| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 050048 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN ...
Description
KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED FOR BLOOD TESTS OF VENEREAL CASES BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO TRADITION, THEY WILL NOT BREED IN PALESTINE. TWENTY PIGS WERE IMPORTED FROM CAIRO AND, AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND FAILURES, A STRAIN WAS BRED. PRIVATE L.E. DIMMOCK, WHO ATTENDS TO THE WANTS OF THE PIGS, IS SEEN WITH SOME TWO-DAY-OLD PIGS.