007419 Accession Number: 007419

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Shortly after his arrival at La Guardia Marine Terminal, the Right Honourable R G Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (right), spoke to a group of American newspapermen and in response to a question commented, "Like you Americans, we Australians like to lead a life of our own...but this war is not about the politics of Europe but the politics of the human race". Mr Newbold Morris, Chairman of the New York City Council who welcomed the Prime Minister on behalf of Mayor La Guardia is seated at the rear, right.

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Accession Number
007419
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c April 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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