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Photograph 020513 Second World War, 1939-1945The sorting room of the Australian Army Base Postal Unit (M.E.) in Cairo. Personnel are distributing letters in Unit boxes.
020519 Accession Number: 020519
Description
In the Opening Section of the Australian Army Base Postal Unit (M.E.) in Cairo, the contents of each bag are checked on receipt from Australia and parcels re-addressed before sorting.
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Accession Number
020519
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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