060071 Accession Number: 060071

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MORETON ISLAND, QLD. 1943-11-13. THE FORT COWAN PLOTTING ROOM OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN MILITARY DISTRICT FIXED DEFENCES, QUEENSLAND LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS AREA. THE PLOTTING TABLE WAS A PROTOTYPE BUILT IN 1939 OR 1940 BY Q49210 LIEUTENANT WILLIAM EARWAKER, ALFRED CRAMMOND AND IAN MCKENNA. LEFT TO RIGHT: GUNNER A. G. NEWMANN; QX45287 LIEUTENANT J. T. FLAHERTY; BOMBARDIER G. R. ROBERTSON; BOMBARDIER T. BAKER; BOMBARDIER B. T. HANSOM.

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060071
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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