016875 Accession Number: 016875

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Dutch New Guinea. When Private (Pte) Joe Horton of Townsville, Qld, gets stuck in the mud, during landing practice, Pte Kelly Otto of Tara, Qld, gives him a helping hand.

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Accession Number
016875
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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