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Photographic evidence of war crimes committed against Australian prisoners of war and local people during the Japanese occupation of Ambon during World War II, used at the trials of Japanese officers and guards by Chief Prosecutor John Myles Williams, c.1945-1946
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Date
Chiefly 1945-1946
Call Numbers
PXA 1237
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 16 x 22 cm. and 22 x 16 cm. - 56 silver gelatin photoprints
Photographs - 21 x 26 cm. or smaller - 41 silver gelatin copy photoprints
Photographs - 25 x 20 cm. - 1 sepia-toned Kodak copy photoprint
Photographs - 25 x 21 cm. - Mounted in a cardboard folder 31 x 26 cm. - 1 Kodak photoprint (col.)
Photographs - 35 mm. - Filed in 2 plastic sheets - 8 photonegative strips
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Fonds
Arrangement
Original album order where applicable
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Scope and Contents
Contents
BOX 1
1-56. Disinterred human remains, especially skulls. Disinterred shoes, clothing and other personal effects recovered to assist in identification of the dead. Some bones bound with rope when recovered. Scenes of local and Australian workers at digging sites, uncovering mass graves. Exterior shots of unidentified buildings, roads and rivers...
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Full title
Photographic evidence of war crimes committed against Australian prisoners of war and local people during the Japanese occupation of Ambon during World War II, used at the trials of Japanese officers and guards by Chief Prosecutor John Myles Williams, c.1945-1946
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
These images were used as evidence in the trial. Related manuscript material is held at ML MSS 5426 - Papers of Judge John Myles Williams, 1927-1989 (partly restricted)
Most individuals, all remains and all location scenes are unidentified
Photos 1-49 were removed from a self adhesive album. Album discarded
Copyprints 57-100 match with th...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented 1990
Pic.Acc.7054
Administrative / Biographical history
Judge John Myles Williams (1915-1994) led the prosecution of 91 Japanese officers and enlisted men charged with war crimes against Australian prisoners of war and the local population on the Indonesian island of Ambon. The trial took place from September 1945 - February 1946.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1237
Record Identifier
n5lVOJD9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVOJD9
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Reference code
414322
