HOBJ3887 Accession Number: HOBJ3887

Description

Korea. 1 January 1953. As they were in the front line on Christmas Day members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), deferred their celebration until the New Year. Seated on the snow covered ground, mortarmen Private Don Macquarie of Box Hill, Vic (left), and Corporal Bill Hacking of Thornby, Vic, examine the contents of parcels sent to them by readers of the Melbourne Sun Pictorial.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3887
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Date Made
1 January 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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