Series 197: World War II Australia

PXE 731/1966-1977

series

between 1942 and 1945

Graphic Materials, Photographs

412587

12 photographic prints - 22 x 17 cm or smaller - silver gelatin

Scenes of Australian workers and soldiers preparing defences in Northern Australia, in anticipation of Japanese invasion at the end of World War II. Includes soldiers on training exercises and on duty in New Guinea. Also includes shots of the official launch of the HMAS Bataan

1966. Australian soldier stands in defence of potential Japanese invasion
1967. Group photo of some of the men of the construction crew who made the Alice Springs to Darwin road
1968. Soldiers cleaning large artillery gun
1969. Soldiers cleaning large artillery gun
1970. Soldiers cleaning large artillery gun
1971. Building up a supply of bombs
1972. Army mechanics at work on the maintenance of convoy vehicles
1973. An A.A. (anti-aircraft) gun post, with at crew ready
1974. New Guinea. A Matilda tank about to cross a creek bed in the wake of the Japanese in the Sanga River area
1975. Mrs Douglas MacArthur on her arrival at an Australian ship-building yard to launch the HMAS Bataan for the Australian Navy, was welcomed by officials
1976. Mrs Douglas MacArthur about to launch the HMAS Bataan at an Australian shipbuilding yard
1977. Mrs Douglas MacArthur cuts the ribbon to launch HMAS Bataan, a Tribal class destroyer, built by Australian workmen for the Australian Navy. The name commemorates one of the most outstanding phases of the war in the Pacific

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titled from accompanying envelope.

'Commonwealth Department of Information' stamped on reverse of some images. 'Passed by Operational Censor' stamped on reverse at PXE 731/1975-1977. 'Passed publicity censorship' stamped on reverse at PXE 731/1966. Paper captions affixed to the bottom of the photos, describing each image and containing general propaganda about the war effort.