JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-23. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL STUDYING THE ...

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Accession Number 095499
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-23. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL STUDYING THE PROGRAMME AT THE VICTORY CUP RACE MEETING HELD ON THE AIRSTRIP USING WOODEN HORSES CONTROLLED BY THE THROW OF A DICE. THE AUSTRALIANS HAD TO CHANGE THEIR MONEY INTO DOLLARS AND CENTS TO BET. THE MEETING WAS ORGANISED BY NEW ZEALANDERS.