016738 Accession Number: 016738

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New Guinea. Feet and hands blistered after a ten days patrol, Corporal J. Barry of Adelaide, SA, and Private (Pte) M. Devaney of Warwick, Qld, gets first-aid treatment from Pte A. Cockburn of Killarney, Qld, at their camp at Casey's Knoll, high in the Finisterre Ranges.

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Accession Number
016738
Photographer
Reg J Edwards
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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