Probably Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in swimming trunks, two officers from ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Accession Number P02257.064
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Griffiths, Allen
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Probably Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in swimming trunks, two officers from Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), paddle a small outrigger canoe towards the overgrown shore of an island in the bay. The men are Flight Lieutenant Jim Hodges (left) and Dick - , who is wearing a hat. The men are paddling to the island in search of pawpaws.