, approach a sacred Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima in
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse M. C. (Jenny) Parbs of Wellington East, SA, admires a Koma-Inu, the lion headed dog of Chinese mythology which stands guard outside the entrance to a Shinto shrine. S
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Miyajima, the Rest Centre for British Commonwealth Troops from Japan and Korea, is a picturesque spot in the Japanese Inland Sea. Visiting soldiers on leave from t
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Silhouetted against the late afternoon sun, this Australian soldier, on leave from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, admires the beaut
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Silhouetted against the late afternoon sun, these two Australian soldiers, on leave from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, admire the
