HOBJ5237 Accession Number: HOBJ5237

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Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. Warrant Officer Class 1 Michael Hill of Balwyn, Vic, has been an announcer with the Britcom Broadcasting Station in Kure, for eighteen months. A third-generation radio man, he worked for a major Melbourne network prior to enlisting in the Army to join the Station.

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Accession Number
HOBJ5237
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
5 August 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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