MALMAL VILLAGE, JACQUINOT BAY, 1945-07-03. THE NEWLY COMPLETED THEATRE STAGE AT HEADQUARTERS 5 ...

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Accession Number 093644
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MALMAL VILLAGE, JACQUINOT BAY, 1945-07-03. THE NEWLY COMPLETED THEATRE STAGE AT HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION WHICH WAS DESIGNED ON MODERN LINES BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, 55 FIELD PARK COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AND BUILT BY SAPPERS OF THE UNIT. THE EXTERIOR CONSISTS OF CORRUGATED IRON. TWO NATIVE CARVED FIGURES, REPRESENTING FEMALE (LEFT) AND MALE (RIGHT) ADORN PANELS ON EACH SIDE OF THE STAGE.