060725
Photograph 060725 Second World War, 1939-1945MILLINGIMBI ISLAND, NT. 1943-11-19. NATIVES ARRIVING ON MILLINGIMBI FROM ELCO ISLAND. THIS NECESSITATES A TRIP OF SOME 45 MILES ACROSS OPEN SEA IN CANOES MADE OF HOLLOWED OUT TREES.
060727 Accession Number: 060727
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MILLINGIMBI ISLAND, NT. 1943-11-19. NATIVES ARRIVING ON MILLINGIMBI FROM ELCO ISLAND. THIS NECESSITATES A TRIP OF SOME 45 MILES ACROSS OPEN SEA IN CANOES MADE FROM HOLLOWED OUT TREES. ONE OLD MAN IS SO FRAIL THAT HE HAS TO BE CARRIED ASHORE BY ONE OF THE WOMEN.
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