P00455.018 Accession Number: P00455.018

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Chief Petty Officer Reginald James George Sparrow and Lieutenant Commander John Sydney Bovill examine a pistol and ceremonial sword taken from one of the Japanese midget submarines which attacked Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942. (Photograph by The Herald, Melbourne - published 4 December 1942)

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Accession Number
P00455.018
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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