Survivors from the Netherlands merchant ship 'sJacob about to be rescued by HMAS Bendigo (out of ...

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Accession Number 106650
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Oro Bay Area
Date made 8 March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Survivors from the Netherlands merchant ship 'sJacob about to be rescued by HMAS Bendigo (out of picture). The ship had been sunk by Japanese aircraft on their way to attack Oro Bay, New Guinea.