CRO/68/0053/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0053/VN

Description

Margaret Whitlam, wife of the Federal Opposition Leader, and Corporal Desmond Wraight of Brunswick Heads, NSW, say goodbye to some of the 120 Vietnamese children at the Don Chua orphanage. Mrs Whitlam, who has been travelling with her husband on his tour of ten Asian countries, visited the orphanage to see the work being done by members of the Army's 110th Signal Squadron. Corporal Wraight is an interpreter working with the Intelligence section at Australian Force Headquarters in Saigon.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0053/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 January 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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