CANA/89/0790/19 Accession Number: CANA/89/0790/19

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Namibia. 1989-11. In the desert conditions of Namibia circumstances often combine to force unusual partners, as found by 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, serving with United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG). Their Mack wrecker was towing a Unimog truck, which had broken down and a Landrover which had hit a donkey outside the town of Ombalantu.

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Accession Number
CANA/89/0790/19
Photographer
Major Reynolds
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM copyright

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