RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-12-28. THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, MR BEN CHIFLEY, ARRIVED BY ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number 120886
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-12-28. THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, MR BEN CHIFLEY, ARRIVED BY PLANE TO VISIT MANY OF THE UNITS IN THE AREA. THE PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS TRIP WITH MAJOR GENERAL EATHER, COMMANDING THE 11TH DIVISION, WHILE FRANK BAGNALL, OFFICIAL WAR CINEMAPHOTOGRAPHER, FILMS THE SCENE. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT R. RICE)