DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. NATIVES EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT ...

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Accession Number 061440
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. NATIVES EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT DUSTING AN AREA WITH DDT POWDER IN AN EFFORT TO KILL THE MALARIAL MOSQUIO. THIS METHOD IS USED ON GRASS COVERED SWAMPY AREAS WHERE OIL CANNOT BE USED.