P01749.014 Accession Number: P01749.014

Description

A controlled explosion of mines and other explosives in a marked off area of countryside. Note the red warning sign in the right foreground and others along the edge of the clearing. Australian sappers attached to the Nations Training Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) were posted to Mine Clearance Training Units (MCTU) and gave courses in land mine identification, minefield marking and mine clearance to the local people.

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Accession Number
P01749.014
Photographer
Corporal A Clark
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
Date Made
c. December 1992
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor A Clark
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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