5 Division Headquarters at Madang

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Accession Number ART25177
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 17.6 x 25.6 cm; image: 17.6 x 25.6 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and watercolour on paper
Maker Rafty, Tony
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

On the occupation, 5 Division Headquarters moved into Madang. Here is shown the first troops with supplied landing on the coral jetty. An upturned Japanese craft is seen in the foreground. The Japanese also used this area as a Headquarters, Madang, New Guinea.