026724
Photograph 026724 Second World War, 1939-1945PAPUA. 1942-09. AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN GETS HIS HAIR CUT AFTER BEING IN A FORWARD JUNGLE POSITION IN THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES FOR TWO WEEKS.
027029 Accession Number: 027029
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PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. A MAKE-SHIFT COOKHOUSE OF THE 39TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN THEIR REST AREA IN THE JUNGLE BEHIND THE FORWARD AREA OF THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES. THIS BATTALION HAD BEEN THE FIRST TO FACE THE ENEMY AND HAD HELD UP THE JAPANESE ADVANCE FOR SOME TIME.
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