Historic Australia

Anzac Beach, Bougainville, ca. 1945

Soldiers enjoying time off on Anzac Beach, where they have set up a surf reel, bench seats and their own sign to claim the stretch of sand for relaxation

Australian Armed Forces on manoeuvres in the snow at Buffalo

Australian airmen training in Canada during World War II having a snow fight

Activities of the Diggers on board the transport ship that is returning them to Australia

ANZAC BEACH, GALLIPOLI. 1923-04-25. THE REVEREND E. WALKER, OF MELBOURNE, ADDRESSING THE CONGREGATION AT AN ANZAC DAY SERVICE ON THE BEACH AT ANZAC COVE. THE HORSE IN THE RIGHT BACKGROUND IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT AND HAD LEFT AUSTRALIA IN 1914. THE HORSE WAS OWNED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.E. HUGHES. (DONOR M. BERKELEY)

Anzac Beach, Gallipoli. 1915. Australian soldiers struggling to get stranded life boats back into deeper water. (Donor JP Campbell)

1915. GALLIPOLI. SOLDIERS WITH THEIR WEAPONS AT THE READY IN THE FIRING LINE AT SHRAPNEL GULLY.

1916-12-25, KANTARA EGYPT. 7TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE. A BUN EATING COMPETITION DURING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.

American soldiers gambling (craps) in Brisbane, 1943

Aitape, New Guinea. 8 February 1945. Corporal Bert Hanson of Adelaide, SA, hides the indignity of Craftsman (Cfn) Ray Armstrong of Perth, and Cfn Norm Smallwood of Ipswich, Qld, behind a towel as they partake of a jungle shower, using a piece of corrugated tin under their feet. The shower is provided by tapping a mountain spring, and running the water along the hollow bamboo.