013735 Accession Number: 013735

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NEW GUINEA. GONA. THESE AUSTRALIANS HAVE JUST COME 100 YARDS BACK FROM THE FRONT LINE FOR FOOD DURING A LULL IN THE FIGHTING. THEY ARE PART OF A COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS WITHIN GRENADE DISTANCE OF THE JAPANESE. THE JAPANESE RETREATED TO THE COVER OF THE BUSH SO THAT THEY COULD MAKE USE OF SNIPERS. THE AUSTRALIANS ARE IN 5 FT. GRASS WITHIN GRENADE DISTANCE OF THE FRINGE OF BUSH SURROUNDING GONA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

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Accession Number
013735
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 December 1942
Place Made
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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