Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang |
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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
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Probably Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in swimming trunks, two officers from ...
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.