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Battle for Shaggy Ridge 2 - Australia in World War Two

Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. 1944-01-23. Troops of "C" company, 2/9th infantry battalion digging into a newly occupied feature on Shaggy Ridge.

Beaufighters 5 OCU RAAF in 1942

RAAF Bristol Beaufighters of No. 5 Operational Training Unit, at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (Australia), in December 1942. Pilots, front to rear : 270, Squadron Leader Bruce Frederick Rose, DFC; 485, Flight L... More

Beersheba 1917 during World War I

The town of Beersheba in Palestine, 1917. Captured by Australian light horse on 31 October 1917 during the First World War.

Ben Hackney - A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform

c. 1946. Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) B.C.(Ben) Hackney, 2/29th Battalion, one of only two men to survive the Japanese massacre of wounded at Parit Sulong during the fighting on the Malay Peninsula in 194... More

Bernhard antenna at Bredstedt 1945

A German Telefunken FuSAn 724/725 "Bernhard" (Be 09) navigation antenna at Bredstedt, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) in August 1945. It was a framework device used as a radio aid to navigation, 40 m wide and 32 m... More

Best turned out light horseman July 1943

Trooper K. Butcher with his horse at the 10th Light Horse Regiment's sports day in July 1943. Butcher was the winner of the "Best turned out light horseman" competition.

Betty bomber Darwin (AWM P02822-001)

Darwin, NT. 6 June 1943. A camera gun photograph taken from a Spitfire flown by Flight Sergeant Batchelor of No. 457 Squadron RAAF, during the 58th Japanese air raid on Darwin. The aircraft in the camera gun fr... More

Birthday plains in the Mallee - Victorian era public domain image

Black and white photograph of the Mallee, Victoria taken by the Victorian State Rivers and Water Supply Commission

BL 6 inch Mk V gun Georges Head 1892

AWM caption : "SYDNEY, NSW. 1892. A BREECH LOADING (BL) 6 INCH MARK 5 GUN IN THE UPPER CASEMATE BATTERY AT GEORGES HEAD." See also : File:RML 10 inch 18 ton gun Georges Head 1891 AWM P00991.021.jpg : An RML 10... More

BL 6 inch MK VII gun 5 August 1914 Fort Nepean

AWM caption: "Australia's first shot in the Great War. The crew at the c 1890, probably 6 inch coastal gun, which fired on the German merchant ship, SS Pfalz at 1245 hours, 5 August 1914. Back row, left to righ... More

BL 9.2 inch Mk X gun Cape Banks 1946 AWM 129987

AWM caption : "LA PEROUSE, NSW. 1946-05-09. ONE OF THE 9.2" COASTAL ARTILLERY GUNS EMPLACED AT CAPE BANKS. THE BARREL IS 33 FEET LONG. THE GUNS ARE POWERED BY TWO LARGE DIESEL GENERATORS 75 FEET UNDERGROUND. TH... More

Blamey Japanese surrender. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

General Thomas Blamey signs the Japanese instrument of surrender on behalf of Australia.

BLAMEY surrender 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

AWM caption: Tokyo Bay, Japan. 2 September 1945. General Sir Thomas Blamey (at the table) about to sign the surrender document on behalf of Australia. Behind General Blamey are the other members of the Australi... More

Blenheims 60 Sqn off Akyab 1942

Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron, Royal Air Force, levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab, Burma, in November 1942.

Boeing 314 clipper at Noumea 1941

The United States Pan American Airways Boeing 314A flying boat Pacific Clipper (NC18609, renamed California Clipper for a few months in 1941) which brought Governor Sautot, the Free French Governor appointed by... More

HMS Boomerang in Hobart, British navy ship

Photograph of British torpedo gunboat HMS Boomerang, at Hobart.

Boomerang (AWM 0408) - Australia in World War Two

AWM caption : Mareeba, Qld. 1944-03-15. "White Feller's Boomerang" in flight. An Australian-built CAC Boomerang fighter aircraft coded BF-S (serial no. A46-126) nicknamed "Sinbad II" of No. 5 (Tactical Reconnai... More

Boomerang 4sqn (AWM PO2531.013)

AWM Caption: Nadzab, New Guinea. 5 October 1943. Pilots and ground crew of No. 4 (Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron RAAF beside a Boomerang aircraft, serial no. A46-???, code name QE-H, named `On the Job'. Iden... More

Boomerangs Bougainville OG2064 - Australian Troops in World War Two

CAC Boomerang aircraft from No. 5 Squadron RAAF at Piva Airfield, Bougainville

Albert Borella portrait during World War I

Portrait of Lt. Albert Chalmers Borella, VC, 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.

Bougainville Matilda (AWM 018384)

AWM Caption: Bougainville. 30 March 1945. 2/4th Armoured Regiment Australian-manned Matilda tanks advancing along Buin Road over Slater's Knoll, towards the Hongorai River. They are supported by 25 Infantry Bat... More

Bowling green with players and spectators from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

Boy in cowboy suit astride a dog from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

Breda Ba.25 seaplane - Australia in World War Two

Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, an all Australian Fighter Bomber Squadron, looking over an Italian Breda Ba.25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augus... More

Bren Gun Carrier bogged in a ditch in Malaya

AWM Caption: Malaya. c 1941. Men of the 2/19th Battalion standing around a local pattern Bren Gun Carrier bogged in a ditch in Malaya.

Brewster Buffalo in USAAF service Australia 1942

A Model 339 Brewster Buffalo, Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force (ML-KNIL) serial number B-3119, in Australia. The aircraft escaped from the Netherlands East Indies and was obviously used by the U.S. Army ... More

Bristol Blenheims 62 Sqn Malaya 1941

Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim Mk.I bombers from No. 62 Squadron in Malaya, in June 1941.

British troops surrender in Singapore

Singapore. 1942-02-15. British troops surrender to the Japanese in the city area, after the unconditional surrender of all British forces following the successful invasion of Malaya and Singapore.

Brooke-Popham & Wavell 2 - Australia in World War Two

Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 128118 Sourced from: http:///database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in ... More

Brooke-Popham & Wavell during World War I

Buffalo ammunition - Australia in World War Two

Malaya. 1942-01. Javanese ground staff preparing ammunition to load guns on a Netherland East Indies fighter aircraft.

Building a wheatstack (2555448424)

Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum /collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic Part Of: Powerhouse Muse... More

Bukit Pelandok defile - Australian Troops in World War Two

MUAR AREA, JOHORE, MALAYA. 1945-09-26. THE ROAD AND OPEN AREA IN FRONT OF THE HIGH GROUND AT THE BUKIT PELANDOK DEFILE WHICH WAS HELD BY TROOPS OF THE 6TH NORFOLK BATTALION, BRITISH ARMY AND VACATED ON 1942-01-19.

Burning Fiat CR42 near Tobruk 1941

A burning Italian Fiat C.R.42 Falco fighter shot down near El Adam, south of Tobruk, Libya.

Burning japanese oil tanker in Pelican bay

Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burning Panzer I Libya 1942 during World War I

Burning German tanks in the Libyan desert, in early 1942. a Befehlspanzer I is in the foreground, Panzer II and Panzer III are in the background.

Burnt-out 88 mm Flak 36 near El Alamein 1942

A burnt out German 88 mm FlaK 36 gun and its SdKfz 8 half track near El Alamein, Egypt.

C Coy 2 RAR soldiers on The Hook Jun 1953 (AWM 157648)

AWM Caption: Men of C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), at Majon'ni in the trenches of left forward Company position on The Hook after relieving 1st Battalion King's Regiment. The so... More

C.M.Porter's shopfront from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

C02803PhillippsSE5a1918 during World War I

France. An SE5 British aeroplane, with Captain Phillipps MC, DFC of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), in the pilot's seat. The DH5 machines initially used by the AFC were subsequently replaced by these aeroplanes.

CANT Z506 at Augusta (Sicily) 1943

The Italian seaplane base at the port of Augusta, Sicily, Italy, circa in September 1943. Visible are six Italian CANT Z.506 Airone seaplanes captured intact when the port was occupied by Allied Forces. Several... More

Captain George W Lambert, Official Artist, sketching. An unidentified ...

Captain George W Lambert, Official Artist, sketching. An unidentified soldier is standing watching him. Ottoman Empire: Palestine, North Palestine, Lake Tiberias, Tiberias Tiberias

Captured A6M3 at Eagle Farm 1942

A captured Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 model 32 fighter aircraft rebuilt by the Technical Air Intelligence Unit (TAIU) in Hangar 7 at Eagle Farm, Queensland (Australia), outside the unit's hangar. The allied code ... More

Captured A6M3 at Eagle Farm 1943

Captured Breda Ba.25 at Augusta 1943

Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, examining an Italian Breda Ba.25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. The Breda wa... More

Captured Breda Ba.25 in hangar at Augusta 1943

Members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF check over an Italian Breda seaplane that was acquired by them when they arrived at Augusta, Sicily (Italy).

Captured Breda Ba.25 launched 1943

Augusta, Sicily, Italy. c. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, launching an Italian Breda Ba.25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. The Breda wa... More

Captured CANT Z.506s at Augusta 1943

Captured Italian CANT Z.506 Airone seaplanes at Augusta, Sicily (Italy), in 1943.

Captured Caproni Ca.309 in Egypt 1943

An Italian Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli reconnaissance plane, captured by No. 3 Squadron RAAF, at Idku, Egypt, in 1943.

Captured Fi 156 in flight near El Alamein 1942

A captured Fieseler Fi 156 C-3/Trop Storch in flight near El Alamein, Egypt. Royal Air Force Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst, Air Officer Commanding the Desert Air Force, acquired a captured German communicat... More

Captured French aircraft Syria 1941

Australian troops with captured Morane-Saulnier MS.406 fighters and a Potez 630 bomber, Syria, in July 1941.

Captured French Martin 167F at Aleppo 1941

A captured French Martin 167F at Aleppo, Syria, in November 1941. This aricraft was later taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force.

Captured German aircraft at Fuka 1943

Captured German Messerschmitt Me 109G aircraft at Fuka airfield, Egypt. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captured German gun near El Alamein 1942

A German "47.32 millimetre choke-bore anti-tank gun" being inspected by regimental Sergeant-Major P. Lawson, of 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion near El Alamein in 1942.

Captured German half track Libya 1941

A captured German half track (Sd.Kfz. 8) in Libya, 1941 Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captured German Me109s at Fuka 1943

Captured German Messerschmitt Me 109G aircraft at Fuka airfield, Egypt. Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More

Captured Go 242 and Me 110 in Africa 1942

A damaged German Gotha Go 242 glider and a Messerschmitt Me 110 fighter (background) at a captured German airfield in the Western Desert.

Captured Hurricane recaptured at Gambut 1942

A Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 aircraft (RAF serial V7670) captured intact by the Germans in March 1941 and then recaptured at Gambut airfield later.

Captured Ki-84 with Seafire Hellcat and Mustang 1945

A "mixed grill" formation of a variety of aircraft led by a captured Japanese fighter aircraft Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Gale, allied code name "Frank"), of the Technical Air Intelligence Unit SWPA which had been ... More

Captured LeO H258 at Aleppo 1941

Two captured French Liore-Olivier LeO H258 bombers at Aleppo airfield, Syria. The tank in front was assigned to the Australian 9th Division.

Captured Macchi MC.205 at Catania 1943

An Italian Macchi C.205 Veltro aircraft found on Catania airfield, Sicily (Italy), by personnel of No. 450 Squadron RAAF and subsequently serviced by the squadron's fitters.

Captured Me 109F JG27 at El Alamein 1942

Western Desert, Egypt, 14 August 1942: A captured German Messerschmitt Me 109F ("yellow 5") of 6/JG27 (6th Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing) piloted by Lieutenant Gert Mix which made a forced landing in the rear of ... More

Captured SdKfz 223 in NAfrica 1942

An abandoned German SdKfz 223, Leichter Panzerspähwagen (light armoured car) which has been captured by advancing allied troops in North Africa. The vehicle has been fitted with a folding frame antenna for use ... More

Captured SdKfz 223 in NAfrica July 1942

Captured Tadji airfield at Aitape with Lockheed P38 Lightning aircraft

Dutch New Guinea. 22 April 1944. Lockheed P38 Lightning aircraft of the US Army Air Force line up at captured Tadji airfield at Aitape. Standing at the nose of aircraft 004, United States General Walter Krueger... More

Captured Turkish trench Lone Pine 1915

Australian soldiers, mainly from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, in a Turkish trench captured during the Battle of Lone Pine, August 1915. The trench is roofed with pine logs to protect from shrapnel and grenades.

Captured Valentine tanks in NAfrica 1942

Members of the Afrika Korps sitting on a captured Valentine Mk III tank. Tanks of the same type are in the background.

Captured VW Kuebelwagen near Fort Capuzzo 1941

A captured VW Kübelwagen (WH-280374) near Fort Capuzzo. Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Car and horse outside building from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

Carl Vinnen (ship, 1922) - SLV H99.220-3322

Shows the five masted barquentine „Carl Vinnen“ with auxiliary steam, 1827 tons. Built at Kiel 1922 an unusual type of rig.Deutsch: „Carl Vinnen“, mit der typischen Takelung der Vinnen-Schoner.

John Carroll portrait during World War I

Portrait of Australian Victoria Cross recipient, Private John Carroll, 33rd Battalion AIF, taken 21 August 1918 in London. Carroll was awarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Messines, June 1917.

Catalina 43 Sqn RAAF in flight c1945

A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing-Canada PB2B-2 Catalina aircraft (s/n A24-362) in flight. This aircraft was delivered to the RAAF on 1 June 1945 and served with No. 43 Sqn ("DX-V"). It was transferred to 115... More

Catalina RAAF in flight 1940 - Australia in World War Two

Australia. RAAF Consolidated Catalina aircraft (A24-11) in flight. (Donor C. A. Lynch).

Centaur (AWM 043235), Queensland, Australia

Sourced from: http:///database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken prior to May 1943. AWM Caption: THE AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL S... More

Central Bureau headquarters 1944-45

Exterior of Central Bureau's headquarters building at 21 Henry Street in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot

Central District Ambulance headquarters from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

Ces Morrison at piano from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

Ces Morrison's farewell at Cavalier Cafe from The Powerhouse Museum

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

CEW Bean with files - Public domain dedication image

Australian War Memorial image A05389. C.E.W. Bean working on official files in his Victoria Barracks office during the writing of the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918.

CEW Beanand Effie At Tuggeranong Homestead - A black and white photo o...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Bean near Martinpuich 1917

Australian official war correspondent Charles Bean near Martinpuich, Somme, France, watching the Australian advance during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.

ChrisSaunders1944 - Australia in World War Two

LIEUTENANT (LT) R.W. SAUNDERS, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION (3), IN THE RANKS DURING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FROM THE OFFICERS' CADET TRAINING UNIT SEYMOUR. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LT T.J. DONOGHUE (1); LT J.W. ... More

CIB (Criminal Investigation Branch) Annual Ball from The Powerhouse Mu...

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

CMF training 1952 - A black and white photo of a group of soldiers

Australian War Memorial image P00474.016. Lieutenant General S. F. Rowell, Chief of General Staff, observes a Citizens Military Forces machine gun team during an exercise at Woodside, South Australia

P01034.050Cole1917 - Egypt - Australia in World War Two

Ottoman Empire: Palestine. Informal portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Adrian Trevor Lindley Cole, MC, Australian Flying Corps, of Malvern, Vic, wearing his flying suit. Lt Cole enlisted on 28 January 1916 and embarke... More

Collapsed japanese bomber at Timor

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

State Lib Qld 1 211192 Harold Henry Collins

Harold Henry Collins. H. H. Collins, Queensland Minister for Agriculture and Stock.

Colonel Holmes at Bitapaka (AWM A03147)

AWM Caption: Colonel William Holmes, Commander of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) (in centre) and two unidentified officers at the wireless station at Bitapaka after its capture. ... More

Commandos from the Australian 2-3rd Independent Company take up positi...

Commandos from the Australian 2/3rd Independent Company take up positions in weapon pits during an attack on Timbered Knoll, north of Orodubi (between Mubo and Salamaua), New Guinea.

Commandos Timbered Knoll - Australia in World War Two

Australian commandos from the 2/3rd Independent Company shortly before making an attack on Timbered Knoll in the Salamaua Area of New Guinea. Private L C Mahon of 2/3rd Independent Company carries his gun in r... More

Components of Hudson Brothers chaff cutter from The Powerhouse Museum

Components of Hudson Brothers chaff cutter. Format: Glass plate negative.

Coomonderry (ship, 1886) - as steamship

Coomonderry as steamship before 1915 Public domain photograph of Navy warship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coomonderry in rough seas at Burnie, Tasmania in 1923

'Coomonderry' off Burnie - a regular at Smithton, Tasmania. The 'Coomonderry' was a veteran when she was purchased by J S Lee and Sons to take timber from Smithton. She was originally a steamship but was conver... More

Coulson, Oswald Hillam (Ossie). Local children playing in Lake Tiberia...

Local children playing in Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee). Two boats are on the lake and ruined buildings are on the shore line. Tiberias

County of Anglesea (ship, 1877) - SVL H99.220-3446

„County of Anglesea“ in a habor. Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crashed Fiat BR20 in Britain c1940

A crashed Italian Fiat BR.20M bomber in Britian. Italy formed the "Corpo Aereo Italiano" with 13° and 43° Stormi (80 BR.20Ms) in September 1940. They flew attacks on twelve days between 24 October and 10 Januar... More

Crashed Fiat CR42 Libya 1940, Italy

A crashed Italian Fiat C.R. 42 Falco fighter on an airfield between Capuzzo and Bardia in Libya, 1940. The van belongs to the Australian Photographic Unit.

Crashed Fiat CR42 near Lowestoft 1940

An Italian Fiat C.R. 42 Falco fighter (85-16, s/n MM.6976, 18° Gruppo/85a Squadriglia/Stormo 56°) which had crashed at Lowestoft, Suffolk (UK) on 1430 hrs, 11 November 1940. The pilot, Sergente Antonio Lazzari,... More