J03325 Accession Number: J03325

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NEW GUINEA. C. 1914. GUNNER YEO, OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY AND MILITARY EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AN&MEF), EXAMINING THE KEY OF A MINE WHICH WAS UNEARTHED ON THE BITA PAKA ROAD. IT WAS OF ENGLISH MAKE, HAVING THE NAME OF A SYDNEY FIRM ON IT, AND WAS OF THE SAME PATTERN AS THOSE USED FOR ORDINARY MINING PURPOSES. (DONOR LT.-COM. G.A. HILL, RNR.)

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Accession Number
J03325
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Image: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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