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HUMPTY-DOO, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-21. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, (1) AND THE OFFICIAL PARTY PAUSE DURING THEIR INSPECTION OF ARMY CAMPS IN THE AREA TO WATCH THE "SPIRIT OF PROTEST" PASS A LEVEL CROSSING AT NOONAMAH. THE NAME "SPIRIT OF PROTEST" WAS GIVEN TO THIS ANTIQUE RAILWAY ENGINE BY THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WHO TRAVELLED ON THIS TRAIN.
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Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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