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Accession Number | 096788 |
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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SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. JAPANESE TROOPS CARRYING SUPPLIES ABOARD A JAPANESE BARGE FOR ...
Description
SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. JAPANESE TROOPS CARRYING SUPPLIES ABOARD A JAPANESE BARGE FOR TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE BUKA AREA, AS ARRANGED BY THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY FROM HQ 2 CORPS. THE RATIONS CONSISTED OF TINNED FISH, MEAT AND VEGETABLES, RICE, SALT AND SOAP -- IN ALL SEVEN TONS.