091506 Accession Number: 091506

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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ASSEMBLED AT THEIR NEW BARRACKS ON BUTIBUM ROAD TO HEAR THEIR HUT NUMBERS READ OUT BY CAPTAIN M.W. HORNSBY. A GROUP OF 342 AWAS TRAVELLED ON THE MV DUNTROON FROM AUSTRALIA TO LAE TO TAKE UP VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS.

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Accession Number
091506
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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