030388/13 Accession Number: 030388/13

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Laha, Ambon. 8 December 1945. The concrete causeway and wharf at Laha on the bay of Ambon. This photograph was taken by turning approximately 180 degrees from the direction of the seen in photograph No. 030388/12. In the background, directly across the bay is the highest point Gunong (Mt) Nona, which is well known to the survivors of the 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion.

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Accession Number
030388/13
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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