027835 Accession Number: 027835

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Aboriginal Australian orderly Tommy bandages Hector’s arm after he is injured by a bombing in Katherine. Pictured behind them is the Indigenous Australian section of 121 Australian General Hospital (121 AGH).

The historical caption for this photograph reads "Orderly "Tommy" bandaging the arm of "Hector" who was injured when Katherine was bombed. Hector went bush, but later returned for treatment and is now in the Aborigines section of the hospital".

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Accession Number
027835
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative film pack nitrate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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