| Accession Number | 017121 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby, Papua: Port Moresby |
| Date made | 16 May 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The Guinea Gold newspaper is published for Australian and American troops. Two editions are ...
Description
The Guinea Gold newspaper is published for Australian and American troops. Two editions are published, the Australian edition carrying Australian home news, the American edition carrying one page of American home news. A four page sheet, each edition carries three pages of general news interest. This material is mainly rewritten from newspapers. At left is Staff Sergeant John Eyre of Canberra, ACT, taking papers from the press. Stacking papers is native boy Seri Eno. In the background oiling machine is Corporal M. Nicholas of Sydney, NSW. The serviceman oiling the machine has also been identified as Private J W Dormer and Corporal Nicholas is feeding the paper into the press (rear).