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Old April 1st, 2008, 02:05 PM
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Default Re: HOLLANDIA (JAYAPURA) in 1944

That sounds terrifying Jack. I try to think of how it must have been, and put myself there, but I just can't. I don't think I even come close to realizing what is was like for you. So I just sit and read of your experiences in awe!
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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years.
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