OG0339 Accession Number: OG0339

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PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. C. 1942-12. RAAF POST OFFICE STAFF LOAD FOUR TONS OF PARCEL MAIL FOR RAAF UNITS AT AN ADVANCED BASE IN THE NEW GUINEA AREA. FLIGHT SERGEANT STAN GOSS OF LAUNCESTON, TAS, WHO IS IN CHARGE AT THIS BASE ESTIMATES HIS STAFF WILL HANDLE ALMOST TEN TONS OF MAIL IN THE TEN DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS.

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OG0339
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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