097637 Accession Number: 097637

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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND. THE TROOPS WERE GIVEN CHARGE OF THE JAPANESE WHO WERE SPLIT INTO SMALL PARTIES TO CLEAN UP THE ISLAND. SHOWN, LANCE CORPORAL JOSEPH LEPINATH AND A JAPANESE WORKER DRAGGING DEAD VEGETATION TO A DUMP FOR BURNING.

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Accession Number
097637
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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