BARCALDINE, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-30. TROOPS AT THE REAR OF A TRAIN CARRYING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ...

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Accession Number 087829
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BARCALDINE, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-30. TROOPS AT THE REAR OF A TRAIN CARRYING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY DRAFT. THE TRAIN IS DECORATED WITH "JUST MARRIED" SIGNS, TIN CANS, AND THE BUFFERS ARE CHALKED "DO NOT BUMP". IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- DRIVER C.S. TURNER, (1); STAFF SERGEANT G.W. PACKETT, (2); CORPORAL D.C. MCCALLUM, (3); DRIVER H.F. SANDERSON, (4).