091500 Accession Number: 091500

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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-07. PRIVATE G.E. KIRLEY (1) AND CORPORAL E.C. NELSON (2), UNPACKING SHEETS WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ALL RANKS OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS AT THE AWAS BARRACKS, BUTIBUM ROAD. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF 342 AWAS WHO TRAVELLED ON THE MV DUNTROON FROM AUSTRALIA TO LAE TO TAKE UP VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS.

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Accession Number
091500
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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