016586 Accession Number: 016586

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Huon Peninsula, New Guinea. Australian troops going ashore from landing craft in a drive to cut off retreating Japanese attempting to by-pass Allied held Saidor by an overland route.

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Accession Number
016586
Photographer
Frank N Bagnall
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c September 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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