017549 Accession Number: 017549

Description

North Qld. At a table in the outdoors, felt toys are popular with Corporal D. A. Prosser of Gerilderie, NSW, and Sergeant H. E. Fisher of Sale, Vic. At a Red Cross hut attached to an Australian General Hospital, convalescent troops make felt toys, tooled leather work, scarves and wicker baskets.

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Accession Number
017549
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
13 September 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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