ONE OF THE FEW BUILDINGS NOT COMPLETELY RAZED AROUND KAVIENG. THIS WAS A STORE AND GARAGE. AN ...

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Accession Number 098447
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland, Kavieng
Date made 20 October 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

ONE OF THE FEW BUILDINGS NOT COMPLETELY RAZED AROUND KAVIENG. THIS WAS A STORE AND GARAGE. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND, AND SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS.