137295 Accession Number: 137295

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1942-08-09. HMAS CANBERRA SINKING FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND IN THE SOLOMONS. PHOTOGRAPH BY ORDNANCE ARTIFICER J.A. DALEY, ONE OF THE SURVIVORS.

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Accession Number
137295
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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