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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1946-02-14. AT A SPECIAL PARADE, MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS,GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, PRESENTED GIFTS (FRAMED COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS OF KING GEORGE VI) TO TWELVE NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN RECOGNITION OF LOYAL SERVICE DURING THE WAR. SHOWN, MAJOR GENERAL MORRIS DESCRIBING THE KING'S UNIFORM TO ONE OF THE HEADMEN. IN BACKGROUND IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, AUSTRALIANS WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE(AWAS).
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Colour: Black & white
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