Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
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Accession Number | 061466 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Halmarick, Colin Thomas |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. STACK OF JUNGLE TYPE CONTAINERS, USED FOR PARACHUTING ...
Description
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. STACK OF JUNGLE TYPE CONTAINERS, USED FOR PARACHUTING SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREAS, AT NO. 2 SUB DEPOT, 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT. THESE CONTAINERS HAVE A COLLAPSIBLE END TO TAKE THE SHOCK (SHOWN) WHILE THE STORES ARE PACKED BETWEEN PADS OF SPONGE RUBBER.