ERR/68/0855/VN Accession Number: ERR/68/0855/VN

Description

Hoa Long, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Corporal Trevor Shinnick of Campbelltown, SA, refills an insecticide spraying machine during a programme in the Vietnamese village of Hoa Long, designed to cut down the incidence of malaria. Members of the 1st Field Hygiene Company, 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, discovered a high malaria rate among the villagers and moved in with insecticides to spray in and around the houses.

Details

Accession Number
ERR/68/0855/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession ERR/68/0855/VN

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