| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Matupi Crater |
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| Accession Number | H03335 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MATUPI ISLAND, NEW BRITAIN. C. 1914. SOME OF THE 4.7 INCH GUNS OF THE RAN NAVAL BATTERY ON THE ...
Description
MATUPI ISLAND, NEW BRITAIN. C. 1914. SOME OF THE 4.7 INCH GUNS OF THE RAN NAVAL BATTERY ON THE ISLAND. THE POSITION IN WHICH THESE GUNS WERE MOUNTED WAS ONLY 20 TO 30 YARDS FROM THE WATER LINE AND IN ORDER TO MASK THEM KUNAI GRASS AND NATIVE SHRUBS WERE GROWN ALMOST TO THE WATER'S EDGE.