025948
Photograph 025948 Second World War, 1939-1945PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1942-07. AUSTRALIAN MILITIA ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS GROUPED AROUND ONE OF THEIR GUNS, WHICH HAS BEEN IN ACTION IN MANY RAIDS.
025950 Accession Number: 025950
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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. MILITIA ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS, REPAIR, AND MAKE NEW, CAMOUFLAGE NETTING IN BETWEEN RAIDS.
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025950
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