A local woman from the nearby town of Bau working as a Dhobi (washing girl), smiles as she hangs ...

Accession Number P04762.015
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Bradshaw, G K
Place made Borneo: Sarawak, Bau
Date made 1965
Conflict Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966
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Description

A local woman from the nearby town of Bau working as a Dhobi (washing girl), smiles as she hangs out washing at the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Headquarters base, known as Cambrai camp, about two kilometres from Bau, Sarawak. Note the rugged and mountainous terrain in the background.

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