BLA/70/0742/VN Accession Number: BLA/70/0742/VN

Description

An Australian soldier is shown a sign pointing in the direction of an enemy mine. The sign was found by two Bushman Scouts on a track that an Australian patrol was about to use. One tracker (right) is holding an M16 machine gun and the other tracker (centre) is holding a 40mm M79 grenade launcher.

Details

Accession Number
BLA/70/0742/VN
Photographer
Captain Kenneth Roy Hilton Blanch OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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