001278 Accession Number: 001278

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A 6 inch gun being swung aboard the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS Westralia preparatory to being mounted during its fitting out at Garden Island Dockyard.

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Accession Number
001278
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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