018150 Accession Number: 018150

Description

Aitape, New Guinea. Nursing Sisters at an Australian General Hospital. Their daily chores include washing clothes. Lieutenant Joy Dickson, physiotherapist, of Auckland, NZ, washes 'Twink', the cat, the Sisters' mascot. Others in the group are Sister Jeanne Freeman of Perth, WA; Sister Phyllis Phillips of Perth; Sister Muriel Crisp of Gippsland, Vic; Sister Dulcie Young of Casterton, Vic.

Details

Accession Number
018150
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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