123668 Accession Number: 123668

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BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR IN THEIR SLEEPING QUARTERS AT "BICYCLE CAMP", SO NAMED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES FOUND THERE WHEN FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE PRISONERS. CONDITIONS INSIDE THE BUILDING (AN EX DUTCH BARRACKS) WERE EVEN MORE CRAMPED. (PHOTOGRAPHER LIEUTENANT R. J. BUCHANAN, 10TH MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM)

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123668
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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