WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. TROOPS WATCH OVER THE SIDE AS A 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak, Wewak Area
Accession Number 092751
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. TROOPS WATCH OVER THE SIDE AS A 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY BARGE COMES ALONGSIDE THE SS TAROONA IN WEWAK HARBOUR. THE SHIP, FORMERLY OF THE INTERSTATE PASSENGER SERVICE, WAS THE FIRST TROOPSHIP INTO WEWAK HARBOUR.