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Accession Number | 116867 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-30. MEMBERS OF 8TH DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, ARRIVED ...
Description
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.