025701 Accession Number: 025701

Description

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. COLOMBO, HARBOUR, CONGESTED WITH SHIPPING, AS SEEN BY TROOPS OF THE A.I.F. RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. THE MOLE IS IN THE FOREGROUND.

Details

Accession Number
025701
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 025701

More like this

025734

Photograph 025734 Second World War, 1939-1945

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. COLOMBO HARBOUR, CONGESTED WITH SHIPPING, AND THE MOLE, AS SEEN BY A.I.F. TROOPS ON BOARD A TROOPSHIP RETURNING THEM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO AUSTRALIA.

025718

Photograph 025718 Second World War, 1939-1945

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. COLOMBO HARBOUR, CONGESTED WITH SHIPPING WHEN A CONVOY RETURNING TROOPS OF THE A.I.F. FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO AUSTRALIA, CALLED THERE.

025703

Photograph 025703 Second World War, 1939-1945

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. SHIPPING IN COLOMBO HARBOUR. THE TROOPS IN THE FOREGROUND ARE MEMBERS OF THE A.I.F. ENROUTE TO AUSTRALIA FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

025733

Photograph 025733 Second World War, 1939-1945

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. SHIPS AT ANCHOR IN COLOMBO HARBOUR. THE TROOPS IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND ARE A.I.F. PERSONNEL ON BOARD A TROOPSHIP RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

030114/01

Photograph 030114/01 Second World War, 1939-1945

View of shipping in congested Colombo Harbour. The figures in the foreground are troops of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) returning home from the Middle East waiting departure from Colombo. Note

025724

Photograph 025724 Second World War, 1939-1945

COLOMBO, CEYLON. 1942-02. CROWDED COLOMBO HARBOUR AT THE TIME THAT A CONVOY OF TROOPS OF THE A.I.F. RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA FROM THE MIDDLE EAST CALLED THERE.

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 30 June 2026 - 4.02 am