013944 Accession Number: 013944

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PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN-MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 LIGHT TANKS ATTACK BUNA. THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN DURING THE ATTACK. AFTER THE FIRST WAVE OF THE TANK ATTACK AT BUNA HAD PASSED. IN THE FOREGROUND ONE OF ITS JAPANESE DEFENDERS LIES DEAD.

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013944
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
28 December 1942
Place Made
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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