| Accession Number | P04315.022 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | September 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Local East Timorese men wearing protective clothing including masks, goggles, gloves, hooded ...
Description
Local East Timorese men wearing protective clothing including masks, goggles, gloves, hooded capes and rubber boots, prepare a mass grave for the burial of the bodies of the many locals killed during the violence which followed the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999. The pro-Indonesian militia had launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction. Shortly afterwards, on 20 September, the first Australian troops were deployed to East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), an Australian led international mission to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate.