| Place | Approximate locations: At sea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03150 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 wallets: 4 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Certificate, Memoir, Photograph, Newspaper cutting, Manuscript, Poem |
| Maker |
Minton, Albert Various |
| Place made | At sea, Australia |
| Date made | 1915-2000 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Minto, Thomas (Master)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Master Thomas Minto in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. It consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and personal accounts of his service on the Hospital Ship Manunda, SS Boorara, the Milluna and the Aldinga. Also included are a description of the air raid on Darwin, 19 February 1942, and a copy of the 1945 Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the raid.
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