Goodenough Island, New Guinea. November 1942. This village of native huts was built for the ...

Accession Number 150988
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Bottomley, Clifford
Date made November 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Goodenough Island, New Guinea. November 1942. This village of native huts was built for the Australians by the Papuan natives after the recapture of the island from the Japanese. Palm leaves are used for the roofing and sago bark for the walls. No wire, nails or other modern building materials were used.

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