024440 Accession Number: 024440

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NUSEIRAT, PALESTINE, 1942-06-27. SURF CARNIVAL HELD BY A.I.F. (M.E.) REINFORCEMENT DEPOT AT NUSEIRAT BEACH. THE PILLOW FIGHT, SHOWN HERE, WAS AN EXCELLENT DIVERSION. THE POLE WAS GREASY AND ONE OR OTHER OF THE COMPETITORS INEVITABLY HAD TO SLIDE TO EARTH BEFORE LONG.

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024440
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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1
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