Lahona crossroads Accession Number: ART26344

Description

In the area of Portuguese Timor in which the 2/2nd and 2/4th Australian Independent Companies engaged in guerilla warfare against the Japanese during 1942.

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Accession Number
ART26344
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 40.6 cm x 46 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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