Crowd outside a pub

Place	Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number	ART23289
Collection type	Art
Measurement	sheet: 25.6 x 37.8 cm; image: 25.6 x 37.8 cm
Object type	Drawing
Physical description	pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Maker	Friend, Donald
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made	1945
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A group of soldiers and sailors crowd under the verandah of a closed pub on Victory in Europe Day. There was no relaxation of the austerity regulations when news was received of the German surrender.

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Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney

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