| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Sanananda |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014251 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| 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 INSEPARABLE ...
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. AUSTRALIANS PLOUGHING THROUGH THE MUD TOWARDS THE FRONT LINE AT SANANANDA. ONE OF THEM DESCRIBED THIS PATH AS COMPARATIVELY GOOD GOING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).