| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | OG1950 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Place made | New Guinea: Madang |
| Date made | c October 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of RAAF nurses in bathing costumes at a Medical Receiving Station in New Guinea ...
Description
Informal portrait of RAAF nurses in bathing costumes at a Medical Receiving Station in New Guinea after working hours. Most of their off-duty hours are spent sun-bathing, swimming and working in their garden. Identified: 500147 Senior Sister Elizabeth Rose Doherty from Kew, Victoria; 500268 Sister Glenda Josephine McNamara from Leongatha, Victoria; 500232 Sister Erna Margaret Begg from St Kilda, Victoria; 503047 Matron Thelma Victoria Franklin from Sturt, South Australia; 501392 Sister Marion Pozieres Gertrude Witcombe from Earlwood NSW; 501159 Sister Betty Doreen Furey from Newcastle, NSW enjoying a chat in the sun after a dip in the cool shining waters of the Pacific Ocean.