073198 Accession Number: 073198

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Informal portrait of First Class Stokers painting the capstan onboard the frigate HMAS Barcoo on patrol off the New Guinea coast near Madang. Identified from left to right: S/5495 Stoker Douglas Bernard Oppy from Marrickville, NSW (1) and R33911 Stoker 1st Class James William Walsh from Black Rock, Victoria (2).

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Accession Number
073198
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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