009141
Photograph 009141 Second World War, 1939-1945A.I.F. IN MALAYA. AN AUSTRALIAN TROOP SEES MALAYA'S RUBBER TREES FOR THE FIRST TIME. (NEGATIVE BY M. NICHOLS).
006371 Accession Number: 006371
Description
MALAYA. DRESSED IN COOL SHORTS, MEN OF THE A.I.F. PRACTICE WITH THEIR BAYONETS IN THE SHADE OF MALAYA'S RUBBER TREES.
Banner caption for this series: " Sturdy Australians prepare for any emgergency on the rubber plantations of Malaya. The result of farsighted British experiments begun in 1873, Malayan rubber plantations are now the largest in the world."
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Accession Number
006371
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c March 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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