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PROBABLY MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, C.1942-11. AN AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RATING ADJUSTS A PROP USED TO STABILISE THE DAMAGED MID-SECTION OF A JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINE IN PREPARATION FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY CHARGES DETONATED BY THE CREW TO DESTROY THE SUBMARINE AND THEMSELVES DURING THE ATTACK ON SYDNEY HARBOUR ON THE NIGHT OF 1942-05-31. (PHOTOGRAPH BY THE HERALD, MELBOURNE)
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Accession Number
P00455.013
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Photograph
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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