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Accession Number | 096560 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-14. A PARTY OF 79 CHINESE ARRIVED BY TRUCK AT TOROKINA COMPOUND. ...
Description
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 IN THE COMPOUND MOVING OFF TO THEIR QUARTERS.