137574 Accession Number: 137574

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-01-12. A CORPORAL OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF) USING A THEODOLITE TO CHECK THE DIRECTION AND FORCE OF THE WINDS AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES BY THE TRAVEL OF A METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON.

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Accession Number
137574
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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