099913 Accession Number: 099913

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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-03-12. A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE INSPECTED THE JAPANESE DESTROYER YUZUKI FOLLOWING OVERCROWDING ALLEGATIONS BY THE AUSTRALIAN PRESS. THE SHIP EMBARKED 1005 INTERNEES AT SYDNEY FROM CAMPS IN VICTORIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES. THE COMMITTEE MOVED TO RABAUL BY AIR, THEIR ARRIVAL COINCIDING WITH THAT OF THE YUZUKI. AFTER INSPECTION THE 212 WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE DISEMBARKED AND STAGED IN A CAMP UNTIL EVACUATED BY A JAPANESE HOSPITAL SHIP SOME DAYS LATER. SHOWN, MR ADRIAN CURLEWIS QUESTIONING THE CAPTAIN OF THE VESSEL WHILE MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY STAND BY.

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Accession Number
099913
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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