017278 Accession Number: 017278

Description

Pursuing the Japanese along the north coast after the occupation of Madang, these Australian troops marched through a clearing in the jungle on the track to the Gilagil River.

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Accession Number
017278
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in
Image: 2 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in
Date Made
14 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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