The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. An unidentified sailor chipping ...

Accession Number 014525
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Turner, Harry
Place made Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin
Date made 30 March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. An unidentified sailor chipping rust and residue from a heavily encrusted buoy. This is one of the most monotonous tasks in boom defence work, but a very necessary one.