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Accession Number | 070350 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Nicholson, George Harvey |
Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay |
Date made | 9 February 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The M.V. Anshun which was sunk by shellfire from a Japanese cruiser on 6 September 1942 at Milne ...
Description
The M.V. Anshun which was sunk by shellfire from a Japanese cruiser on 6 September 1942 at Milne Bay. Salvage work has been carried out by the Commonwealth Salvage Board and the ship is expected to be refloated within a few weeks.