016440 Accession Number: 016440

Description

NEW GUINEA. WHILE WAITING FOR THE BRIDGE TO BE COMPLETED OVER THE CREEK OF BLUCHER POINT, THIS MOBILE OBSERVATION RELAY WIRELESS STATION WAS STILL ON THE JOB DIRECTING FIRE FOR THE ARTILLERY BEYOND BLUCHER POINT. READING LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE JEEP, PTE W. A. LANGHAN, ROSEBAY, AND GUNNER R. HAZELL, ROSEBAY. ON THE PHONES AND WIRELESS, BOMB. N.R. JARRETT, ENFIELD, GUNNER F. CUNNINGS, COWRA, AND GUNNER S. CROSSLAND, HURSTVILLE. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).

Details

Accession Number

016440

Photographer

Captain Norman Brown

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

11 January 1944

Place Made

Blucher Point

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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