The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Figure of a Australian seaman on night watch. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was the second version of the same subject I had painted up on the observation deck earlier. I began work between 6 and 6.30 am to capture the first light of day hitting the deck. The person who had been standing there all night observing and reporting the activity out at sea. In the foreground of the painting are the instruments used to observe more carefully objects at a distance. The person in the painting is fully rugged up with jacket and beanie as the nights were very cold. The warmth of the day had not yet set in."
Peter Churcher recalled, "Fraser caught my eye on the first morning that I was painting the end of the night watch shift that you have got. As I was finishing the work and cleaning up Fraser and his c
Night scene of the interior of the ship HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was done to show what it was like in the environment of the ship at night: the claustrophobic corridors a
A Hornet on the tarmac. Peter Churcher recalled, "I just wanted to do a painting of a Hornet. It was very hot on the flight path during the day and so I had to work at night. There is evidence of the
HMAS Kanimbla in port at Dubai. Peter Churcher recalled, "Before I had even got on the ship I was looking forward to doing some nocturnal images of the ship assuming that the lights of the ship would
Painting of Corporal Steve Trood, Ship's Army Department giving Petty Officer Clearance Diver (POCD) Darby Munro from Australian Clearance Diving Team 1 (AUSTCD1) a haircut. Peter Churcher recalled, "
A human chain handing supplies from the upper deck to storage below. Peter Churcher recalled, "On this particular morning an American supply ship had dropped off a shipment of food supplies for HMAS K
