MEMBERS OF THE 4TH DIVISION CONCERT PARTY ERECTING THEIR PORTABLE STAGE FOR THE NIGHT'S SHOW. ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Accession Number 066540
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker McInnes, Geoffrey
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Date made 26 May 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

MEMBERS OF THE 4TH DIVISION CONCERT PARTY ERECTING THEIR PORTABLE STAGE FOR THE NIGHT'S SHOW. THIS CONCERT PARTY UNDER THE CHARGE OF WARRANT OFFICER 11 S ELWOOD, WITH A STRENGTH OF 20 PERSONNEL, ARE AT PRESENT ENTERTAINING TROOPS IN THE TABLELANDS. ON THE CONCERT STAGE TRUCK (FARGO TYPE) THE STEEL FRAMEWORK IS BOLTED TOGETHER, OVER WHICH CANVAS AWNINGS ARE SLUNG TO COMPLETE THE MOBILE CONCERT STAGE. FOURTH ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT (IN THE ROOF): CORPORAL W.D. SIMMONS (6); CORPORAL K.G. LESTER (10).
THIRD ROW (STANDING ON FRAME): WX35842 PRIVATE I.W. JACKSON (5); LANCE CORPORAL G.J. SWARD, STANDING ON LADDER (7); LANCE CORPORAL J. MARKS (8); PRIVATE V.N. ARNOLD (11).
SECOND ROW (FLOOR LEVEL): CORPORAL A.J. WADDELL (3); SERGEANT L.G. NOLAN (4); CORPORAL G.C. NICHOLLS (9); SERGEANT E.J. BARTON (12); LANCE CORPORAL G. TUTIN (13).
FRONT ROW: SERGEANT L.A. DIXON (1); PRIVATE J. BEWEICK (2).