Attack on Buna Accession Number: F01810

Description

Buna, December, 1942. Camouflaged gun emplacement. Generals Herring and Berryman and Brigadier Wootten plan the attack. Wounded Australians and Japanese. Telephoto shots of shell bursts photographed from an observation post.

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Accession Number
F01810
Classification
Film
Object Type
Actuality footage
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 0h 4' 58"
Footage: 447 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
December 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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