018496 Accession Number: 018496

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Members of the crew of HMAS Dubbo assisting 6th Australian Division troops into the landing barges for the successful assault on the Wewak Peninsula.

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Accession Number
018496
Photographer
Terry Gibson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 May 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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