068019 Accession Number: 068019

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A group of locally engaged Aboriginal men dress cattle hides with salt after a kill. The men are employed by the 3rd Australian Field Butchering Company near Adelaide River to skin and salt meat.

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Accession Number
068019
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
02 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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