051160 Accession Number: 051160

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POINT LONSDALE, VIC. 1943-04. ONE OF THE POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHTS AT LONSDALE BATTERY WHICH THROWS ITS VAST RAYS ACROSS THE ENTRANCE TO PORT PHILLIP. LIEUTENANT W.H. BURROW OF PORT PHILLIP FIXED DEFENCES, WHOSE JOB IT IS TO SEE THAT THESE LIGHTS ARE KEPT IN PERFECT CONDITION, IS SEEN INSPECTING THE MECHANISM.

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051160

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Photograph

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Negative

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Colour: Black & white

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Whole

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1

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