Objects At The Army Museum In Bandiana

Life in the military, told through small details.

The ubiquitous ready to eat meal, all packages and packets.

WWII era care packages and powdered gold.

Radio gear that's capable of melting one's face.

Fine dining china for the officers. Memories of Vietnam.

Field surgery kit. You do not want to meet one of these kits.

Posing At The Army Museum In Bandiana

The Army Museum features an extensive collection of uniforms and several mannequins proudly posing in the military duds. It's a regular runway fashion show.

Duster, medals and a caring nurse.

Working in the machine shop, bringing the attitude.

Expressive hand. Hunky in suspenders.

Heaven and hell: saintly nurse, shirtless in Vietnam.

The Army Museum Bandiana

If the national grandmother of Australia had a giant attic and her family just loved military surplus, it would look like the Army Museum in Bandiana. The place is the largest military museum in the country and there's little doubt about that claim when you're inside the building.

The museum is a giant shed, packed with gear, uniforms, vehicles.

Let's start with guns and ammo. Know your pistols and revolvers and read the handbook.

Clever WWI contraption, a rifle that shoots a round automatically, timed by water circulating through containers to put weight on the trigger.

Dinner for Queen and Country. Appropriately painted amphibious vehicle.

Outside, the big boom boys.