- Bib ID:
- 341388
- Format:
- Picture
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- 1930s-1990s
- 99 photographs (21 col.), newspaper clippings and photocopies: gelatin silver, and some col. ; 20 x 21 cm. or smaller.
- Summary:
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Mr McKergow was one of the 100 Civil Construction Corps (CCC) crew who were encamped on top of the Paluma Range for two years during the second World War. The timber extracted by the CCC was used by the army for buildings, railway sleepers and many other needs, even including war zone use. There are photos of Townsville during and after the war, showing Castle Hill, Garbutt Drome, and scenes connected to the US Forces while the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought. The collection also consists of War petrol ration cards and copies of other documents issued during the war.
- Notes:
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- Title from accession record.
- Some photographs have handwritten captions.
- Subject:
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- Copyright conditions apply.
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- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2060 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1990
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