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| Accession Number | 096893 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Date made | 16 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Vunapope, New Britain. Among Sisters and Priests evacuated from the Mission in Ramale Valley to ...
Description
Vunapope, New Britain. Among Sisters and Priests evacuated from the Mission in Ramale Valley to Rabaul was Father Stherhag, the eldest of the Priests who has served in Missions for thirty six years. He is shown on the motor launch Gloria en route to Rabaul. Contact with the internees was made by Allied troops and representatives of the Australian Red Cross following the surrender of the Japanese. Identified on the left is Sister Jeremiah MSC.
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Conflicts
Places
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Ramale Mission
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Vunapope