016979 Accession Number: 016979

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New Guinea. Leaving the Australian Medical Women's Auxiliary Service Club after a canter along the beach on the horses are Corporal (Cpl) Charles Perrier of Seaton Park, SA, Private (Pte) Emile Haskell of East Fremantle, WA, Pte Dorothy Cook of Claremont, WA, Cpl Peg Hall of East Fremantle, WA, and Cpl Jim Herreen of Streaky Bay, SA.

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Accession Number
016979
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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