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A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display at Central Station in Sydney. ...
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Maker: Unknown
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on display at Central Station in Sydney. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transport to Australia as a war trophy...P09332.001
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A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in Canberra. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transportation to Australia as a w...P05807.002
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A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A captured German railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, possibly during its relocation in Canberra. It had been exhibited in Paris before it was sent to England for transportation to Australia as a w...P05807.001
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A 28cm German railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the big ...
Photograph
A 28cm German railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the big advance of August 1918. Copied from a photograph, taken from a German officer at Harbonnieres, August 1918.C04612
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A 28 cm SK L/40 German railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the ...
Photograph
A 28 cm SK L/40 German railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the big advance of August 1918. Copied from a photograph, taken from a German officer at Harbonnieres, Aug...C04610
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BLUEPRINT OF THE MOUNTING FOR THE GERMAN WORLD WAR 1 28 CM RAILWAY GUN (AMIENS GUN). THE MOUNTING ...
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BLUEPRINT OF THE MOUNTING FOR THE GERMAN WORLD WAR 1 28 CM RAILWAY GUN (AMIENS GUN). THE MOUNTING WAS USED DURING WORLD WAR 2 BY THE PROOF AND EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, PORT WAKEFIELD, FOR PROOFING ...P01091.001
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28 cm SK L/40 'Amiens' Gun Barrel : German Army
Technology
28 cmSK L/40 gun barrel. This particular example was one of four originally mounted in the SMS Hessen. The Hessen took part in the battle of Jutland, firing five rounds of 28 cm ammunition. After th...REL/19643.001
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28 cm SK L/40 'Amiens Gun' Model 1/24 Scale
Technology
1/24 scale model of the German 28 cm SK L/40 railway gun captured by Australian forces on 8 November 1918, at Harbonnieres in France, and known as the 'Amiens Gun'. The model is constructed from bras...REL/20388
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28 cm SK L/40 Large spanner or key for the Amiens Gun
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Large, heavy steel spanner or key to fit a circular object 16 1/2 inches in diameter, the spanner is marked C 100 [as 10092]. Found at Harbonnieres.RELAWM10095
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Collection related to the service of Staff Sergeant August Berthold
Photograph
Album relating to the service of 3770 Staff Sergeant August Berthold, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment Album of 54 pages (one loose page and including inside covers) containing 280 photographs cov...AWM2018.879.1
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FRANCE. C.1918. A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN WITH SOME OF ITS CREW. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING ...
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FRANCE. C.1918. A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN WITH SOME OF ITS CREW. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING THE GUN AND ALL THE CREW, WERE CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES ON 1918-08-08 BY TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN 8TH I...P00167.004
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France. c. 1918. A German 28cm railway gun with some of its crew. The complete train, including ...
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France. c. 1918. A German 28cm railway gun with some of its crew. The complete train, including the gun and all the crew, were captured near Harbonnieres on 8 August 1918 by troops of the Australian 8...P01887.001
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FRANCE. C.1918. SOME OF THE CREW OF A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN PLAYING CARDS BESIDE ONE OF THE ...
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FRANCE. C.1918. SOME OF THE CREW OF A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN PLAYING CARDS BESIDE ONE OF THE CARRIAGES. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING THE GUN AND ALL THE CREW, WERE CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES ON 1918...P00167.003
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FRANCE. C.1918. SOME OF THE CREW OF A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN PLAYING CARDS BESIDE ONE OF THE ...
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FRANCE. C.1918. SOME OF THE CREW OF A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN PLAYING CARDS BESIDE ONE OF THE CARRIAGES. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING THE GUN AND ALL THE CREW, WERE CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES ON 1918...P00167.001
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Gain, Alfred Cecil (Private, b.1897 - d.1938)
Private Record
Maker: Gain, Alfred Cecil
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3709 Private Alfred Cecil Gain, 2 Division Signal Company, Egypt, France, Belgium, United Kingdom , 1915-1938. Wallet one: Consists of forty fiv...PR03648
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1914-1918. German gun crew, possibly the crew of the 28cm railway gun known as the Amiens gun, ...
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1914-1918. German gun crew, possibly the crew of the 28cm railway gun known as the Amiens gun, which was captured by Australians near Harbonnieres 8 August 1918. (Donor I. Jenkins)P00958.001
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GERMAN WW1 28CM RAILWAY GUN, THE "AMIENS GUN", ON DISPLAY AT CANBERRA RAILWAY STATION.
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GERMAN WW1 28CM RAILWAY GUN, THE "AMIENS GUN", ON DISPLAY AT CANBERRA RAILWAY STATION.P01023.001
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GERMANY, C. 1916. PORTRAIT OF TWO GERMAN CHILDREN AGED ABOUT SIX AND FOUR. THEIR FATHER WAS A ...
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GERMANY, C. 1916. PORTRAIT OF TWO GERMAN CHILDREN AGED ABOUT SIX AND FOUR. THEIR FATHER WAS A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF A 28 CM RAILWAY GUN CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES IN FRANCE ON 1918-08-08 BY TROOPS OF ...P00167.002
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Interesting events in the history of the AIF
Film
Maker: Joyce, William Henry Young, Sydney Harry Edward
The 1914 Anzac men leave France for two months furlough in Australia. Anzac Day London 1919. Inter allied games held at Joinville Le Pont, Paris. No. 4 Squadron AFC occupy a German aerodrome at Col...F00031
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Men of the 23rd Battalion inspecting the 28cm German railway gun, (known as the Amiens gun) after ...
Photograph
Maker: Gornall, William Arthur
Men of the 23rd Battalion inspecting the 28cm German railway gun, (known as the Amiens gun) after its capture by AIF troops. The words 'captured' and partly obscured 'Australia' has been painted on t...A00006