SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL WASHING THEIR MESS ...

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Accession Number 092067
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL WASHING THEIR MESS TINS AFTER A PICNIC LUNCH AT SALAMAUA. THE LAUNCH TRIP FROM LAE TO SALAMAUA WAS ORGANISED BY ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE FOR THE AWAS AND WAS THE FIRST VISIT OF AWAS TO THE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALWOMEN M. SAW (1); CORPORAL N.B. AKERS (2).