A cricket bat, two Austeyr rifles, a backpack and a camouflage jacket, piled on the tarmac and ...

Accession Number P04225.713
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Dupont, Stephen
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Honiara
Date made 12 November 2003
Conflict Period 2000-2009
Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2003-2013
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Source credit to Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003
Description

A cricket bat, two Austeyr rifles, a backpack and a camouflage jacket, piled on the tarmac and awaiting quarantine clearance, at the domestic terminal of Honiara airport. They belong to Australian soldiers returning from deployment to the Solomon Islands under Operation Anode, having provided security support to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI).