017299 Accession Number: 017299

Description

New Guinea. Lieutenant (Lt) J. A. Kingman of Traralgon, Vic (left), Lt A. C. Clark of Elsternwick, Vic, Lt J. Cavanaugh of Buffalo, New York, and a senior Australian officer conferring preparatory to the Australian landing at Karkar Island.

Details

Accession Number
017299
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 017299

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