096534 Accession Number: 096534

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RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. CHINESE CIVILIANS, INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE AT A CAMP 15 MILES WEST OF RABAUL, WERE CONTACTED BY A PARTY OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND RED CROSS OFFICIALS SOON AFTER THE ARRIVAL AT RABAUL OF A FORCE FROM 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE TO OCCUPY THE AREA. AMONG SUPPLIES GIVEN TO THE INTERNEES BY THE RED CROSS WAS CHOCOLATE FOR THE CHILDREN. THE CHILD IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH SITS ON A HEAP OF BAMBOO POLES TO CONCENTRATE ON THE NEW-OUND TASTE OF CHOCOLATE AND THE BUSY SCENE AROUND HIM DURING THE CONTACT GROUP'S VISIT.

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096534
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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