003950/24
Photograph 003950/24 Second World War, 1939-1945One of the crew of the auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Orara carrying out routine maintenance on minesweeping equipment.
003950/36 Accession Number: 003950/36
Description
Two of the crew of the auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Orara watch from the deck as other crew members work with the minesweeping equipment.
Details
Accession Number
003950/36
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c November 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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