This image was scanned from a postcard in the personal papers of Lieutenant Colonel Brent B. Rodd of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, held by Special Collections in the University of Newcastle Library, NSW, Australia. It is from a collection by Lt. Col. Rodd, who served as a Major in the A.I.F. during World War I. He served with distinction, being wounded at the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in 1918. His efforts are mentioned in Bean's official history of World War 1.

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ThruTheseLines: The AWM has this photo in their collection, with the following caption: 30 November 1917. Australian nurses taking tea in their quarters at the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, near Steenwerck. Left to right: Sister Mildred Crocker-Brown; Sister (Topsy) Tyson; Sister Homan (centre background); Sister Louisa Stobo (centre foreground); Sister Steward (standing); Sister Shepherd. cas.awm.gov.au/item/E01280 We think this was at Trois Arbres - throughtheselines.com.au/research/trois-arbres UON Library, University of Newcastle, Australia: Many thanks, ThruTheseLines.