LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE EDITORIAL ROOM OF THE ARMY NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD, WHICH IS ...

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Accession Number 095609
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE EDITORIAL ROOM OF THE ARMY NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD, WHICH IS EDITED AND PRINTED AT "CHARING CROSS" IN THE LAE BASE. COPY IS CALLED FROM THE RADIO BEAM WIRELESS AND INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS AND SPECIAL AMERICAN AGENCY SERVICES, IS SUB EDITED AND PREPARED FOR SETTING ON LINOTYPE MACHINES. JOSEA DAGGASEVE, NATIVE COPY RUNNER (2) WHO WAS A CARRIER IN THE RAMU VALLEY OPERATIONS, IS CLAIMED TO BE THE ONLY COPY RUNNER WHO ACTUALLY RUNS WITH COPY. CAPTAIN D. GREENLESS, EDITOR (1) AND STAFF SERGEANT H.L. CHISHOLM, JOURNALIST (3) ARE AT WORK IN THE FOREGROUND.