Series 2: Robert John Stinson World War I photographs

PXA 7897

series

1915-1919

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9683120

121 photographs (1 box) - black and white

Collection of photographs taken and / or compiled by Robert John Stinson while on active service in Australia and the Middle East during World War I and sent home to his family in Sydney. Also includes three photographic postcards of: Dug out in Gallipoli, 1915, Q. M. S. stores on the beach at Gallipoli, 1915 and Tripoli.

01. [Robert Stinson and horse]
02. Horses, Holsworthy B Squadron
03. Cobra dancing
04. Meal house, Holsworthy
05. Street scene, Heliopolis, 22 December 1915
06. Ken Dent at an old Philistines well. The water in these wells is very good.
07. Aerodrome camp
08. [Untitled]
09. [Untitled]
10. Canteen and barbers, 3rd Light Horse, Heliopolis, 12 December 1915
11. Onboard hospital ship, 7 December 1915
12. This is the Wadi Guzze [sic]
13. [Untitled]
14. Father onboard [?] the day he crossed the equator. Fancy dress carnival.
15. Maadi, Egypt
16. Some of the 3rd troops at Oasis Camp, Heliopolis
17. Ted Hannell at 2nd Oasis Camp, Heliopolis. Mess Room in background.
18. Banney’s horse
19. No. 15 Ward, 3rd Aux Hospital, Heliopolis, 19 December 1915
20. Street scene, Heliopolis, 22 December 1915
21. From left: Sgt Eigil De Neergaard, Sgt Keith Anthoness, Sgt Jack Macleod
22. [Untitled]
23. Johnstone, 21 Battalion, taken at Heliopolis, 3rd L. H., 12 December 1915
24. Soldiers going into Heliopolis from aerodrome camp, 22 December 1915
25. Orderlies[sic] tents at 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 19 December 1915
26. Private houses in Heliopolis, 19 December 1915
27. Anglo-Russian photo studio, Heliopolis, 22 December 1915
28. Group of Arabs and Egyptians at tennis courts at 3rd Aux hospital, Heliopolis, 12 December 1915
29. Sports club auxiliary hospital taken about 12 December 1915
30. Garden at barrage
31. Part of the country between Gaza and Beersheba
32. Our men right in the thick of it. It was too dull to come out well but most of it is cased by smoke and shells.
33. The biggest lock at barrage
34. Back at barrage
35. The Brigade on the march in Sinai
36. Feluccas just through a lock in barrage
37. No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital
38. A good view of Number 1 arch, barrage
39. Old farmhouse near Wadi Guzze [sic]. There’s a big mill wheel here.
40. [Untitled]
41. Church parade in Wadi Guzze [sic] 2 days after the scrap
42. B Squadron going into action. See the shells bursting in front of them.
43. Street scene, Heliopolis, 22 December 1915
44. Part of the barley crops we fought over
45. Our party and car at barrage
46. A. E. Robb on transport horse at Holsworthy
47. Bill Flood, Guy Haydon, Ted Hannell at Holsworthy
48. Frank Simpson and Jack Macleod at aerodrome
49. Camped for the night
50. [Untitled]
51. A little freshwater lake where we watered at Belah
52. Street scene, Heliopolis, 19 December 1915
53. Barney Haydon, Holsworthy
54. [Untitled]
55. Frissie Maclean at Holsworthy on guard
56. Strip for Hotepkin’s grave
57. Bedouin Arabs at our camp, Heliopolis
58. Turkish ammunition factory blown up at Beersheba
59. [From letter dated 28 March 1919]
60. Captured Taube (plane)
61. [Untitled]
62. Changes of war. Soldier [possibly Robert Stinson on horse and cartoon figure drawn on back]
63. Captured Taube (plane)
64. [Soldier on horse possibly Robert Stinson list of gifts and recipients on verso, 4 September 1918]
65. Town of Devian N. W. of Jerusalem. The big white house on the left of picture is the Major’s place. He is an Australian Jew.
66. Column feeding up whilst on the march
67. A mosque in the desert
68. [Two soldiers. One is possibly Robert Stinson] Received 11 March 1918.
69. Turkish gun hit by a British shell at Ekena [sic] railway station
70. Ramleh
71. Turkish trench
72. Ramleh
73. View of Kanynus [sic]
74. Turkish water tank blown down at Ekena [sic] railway station
75. Billy cans being distributed on Xmas Day at Oasis Camp
76. Ploughing near Jerusalem
77. Bomb dropped from Turkish plane
78. Chaff cutter Oasis Camp, June 1916
79. Clipping horses at Duntroon
80. Watering horses from well
81. 3rd troop B Squadron
82. Escorting Turkish prisoners from Beersheba
83. Issuing comfort funds
84. Coloured contest at Belah between two interpreters 12th & A. M. C.
85. [Untitled]
86. Forming up prior to the charge at Beersheba
87. View of country near Beersheba
88. Dead Turks and buffaloes outside El Eteina. They use buffaloes as transport animals. Notice the cactus hedges used in Palestine in lieu of fences
89. Snap taken at Beersheba
90. Hill near Beersheba
91. Charge at Beersheba from letter dated 20 November 1917
92– 102. [Untitled]
103. Bringing in a captured Taube at Fara
104. Turkish prisoners
105. Captured Turkish transport wagon at Beersheba
106. Railway station and captured train Beersheba
107. First line of defence outside Beersheba (Gaza end)
108. [Untitled]
109. The desert ship [camel skeleton]
110. Nazareth
111. 12th Light Horse Regiment charging on Beersheba
112. [Robert Stinson on horse]

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titled using inscriptions from verso of photographs and cataloguer research.