043893
Photograph 043893 Period 1970-1979HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
042359 Accession Number: 042359
Description
The 9th Australian Infantry Division, under the command of NX7 Major General George Frederick Wootten CBE DSO ED, in the first Australian amphibious operation since Gallipoli, lands at Lae. LCT (Landing Craft, Tank), which were forced to stage on the way up from Milne Bay owing to their slow speed, are approaching the beach at H + 60 minutes (one hour before zero, or time of commencement of the attack). In the right foreground is a 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun, part of a ship’s light anti-aircraft armament.
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Accession Number
042359
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
4 September 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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