015034 Accession Number: 015034

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NEW GUINEA. WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER A FIRE HAD SWEPT THROUGH THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF HANAUBADA, WHICH HOUSED 3,000 NATIVES, THE MEN HAD ERECTED PALM THATCHED LEANTO'S AND WERE ISSUED WITH TENTS. THE LOCALS WILL REMAIN IN THE TEMPORARY VILLAGE UNTIL OTHER HOUSING PROVISION CAN BE MADE FOR THEM. HANAUBADA WAS THE BIGGEST VILLAGE OF "SALT WATER" NATIVES IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).

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Accession Number
015034
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 June 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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