044707 Accession Number: 044707

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WOOLLAHRA, SYDNEY, N.S.W. 1942-06. HOME-MADE AIR RAID SHELTER IN BACKYARD OF A RESIDENCE AT 6A WOODS AVENUE DUG BY G.P. MCKEOWN, (PICTURED) THEN A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD, WHO WAS LATER TO SERVE IN THE A.I.F. AND IN THE LIBRARY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.

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Accession Number
044707
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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