NEA0056 Accession Number: NEA0056

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Northern Australia. Patients, Mahomed Kahn, left, and Fazul Ellahi, both men from India, with Sister Beryl Chandler of Longreach, Qld, at the Medical Receiving Station RAAF.

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Accession Number
NEA0056
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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