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Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church, Abu Ghosh
A building with a pitched roof with a tower on which is a statue of the Madonna and child. Behind this building is another with a square, crenelated tower. They are set in open countryside with trees against a hillside on which a car drives on the…
Tel Aviv
Aerial view of Tel Aviv showing the junction of Shlomo Lahat and Allenby Street.
Trevor Blewitt’s RAF service record
Listing Trevor’s service history between 1927 and 1953.
Flying Officer William Baron Kane DFC
Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…
Three Spitfires
Two photographs of three Spitfires,
#1 A view of the port side of three Spitfires. Behind is a watch tower. On the reverse 'Ein Shemeer Palestine 46'.
#2 a view of the same three Spitfires but taken at the front. On the reverse 'Spitfires Palestine…
#1 A view of the port side of three Spitfires. Behind is a watch tower. On the reverse 'Ein Shemeer Palestine 46'.
#2 a view of the same three Spitfires but taken at the front. On the reverse 'Spitfires Palestine…
Squadron photograph
92 members dressed in desert uniform, arranged in four rows in front of a Halifax. The front row, of 21 men are seated on the ground, the next row, of 27, are seated with the following rows of 28 and 19 respectively are standing. It is stamped on the…
Group of flight engineers
27 flight engineers in half caps and desert uniform arranged in rows around a wooden barrel which is marked 'Aqir XXX'. Four men crouch either side of the barrel with one row of eight men sat behind and two rows of eight and six men standing in the…
Partial letter about leave in Palestine
Describes and evening out in Palestine including meeting prostitutes. Philosophises on Palestine being a wonderful country for broadening the mind. Mentions taking a dip before breakfast and leaving Tel Aviv by train back to Cairo. Mentions food…
Partial letter
Describes train journey through Egypt and Palestine/Transjordan. Detrains at Kantara (El Qantara) Mentions seeing Australians, Transjordan and Palestine police and that country is cleaner that Egypt. Leaves train at Lydda and describes activities…
Tel Aviv, Shaibah and Karachi
Top left - view looking down from aircraft of a city below. Captioned 'Tel Aviv, Palestine from 10,000 ft'.
Top right - view of secluded garden with trees and building in background. Captioned '"little bit of heaven" at Shaibah, behind officer's…
Top right - view of secluded garden with trees and building in background. Captioned '"little bit of heaven" at Shaibah, behind officer's…
Haifa scenes
Top - art deco building with glass and semi-circular tower above doorway in front, Three story building with balconies to left. Captioned 'Casino, Bath [sic] Galim'.
Bottom - view down city street with bus and car, city buildings with store fronts…
Bottom - view down city street with bus and car, city buildings with store fronts…
Haifa and Bat Galim
Top - view down city street with buses on left and buildings either side. Captioned 'Herzl Street'.
Bottom - view across open ground with house in the foreground and town in the distance. Captioned 'Bath Galim [Bat Galim].
Bottom - view across open ground with house in the foreground and town in the distance. Captioned 'Bath Galim [Bat Galim].
Haifa scenes
Top - In the foreground a large three story building with dome in centre section and arched windows. In the foreground trees and in the background city dwellings. Captioned 'Technicum'.
Bottom - view over the top of town houses with trees in the…
Bottom - view over the top of town houses with trees in the…
Haifa scenes
Top - view down city street with bus and cars and tall buildings either side. Captioned Herzl Street'.
Bottom - view down road with bus coming up hill with city and sea in the distance. Captioned 'Road to Mount Carmel'.
Bottom - view down road with bus coming up hill with city and sea in the distance. Captioned 'Road to Mount Carmel'.
Haifa
Top - view across city with bay with ships in distance and hills on far side. captioned 'The Bay and Harbour'.
Bottom - view down a wide city street with cars, busses and pedestrians. Tall buildings either side. captioned 'Kingsway'.
Bottom - view down a wide city street with cars, busses and pedestrians. Tall buildings either side. captioned 'Kingsway'.
Herbert Samuel Square - Tel Aviv
View looking down on a roundabout with column in the centre and three buses going round. On the left a promenade, beach and sea. Captioned 'Herbert Samual [sic] Square, leading off promenade'.
Tel Aviv scenes
Top - on the right an open area with lines of raised beds planted with shrubs. A sea wall with promenade runs from bottom left to top right with buildings top right. Sea to left. Captioned 'London Square'.
Bottom - on the left a seaside promenade…
Bottom - on the left a seaside promenade…
Tel Aviv street scenes
Top - view across open square with water fountain in the centre surrounded by trees. In the background city buildings. Captioned 'Dizengoff Street'.
Bottom - view down city street with buses parked on left and buildings either side. Captioned 'Ben…
Bottom - view down city street with buses parked on left and buildings either side. Captioned 'Ben…
Tel Aviv
Top - photograph missing. Captioned 'Opera Mugrabi'.
Bottom - circular building with columns round the outside. Captioned 'Habimah Theatre'.
Bottom - circular building with columns round the outside. Captioned 'Habimah Theatre'.
Tel Aviv scenes
Top - a domed building across a street surrounded by trees. Captioned 'Great Synagogue'.
Bottom - view across four way junction in a city with buildings left and right. Captioned 'Alenby Road'.
Bottom - view across four way junction in a city with buildings left and right. Captioned 'Alenby Road'.
Tel Aviv scenes
Top - a large open space with circular water feature surrounded by city buildings. Captioned 'Dixengoff [sic] Square'.
Bottom - view down wide street with tree lined promenade in the centre and city buildings either side. Captioned 'Boulevard…
Bottom - view down wide street with tree lined promenade in the centre and city buildings either side. Captioned 'Boulevard…
Sports Recreation, RAF Lydda
A large crowd of spectators in the foreground watching the activities of other men on a sports field. In the background buildings and a perimeter fence. Captioned 'Sports Recreation, RAF Lydda'. Additional information about this item was kindly…
Football at RAF Lydda
A large crowd of spectators on makeshift grandstand with football pitch to the left. Captioned 'Football at RAF Lydda (stands made from shipping crates)'.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Football at RAF Lydda
A goal keeper and three players near a goal on a football pitch surrounded by a very large number of spectators. Captioned 'Football at RAF Lydda'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Jack wearing topee
Head and shoulders portrait of Jack, captioned 'Tel Aviv Palestine - July 1942 based at Aqir'. Reverse captioned 'To the best little darling in the world Jack xxx'.