RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. ALL BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS AT RABAUL WERE DESTROYED BY ...

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Accession Number 096478
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. ALL BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS AT RABAUL WERE DESTROYED BY ALLIED AIR ATTACKS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE REMAINS OF THE BURNS PHILP STORE IN MANGO AVENUE, AS SEEN BY MEMBERS OF THE FORCE DRAWN FROM 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE WHO OCCUPIED THE AREA AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.