015276 Accession Number: 015276

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DARWIN. A 60 KILOGRAM JAPANESE INCENDIARY BOMB WHICH BURIED ITSELF IN THE GROUND WITHOUT IGNITING BEING EXAMINED BY LIEUTENANT H. KARSCH OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND LIEUTENANT J.J. WARD OF ST KILDA, VICTORIA, BOMB DISPOSAL OFFICERS. THE INCENDIARY WAS DROPPED BY THE JAPANESE DURING THE LAST RAID ON DARWIN. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).

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Accession Number
015276
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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