PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. THE KOEI (KOYEI) MARU A FORMER MINELAYER, STILL CREWED BY ...

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Accession Number 125611
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. THE KOEI (KOYEI) MARU A FORMER MINELAYER, STILL CREWED BY JAPANESE NAVAL PERSONNEL, HAD ARRIVED TO REPATRIATE 2800 JAPANESE INTERNEES HOME TO JAPAN. CREWMEN ON THE BRIDGE (LEFT) WATCH AS THE FIRST GROUP EMBARKS CARRYING THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT BICKHAM)