A copy of a magazine created and distributed amongst those serving aboard the hospital ship Wanganella in 1942. The magazine/journal is put together by a group of personnel and includes news and entertainment, birthday and anniversary news, editorials and comical pieces, as well as letters to the editor.Single-fold paper booklet. Typed in black ink. Front cover shows a hand drawn image inside a black line border of a bank building on a street corner. On the wall is written 'money lent on anything' and 'AID for AIF' and 'dough lent'. The title is written in capitals in an arch across the top of the page.'M63' [handwritten in red marker on front cover] 'B Lawson for RNC / Archives' [handwritten in black ink on the front cover]ww2, wwii, world war two, wanganella, hospital ship - wanganella, news and entertainment on hospital ships

A copy of a magazine created and distributed amongst those serving aboard the hospital ship Wanganella in 1942. The magazine/journal is put together by a group of personnel and includes news and entertainment, birthday and anniversary news, editorials and comical pieces, as well as letters to the editor.Single-fold paper booklet. Typed in black ink. Front cover shows a black line border with the title written in capitals in an arch across the top of the page. Beneath the title is a typed hymn and around the printed text are hand drawn illustrations of camels, vases, people and a street scene resembling the Middle East.'M63' [handwritten in red marker on front cover] 'B Lawson for RNC / Archives' [handwritten in black ink on the front cover]ww2, wwii, world war two, wanganella, hospital ship - wanganella, news and entertainment on hospital ships

A copy of volume 8, number 2 of a magazine created and distributed amongst those serving aboard the hospital ship Wanganella in 1943. The magazine/journal is put together by a group of personnel and includes news and entertainment, birthday and anniversary news, editorials and comical pieces, as well as letters to the editor.Light tan coloured cardboard cover, bound with thread. Cover displays a rectangle border with the words 'watch and ward' printed inside and the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces emblem beneath. Under the emblem are two anchors and ropes in front of a large cross. The cover is printed in maroon coloured ink. The inside pages are typed with a couple of handwritten headings.'M63' [handwritten in red marker on front cover] 'B Lawson for RNC / Archives' [handwritten in black ink on the front cover]ww2, wwii, world war two, wanganella, hospital ship - wanganella, news and entertainment on hospital ships