001277 Accession Number: 001277

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A rating carrying out a check on Lee Enfield .303 rifles stored in the armoury on the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS Westralia.

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Accession Number
001277
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c March 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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