LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-27. NX95472 LIEUTENANT F.S. WOOD, PHOTOGRAPHER, MILITARY HISTORY ...

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Accession Number 077137
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-27. NX95472 LIEUTENANT F.S. WOOD, PHOTOGRAPHER, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, TAKING A MOVIE OF A CROWD OF CURIOUS NATIVES DURING HIS VISIT TO BUTIBUM VILLAGE. THIS VILLAGE HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT TO HOUSE AND REHABILITATE THOSE NATIVES WHO SUFFERED DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF THE AREA.