016311 Accession Number: 016311

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New Guinea. A Japanese prisoner of war (POW) with an arm and leg injury is carried by Australians to the operating theatre of the mobile surgical team's headquarters at Kumbarum. The signs on the tree trunk indicate 'Admission' and 'Orderly Room'.

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Accession Number
016311
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c December 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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