016132 Accession Number: 016132

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NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (AAMWS) ON SERVICE. BETTY COOK OF ADELAIDE, SA, BETTY GOODWIN OF BELLEVUE HILL, NSW, AND NELL BACKHOUSE OF KILLARNEY, QLD, ENCOURAGE TWO YEAR OLD LOCAL NAMONA AS THE LITTLE PAPUAN GIRL GOES INTO THE FIRST STEPS OF A NATIVE DANCE.

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Accession Number
016132
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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