P01817.039 Accession Number: P01817.039

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Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-04-01. Interior of the officers' ward of No. 5 Medical Receiving Station at the Headquarters of No. 71 Wing RAAF. Several of the ward's camp beds are occupied by men recovering from illness or injury. In the background, a Medical Officer (MO) appears to be performing a minor procedure at left, while a nurse is attending a patient at right. Tied up in tight rolls, mosquito nets hang from the rafters above the beds, ready for use at night.

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Accession Number
P01817.039
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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