MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-30. MEMBERS OF 8TH DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, ARRIVED ...

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Accession Number 116867
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-30. MEMBERS OF 8TH DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, ARRIVED FROM SINGAPORE ABOARD THE HOSPITAL SHIP ORANJE. FROM PRINCESS PIER, PORT MELBOURNE, THEY WERE TRANSPORTED IN CARS SUPPLIED BY THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB TO 116TH MILITARY HOSPITAL (HEIDELBERG). SHOWN, A SECTION OF THE WELCOMING CROWD HOLDING UP THE PROCESSION OF CARS AT PRINCESS PIER.