015593 Accession Number: 015593

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AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY CONVALESCENT DEPOT. THE SPIRIT THROUGHOUT THE CAMP IS THAT OF MEN IN HOLIDAY AND AS ONE BOY FROM NEW GUINEA PUT TO "TO THINK THE ARMY PAYS US FOR IT". THE BEACH PROVIDES PLENTY OF SPACE FOR GAMES SUCH AS ROUNDERS. (NEGATIVE BY H. TURNER).

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Accession Number
015593
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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