FAI/70/0829/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0829/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1970. Thousands of Christmas cards and parcels keep the staff of the Australian Forces Post Officer (AFPO) at Nui Dat, working flat out. Here Privates Keith Darby, 20, of Revesby, NSW and Des Darmody, 21, of Wagga Wagga, NSW, sort a few of the thousands of cards the diggers in Vietnam are sending home to their families and loved ones.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0829/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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