015511 Accession Number: 015511

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NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS EXAMINE A BOMB CRATER MADE BY A "BLOCK BUSTER" DROPPED NEAR MUBO DURING WHAT WAS THEN THE BIGGEST AIR BLITZ ON ANY SINGLE JAP TARGET IN NEW GUINEA. IN 45 MINUTES OUR PLANES DROPPED 106 TONS OF BOMBS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015511
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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