[Photo] Governer General of Australia Lord Gowrie signing the declaration of war against Japan with Prime Minister John Curtin looking on, Australia, at 1115 hours, 8 Dec 1941 (2015 hours, 9 Dec 1941 local time)

Governer General of Australia Lord Gowrie signing the declaration of war against Japan with Prime Minister John Curtin looking on, Australia, at 1115 hours, 8 Dec 1941 (2015 hours, 9 Dec 1941 local time)

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Governer General of Australia Lord Gowrie signing the declaration of war against Japan with Prime Minister John Curtin looking on, Australia, at 1115 hours, 8 Dec 1941 (2015 hours, 9 Dec 1941 local time) ww2dbase

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Australia

Date

9 Dec 1941

Photographer

Unknown

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ww2dbaseJohn Curtin Prime Ministerial Library via Wikimedia Commons

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Identification Code

JCPML00449/5

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