P00455.014 Accession Number: P00455.014

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An unidentified Australian soldier lifts a young boy to view the inside of a Japanese Midget Submarine on display in the Exhibition Gardens in Melbourne, Victoria, while an unidentified Australian Naval rating looks in the conning tower hatch. The submarine took part in the unsuccessful attack in Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942.

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Accession Number
P00455.014
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Measurement
Overall: 3 in x 4 in
Date Made
c November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Herald Newspaper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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