HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number 072668
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (1), WITH NX191031 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL A.A. CONLON, DIRECTORATE OF ARMY RESEARCH (2), WITH A VILLAGE ELDER AND ONE OF THE NATIVE DANCERS AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MAMBARE DISTRICT OFFICER, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. THE DANCE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED TO HONOUR THE MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE AREA.