LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PRIVATE J. WHILEY OPERATING A GUILLOTINE TO CUT PAPER TO ...

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Accession Number 095614
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PRIVATE J. WHILEY OPERATING A GUILLOTINE TO CUT PAPER TO PRODUCTION SIZE FOR AN ISSUE OF THE ARMY NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD. THE NEWSPRINT HAS TO BE CAREFULLY STORED TO PROTECT IT FROM DAMPNESS. THE ONLY MISHAP WITH NEWSPRINT WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE "MORESBY BLITZ" WHEN SUPPLIES FAILED TO ARRIVE AND BROWN PAPER WAS USED.