Photographs, mainly taken while on service with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, 1944-1948 / by Jennie Woods

PXE 1558

fonds

1944-1948

Graphic Materials, Photographs

903297

28 photographs - black & white - various sizes

1. Portrait of Jennie Woods in her uniform, July 1943.

2. General Blamey and aid, and U.S.A. General and aid at Etajima, Hiroshima Bay, 1948.

3. Sir John Joseph and Lady McAuley at the wedding of their daughter Anne, May 1948.

4. Arriving for trip to Tokyo, 1st leave to city from head quarters of British Commonwealth Occupation Forces island of Etajima, Japan.

5. Welcoming our new colonel's wife.

6. Pool and portion of Kawana Hotel, Ito, Japan.

7. The instructor for all comers for golf advice. Kawana Hotel.

8. Kawana Hotel. The leave hostel for British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, gratis for honeymooners.

9. Dining room at Kawana Hotel.

10. Last day of Allied forces on Etajima before USA took over. Photo of Engineers and Japanese employees.

11. Sisters and Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) on steps of entrance to 130th AGH (Australian General Hospital). Etajima, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces.

12. Sports and parade ground at the 130th AGH (Australian General Hospital). Etajima, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. April 1946.

13. British Commonwealth Occupation Forces island of Etajima, Japan.

14. Etajima Harbour, Official buildings in background.

15. British Commonwealth Occupation Forces island of Etajima, Japan. Cherry blossom.

16. Back of museum, ex naval academy, Etajima, Japan. March 1946.

17. Two members of 'Unicorn' and 'Triumph' air craft carriers, UK. At head office of head quarters of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces island of Etajima, Japan.

18. Dark roofs of Japan.

19. Cormorant fishing, Gifu River area, Japan.

20. Cormorant fishing at Gifu.

21. Japanese women carrying blocks of stone and railway sleepers.

22. Emiye-sah Igaki - cook; Yoshiro-san Irimura - housegirl, Etajima.

23. Japanese YWCA girls crying to see Jennie Woods leaving.

24. Poling book, supervised by Australian Army members.

25. 'Wise monkeys' at Kikko Shrine, north of Toyko.

26. The Festival March 1948.

27. Salvation Army Bible class for Japanese.

28. Marriage of one of Australian Servicemen to a Japanese woman, which could not be countenanced for at least 10 years. Government of Australia would not permit.

Forms part of MLMSS 5242

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Mrs. Jennie Woods

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6895 as part of the eRecords Project 2013-14

All have captions identifying the subjects of the photographs

Fair condition, cracked edges