HOBJ2119 Accession Number: HOBJ2119

Description

Two unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) use sharp knives and a butcher's cleaver to cut up meat on a wooden table set up in the open. The meat is from a Korean calf which strayed into the Australian lines at a forward Korean base. Meals made from this fresh meat will be an unexpected boost to the soldiers' rations. The men are working at a camp set up around abandoned rural cottages. Tents have been erected nearby. Note the large wooden pendulum clock lying on the raised ground behind the table.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2119
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c March 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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