003197 Accession Number: 003197

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Members of the second contingent of RAAF aircrew trainees to leave for Canada to complete their training under the Empire Air Training Scheme receive their last pay in Australia in Canadian dollars prior to the troopship leaving Sydney.

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Accession Number
003197
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 October 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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