016251 Accession Number: 016251

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Group portrait of Australian troops who stormed the steep heights of Japanese held Sattelberg and found in the wrecked village a carving of a native boy holding a spear and a shield. This carving was in the church.

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Accession Number
016251
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 December 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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