| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Buna |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014103 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area |
| Date made | 14 January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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FORCED TO QUICKLY ABANDON A STRONG POINT THE JAPANESE RETURNED SO HURRIEDLY THAT THEY DID NOT ...
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FORCED TO QUICKLY ABANDON A STRONG POINT THE JAPANESE RETURNED SO HURRIEDLY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DESTROY THIS RANGE FINDER WHICH IS BEING INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND HIM IS LIEUT. GENERAL R.L. EICHELBERGER. AN AUSTRALIAN FOCUSSES PART OF THE RANGE FINDER ON THE NOT VERY DISTANT JAPANESE LINES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).