125916 Accession Number: 125916

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DARLING HARBOUR, NSW. 1946-02-21. SICK, BUT HAPPY TO BE HOME, A SMILING RAAF OFFICER (UNIDENTIFIED) IS CARRIED FROM THE HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA AFTER ITS ARRIVAL AT NO. 6 WHARF WITH LONG SERVICE PERSONNEL RETURNING HOME FROM TARAKAN, LAE AND RABUAL. HE HAS JUST RECEIVED A RED CROSS PACKAGE FROM A VOLUNTEER AID DETACHMENT (VAD) WORKER, IONE KING (RIGHT). THE OFFICER WAS ONE OF TWENTY SEVEN STRETCHER CASES ABOARD.

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Accession Number
125916
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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