078583 Accession Number: 078583

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-23. SISTERS OF THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. THESE SISTERS COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRST BATCH OF NURSING SISTERS FROM ANY ALLIED COUNTRY TO ARRIVE IN BOUGAINVILLE.

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Accession Number
078583
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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