016030 Accession Number: 016030

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Finschhafen, New Guinea. Australian infantry battalion embark on barges for the forward line at Scarlet Beach. Recently three Japanese barges landed at Scarlet Beach, two were sunk and the other claimed as sunk off the shore. Fifty-eight Japanese dead were counted.

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Accession Number
016030
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 October 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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