051984 Accession Number: 051984

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, WHERE WASTE PAPER HAS TO BE SORTED AND GRADED BY WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. LEFT TO RIGHT: MRS ARTHUR CRAIG, MRS BOOTH AND MRS E. DODGE ARE SEEN SORTING WHILE IN THE BACKGROUND IS MR W. TOBIN, STOREMAN.

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Accession Number
051984
Photographer
Sergeant James Tait
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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