The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hiroshima, Japan. c. April 1955. These two women, Private (Pte) Vi White of Corrimal, NSW, and Pte Valma Woods of Bunbury, WA, are members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), and are at present stationed the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan. When they had an afternoon off they paid a visit to the city of Hiroshima, the scene of the atomic bomb explosion, and found the bomb souvenir shop of Mr K. Kikkawa. Mr Kikkawa is a badly scarred victim of the bomb, who was made famous by Life Magazine. Here they examine a sake bottle which was fused by the bomb. They later bought photographic books of the city which Mr Kikkawa autographed for them.
Hiroshima, Japan. c. April 1955. Four members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), visit Hiroshima on their day off. They are stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in K
Hiroshima, Japan. c. April 1955. Four members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), visit Hiroshima on their day off. They are stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in K
On leave from the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, these four members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), pay a visit to the city Hiroshima. Here they are looking at the
Hiroshima, Japan. c. April 1955. With the day off from her nursing duties at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan, Corporal (Cpl) V. G. (Ned) Kelly, Royal Australian Army Nursing C
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. 1945-08. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE RUINS OF THE CITY AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED.
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. 1945-08. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE RUINS OF THE CITY AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED. (DONOR M. PARKIN)
