| Place | Asia: Japan, Eta Jima |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 132225 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Queale, Alan |
| Place made | Japan: Eta Jima |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-18. PORTION OF HEADQUARTERS, BCOF, WHICH WERE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE ...
Description
ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-18. PORTION OF HEADQUARTERS, BCOF, WHICH WERE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE NAVAL ACADEMY. SHOWN: CANTEEN ISSUE POINT (LOWER RIGHT), THE NAVAL ACADEMY CARRIED OUT EXPERIMENTS IN ENGINEERING HERE; LOW BUILDINGS USED FOR TAILORING, BOOTREPAIRING, ETC; GARRISON ENGINEER HEADQUARTERS (CENTRE), FORMERLY USED AS A CLASSROOM FOR NAVAL COURSES IN SEAMANSHIP; CENTRE IS THE DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT, FORMERLY USED BY THE JAPANESE AS A WIRELESS AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL; TOP CENTRE IS THE 130TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, FORMERLY USED AS THE NAVAL CADETS BARRACKS; NEAR CHIMNEY STACK IS THE BOILER ROOM WHICH SERVICES THE HOSPITAL AND MOST OF THE HEADQUARTERS AREA; LEFT CENTRE IS THE BUILDING IN WHICH CADETS PRACTISED JUDO; WHITE BUILDING TO LEFT IS THE LIBRARY AND THEATRE, NEAR THIS IS PART OF HEADQUARTERS BCOF BUILDING.