Paperbark Camp, Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia

On 19 March 1917 an Australian soldier writes his name on the base of the Faidherbe monument which was used as a German anti-aircraft ‘dummy gun’ in the Grande Place at Bapaume.

On 19 March 1917 an Australian soldier writes his name on the base of the Faidherbe monument which was used as a German anti-aircraft ‘dummy gun’ in the Grande Place at Bapaume.

AIF band playing the ‘Victoria March’ as it passed through the ruins of the Grande Place (Town Square), Bapaume, 19 March 1917.

AIF band playing the ‘Victoria March’ as it passed through the ruins of the Grande Place (Town Square), Bapaume, 19 March 1917.

A corporal, probably on the staff of the 2nd Australian general hospital, holds a koala in Cairo

A corporal, probably on the staff of the 2nd Australian general hospital, holds a koala in Cairo

An American soldier at an advanced Allied base, with his pet kangaroo

An American soldier at an advanced Allied base, with his pet kangaroo

Men from the 2/48th Battalion, 9th Australian Division, were photographed while evacuating Tobruk, Libya in 1941

Men from the 2/48th Battalion, 9th Australian Division, were photographed while evacuating Tobruk, Libya in 1941

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The Real McKenzies - The Catalpa

ArtistThe Real McKenzies
TitleThe Catalpa
Album10,000 Shots
Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning   Credit & Copyright:  Antti Kemppainen
Australia Day, 2007-Perth

Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning
Credit & Copyright: Antti Kemppainen

Australia Day, 2007-Perth

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