005350
Photograph 005350 Second World War, 1939-1945DARWIN - BREN GUN CARRIERS IN ACTION AT RAPID CREEK. (NEGATIVE BY R. PEARSE).
P02625.004 Accession Number: P02625.004
Description
Berrimah, NT. February 1942. Nurses check on their patients in a busy ward of No. 119 Australian General Hospital (AGH). Note the tin hat hanging off the side of the bed in the foreground probably indicating this ward is full of patients injured in the first Darwin air raids. Mosquito nets are twisted up over each bed. (Donor R. Alford)
Details
Accession Number
P02625.004
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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