The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurses Lorraine Read of Gnarwarre, Vic, and Rona Cooper of Earlville, Qld, both members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, examine a colourful array of materials put forward for their approval by a kimono clad Japanese shopkeeper.
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Private (Pte) Rona Cooper of Earlville, Qld, a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), examines a Japanese "geta" or wooden sandal. Pte Cooper is station
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse Lorraine Read, a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), of Gnarwarre, Vic, examines the wares of one of the street sellers. She is stationed at th
Kure, Japan. 1 May 1955. When you are wearing a Japanese Kimono it is almost impossible to adjust the Obi or shash alone, but willing hands give assistance to Private (Pte) Gladys Devine of Kyogle, NS
Kure, Japan. 1 May 1955. When you are wearing a Japanese Kimono it is almost impossible to adjust the Obi or shash alone, but willing hands give assistance to Private (Pte) Gladys Devine of Kyogle, NS
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse Lorraine Read, a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), of Gnarwarre Voc , holds a toy panda she is about to buy for a young relative back home in
Tokyo, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurses Private (Pte) Gladys Devine of Kyogle, NSW and Pte Rona Cooper of Earlville, Qld, on leave in Tokyo are escorted around the city by Korean veteran Corporal Andy Ing
