015577 Accession Number: 015577

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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. AUSTRALIANS CLEARING THE JUNGLE ROUND HOUSE BANANA DRESSING STATION. THE STATION SERVES AS A STAGING CAMP ON THE TRACK FROM MOUNT TAMBU WHERE WALKING AND OTHER WOUNDED REST THE NIGHT BEFORE GOING TO THE NEXT STAGING CAMP WHICH IS ONE DAY'S WALKING DISTANCE AWAY.

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Accession Number
015577
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
16 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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