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LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER D.S. MACFARLANE, DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (DSIO), NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, RAN, STANDING WITH TWO NATIVE HOUSEBOYS AT THE DOOR OF THE CABIN IN WHICH HE LIVED AT HIS HEADQUARTERS CAMP. THE CABIN IS A NATIVE PIT-PIT HUT MADE FROM THE WOOD AND LEAVES OF THE SAGO PALM. THE DSIO'S HQ AT LUNGGA WAS THE COLLECTION AND RELAY POINT FOR OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GATHERED BY THE NETWORK OF COASTWATCHERS THAT OPERATED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
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Accession Number
P01672.005
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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