P00024.027 Accession Number: P00024.027

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Two members of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC), who like hundreds of other volunteers, maintain this duty continuously, fitting it in with their everyday work.

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Accession Number
P00024.027
Photographer
Sydney Sun (John Fairfax Ltd)
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Piper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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