MALTA0080
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MALTA0081 Accession Number: MALTA0081
Description
Members of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF perform a sketch as part of a concert aboard SS Asturias. The Wing is sailing to Malta for garrison duty. The audience found plenty of typical Australian humour in this sketch, which starred Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Lovell of Adelaide, SA as Roy Rene ('Mo'), along with Leading Aircraftman (LAC) J Dunn of Brisbane, Qld (The Girl); and LAC M Dunne of Newcastle, NSW (The Nude).
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0081
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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