028355 Accession Number: 028355

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Five unidentified locally engaged Indigenous Australians attached to the 4th Army Troop Company, Royal Australian Engineers work a winch to haul material up a hill as part of the construction of a 20,000 gallon water tank.

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Accession Number
028355
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 December 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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