151001 Accession Number: 151001

Description

Goodenough Island, New Guinea. November 1942. Australian Army Sergeant B. Scholes of Benalla, Vic, whose anti-aircraft gun crew successfully foiled an attack by Japanese planes on the schooner MacLaren King, the ferry between the island and New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
151001
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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