091518 Accession Number: 091518

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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-08. PRIVATE R. BENSLEY (1) AND PRIVATE G.P. BIRRELL (2), PAINTING BEDSIDE STOOLS AFTER SETTLING IN AT THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AWAS BARRACKS IN 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
091518
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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