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Dining hut, Yirrkala
Title : Dining hut, Yirrkala Dining hut, Yirrkala
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Creator : Mountford, Charles P., photographer
Source : PRG 1218/34/2888
Date of creation : 1948
Format : Photograph
Dimensions : 60 x 60 mm
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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Description :

Dining hut used by members of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land during their stay in Yirrkala, 1948.


The Party enjoyed a wide variety of canned foods during the Expedition, including canned butter, cheese, bacon, brain and carrots. They dined off the earthernware plates and dessert bowls that had been thoughtfully packed.
Subjects
Coverage year : 1948
Place : Yirrkala
Region : Northern Territory
Further reading :

American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, (1948). Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land, Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 1956-1964

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