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At Coomalie Creek camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/121

A member of the 87 Squadron, with gun and kit, at Coomalie Creek.

At Coomalie Creek camp — At Coomalie Creek camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/121

A member of the 87 Squadron, with gun and kit, at Coomalie Creek.

At Coomalie Creek camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/122

A member of the 87 Squadron relaxing in the back of a truck, at Coomalie Creek.

At Coomalie Creek camp — At Coomalie Creek camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/122

A member of the 87 Squadron relaxing in the back of a truck, at Coomalie Creek.

Outside the AACS Men's Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/123

Members of the 87 Squadron posing in front of the sign which reads 'AACS Men's Club / Hours Mon-Sat 1700-2200 / Sundays 1300-2200 / At hours other than the hours above this club is out of bounds'.

Outside the AACS Men's Club — Outside the AACS Men's Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/123

Members of the 87 Squadron posing in front of the sign which reads 'AACS Men's Club / Hours Mon-Sat 1700-2200 / Sundays 1300-2200 / At hours other than the hours above this club is out of bounds'.

Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/124

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with their beers at the AACS Men's Club.

Meal break — Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/124

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with their beers at the AACS Men's Club.

Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/125

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with a meal and beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Meal break — Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/125

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with a meal and beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/126

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with a meal and beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Meal break — Meal break

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/126

Members of the 87 Squadron seated at an outdoors table with a meal and beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Time out at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/127

Members of the 87 Squadron at the AACS Men's Club.

Time out at the Club — Time out at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/127

Members of the 87 Squadron at the AACS Men's Club.

Time out at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/128

Members of the 87 Squadron outside the AACS Men's Club.

Time out at the Club — Time out at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/128

Members of the 87 Squadron outside the AACS Men's Club.

Relaxing at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/129

A member of the 87 Squadron with a beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Relaxing at the Club — Relaxing at the Club

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/129

A member of the 87 Squadron with a beer at the AACS Men's Club.

Damaged phone booth

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/130

Two members of the 87 Squadron at a damaged phone booth following the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged phone booth — Damaged phone booth

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/130

Two members of the 87 Squadron at a damaged phone booth following the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged phone booth

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/131

A damaged phone booth following the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged phone booth — Damaged phone booth

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/131

A damaged phone booth following the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/132

A building damaged during the bombing of Darwin in February 1942.

Damaged building — Damaged building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/132

A building damaged during the bombing of Darwin in February 1942.

Damaged building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/133

A building damaged during the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged building — Damaged building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/133

A building damaged during the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged buildings

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/134

Damaged building view looking down a street after the bombing of Darwin.

Damaged buildings — Damaged buildings

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/134

Damaged building view looking down a street after the bombing of Darwin.

Salvation Army building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/135

View of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Centre in Darwin.

Salvation Army building — Salvation Army building

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/135

View of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Centre in Darwin.

Darwin Street

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/136

View along a Darwin street.

Darwin Street — Darwin Street

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/136

View along a Darwin street.

Darwin Street

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/137

View along a Darwin street, with E.W. Hansen's Motor and General Engineering premises on the left.

Darwin Street — Darwin Street

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/137

View along a Darwin street, with E.W. Hansen's Motor and General Engineering premises on the left.

Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/138

View of a garden in Darwin.

Darwin Gardens — Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/138

View of a garden in Darwin.

Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/139

Close up of a sign nailed to a tree which reads 'Any person cutting trees in these gardens will be shot'.

Darwin Gardens — Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/139

Close up of a sign nailed to a tree which reads 'Any person cutting trees in these gardens will be shot'.

Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/140

View of a garden in Darwin, with three servicemen walking along a path.

Darwin Gardens — Darwin Gardens

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/140

View of a garden in Darwin, with three servicemen walking along a path.

Coomalie camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/141

View of tin-roof building at Coomalie camp, with a flag flying from the flag pole.

Coomalie camp — Coomalie camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/141

View of tin-roof building at Coomalie camp, with a flag flying from the flag pole.

War cemetery

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/142

View of simple pole grave markers in the Northern Territory near Darwin.

War cemetery — War cemetery

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/142

View of simple pole grave markers in the Northern Territory near Darwin.

Grave marker in war cemetery

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/143

Close-up of a grave marker in a cemetery which reads 'unidentified Japanese airman 20.6.43'. See also PRG 1435/4/142.

Grave marker in war cemetery — Grave marker in war cemetery

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/143

Close-up of a grave marker in a cemetery which reads 'unidentified Japanese airman 20.6.43'. See also PRG 1435/4/142.

Anthill in the Northern Territory

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/144

Two very large anthills with an army truck parked between them and completely dwarfed by them.

Anthill in the Northern Territory — Anthill in the Northern Territory

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/144

Two very large anthills with an army truck parked between them and completely dwarfed by them.

87th Squadron members

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/145

Members of the 87th Squadron, many with drinks in their hands.

87th Squadron members — 87th Squadron members

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/145

Members of the 87th Squadron, many with drinks in their hands.

Port Darwin Motors premises

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/146

A member of the armed forces standing outside the Port Darwin Motors premises, with Barker's Elite Cafe in the background.

Port Darwin Motors premises — Port Darwin Motors premises

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/146

A member of the armed forces standing outside the Port Darwin Motors premises, with Barker's Elite Cafe in the background.

Truck and servicemen near an anthill

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/147

Servicemen posing with an Army truck which has been parked beside a large anthill near Darwin.

Truck and servicemen near an anthill — Truck and servicemen near an anthill

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/147

Servicemen posing with an Army truck which has been parked beside a large anthill near Darwin.

Servicemen relaxing in camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/148

Members of the 87th Squadron relaxing under a canvas awning at Coomalie.

Servicemen relaxing in camp — Servicemen relaxing in camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/148

Members of the 87th Squadron relaxing under a canvas awning at Coomalie.

Servicemen relaxing in camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/149

Members of the 87th Squadron relaxing under a canvas awning at Coomalie.

Servicemen relaxing in camp — Servicemen relaxing in camp

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/149

Members of the 87th Squadron relaxing under a canvas awning at Coomalie.

Servicemen in the mess tent

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/150

Members of the 87th Squadron at Christmas lunch in the mess tent at Coomalie.

Servicemen in the mess tent — Servicemen in the mess tent

Nicholas, Richard P., c. 1945, Photograph, PRG 1435/4/150

Members of the 87th Squadron at Christmas lunch in the mess tent at Coomalie.

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Summary

Photograph album compiled by R.P. Nicholas featuring photographs from his war service as a member of 87 Squadron which was based at Coomalie Camp about 100 miles from Darwin. It includes a mixture of (mostly) informal photographs of life around the camp, but also some of Darwin and surrounds and Daly River, as well as aerial reconnaissance photographs of Soerabaja, Koepang, Mount Raoeng, Cocos Island and Darwin, and some of Indonesian villagers. Individual photographs from the album can be viewed on the South Australiana database by doing a number search on PRG 1435/4. Copies of an article from 'Wings' magazine (Spring 2005, Volume 57 No.3) entitled 'Coomalie Creek revisited', and an 'Order of service [for] sixtieth anniversary of the last RAAF mission flown from and Australian base during World War 2' pamphlet can be requested through the reference desk.

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Physical description

Photoprints;
photocopy
pamphlet
5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1945

Creator

Nicholas, Richard P

Subject

Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 87
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia, Northern

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