012543 Accession Number: 012543

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"CAN'T YOU PHOTOGRAPHERS LEAVE A GUY ALONE?". A DINKUM AUSTRALIAN IS THE KOALA BEAR, AND PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS (NOT EXCEPTING PHAR LAP). HERE IT MAKES THE AQUAINTANCE OF NURSE GEORGIA FARNHAM, AN AMERICAN VISITOR TO THE FAMOUS BADGER CREEK SANCTUARY. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
012543
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 June 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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