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Accession Number | 069801 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE AND A COLLECTION OF RECORDS USED IN ...
Description
CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE AND A COLLECTION OF RECORDS USED IN TOBRUK AND OTHER THEATRES OF WAR BY BRIGADIER A.W. MCILVEEN, SALVATION ARMY. FOR SEVEN MONTHS DURING THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK, THIS GRAMOPHONE WAS USED TO ENTERTAIN THOUSANDS OF ALLIED TROOPS AS WELL AS GERMAN AND ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ACCESSION NO. 38722.