P01535.004 Accession Number: P01535.004

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ONE OF THE 7.5 INCH HOWITZER GUNS ABOARD S.S. BOONAH, FORMERLY THE GERMAN - AUSTRALIAN LINER MELBOURNE, CAPTURED AT SYDNEY AT THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 1 AND THEN COMMANDERED FOR USE AS A TRANSPORT SHIP. (DONOR R. MADGWICK)

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Accession Number
P01535.004
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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