069801 Accession Number: 069801

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CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE AND A COLLECTION OF RECORDS USED IN TOBRUK AND OTHER THEATRES OF WAR BY BRIGADIER A.W. MCILVEEN, SALVATION ARMY. FOR SEVEN MONTHS DURING THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK, THIS GRAMOPHONE WAS USED TO ENTERTAIN THOUSANDS OF ALLIED TROOPS AS WELL AS GERMAN AND ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ACCESSION NO. 38722.

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Accession Number
069801
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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