094596 Accession Number: 094596

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A female refugee carrying her baby at the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit refugee camp in the Wide Bay area. At the time that the photograph was taken, the camp housed approximately 600 local people, who travelled from Japanese held territories on the north side of the Gazelle Peninsula.

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Accession Number
094596
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 July 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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