Soe church, Dutch Timor Accession Number: ART26167

Description

Situated in the area in which guerilla warfare was waged against the Japanese on Timor by 2/2nd Australian Independent Company and some of the survivors of "Sparrow Force".

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Accession Number
ART26167
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 21.6 cm x 27.9 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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