062386 Accession Number: 062386

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Cyprian (unknown surname), a junior member of HMAS Melville Headquarters, Royal Australian Navy, raises the white ensign while other Indigenous Australian servicemen present arms. The original caption notes that all the central figures of this photograph are Melville Islanders.

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Accession Number
062386
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative film pack nitrate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Date Made
22 December 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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