RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-11-30. A SHIPMENT OF SHEEP ARRIVED ABOARD SS CHARON FOR SLAUGHTER AND ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Matupi Crater
Accession Number	099264
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-11-30. A SHIPMENT OF SHEEP ARRIVED ABOARD SS CHARON FOR SLAUGHTER AND CONSUMPTION BY TROOPS IN THE RABAUL AREA. THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 5 BASE SUB AREA. SHOWN, THE SHEEP GOING ASHORE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 120. MATUPI CRATER IS IN THE BACKGROUND.