Summary
Black and white photograph of a group of Royal Australian Air Force personnel at the Exhibition Building, taken by the donor, Malcolm McLeod, while an electrician stationed at the Exhibition Building in 1941 and attending the Melbourne Technical College.
The formal wartime occupation of the Exhibition Building began in October 1940, when the RAAF officially requisitioned the Building under the National Security (General) Regulations) for use as a barracks and training facility. After some minor modifications and partitioning in January 1941, No.1 School of Technical Training was relocated from West Melbourne Technical School and occupied the Building and Carlton Gardens between 1941-1946 under the command of Wing Commander R.G. Francis (17 March 1941 - 8 October 1945) and Flight Lieutenant B.H. Pascoe (13 October - 22 November 1945). The RAAF occupation of the site continued after the war with No.1 Personnel Depot, under the command of Wing Commander R.K. Bazley (27 October 1945 - 8 October 1946), based at the Building.
Description of Content
Black and white photograph of a group of RAAF servicemen in the grounds of the Exhibition Building where they were stationed during World War II. The men are in uniform and formally posed in three rows. The first row are sitting, arms crossed on knees. The second row are standing and the back row are standing on a bench.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Malcolm McLeod, Aug 1992
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Place & Date Made
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1941
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Organisation Depicted
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1942
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
19.5 cm (Length), 15 cm (Height)
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References
Dunstan, D. 'Victorian Icon. The Exhibition Building, Melbourne' pp379-386.
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Keywords
Air Forces, Australian Military Forces, Military Forces, Military Uniforms: Australian, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1900-1949, Uniforms, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945