043893
Photograph 043893 Period 1970-1979HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
041987 Accession Number: 041987
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-01. SERGEANT J. SHIRRA, OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, FROM LARBERT, SCOTLAND, ONE OF THE CREW OF SIX OF A BRITISH BOMBER SHOT DOWN 17 MILES WEST OF TOBRUK. AFTER AN ADVENTUROUS TREK OF TWENTY-TWO DAYS THROUGH ENEMY COUNTRY, FOUR OF THE CREW REACHED THE BRITISH LINES SAFELY. THE OTHER TWO HAD DECIDED EARLIER TO GO THEIR OWN WAY.
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041987
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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