068689 Accession Number: 068689

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Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific Area, General Sir Thomas Blamey speaks with a group of unidentified Aboriginal children. The general was presented with a handmade basket by Jack Mulberie at an Aboriginal settlement managed and controlled by the army.

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Accession Number
068689
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
22 August 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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