070802 Accession Number: 070802

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WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-03. VX18592 LANCE-CORPORAL J. CHILDS ( ), PICTURED WITH LANCE-CORPORAL H. HORN, FORMERLY A CHIEF TESTER AND ENGINEER WITH THE BULOLO GOLD DREGING COMPANY ( ), ON THE ROAD 84 MILES FROM WAU. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A LARGE TREE STUMP WHICH THE TRACTOR HAS GRUBBED.

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Accession Number
070802
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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