| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014243 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Sanananda |
| Date made | 27 January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS ...
Description
PAPUA. ALLIED ADVANCE ON SANANANDA. WATER, MUD, AND SLUSH ARE ALMOST THE ALLIED TROOPS INSEPARABLE COMPANIONS IN PAPUA. FOR WEEKS THE ALLIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING, SOMETIMES UP TO THEIR THIGHS IN MUD. A SCENE REMINISCENT OF THE LAST WAR IN FRANCE. AUSTRALIANS CROSS A CREEK AT SANANANDA. MACHINE GUN AND ARTILLERY FIRE HAS SHATTERED MANY TREES AND THOSE LEFT STANDING HAVE HAD THE FOLIAGE CUT FROM THEM. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).