017132
Photograph 017132 Second World War, 1939-1945Hands are washing down the decks of the cruiser HMAS Shropshire, before breakfast, during operations north of Dutch New Guinea when the Allies captured the Japanese held base of Hollandia.
017134 Accession Number: 017134
Description
Checking over a lifeboat is B3692 Able Seaman Geoff R. H. Lund of Bundaberg, Qld, on HMAS Shropshire during operations north of Dutch New Guinea when the Allies captured the Japanese held base of Hollandia.
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Accession Number
017134
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
22 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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