THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST A.I.F. MAIL OF 161 BAGS AT MENA,-THE NON APPEARANCE OF THIS MAIL IN ...

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Accession Number J02427
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST A.I.F. MAIL OF 161 BAGS AT MENA,-THE NON APPEARANCE OF THIS MAIL IN EGYPT CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF TALK AND ANXIETY AMONGST THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. IT HAD BEEN LABELLED TO G.P.O. LONDON AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED FROM THERE. 1915-01-13. (DONATED BY MR. A.W. ROSS.)