The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. c. 1944-03-03. 252099 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT A.H. TREWIN RAAF TAKING SAMPLES AFTER A MUSTARD GAS BOMBING ON THE ISLAND IN THE INNISFAIL AREA. THE BOMBING WAS AN EXPERIMENT CARRIED OUT BY PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE), IN ORDER TO TEST THE BEST DESIGN FOR FOXHOLES AND WEAPON PITS TO PROTECT TROOPS IN THE EVENT OF A GAS ATTACK. IN THE WEAPON PIT IS ONE OF THE MANY GOATS USED BY THE UNIT IN THIS EXPERIMENT.
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. c. 1944-03-03. VF387912 CORPORAL OLIVE LUCAS, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS) AND MR. JOHN (JACK) LEGGE, PATHOLOGIST, OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIME
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. 1944-03-01/06. VX102177 PRIVATE S.J. ANNETT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LIFTING A GOAT INTO A WEAPON PIT ON THE
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. 1944-03-01/06. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TAKING THE TEST GOATS ALONG THE BEACH OF THE ISLAND TO INSTA
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. 1944-03-01/06. SOME OF THE GOATS WHICH WERE USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FOR TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF F
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. 1944-03-01/06. SOME OF THE GOATS WHICH ARE BEING USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FOR TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS
BROOK ISLAND, QLD. 1944-03-01/06. SX6112 CORPORAL A. QUICK OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL SECTION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ADJUSTING AN ELECTRIC LIGHT OVER A WEAPON P
