WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. THE CREW OF THE MISTAKE, MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CARRYING ...

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Accession Number 098356
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. THE CREW OF THE MISTAKE, MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CARRYING THE BOAT TO THE BEACH PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCHING. THE MISTAKE IS AN ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE HELD IN DALLMAN HARBOUR ON SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1945. MOST OF THE CRAFT ENTERED ARE CONSTRUCTED FROM MATERIALS AT HAND SUCH AS OLD BLANKETS, DAMAGED DROPPING PARACHUTES, AND FRAMEWORK OF JUNGLE TIMBERS.