FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-09. QX44130 CAPTAIN J.L. GROOM (1), COMMANDING OFFICER 15TH ...

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Accession Number 072121
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-09. QX44130 CAPTAIN J.L. GROOM (1), COMMANDING OFFICER 15TH MALARIA CONTROL UNIT WITH VX102759 CAPTAIN I.C. MACDONALD, MALARIALOGIST, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (2), EXAMINING POOLS IN THE BED OF A GULLY AT WAREO. IN THE WHOLE BED OF THE GULLY IS AN EXTENSIVE SEEPAGE OF SIMILAR POOLS IN WHICH ACTIVE BREEDING OF THE MALARIA MOSQUITO OCCURS.