016563 Accession Number: 016563

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Huon Peninsula, New Guinea. The meeting of Australian troops moving along the coast from Sio and American troops who had advanced from Saidor. This linking of the two forces completed the encirclement of 14000 Japanese.

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Accession Number
016563
Photographer
R J Edwards
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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