P00444.081 Accession Number: P00444.081

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SYDNEY, NSW, 1943. THE AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR THAT WAS SUNK BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE OFF THE QUEENSLAND COAST ON 1943-05-14. 268 LIVES WERE LOST, INCLUDING ELEVEN AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSES. (SEE PRINT O43235 FOR CROPPED IMAGE.) (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
P00444.081
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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