NEA0176 Accession Number: NEA0176

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North Qld. C. 1943-10. Warrant Officer J. Dwan of East Brisbane, Qld, furthest from camera, and Aircraftman 1 P. W. Kirkpatrick of Cessnock, NSW, sorting newspapers into bags at a RAAF post office at a forward area in the North East Area. The destinations for the mail include Horn Island (Torres Strait), Gurney airfield (Milne Bay, New Guinea) and Cairns.

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Accession Number
NEA0176
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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