| Accession Number | P02704.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Port Moresby, New Guinea. "And here's his offsider, called HARE, the boong! His grin is ...
Description
Port Moresby, New Guinea. "And here's his offsider, called HARE, the boong! His grin is infectious while he gets the washing done!" Portrait of Billy Challoner and his assistant, local man, Hare. Billy Challoner helped Padre P. Sands, the first RAAF Chaplain in wartime New Guinea form a concert party called the "Moresby Microbes" who presented 50 weekly concerts between 8 May 1942 and 28 April 1943 (including the "Jubilee Concert" which was the last). Padre Sands wrote the verse which accompanies each photograph in an album given to LAC Frank Lansdowne, a member of the Moresby Microbes, now held in the Private Records collection at the Australian War Memorial. (Donor J. Treseder)