BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 5 JULY 1945. THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN CURTIN, PRIME ...

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Accession Number 110942
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 5 JULY 1945. THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN CURTIN, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, DISPLAYED ON THE SIGN BOARD AT THE SALVATION ARMY STALL ON VASEY HIGHWAY. MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION MADE THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING AT BALIKPAPAN ONLY FIVE DAYS EARLIER.