HOB/56/0796/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0796/MC

Description

As part of their food denial operation against Communist terrorists, unidentified soldiers from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), stop traffic at a roadside checkpoint in Perak. Here, a small car has been stopped and is being thoroughly searched by Malayan Police Constables and soldiers from 2RAR before it can continue on it's way.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0796/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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