139165 Accession Number: 139165

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Hamilton, Vic. 1943-06-25. A Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) armourer fitting an ammunition belt to an aircraft machine gun at the machine gun butts.

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Accession Number
139165
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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