Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Toowoomba |
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Accession Number | 148950 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Toowoomba, Qld. 1942-07-17. An aerial view showing the 117th General Hospital, Australian Army ...
Description
Toowoomba, Qld. 1942-07-17. An aerial view showing the 117th General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC), at "Downlands", a former Roman Catholic College. The photograph, showing the main buildings, tented wards and slit trenches, was taken from 2,000 feet by an aircraft of No. 5 Squadron RAAF. The hospital functioned at this site from 1942-01 to 1943-12 when it was handed back to the school authorities.