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Accession Number | 125651 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLY WRITING DOWN THE DETAILS OF AN ELDERLY ...
Description
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-02-21. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLY WRITING DOWN THE DETAILS OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN INTERNEE ON THE DECK OF THE KOEI (KOEYI) MARU. THE SHIP, A FORMER JAPANESE MINELAYER STILL CREWED BY NAVAL PERSONNEL, ARRIVED TO REPATRIATE 2800 INTERNEES HOME TO JAPAN. IN RIGHT BACKGROUND ARE TEMPORARY LATRINES ERECTED ON DECK FOR THE VOYAGE. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT BICKHAM).