053431
Photograph 053431 Second World War, 1939-1945Sailors from the boom working vessel, HMAS Kangaroo, conducting maintenance work on the boom defences in Darwin Harbour. Identified: Able Seaman (AB) Davies (left) and AB Baker (right).
053450 Accession Number: 053450
Description
Royal Australian Navy seamen, Able Seaman Hutton (left) and Leading Stoker Harper (right), working from a motor launch as they conduct maintenance work on the large cylindrical buoys, which are part of the boom defences in Darwin Harbour.
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Accession Number
053450
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 July 1943
Place Made
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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