020517 Accession Number: 020517

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Two men are kept fully occupied reconditioning and repacking parcels which have been insecurely packed by the senders. More than 1500 parcels are reconditioned each month at the Australian Army Base Postal Unit (M.E.) in Cairo.

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Accession Number
020517
Photographer
Lieutenant Arthur John Faithfull
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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