001219 Accession Number: 001219

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"The girl he left behind him"
An unidentified sailor recently disembarked from HMAS Perth is kissed by his sweetheart after the ship returned to Australia.

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Accession Number
001219
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
March 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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