018460 Accession Number: 018460

Description

New Guinea. May 1945. Private D. H. White of Albury, NSW, checks a twin Vickers machine gun mounted on an Australian-built barge which has just delivered essential supplies to troops operating in the But area.

Details

Accession Number
018460
Photographer
Terry Gibson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
May 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018460

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