| Accession Number | P02704.018 |
|---|---|
| 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. "Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Priest, Gather together to our Household ...
Description
Port Moresby, New Guinea. "Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Priest, Gather together to our Household feast. Where the week-day's merriment Becomes the Sunday's sacrament." The altar on the stage used by the Moresby Microbes in the Rec[reation] Hut that was obtained and furnished by Padre P. Sands, the first RAAF Chaplain in war-time New Guinea. Padre Sands formed the Moresby Microbes with Billy Challoner and the group 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)