096873 Accession Number: 096873

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PRAED POINT, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-15. TOMARO AND TURLURA, TWO NATIVES WHO WORKED ON THE EMPLACEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN 6-INCH GUNS AT PRAED POINT, PROUDLY WEAR AGAIN, THE IDENTIFICATION DISCS GIVEN TO THEM WHILE DOING THIS WORK. THE DISCS HAD BEEN HIDDEN THROUGHOUT THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION.

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096873
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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