ERR/68/0854/VN Accession Number: ERR/68/0854/VN

Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Captain John Rhodes of Healesville, Vic, sprays a Vietnamese village house in Hoa Long, using a portable swing-fog insecticide machine in a bid to cut down the incidence of malaria in the village. Following the discovery of a high rate of malaria in Hoa Long by members of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, the 1st Field Hygiene Company moved in with insecticides to spray in and around the houses.

Details

Accession Number
ERR/68/0854/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession ERR/68/0854/VN

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