COL/67/0655/VN Accession Number: COL/67/0655/VN

Description

Vietnam. 1967. Captain Robert Skelton of Beresfield, NSW, a member of the Australian Army Public Relations Team with the 1st Australian Task Force, learns the finer points of planting rice shoots in paddy fields with Vietnamese villagers from Hoa Long.

Details

Accession Number
COL/67/0655/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession COL/67/0655/VN

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