016870 Accession Number: 016870

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Dutch New Guinea. Corporal Jack Carter RAAF of Geelong, Vic, and Leading Aircraftman Cec Gordon of Brisbane, Qld, put on a boxing demonstration for the RAAF boys, in the boxing ring they rigged up out of coconut logs, rope and tarpaulins outside their jungle camp.

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Accession Number
016870
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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