3-7 inch AA gun on Kensington Golf Links in May 1943
Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps training with a 3.7 Inch anti-aircraft gun emplaced on Kensington Golf Links in Sydney
6 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 029136
AWM caption : FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA. 1943-02-18. WORK ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PARAPET TO NO. B2 GUN POSITION AT LEIGHTON BATTERY, FREMANTLE FIXED DEFENCES. Comment : This is a BL 6-inch Mk VII gun.
6 inch Mk XI gun barrel Moreton Island 1938 AWM P05244.008
AWM caption : "An unidentified gun crew moving a six inch gun barrel at Cowan on Moreton Island, Qld. Two barrels were delivered by barge from the mainland and were dumped in the shallows. From there they were ... More
6-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 029133
AWM caption : FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA. 1943-02-18. BI GUN, LEIGHTON BATTERY, FREMANTLE FIXED DEFENCES. LEFT TO RIGHT: LANCE-BOMBARDIER H. VALLE GUNNER L. L. CARTER, BOTH OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY STAFF-SERGEA... More
7 Sqn (AWM NEA0032) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: Townsville, Qld. Servicing party working on a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft of No. 7 Squadron RAAF, probably at Reid River or Macrossan airfield, in a camouflaged dispersal bay supported by underwin... More
83 Sqn (AWM 060742) - Australia in World War Two
AWM caption : MILLINGIMBI ISLAND, NT. 1943-11-21. PILOTS OF NO. 83 SQUADRON, RAAF, PHOTOGRAPHED IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE SQUADRONS BOOMERANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: THEY ARE: FLIGHT SERGEANT BELL (1) WARRANT OFFICER D.... More
Cleaning guns of 83 Squadron RAAF Boomerang Nov 1943 AWM 060743
AWM caption : MILLINGIMBI ISLAND, NT. 1943-11-21. ARMOURERS OF NO. 83 SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, CLEANING CANNONS AND LOADING AMMUNITION INTO A BOOMERANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. THEY ARE: 44771 CORPORAL G... More
DOMF parade birdum 1941 - Australia in World War Two
Darwin Overland Maintenance Force at Parade, Birdum Military Camp, Jan 25, 1941. Deutsch: Die Darwin Overland Maintenance Force präsentiert sich. 25. Januar 1941, Feldlager Birdum.
Fort Pearce BL 6 inch Mk VII gun & crew 1944 AWM P01108.002
AWM caption : "FORT PEARCE, PORT PHILLIP HEADS, VIC, 1944-04. 6 INCH GUN CREW FROM "C" COMPANY 5TH BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS (VDC) PREPARES FOR ACTION AT TRAINING CAMP EASTER 1944. LEFT TO RIGHT: J. RIL... More
Mk VII gun Fort Nepean 1943 - Australia in World War Two
BL 6-inch Mk VII gun at Fort Nepean, Victoria, Australia.
QF3pdrHotchkissSydney1942 - Australian Troops in World War Two
AWM caption : "SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. 1942-01-24. SIDE VIEW OF A QUICK FIRING, 3 POUNDER HOTCHKISS GUN, SHOWING THE ROCKING BAR SIGHT."
QFC 6 inch gun Albany 1943 AWM 029664
AWM caption : "ALBANY, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-13. NO. 1 GUN (6-INCH), ALBANY FIXED DEFENCES." Comment : The gun is a BL 6 inch gun Mk V from the 1890s. It originally at South Head, Sydney, and was one of the four ... More
Servicing 7 Squadron RAAF Beaufort WWII AWM NEA0033
AWM caption : Townsville, Qld. Servicing party working on a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft of No. 7 Squadron RAAF, probably at Reid River or Macrossan airfield, in a camouflaged dispersal bay supported by underwi... More
Spitfires Darwin (AWM 014484) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: 1943-03-24. DARWIN. SPITFIRES TAKE OFF TO INTERCEPT JAPANESE RAIDERS.
9.2 inch coast defence gun Australia WWII
"Cleaning out bore of gun after firing RAA. Shows soldiers pulling cleaning wad through gun barrel. Comment : This is a 9.2 inch coast defence gun somewhere in Australia.
Australian 3.7 inch AA gun training WWII SLV H99.201 3206
Australian anti-aircraft gun crew training with searchlight and QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun.
Loading 3.7 inch AA gun SLV H99.201 3321
Exercise with QF 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun in Australia.
QF 3.7 inch AA gun SLV H99.201 3197
Crew with QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun.
QF 3.7 inch AA gun SLV H99.201 3198
Crew with QF 3.7 inch AA gun.
QF 3.7 inch AA gun SLV H99.201 3199
Crew with QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun.
Sydney Harbour WW2 boom, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Harbour WW2 anti-torpedo defence boom seen from Georges Head. Manly ferry BELLUBERA (1910 - 1973) on right, and former Sydney ferry KURAMIA (1914) as converted boom vessel (right).