122019 Accession Number: 122019

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DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-28. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS GATHERED ON THE AFTER DECK OF THE HOSPITAL SHIP ORANJE AS IT STEAMS UP SYDNEY HARBOUR. THESE 8TH DIVISION MEN ARE RECOVERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE YEARS SPENT AS PRISONERS OF WAR AND ALL WERE GLAD TO SEE A WHITE MAN'S WORLD ONCE MORE. (PHOTOGRAPHER L/CPL E. MCQUILLAN)

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Accession Number
122019
Photographer
Corporal Ernest Mervyn McQuillan OAM
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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