| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 013257 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Place made | New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range |
| Date made | 27 August 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. A NATIVE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE COUNTRY THAT IS THE BATTLEGROUND ...
Description
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. A NATIVE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE COUNTRY THAT IS THE BATTLEGROUND FOR AUSTRALIANS AND JAPANESE TROOPS IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF PAPUA. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN A SHORT WHILE BEFORE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LAUNCHED AN ATTACK AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES IN THE KOKODA AREA. (PHOTOGRAPHER DAMIEN PARER).