TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-14. A PARTY OF 79 CHINESE ARRIVED BY TRUCK AT TOROKINA COMPOUND. ...

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Accession Number 096559
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-14. A PARTY OF 79 CHINESE ARRIVED BY TRUCK AT TOROKINA COMPOUND. FORMER PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE THEY WERE RELEASED WHEN AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OCCUPIED THE JAPANESE BASE AT BUIN IN SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. THEY ARE SHOWN ENTERING THE COMPOUND.