Military Uniforms Of Australia

A trooper of the Camden Troop of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, c. 1900

Studio portrait of Staff Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), in service dress uniform. Bullwinkel is well known as the sole survivor of the infamous Banka Island massacre in which 2 More

Portrait of McKenzie. Part of an album of portraits of early members of WESC put together by her.

Members of the Hobart Town Volunteer Artillery standing in a gun emplacement at Queen's Battery. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: SERGEANT ROBLIN, TRUMPET MAJOR SMITH, SERGEANT CLARKE, SERGEANT HARBOTTLE, SERGEANT MAJO More

Major Burford Sampson, D.S.O.V.D of the 15th Battalion A. I. F. He assumed command on the death of little 'Mac' until handing over at Jeancourt 17 September 1918 to Lieutenant Colonel C. M. Johnson, D.S.O, on t More

Millar brothers, Longreach, 1943 Brothers Eric, Harold, Pat and Gordon Miller, Australian Infantry Forces, sons of Mr and Mrs Chester Millar, Longreach. (Description supplied with photograph).

Patients being taken from a hospital ship, Brisbane, 1942

Members of the Women's Auxiliary Transport Service receiving training, Brisbane, 1940 Members of the Women's Auxiliary Transport Service receiving instruction in the maintenance of a motor car engine from Mr. G More

Brisbane Ladies' Coronation Brass and Reed Band outside the gates of Toowong Cemetery, 1940 Ladies in uniform, wearing caps and carrying musical instruments. They are displaying their identification banner, whi More

Clothing industry workers sewing military uniforms, 1940

Staff at the Australian Army Post Office at Thursday Island, ca. 1943 In the picture from the top of the stairs are Privates J. Gilliland and J. Ryan, Staff-Sergeant G. H. Sessions and Private J. H. Schubert. ( More

Nurse Elizabeth Kenny photographed in 1915 Nurse Kenny photographed as she went to nurse in England during World War I. Deutsch: Elizabeth Kenny bei Eintritt in den Dienst der Australian Army 1915 während des 1 More

Front cover of The Queenslander showing an Australian rugby union footballer, July 1937

Anzac Day procession through Albert Square, Brisbane, ca. 1937 It was declared that in future, Albert Square was to be known as King George Square in 1938. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Queensland team who played Melbourne, International Australian Football, 1888 Back row - H. Steuart, G. Diggles, M. McLean, W. Hutton, G. Proctor, R. Cairncross, W. Ham. Second row - H. Hogan, W. McDonald, O. L More

Patrons at the Queensland Art Library in George Street, Brisbane Men in the photograph are from left, A. Thoroughgood; Corporal G. E. Coon; F. Courtis and J. F. Kinsella. The Queensland Art Library were situate More

Official ceremony for the town fountain unveiling, Springsure, ca. 1920 The unveiling was performed by Mrs Wheeler. (Description supplied with photograph).

Duke and Duchess of York walking to the University from Parliament House, Brisbane, 1927 The Duke and Duchess of York walking from Parliament House to the University grounds to hold a public reception, Thursday More

Military police at Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, 1916

Brisbane salutes the Fighting 29th Brigade, 1944. The newspaper tribute shows the 29th Brigade marching along Queen Street.

John Small and Barry Legenhardt on the ship, Janice, Port Moresby, 1946 Crew of the ship, Janice, in Port Moresby. AV 2680, Janice, was part of the fleet of the Australian Army water Transport ships.(Descriptio More

Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon, Joan Charters and June Shepherd at the Doomben Races, Brisbane, 1940 Caption: 'Trio who chatted together on the lawn yesterday afternoon at Doomben (left to right): Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon of t More

West End Football Club, 2nd Grade, Undefeated Premiers, 1930 Winners of J. Lowe and T. Gorman Cups. Points scored 274, against 33. Back row - N. Rogers, J. Sinclair, J. Landford. Second row - T. Porteous, A. A More

Battle station at an important coastal fortress near Brisbane, 1942.

Alex Mellers and Bob Barley, 1913. Portrait of Alex Mellers and Bob Barley in cadet? uniform. Alex sits in a cane chair. The boys pose in a garden.

Sandercock Family The Sandercock family from left: Cecily Lydia Fearnley (nee Sandercock) at 15 years of age, she was later known as an artist and author; Lydia Goodliff Sandercock (nee Filsell) at 47 years of More

Bundaberg Kilters marching in Warwick. Bundaberg Kilters which won the Mackie Cup and 100 pounds prize money in the Boxing Day Pipe Band Competition. (Description supplied with photograph.). The Bank of New So More

Naval men marching at St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, ca. 1942.

Queensland Rugby League Team, 1935 Players included (not in order) - G. Whittle, W. Mahon, F. Doonar, F. Gilbert, E. Collins, A. Park, P. Hickey, H. Bichel, M. Madsen, H. Robison, C. Wright, L. Hudson, E. Colli More

Peace procession marching on Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1919 The parade is on Queen Street between Edward and Albert Streets. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Paluma (ship) Crew of the Paluma.

Thistle Junior Soccer Football Club, Premiers 1927 Back row - A. Calder, J. Boyd, K. Trim (Captain), A. Mackinnon, A. Ripple. Middle row - J. E. Boyd, P. Hokins, A. Dair, (R. Allen, P. M.), D. Hokins, H. Stuart More

Unidentified Army brass band, Brisbane, ca. 1925. Public domain photograph of military orchestra, music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

People visiting the Emerald District Hospital, 1938. Taken during the visit of Mr. Cooper M.L.A. when he visited the Emerald District Hospital (now the students hostel). Pictured were: Sam Elms; Mr. Cooper; Mat More

Aircraft at the Eagle Farm Air Depot, Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1942. Mechanics working on an army aircraft at the U.S. Army 81st Depot Group, Eagle Farm, Brisbane. The aircraft is a B-24 Liberator with nose ar More

Sandgate Junior Rugby League Club, 1930. Public domain photograph - sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frank Page. Portrait of Frank Page wearing the Australian Naval Reserve uniform. Frank served in World War One 1914-1918.

Cadets on parade along Margaret Street, Brisbane, ca. 1905. Army cadets from school? marching under the command of their officer on horseback.

Annie Ledlie with her sons John and Ewan, ca. 1916. Mrs John Ledlie (Annie Ledlie) posing with her two sons John Malcolm and Ewan Alexander Ledlie. Ewan later died from meningitis while training for WWI.

Rugby League player Harry Bath pictured in 1945 Harry Bath played Rugby League for Brisbane Souths, Queensland and in New South Wales he played for St. George and Balmain. He is listed in the Rugby League Hall More

Duke and Duchess of York in a motorcade while visiting Beaudesert, 1927

Rutherford Family Rutherford family including : Albert Rutherford (Army), Joyce Rutherford (Women's Auxiliary Air Force Services), Dell Rutherford, and Alice Rutherford (Australian Women's Auxiliary Service ). More

Pineapple Rovers Soccer Club, Kangaroo Point, ca. 1924 Public domain photograph - football sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wynnum Gordon Junior Football Club, Premiers, 1906-07 Public domain photograph - football sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flo McKenzie on duty. Mrs Flo MacKenzie was a member of the Women's Fire Service (Volunteer Fire Service) during WWII.

Boys' cricket team from The Southport School on the Gold Coast, 1907. The Southport School's cricket XI, photographed outdoors against a backdrop of what appear to be paperbark trees.

Finney's Building in Queen Street, Brisbane decorated to welcome Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 An image of Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in military uniform for the Trooping the Colour ceremony, decorated Finney's B More

Boy singers at radio station 4WK, Warwick, Queensland, ca. 1938. Boys from the Young Australia League? at 4WK.

Medical test for RAAF recruit, Brisbane, 1940.

Sir William MacGregor. His Excellency, Sir William MacGregor was born in Scotland. He was Governor of Queensland from 1909 to 1914. He originally trained as a doctor and served in British New Guinea and many ot More

RAAF recruits marching through Queens Street Brisbane, August 1940. Recruits were on parade before leaving for the south for training camp. (Description supplied with photograph).

Voluntary Aid Detachment workers enjoying a gathering, Brisbane, ca. 1941. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers enjoying a cup of tea at the Silver Hut, Brisbane, ca. 1942.

Scouts aboard a sailing boat in the the harbour at Thursday Island, ca. 1935 Scouts from the Torres Straits aboad the ship Caroline.

Workers posing in front of the shelves of the BCC Store at Sandgate, ca. 1954. A young man and lady are posing in front of the well stocked preserves shelves at the Brisbane Cash and Carry store. The young lady More

Nurses and doctors on the staff at the Toowoomba General Hospital, ca. 1907. Doctors, nurses and committee members are pictured outside the Toowoomba General Hospital building. There are no further details avai More

Waratah Football Club from Dalby, winners of the Vowles Cup and Hospital Shield in 1923

Rockhampton Rugby Union Club, 1890 Public domain photograph - football sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office section inside the Naval Store on Gratton Street, Cairns, ca. 1944 Naval people working at desks inside the Naval Store which operated between 1944 and 1945. Jean Lidlie is the woman seated at her desk. More

Roland Shannon at camp in New South Wales, ca. 1914 Roland was on the sons of the John and Margaret Shannon of Saltbush Park, near Mackay.

Wallaroo Football Club from Maryborough, Junior Premiers in 1902 Back row - F. Bodineade, C. Dure, T. Murphy, R. Walsh, J. Bartholdt, W. Mahaffey. Third row - A. Thacker, A. Larsen, P. Corley, P. Walsh, J. Conn More

Demonstration of Austerity Cooking, Albert Hall Brisbane.

Windsor Football Club, Premiers in 1929 Back row - C. Monger, G. Owen-Turner, G. Oswald, W. Berry (Trainer), F. Schultz, G. Barry, W. Gordon (Life Member). Third row - J. J. Dunsdon (V. P.), L. Phillips, J. McC More

Blackstone Rovers Football Club (Seniors) - Premiers, Season 1915 Back row - J. Halls (Chairman), Geo. Hill, F. Elson, A. Perry, J. Follett. Second row - W. Evans (Selector), W. Halls (Treasurer), C. Davies, W. More

Ipswich Past Brothers Rugby League Club, 1922 Premiers and winners of the Hospital and Ambulance Shield Competition and the Motor Drivers Cup Competition in 1922. Points scored: for 316, against 91. Back row - More

Western Suburbs Football Club, Brisbane Rugby League 'A' Senior Premiers in 1932 Premiers 'A' Senior Brisbane Rugby League (B. R. L.) in 1932, Winners Pike and Taudevin Cups. In front - V. Howard (Mascot), D. More

Queensland Rugby League Team in Sydney, 1929 Back row - W. Doherty, M. Biggs, W. Spencer, V. Laws, B. Bowden, J. Bennett, P. Foran. Third row - J. Tennison, J. O'Mara, M. Madsen, C. Wagner, V. Armbruster, H. St More

Dinmore Bush Rats Football Club, 1909 Back row - A. Shearer, A. Tedman, W. Rolls, E. Dawes, N. Randolph. Third row - J. Potts (Selector), G. Burns, F. Hudson (Delegate), A. Wilson, W. Dawes (Treasurer). Third r More

Windsor Australian Rules Football Club, 1927 Back row - H. Williams (Principal Trainer), F. E. Ives (Vice-president), J. Clark (Vice-president), J. De Hayr, A. Robinson, A. Eiby, G. Barry, A. W. Colwill (Vice-p More

RAAF march, Brisbane, November 1941. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rugby Union team from Maryvale, ca. 1928 Public domain photograph - sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charters Towers Fire Brigade on Bow Street, ca. 1950 The Charters Towers Fire Brigade dated back to 1874 and was the nucleus of fire service in the township area. The first motor vehicle was purchesed in 1916 f More

Wilhelmina Katherine Eisabeth Zerner. Nursing photograph of Louisa Zerner who later (1919) became Louisa Linning.

All Blacks from Longreach were Premiers in 1914 Frederick Ariel, aged 20 years, is second from the left in the second back row. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Pen and ink illustration of The Bowen Garrison Artillery about to fire, 1889 Members of the Bowen Garrison Artillery are drilling by moonlight, preparing to fire a cannon. The cannon is stabilised on a wooden platform.

Major Landon Dealtry Jackson of the Royal Artillery, 1890 Major of 'A' Battery permanent force, appointed 15 February 1890. (Description supplied with photograph).

On board a crowded troopship, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey to Lemnos Unidentified soldiers on deck of the troopship.

Searchlight at Fort Lytton. Caption under photograph reads: Working the searchlight in the fort. (The Queenslander, 15 January 1910).

Army Service Corps receiving Camp Lytton's bread supply, Queensland, 1908 Public domain photograph of military forces, army, artillery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Martin Patrick Dillon in Naval Reserve uniform, 1930 Martin Patrick Dillon was born on 5 July 1911 and died on 30 March 1975. He is at 12 Mark Street, New Farm, in 1930 and is wearing his Naval Reserve uniform. More

Ladies of the Volunteer Aid Detachment, Stanthorpe, 1940 Pictured behind the Stanthorpe ambulance are front, from left: Sybil Morris, Barbara Stanley and Madeline Stephens. Back from left: Mrs Stanley, Eva Scul More

Australian troops marching through London, 1919 Public domain photograph of procession, parade in London, England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young lady having liquid hosiery applied to her legs in a store, Brisbane, September 1941.

Captured Japanese Zero fighter, Bougainville, 1945 Crowd of Australian soldiers are gathered around the captured Zero. For many of them this was the first look at a Japanese aircraft on the ground. They are on More

Member of the Australian 2nd Light Horse on active duty in the Middle East, ca. 1917 Unidentified soldier leading his horse.

Women producing uniforms for the defence forces in a Brisbane clothing factory, 1940 Caption for article 'Sister Susies of 1940 are on the job' (Courier Mail, 10 August 1940, p.6.). In Brisbane, twelve factori More

Colour illustration of an Australian soldier fighting at Gallipoli, 1915

Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Anzac Day, 1937. (Description supplied with photograph).

Members of the Chillagoe Rifle Club, Chillagoe, Queensland, ca. 1907. Members of the Chillagoe Rifle Club, around 1907. The men are photographed holding their rifles, and most are wearing military style uniform More

Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, addressing a group of Scouts at Toowong, Brisbane, 1911 Caption: 'B.-P.' addressing the Scouts at Toowong, 1911.

A. Wilson of E. Company, (Description taken from The Queenslander, 7 November 1914.p. 28).

Sir John Goodwin and his wife with the Campbells and Cecil Wollf, 1927 From left, Enid Campbell, Neil Campbell, the Governor's aide-de-campe, Sir John Goodwin, Cecil Wollf the Governor's Private Secretary and L More

First Anzac parade on Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 Public domain photograph - parade, demonstration, flags, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lord Kitchener visiting Fort Lytton, Brisbane, 1910 Kitchener getting into the touring car, Spencer Brown, Deakin, King, Lyster and Deacon. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Women's National Emergency Legion driver, Miss Tony Mitchell, at Somerville House in Brisbane, 1942 Miss Tony Mitchell was the personal driver for Brigadier General Donaldosn who was the U.S. army commander of More

Two light-horsemen on horseback observing artillery maneuvers near Mundoolun, 1909 The soldiers were taking part in maneuvers in the Mundoolun and Tamborine area near the Albert River. (Description supplied wit More

Light-horsemen having a meal near Mundoolun, 1909 The soldiers were taking part in maneuvers in the Mundoolun and Tamborine area near the Albert River. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Presentation of medals to ex-members of the Queensland Police Force, Petrie Terrace, 1909. Presentation of Imperial Service Medals to nine ex-members of the Queensland Police Force by his Excellency the Governo More

Contestants in the military games, Queensland, 1936. No. 2 Troop, B Squadron, 11th Light Horse (Chinchilla) won the section of fours over hurdles event in the military contests (Description supplied with photograph.).

Inspection of rations in camp at Pialba, Wide Bay district, 1909. Each dish contains an allowance of cheese, tea and sugar.