GABENSIS, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-02. A GABENSIS NATIVE VILLAGEL ALONG THE WAU - LAE ROAD, CONTAINING ...

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Accession Number 070785
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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GABENSIS, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-02. A GABENSIS NATIVE VILLAGEL ALONG THE WAU - LAE ROAD, CONTAINING ABOUT 400 INHABITANTS, PLUS MANY PIGS, FOWLS AND DOGS. BUILT IN A JUNGLE CLEARING, THE VILLAGE IS NEAT AND LOOKS PARTICULARLY CLEAN WITH ITS HARD PACKED LIGHT COLOURED SANDY FLOOR.