MALAHANG BEACH, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-16. TROOPS OF FIRST ARMY DESTROYED SURPLUS AMMUNITION ON ...

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Accession Number 098572
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MALAHANG BEACH, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-16. TROOPS OF FIRST ARMY DESTROYED SURPLUS AMMUNITION ON MALAHANG BEACH. SHOWN, CORDITE BURNING FIERCELY. DRUMS LITTERING THE BEACH ARE SOME OF THOSE WASHED TO SEA DURING A RECENT LOCAL FLOOD.