099127 Accession Number: 099127

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BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. THE SOPUTA WAR CEMETERY. ALTHOUGH NOW BECOMING AN ISOLATED SPOT BEHIND BUNA, IT IS KEPT IN PERFECT CONDITION BY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES MAINTENANCE UNIT. A NATIVE LABOURER SHOWN SWEEPING THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF THE GATES.

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Accession Number
099127
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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