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MACASSAR, CELEBES ISLANDS 1945-09-25. OCCUPATION OF MACASSAR BY THE 2/27TH BATTALION. WHEN THE CITY WAS OCCUPIED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, MANY ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR AND CIVILIAN INTERNEES WERE FREED. BRIGADIER DOUGHERTY WITH MISS ELLIS AND MRS SCOTT WHO WERE INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE. THEY WERE BOTH HUNGRY FOR NEWS HAVING RECEIVED VERY LITTLE ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. (PHOTOGRAPHER SERGEANT F BUTT)
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Colour: Black & white
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