016726 Accession Number: 016726

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Finisterre Range, New Guinea. Private P. H. Simpson of Rose Park, SA, is all mud and a big grin in the last stages of a 3000 ft climb to "Kingsley's Downfall" in this tough Finisterre Range, prior to an attack on Japanese held Bogadjim.

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Accession Number
016726
Photographer
Reg J Edwards
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
23 March 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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