A MILITARY "AT HOME." — Two snapshots taken yesterday afternoon when a record crowd of somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 persons visited the Papakura Mobilisation Camp. Left: Anxious anticipation was the keynote of this group of soldiers standing on a fence watching for the arrival of their relatives and friends. Right: Visitors being taken the rounds of the camp.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 196, 19 August 1940, Page 5
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58A MILITARY "AT HOME."—Two snapshots taken yesterday afternoon when a record crowd of somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 persons visited the Papakura Mobilisation Camp. Left: Anxious anticipation was the keynote of this group of soldiers standing on a fence watching for the arrival of their relatives and friends. Right: Visitors being taken the rounds of the camp. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 196, 19 August 1940, Page 5
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