PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. A JAPANESE FAMILY IN THEIR CRAMPED QUARTERS ABOARD THE KOEI ...

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Accession Number 125635
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. A JAPANESE FAMILY IN THEIR CRAMPED QUARTERS ABOARD THE KOEI (KOYEI) MARU. THE SHIP, A FORMER MINELAYER STILL CREWED BY JAPANESE NAVAL PERSONNEL, ARRIVED TO REPATRIATE 2800 JAPANESE INTERNEES HOME TO JAPAN. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT BICKHAM)