EMIRAU, 1945-10-24. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) ADMINISTRATIVE HQ WAS ...

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Accession Number 098495
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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EMIRAU, 1945-10-24. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) ADMINISTRATIVE HQ WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND, WITH CAPTAIN F. N. W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER, IN CHARGE, TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND AND SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS. SHOWN, SECTION OF THE ANGAU COMPOUND ON EMIRAU ISLAND.