073524 Accession Number: 073524

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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-31. A MESS PARADE AT THE NEW GUINEA DETAILS DEPOT. THE CAMP, WHICH HAS TOTAL ACCOMMODATION FOR 3,000 TROOPS, CONTAINS ONLY ABOUT 1,000 MEN AT THE PRESENT TIME. A MAJORITY OF THE MEN ARE FROM NEW GUINEA HOSPITALS AND CONVALESCENT CAMPS AND ARE AWAITING RETURN TO THEIR FORMER UNITS.

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073524
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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