RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-12-01. 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	099272
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, 1945-12-01. A SHIPMENT OF SHEEP ARRIVED ABOARD SS CHARON FOR SLAUGHTER AND CONSUMPTION BY TROOPS ON THE RABAUL AREA. THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 5 BASE SUB AREA. SHOWN, THE SHEEP IN A PADDOCK NEAR MATUPI CRATER BEING ROUNDED UP BY AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON HORSEBACK.