RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-03-15. FARM WORKERS IN ONE OF THE GARDENS WITHIN THE CAMP AREA AT 5 ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number 099894
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-03-15. FARM WORKERS IN ONE OF THE GARDENS WITHIN THE CAMP AREA AT 5 GROUP CAMP. THE CAMP IS ONE OF THIRTEEN GROUP CAMPS ESTABLISHED AROUND RABAUL FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF JAPANESE PERSONNEL. ALTHOUGH JAPANESE OFFICERS ADMINISTER THE CAMP THEY IN TURN ARE UNDER THE COMMAND OF A PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN CAMP STAFF.