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File:AWM ART24483 HMAS Perth.jpg

AWM_ART24483_HMAS_Perth.jpg ‎(443 × 341 pixels, file size: 124 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Australian War Museum ID Number: ART24483 Title: "HMAS Perth fights to the last, 28th February, 1942" Maker: Murray Griffin Object type: Painting Place made: Singapore: Changi Prison Date made: c 1942-1943 Physical description: oil on hardboard Measurements: 63.4 x 81.9 cm Summary: Depicts the HMAS Perth fighting her last battle on 28 February 1942. Copyright: AWM copyright

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File change date and time 00:48, 19 July 2007
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