128761 Accession Number: 128761

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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 1945-07-02. TROOPS OF THE 2/31ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TAKE SHELTER AS A JAPANESE MORTAR BOMB LANDS WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF THEIR BIVOUAC AREA.

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Accession Number
128761
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 July 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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