012816 Accession Number: 012816

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Mrs Elsie Curtin, wife of the Australian prime mnister, speaking at a luncheon after she launched the Indian Navy corvette HMIS Bengal at the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company.

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Accession Number
012816
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
28 May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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