126034 Accession Number: 126034

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1946-02-26. MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN COMMAND BULK ISSUE OF PETROL AND OIL DEPOT PUMPING RANGE FUEL FROM FAULTY DRUMS INTO SOUND ONES. THE RANGE FUEL, A LIGHT DISTILLATE USED FOR HEATING AND WEAPONS CLEANING, WAS BOUND FOR THE BCOF FORCES IN JAPAN.

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Accession Number
126034
Photographer
Corporal Ernest Mervyn McQuillan OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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