016857 Accession Number: 016857

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New Guinea. Soldiers clearing and ploughing land with the aid of a Jeep motor vehicle and a native plough. Driving the Jeep is Gunner Jack Mackney of Casino, NSW, on the plough is Gunner Syd Prisk of Willow Tree, NSW. 'Wakarmamo' owner of the plough, demonstrates how to use it.

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Accession Number
016857
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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