016869
Photograph 016869 Second World War, 1939-1945Dutch New Guinea. Corporal Les McKay of Albury, NSW, compares his rifle to the 'goose-gun' of Antonius, a Javanese native boy, who makes his living by shooting wild geese in the swamplands.
016851 Accession Number: 016851
Description
Dutch New Guinea. Soldiers march through a triumphal arch, set on the entrance of an army camp near a native village in the swamplands. The arch built of wood says 'Slamat-Datang' (Welcome Here), in Javanese.
Details
Accession Number
016851
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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