| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 015694 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Dick, Harold George |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Komiatum Ridge |
| Date made | 14 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. KOMIATUM RIDGE. AUSTRALIANS EXAMINE A THREE INCH MORTAR CAPTURED FROM THE JAPS AFTER ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. KOMIATUM RIDGE. AUSTRALIANS EXAMINE A THREE INCH MORTAR CAPTURED FROM THE JAPS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM KOMIATUM RIDGE. THE MORTAR WAS A DUTCH TYPE AND HAD PROBABLY BEEN BOUGHT FROM THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. EXAMINING THE MORTAR ARE PTE. ALF. DUROSE, OF BALLARAT, VIC., PTE. STAN ELVY, OF PERTH W.A. AND SGT. TOM. MCILVENE, OF BALLARAT. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).