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Nun hunts crocodiles for mission.

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Text transcribed from caption: C-31791 NUN HUNTS CROCODILES FOR MISSION MOVEAVE, Papua -- With high-powered rifle ready, Sister Joseph Mary sails up-river from her remote mission hospital at Moveave, on the southwest coast of Papua, New Guinea, on a hunt for crocodiles. Spotting one, she will aim and fire and her assistants will drag the crocodi... Gulf Province (Papua New Guinea)Oceania--Papua New Guinea--Gulf
Display date:
1964
Location:
Papua New Guinea
Format:
image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
Presbyterian Historical Society
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Presbyterian Historical Society
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