117233 Accession Number: 117233

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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-15. LIEUT R. WRIGHT 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AND AN EX-PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, SWEEPING THE FLOOR OF HIS HUT AT THE CHANGI GAOL WITH THE FAMOUS BROOM WIRELESS SET WHICH HE MADE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS CAPTIVITY. THE SET WAS MADE TO FIT INTO THE HEAD OF THE BROOM AND WAS USED TO KEEP THE PRISONERS OF WAR IN CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND ALTHOUGH THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES MADE MANY THOROUGH SEARCHES OF THE GAOL AND SURROUNDINGS THIS SET WAS NEVER DISCOVERED.

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117233
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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