ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. A SPORTS CARNIVAL HELD IN A CREEK DAMMED BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/9TH ...

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Accession Number 070925
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. A SPORTS CARNIVAL HELD IN A CREEK DAMMED BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/9TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THESE COMPETITORS IN THE "BUN AND TREACLE" RACE, STRUGGLE WITH ELUSIVE BUNS DIPPED IN TREACLE. THE CARNIVAL, ATTENDED BY VISITORS FROM SUNSHINE AND WAMPIT, PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS.