021664 Accession Number: 021664

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TEL EL KEBIR, EGYPT. 1941-11. THIS PNEUMATIC HAMMER BEING USED BY PRIVATE (PTE) MITCHELL AND PTE SAXBY IN THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS WAS CAPTURED FROM THE ITALIANS DURING THE FIRST LIBYAN CAMPAIGN EARLY IN 1941.

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021664

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Photograph

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Negative

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Colour: Black & white

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Whole

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1

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