MALAMAL, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. GABALAI, A WAREA RIVER BOY, WITH A BUNDLE OF SAGO PALM FRONDS ...

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Accession Number 074600
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MALAMAL, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. GABALAI, A WAREA RIVER BOY, WITH A BUNDLE OF SAGO PALM FRONDS POSES FOR HIS PHOTOGRAPH AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE LABOUR COMPOUND. THESE FRONDS ARE TO BE USED TO THATCH THE ROOFS OF THE NEW HUTS IN THE COMPOUND.