030115/06 Accession Number: 030115/06

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Native fruit sellers in their row boat alongside troopship Orcades selling bananas, pineapples and other fruit. The Orcades was about to sail for Australia with troops of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) returning from the Middle East.

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Accession Number
030115/06
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
February 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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