070935 Accession Number: 070935

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ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. SPECTATORS AT A SPORTS CARNIVAL HELD IN A CREEK DAMMED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/9TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE CARNIVAL, ASTTENDED BY VISITORS FROM SUNSHINE AND WAMPIT, PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: NX98669 SAPPER A.S. FERRARI (1); VX26704 CORPORAL D.F. RATCLIFF (2); TX4120 SAPPER R.C. RUSSELL (3); VX16219 SAPPER P. GAFFNEY (4); VX32580 SAPPER C. SHORT (5); NX10259 SAPPER L. COOK (6); VX25280 LANCE-CORPORAL I.C. COWLING (7); NX172145 SAPPER F.J. DELANDER (8); V9092 SAPPER V.L. VALLI (9); QX50751 SAPPER J.A. HUTCHINSON (10); NX70136 SAPPER J.E. WILLIAMSON (11); SX11178 LANCE-CORPORAL S.T. MUDGE (12); NX73008 SAPPER A.C. BUTCHER (13); TX73113 SAPPER C.F. DYSON (14); QX50619 SAPPER S. KIRBY (15); QX42014 SAPPER C.J. LITHERLAND (16); TX4182 SAPPER P.H. TURVEY (17); VX16440 STAFF-SERGEANT J. FRENCH (18); VX41772 LANCE-SERGEANT A.S. HARGREAVES (19); NX170287 SAPPER M.J. HAMPTON (20).

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Accession Number
070935
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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