A Dorrigo homestead from The Powerhouse Museum Collection
'Rural Life' Pictures from The Powerhouse Museum Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term i... More
Afrika Korps vehicle convoy in 1942
A convoy of Afrika Korps vehicles moving throught the desert. The vehicles normally travelled at intervals of approximately one hundred metres in case of an air attack, which, in the case of this photograph, wa... More
Arthur Blackburn J03069A - Australia in World War Two
Studio portrait of Australian World War I Victoria Cross recipient, Arthur Seaforth Blackburn. He received his VC during the Battle of Pozières in 1916, and later served in World War II as a Brigadier, where he... More
Australian convoy wreckage. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
MUAR AREA, JOHORE, MALAYA. 1945-09-26. THE WRECKAGE OF AN AUSTRALIAN CONVOY LITTERING BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AT PARIT SULONG WHERE IT WAS DESTROYED DURING AN ENEMY AMBUSH. ON THE LEFT CAN BE SEEN SOME OF THE GE... More
Australian soldiers civilians Labuan
Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island, Borneo. The soldier on the right is armed with a US M1 Carbine, which was not normally issued to Australian soldiers.
Australian War Memorial 096520. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. CHINESE CIVILIANS, INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE AT A CAMP 15 MILES WEST OF RABAUL, WERE CONTACTED BY A PARTY OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND RED CROSS OFFICIALS SOON AFTER THE ARRIVAL A... More
Australian War Memorial 096903. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT BROUGHT FROM SINGAPORE BY THE JAPANESE TO WORK IN NEW BRITAIN DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. THEY ARE PARADING IN F... More
AWM 099103 Arnold Potts - Australia in World War Two
Brigadier Arnold Potts, Australian Army officer, at Torokina, Bougainville after the end of the Second World War. At the time he was the commanding officer of the Australian 23rd Brigade
AWM019422 Yokosuka. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
30 August 1945. Yokosuka Naval Base, en:Tokyo Bay, Japan. Commander Yuzo Tanno hands over the keys of the Yokosuka Naval Base to Captain H. J. Buchanan, en:Royal Australian Navy. Buchanan led the first British ... More
Awm116922. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Australian War Memorial . Photograph 116922 Caption: Physical description: Black & white Summary: Kuching, Sarawak. 1945-09-11. Colonel T. Suga, Imperial Japanese Army, Commandant of all the Japanese Prisoner... More
Awm116951. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Australian War Memorial Caption: Kuching, Sarawak. 1945-09-10 [sic - should read 1945-09-11]. WO L.T.A. Beckett, Radio Instrument and Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force Far East, showing the wireless set whic... More
Awm118409, World War II photo - Australia in World War Two
Australian War Memorial Photograph 118409. Caption: Physical description: Black & white Summary: Kuching, Sarawak. 1945-09-12. Maj-Gen G. F. Wootten, GOC, 9 Division speaking to cooks as they prepare lunch... More
Baltimore 454 Sqn RAAF over Italy 1944
A Martin Baltimore aircraft of No. 454 Squadron RAAF, flying over the Italian countryside on its way to a target area, in 1944.
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
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
Bristol Blenheims 62 Sqn Malaya 1941
Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim Mk.I bombers from No. 62 Squadron in Malaya, in June 1941.
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.
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
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 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 French aircraft Syria 1941
Australian troops with captured Morane-Saulnier MS.406 fighters and a Potez 630 bomber, Syria, in July 1941.
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.
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.
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
Damaged hangar with CR.42 at Grottaglie 1943
A damaged Italian Fiat CR.42 fighter outside the burnt out shell of a dirigible hangar at the captured airfield at Grottaglie, Italy.
Damaged Ju 87B at Acroma 1941, World War II photo
A damaged German Junkers Ju 87B Stuka at Acroma, Libya, in 1941.
Damaged Marder III in North Africa 1942
A damaged German Marder III tank in North Africa. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Damaged Re.2005s at Catania 1943
Damaged Italian Reggaine Re.2005 fighter aircraft at Catania, Sicily (Italy), in 1943.
Derevyanko signing 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
AWM caption: Tokyo Bay, Japan. 1945-09-02. Surrender of Japanese aboard USS Missouri. Lieutenant-General Derevyanko representing Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signs the instrument of surrender. Other Rus... More
Destroyed 75 mm turret at Fano (I) 1944
Original caption: "The remains of a German strongpoint [at Fano] comprising a turret and 75mm L/70 gun from a Panzerkampfwagen V (Panther tank) guarding the road to Rimini, after the Desert Harassers fighter bo... More
Destroyer Hatsuzakura bringing envoys to USS Missouri (BB-63) off Japa...
Port side view of the Japanese destroyer Hatsuzakura, seen across the bows of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449). The Japanese ship was bringing officers and harbour pilots to a conference off Japan ... More
Eisenbahngeschuetz Bruno during World War I
A camouflaged 28 cm German railway gun reputedly known to its German crew as Bruno. The barrel was originally designed as a naval gun but was converted in 1917 for use as a railway gun. It was built by Fr Krupp... More
Fiume (Rijeka) bombing by RAF in 1944
Rijeka under aerial bombardment by Royal Air Force planes, 1944. Fiume (Rijeka), Yugoslavia. c. 1944. One of the RAF Baltimore aircraft over the harbour during the air attack. Bombs can be seen exploding on the... More
Gavin Long Lae, World War II photo
Australian War Memorial image 100584. Gavin Long, the Official Australian War Historian, in Lae, New Guinea while attached to HQ, New Guinea Force
Geraldton exercise 1942 (028696)
AWM Caption: "Geraldton, Australia. An anti-tank gun and Vickers machine gun form a defence post at a corner of Geraldton's main street during field exercises carried out by 2nd and 4th Australian divisions." ... More
Helfrich NETHERLANDS 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
AWM caption:Tokyo Bay, Japan -- Surrender of Japanese aboard USS "Missiouri." Luitenant-Admiraal C.E.L. Helfrich, representing the Netherlands, signs the instrument of surrender. He is being watched by a compa... More
Herring NT Force (150093), World War II photo
Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 150093 Members of the 6th Division march past Major General E. F. Herring at Darwin in 1942
Hsu Yung-Ch'ang Republic of China 1945
AWM caption:Tokyo Bay, Japan -- Surrender of Japanese aboard USS "Missouri". General Hsu Yung-Chang, representing Republic of China, signs the instrument of surrender. General Douglas MacArthur, Allied Supreme... More
Isitt NEW ZEALAND 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
AWM caption: Tokyo Bay, Japan -- Surrender of Japanese aboard USS Missouri. Air Vice Marshal Leonard M. Isitt, representing the Dominion of New Zealand, signs the instrument of surrender watched by an officer o... More
Japanese camp administrator Ikeuchi at Morotai
Bahasa Indonesia: Perwira penterjemah Jepang, Ikeuchi, yang bertanggungjawab terhadap tahanan perang asal Australia yang ditahan di Ambon, tiba di Morotai untuk pengadilan kejahatan perang terhadapnya.English: ... More
Japanese surrender (AWM 019296)
AWM Caption: Papua New Guinea: New Guinea, Cape Wom. Signing of surrender documents by Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Hatazo Adachi, Commander of the Japanese 18th Army in New Guinea. After signing the uncondition... More
Japanese tank burning. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Ju 52 approaching Stalingrad late 1942
A German Junkers Ju 52 3/m approaching Stalingrad in late 1942
Ju 52 with paras over Heraklion 1941
A stick of German paratroopers exiting from a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft over the town of Heraklion during the German airborne assault on the north coast of Crete. The large smoke plume (centre) indicates... More
Junkers Ju 86s in flight c1938 - Australia in World War Two
Three German Junkers Ju 86A or Ju 86D bombers in flight before the Second World War.
Knocked out Panzer III near El Alamein 1942
A knocked out German Panzer III in the Western Desert. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leclerc FRANCE 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
AWM caption: Tokyo Bay, Japan -- Surrender of Japanese aboard USS "Missouri". General Philippe Leclerc representing France signs the instrument of surrender. Other French representatives stand behind him while ... More
Marder III in North Africa1 1943
An abandoned German Marder III tank in North Africa.Original caption: "Improvised mounting of a Russian M1936 76.2 mm anti tank gun on a Czech T.38 tank hull (the whole is known as an SdKfz 139 Marder III). The... More
Marder III in North Africa2 1943
An abandoned German Marder III tank in North Africa.Original caption: "Improvised mounting of a Russian M1936 76.2 mm anti tank gun on a Czech T.38 tank hull (the whole is known as an SdKfz 139 Marder III). The... More
Messerschmitt Bf 109B-2 in flight c1938
A German Messerschmitt Bf 109B-2 in flight before the Second World War.
P-40E shot down Darwin 19 Feb 1942
A crashed U.S. Army Air Force Curtiss P-40E Warhawk of the 33rd Pursuit Group (Provisional) at Darwin, Northern Territories (Australia). This was one of nine USAAF P-40s shot down during the Japanese Raid on Da... More
P-51D 77 Sqn RAAF over Labuan Island 1945
A Royal Australian Air Force North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang IV aircraft (A68-703, USAAF 44-84406) in flight over the sea near Labuan Island, Borneo. 1945. This aircraft was issued to No. 77 Squadron RAAF on... More
PilotObserverBristolAircraft - Egypt
Palestine. A pilot (left) and observer (right), in front of a Bristol aircraft of No 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps. The observer is Lieutenant James Hamilton Traill. The pilot is either Lieutenant Leonard ... More
Pilots with Piaggio P.108 at Grottaglie 1943
On Grottaglie airfield, Italy, pilots, Flight Lieutenant L. Wynne of Yorks, England, Squadron Leader Brian Eaton of Melbourne, Vic, Flight Lieutenant Harris DFC of Adelaide, SA, talk to an Italian pilot who has... More
Port Moresby bombs in habour 1942
Australian War Memorial image P02018.068. Bombs explode in Port Moresby's harbour during one of the first Japanese air raids on the town in 1942
POW Camp Maribor, World War II photo
POWs at Camp 1046GW Maribor
POWs Burma Thai RR. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Australian and Dutch prisoners of war at Tarsau in Thailand. The four men are suffering from beri beri.
Scarf's Blenheim during World War I
A Bristol Blenheim Mark I, L1134 'PT-F', of No. 62 Squadron RAF, taxying in front of a line of Brewster Buffaloes at Sembawang, Singapore, as another section of Buffaloes flies over the airfield. It was in L113... More
SdKfz 9 pulls Crusader tank 1942
A captured German SdKfz 9 18 ton half track is used to pull a damaged British Crusader tank in North Africa.
Spitfire and He 111 during Battle of Britain 1940
A Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire trails smoke after attacking a German Heinkel He 111H/P bomber during the Battle of Britain.
Spitfire VIII 457 Sqn RAAF at Labuan 1945
A Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII of No. 457 Squadron RAAF at Labuan airfield, North Borneo. In the background are RAAF P-51 Mustang fighters destined for occupation duty in Japan.
SS Geraldine Mary torpedoed by U-52 1940
View from a 10 Squadron, RAAF, Short Sunderland circling the sinking SS Geraldine Mary, (of the A.N.D Company). The ship departed Botwood, Newfoundland, under the command of Captain George McCartney Sime on 19 ... More
State Lib Qld 1 129321 Clan Chisholm (ship)
Clan Chisholm (ship) An early casualty of the Second World War, the 'Clan Chisholm' was torpedoed in the North Atlantic in October, 1939. From the sketch by D.G. Parr? [Description supplied with photograph].
State Lib Qld 2 259695 Base of transmitting mast complete showing the ...
Base of transmitting mast complete showing the tuning cabinet, Bald Hills, 1942. As a result of Japan's entry into World War II, and anxiety for Australia's security, it was felt that a new transmitting aerial ... More
TG17.3 and HMAS Australia under attack Coral Sea
Joint Australian-United States naval Task Group 17.3 under air torpedo attack by Imperial Japanese Navy land-based bombers during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942. A Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Type 1 bom... More
Public Domain Images - Thornycroft Hathi P00156.019
Thornycroft Hathi 4x4 lorries, de-mobbed after WW2 in an Australian army vehicle park Original description at source: ID Number: P00165.019 Physical description: Black & white Summary: NORTH RYDE, NSW, WWI... More
Vernon Sturdee - Australia in World War Two
Portrait of Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee, an Australian general of the Second World War
War correspondent Jim O'Connor in New Britain during 1945
War correspondent Jim O'Connor of the Melbourne 'Argus' newspaper on New Britain. He is carrying his personal equipment, including his typewriter in his left hand.
William Kibby 061364 - Australia in World War Two
Portrait of Sergeant William Henry Kibby VC, an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War.
Wrecked French aircraft at Baalbek 1941
Wrecked French Potez 630 and Bloch MB.200 aircraft at Baalbek, Syria, in 1941.
Wrecked He 111H KG 100 at Fuka 1942
A wrecked German Heinkel He 111H bomber of Kampfgeschwader 100 (KG 100, 100th Bomb Wing) at Fuka, Egypt. Note the blackened insignias. II/KG 100 was stationed in Greece and Southern Italy.
Wrecked Japanses barges at Scarlet Beach 2
2 Wrecked Japanses Barges at Scarlet Beach, Finschhafen. 37 dead Japansese were counted. Japanese landed at Scarlet Beach by surprise attack on Oct 17 1943.
American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Republic Thund...
American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Republic Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Mark Is (HD173 A nearest) of No. 135 Squadron RAF, lined up at Chittagong, India, while being overflown by three other... More
B.a.t. FL1558, British Navy ship
B.a.t., underway at sea. Could possibly be the 1943 tug HMS Bat.
British airborne troops approaching Taranto in a landing craft, during...
British airborne troops approaching Taranto in a landing craft, during the invasion of Italy, 14 September 1943. Taranto, 9 September 1943 (Operation Slapstick): View from a landing craft, loaded with soldiers,... More
British Generals 1939-1945 A20588
British Generals 1939-1945 Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC (1880-1963): Portrait of General Carton de Wiart, seated, during the Three-Power conference in Cairo.
British Generals 1939-1945 A30046
British Generals 1939-1945 General Sir Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron of Wormington (1887 -1965): Ismay talking to Sir John Simon at a farewell dinner for Admiral Stark at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
British Medical Services in the Second World War A24421
British Medical Services in the Second World War Medicine at Sea: Surgery in progress on board HMS RENOWN. Marine Thomas Quinn, of Glasgow being operated on successfully for appendicitis.
British Medical Services in the Second World War A25095
British Medical Services in the Second World War Medical Transport: One of a series of pictures from Normandy illustrating the work carried out by LST 428, which has been converted into transport for casualties... More
British wounded being treated, and Italian prisoners waiting to be eva...
British wounded being treated, and Italian prisoners waiting to be evacuated from the beach on the first day of the invasion of Sicily, 10 July 1943. Italian prisoners of war waiting to be taken from Sicily at ... More
Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten and officers on the bridge of the destr...
Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten and officers on the bridge of the destroyer HMS KELVIN, September 1940. Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten and officers on the bridge of HMS KELVIN whilst she is at sea, as seen from ... More
Celebrations To Mark Prime Minister Churchill's 69th Birthday A20731
Celebrations To Mark Prime Minister Churchill's 69th Birthday At a drinks reception prior to a dinner party Marshal Joseph Stalin raises his glass for a toast to Mr Churchill. Also present are senior military a... More
Chemical Warfare in the Twentieth Century A17232
Chemical Warfare in the Twentieth Century The Second World War: Gas exercises at Harwich naval base. Planes are seen spraying gas on to the quay.
Commander R F Jessel, Captain of the destroyer HMS ZEALOUS, 1 March 19...
Commander R F Jessel, Captain of the destroyer HMS ZEALOUS, 1 March 1945. The Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS ZEALOUS, Commander R F Jessel, DSO, DSC and bar, sat at a desk enjoying a pipe.
Construction of Mulberry Harbours, Southampton, April 1944 A25792
Construction of Mulberry Harbours, Southampton, April 1944 Concrete caissons (Phoenixes), to be used as breakwaters, under construction in dry dock.
Convoys during the Second World War A4545
Convoys during the Second World War Two lieutenants, one a Royal Navy Reserve the other a Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve use coded tags to plot the positions of convoys on a large wall map of the British Isles an... More
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 Feb...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 February 1943 Merchant ships of convoy JW53 passing through pack ice during the voyage. An escort destroyer can be seen in the background. View... More
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 Feb...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 February 1943 HMS OPPORTUNE, an escorting destroyer, in dazzle paint, seen during rough seas on a Russian convoy patrol. Image taken from aboar... More
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 Feb...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw53, 15-27 February 1943 Two merchant ships at anchor in Kola Inlet, north Russia. Part of HMS INGLEFIELD, aboard which this photograph was taken, is in t... More
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw65, March 194...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Jw65, March 1945 A motor-boat from HMS TRUMPETER working its way through the ice after the carrier's arrival at Kola Inlet, Russia.
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Ra64, 17 - 28 F...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Ra64, 17 - 28 February 1945 Homeward bound, a Liberty Ship in convoy RA64 sails through heavy seas in the Arctic Ocean.
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Ra64, 17 - 28 F...
Convoys To Russia during the Second World War - Convoy Ra64, 17 - 28 February 1945 A merchant ship in convoy RA64 sails through heavy seas in the Arctic Ocean.
Destruction of Confidential and Secret Papers For the Admiralty during...
Destruction of Confidential and Secret Papers For the Admiralty during the Second World War Girls seen sorting confidential and secret papers under the watchful eye of an armed officer whose job ends when he ha... More
Famous U-boat Hunters on the War Path. 26 January To 25 February 1944,...
Famous U-boat Hunters on the War Path. 26 January To 25 February 1944, on Board the Sloop HMS Starling, on North Atlantic Patrol. With the 2nd Escort Group Commanded by Capt F J Walker, Cb, Dso and 2 Bars, of t... More