| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P02269.006 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Hulme-Moir, Francis Oag |
| Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Haifa |
| Date made | 15 July 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection related to the service of NX234 Padre Francis Oag Hulme-Moir, the Church of England chaplain to the 6th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment.
Description
Haifa, Palestine, 1940-07-15. Black smoke billows from oil tanks which have been set on fire in the first air raid on the port city, carried out by forty aircraft of the Italian Air Force. In the foreground stand the tents of the 2/1st Field Regiment, 2nd AIF, which was providing anti-aircraft defence. (Donor D. Hulme-Moir) (Compare image 069958)