| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 015516 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 3x4", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 3x4", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
Short, Gordon Herbert |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Mount Tambu |
| Date made | 30 July 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. UP TO THEIR KNEES IN MUD AND WATER, PTE. LEO BODY, OF PRESTON, ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. UP TO THEIR KNEES IN MUD AND WATER, PTE. LEO BODY, OF PRESTON, VIC., CPL. W. CUMMINGS, OF ST KILDA, VIC., AND LIEUT. S. BELL, OF SOUTH MELBOURNE, FIRING A CAPTURED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN AT A JAP PATROL 60 YARDS AWAY. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE TREE TRUNKS FROM WHICH FOLIAGE HAS BEEN BLASTED BY MORTAR AND ARTILLERY FIRE. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).