Noël Silke Brodie photographs and negatives

Photo groupings were provided as follows: PH.2004.21.1-13 (13 prints) are photographs relating to Pre-War. PH.2004.21.14-46 (33 prints) are photographs relating to the 1st Kiwi Company, N.Z. W.A.A.C., 2 NZ Convalescent Depot and Kalavere Camp/Hospital New Caledonia. PH.2004.21.47-67 (21 prints) are photographs relating to the No 1 New Zealand General Hospital in Senigallia, Rome and Sorrento, Italy. PH.2004.21.68-75 (8 negatives) are negatives relating to photographs taken in Italy of No 1 Hospital nurses and San Marino. PH.2004.21.76-77 (2 prints) are photographs sent to Noël Brodie from Sergeant L.F. ('Jimmy') Croker, NZ413031, NZ413031 RNZ A.F. C/- RCAF Jackson Building, Ottawa, Canada (his letters can be found in manuscript collection I.D. MS-2005-39 . See below). PH.2004.21.78-82 (5 prints) are photographs relating to Tripoli, Libya. PH.2004.21.83-84 (2 prints) are photographs relating to Benghazi, Libya. PH.2004.21.85-86 (2 prints) are photographs relating to Tunisia. PH.2004.21.87-88 (2 prints) are photographs relating to Egypt. And PH.2004.21.89-92 (4 prints) are photographs relating to Unidentified Locations. Almost all (except the final 2) photographs were also accompanied with descriptions on the reverse side and have been transcribed below. There may be errors in the transcription process.

PH.2004.21.1-14 Pre-War

1. Epsom Primary or Girls Grammar about 1933-1934, (Noël Brodie, extreme left), print

2. Noël, Epsom Girls Grammar, about 1936, print

3. Noël and friend, Epsom Girls Grammar, print

4. [Surname dresses, hats and gloves], (Noël Brodie on left), print

5. Noël walking down Queen Street in town [Auckland City], print

6. [Wedding party], (Noël Brodie on left), print

7. Karitane training, (Noël Brodie in centre), print

8. Karitane Hospital Auckland, print

9. Karitane Training Nurses, print

10. [Karitane Hospital Auckland], print

11. National Women's Auckland [Nurses], print

12. In Mirimar? Camp, Wellington 1944, before going overseas to Italy, print

13. [Noël Brodie in nurses' uniform], print

PH.2004.21.14-46 New Caledonia

14. Picnic in New Caledonia, 1943, print

15. [Sunbaking on a beach], print

16. At Con Depot, swimming in the river, 1943, print

17. In front [Noël Brodie] up the river, at Con Depot, print

18. Hazel sitting on beach up the island near Con Depot, print

19. New Caledonia French house, print

20. Inside our hut ready for inspection Con Depot, 1943, print

21. At No. 1 Con Depot, New Caledonia, print

22. Race Day in New Caledonia up country, print

23. Our Bure room, on right, mine [Noël Brodie], print

24. New Caledonia [burial service], print

25. Dance at Kalavere Con Depot, print

26. The dance band Kalavere Camp, (Curly? Wood) in front, print

27. Sister Harrods with nurses, Hazel, Jean, Eileen and Marian, print

28. Con Depot, men in hospital ward, print

29. River in Kalavere where we went swimming and I washed our clothes, print

30. Washing out clothes in the river at Con Depot "Kalavere", print

31. ? [Nurses] at Kalavere, 1943, print

32. Brothers attached to staff positions, Con Depot, 1943, print

33. Maintenance Staff Kalavere, 1943, print

34. Hall at Con Depot for concerts etc, print

35. Margaret and Ann in their hut, Con Depot, 1943, print

36. Con Depot ("By quoting No. G3195/12/44 soldiers or their relatives and friends may obtain copies for 1/6 each from Government Film Studios, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand. Supply of copies of Official Photographs is limited to Six (6) per man per month"), 1943 print

37. Offices at the Camp in charge of various sections, Kalavere Doctors, print

38. Stores and office at the Camp, Con Depot, Kalavere, 1943, print

39. Cook house, Con Depot, Kalavere, 1943, print

40. Band at Bourail, New Caledonia, 1944, print

41. Ted Spraggon in charge of Occupational Therapy 1943-44, print

42. Office block and stores, Con Depot, Kalavere Camp, print

43. Kalavere Camp Hospital, print

44. Noël doing a dressing on a patient. This photo was in the "Herald" back in New Zealand, 1943, print

45. Noël with some of the patients in ward, 1943, print

46. [Bourail Club, soldiers, sun lounges, sun umbrellas], print

PH.2004.21.47-67 Italy

47. No 1 Hospital, N. Brodie, print

48. No 1 Hospital, Senigallia, print

49. "Nisan Hits" where we slept, No 1 Hospital, Italy, print

50. "Nisan Huts" Senigallia, sleeping quarters, print

51. Nurses outside their Nissan Huts, No 1 Hospital, print

52. Sleeping quarters, No 1 Hospital, Italy, print

53. Grounds outside the "mess", Italy, print

54. Grapevine ally to Wards, Italy, print

55. No 1 Hospital, Italy, N. Brodie, print

56. No1. NZGH Senigallia Italy, 1945, sandhills on the right then beach (with pipeline) and the sea, print

57. Rome on holiday, N Brodie, from No 1 Hospital, print

58. Italy where the troops were camped, print

59. [Group of unidentified soldiers "Titos Men"? A few on crutches. The following is written on the back ZA WSPOMENU NA VOŻNJU PORTOFICO-THRHNTO POKLHNSH Erah Frice?], print

60. San Merino, Italy, print

61. Main Street in Rome with Pat Markham and self [Noël Brodie], print

62. Senigallia outside our mess, July 1945, Italy, Helen and myself, print

63. At a night club in Rome with 2 Aussie airmen and one New Zealander, 1945, print

64. Sorrento, Italy, print

65. [Sorrento], print

66. Sorrento, Italy, print

67. Sorrento and coast, Italy

PH.2004.21.68-75 Negative, Italy

68. [Group on a picnic], negative

69. [Picnic date], negative

70. [Sitting on stone fence], negative

71. [Possibly grapevines], negative

72. [Aerial shot of a town], negative

73. [Unidentified landscape, mountains, buildings], negative

74. [Possibly grave markers], negative

75. [Possibly castle guards], negative

PH.2004.21.76-77

76. [Portrait of Sergeant L.F. ('Jimmy') Croker with the following inscribed: "His nibs with no shave, no hair trim, no bl... cares. A passport photo", print

77. No 1 An old photo showing some of the course outside the sucker-slipper café in Watson, a little prairie town near my Bombing and Gunnery schools. Scottie Dunckett is in the background. We bundled the lady in the photo just to show there is some living things on the prairie besides gophers. The gopher is a kind of prairie rat that burrows in the ground but is quite stu?". Stamped with "Finished by Len Hillyard (Saskatoon)"], print

PH 2004.21.78-82 Tripoli, Libya.

78. Scottish Pipe Band at changing of guard in Tripoli, print

79. Tripoli, print

80. Marble Arch, [Arch of the Philaeni, Lybia], print

81. Marble Arch, [Arch of the Philaeni, Lybia], print

82. Maxi Rata, Tripolitania, print

PH.2004.21.83-84 (2 prints) Benghazi, Libya.

83. Benghazi with the Cathedral in the background, print

84. Cathedral in Benghazi, print

PH.2004.21.85-86 Tunisia

85. 3 Kiwis among the olive groves in Tunisia. I'm [Noël Brodie] on the right hiding under the hat, print

86. Italian POWs at Wadi Akarit, Tunisia, print

PH.2004.21.87-88 Egypt

87. 810376 Nurse Noël Brodie, No.1. N.Z. 9. Hosp. 2nd N.Z.E.F. C.M.F [Posing informant of pyramids and sphinx], print

88. Br. Cemetery [El] Alamein, print

PH.2004.21.89-92 Unidentified Locations

89. "Orion" draft leaving 36H, Jan 1946, (From left front Grace Arnett, Joy Halstead, Joyce Armstrong, Joyce Thomas, Gwen Armstrong, ?Vera McFarlane /Whittaker at right) [most likely Taranto Italy], print

90. Our Hospital main entrance, note design on building [possibly Egypt], print

91. [Posing outside of beach baths with sun lounges, possibly Italy], print

92. [Picnic and a truck, possibly Italy], print