017232 Accession Number: 017232

Description

New Guinea. Diggers off duty north of Alexishafen. Corporal R. R. Fuller of Sydney, NSW, rolls a cigarette and 'spine-bashes' while sheltering under a 'doover' on the beach at Sarang Harbour.

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Accession Number
017232
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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