NAVY10119
Photograph NAVY10119 Period 1960-1969A sailor from the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Division of the RAN, possibly a diesel mechanic, working in an engineering space onboard the General Purpose Vessel, HMAS Banks. This ship carried out fishery
P00444.079 Accession Number: P00444.079
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ADMIRALTY ISLAND 1955. ABLE SEAMAN LAISA KATMANA OF THE PNG DIVISION OF THE RAN WITH HIS DRUM AND BUGLE ON HMAS MELBOURNE DURING PASSAGE FROM HMAS TARANGAU, THE RAN SHORE STATION ON MANUS ISLAND. LAISA WAS ONE OF ABOUT ONE HUNDRED PAPUA NEW GUINEANS WHO MADE UP THIS DIVISION AND WHO CARRIED OUT THE DUTIES OF SEAMEN, ENGINEERING MECHANICS, SICK BERTH ATTENDANTS AND TRANSPORT DRIVERS AT HMAS TARANGAU. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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P00444.079
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Photograph
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Black & white - Print silver gelatin
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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