| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 074628 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative film pack nitrate |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BASAMA-LAE AREA. NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. KING BUMBU, HEREDITERY CHIEF OF THE HUON GULF NATIVES. ...
Description
BASAMA-LAE AREA. NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-13. KING BUMBU, HEREDITERY CHIEF OF THE HUON GULF NATIVES. KING BUMBU WAS ARRESTED BY THE JAPANESE FOR HIS REFUSAL TO ASSIST THEM DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE AREA. HE WAS TAKEN TO SALAMAUA BY HIS CAPTORS, WHO TIED HIM TO A TREE FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER. HIS DAUGHTER HAD MEANWHILE FOLLOWED HIM AND MANAGED TO CUT HIM FREE DURING AN ALLIED AIR RAID - BOTH SUCCEEDED IN ESCAPING INTO THE BUSH.