150851 Accession Number: 150851

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Port Moresby, New Guinea. October 1942. War correspondents at the graveside of "New York Times" correspondent Byron Darnton, killed by accident by a US aircraft when travelling in a lugger off Pongani.

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Accession Number
150851
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
October 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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