008873 Accession Number: 008873

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Men of the USS Northampton and USS Salt Lake City were welcomed as friends by all sections of the community when their ships visited Brisbane. Arthur Mercer, from the USS Salt Lake City, was among the party of men who visited an animal sanctuary near Brisbane. He made the acquaintance of Rata, a baby koala.

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Accession Number
008873
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c July 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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