Blair Swannell (top left) in front of the pyramids, 1915, following an army football match. Shortly after, Swannell left for Gallipoli. Next to Swannell is Alfred Shout, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. In the front row is William Duchesne, who like Swannell was killed in action on 25 April 1915, and Harold Jacobs.
The 1919 AIF rugby team.
The 1919 AIF team forwards in their combination when playing in Australia. Backrow: Sergeant Godfrey See, Lieutenant Bill Cody, Lance-Corporal John Thompson. Second-row: Corporal Viv Dunn, Sergeant William Bradley Front-row: Sergeant G Horsey, QMS John Bond, Lieutenant Billy Watson (capt).
James McManamey before attending a NSW Rugby Union meeting.
Herbert ‘Paddy’ Moran
Bryan Hughes
A.C. Johnny Wallace (middle centre row) in the 1919 Sydney Grammar team, which won the GPS premiership.
1938 Australian team which played New Zealand. A.C. Wallace (centre middle row) was the coach.
The 1939–40 Wallabies photographed at the Torquay Rugby Club (in team blazers).
A 1939–40 Wallabies autographed postcard which was sent to the team’s families.
Stan Bisset
Vaux Nicholson
Aub Hodgson on the 1939–40 Wallabies boat heading to England.
Ron Rankin
Bill McLean wrestling Wally Lewis.
Andy ‘Nicky’ Barr playing the piano accordian. Blow Ide is lying down beside him.
Bill McLean
Before their only match of the 1939–40 Wallabies tour, in Bombay. In the shot is Blow Ide, Cec Ramalli, Mick Clifford, Aub Hodgson, Ron Rankin and Nicky Barr.
Brian Oxenham and Keith Windon with gas masks at Twickenham, 1939.
The 1939–40 Wallabies team on the day they arrived in the UK. 1939–40 Wallabies team and individual photographs courtesy of Trish Ide.
Blow Ide
The Ide family at their Northbridge home.
Russell Kelly
Frank Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson
‘Tarakan’ Jack Baxter (left) in action for NSW. On the right is his NSW teammate Nick Shehadie.
Wallaby Bob McMaster on the charge during the 1947–48 Australian tour of Europe and North America.
A 1938 newspaper cartoon of Johnny Wallace and Bill Cerutti.
Bob McCowan
Jack Blomley operating on an SAS soldier in Nui Dat, Vietnam. Photo: Denis Gibbons AM.
Jack Blomley talking to the US Army captain Dick Church while conducting the morning sick parade at the 1st Australian Task Force base in Vietnam. Blomley is wearing his usual slip-on suede shoes rather than army boots. Photo: Denis Gibbons AM.