| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Broken Hill |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART40880 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 98 cm x 97.5 cm; Unframed: 91 x 91 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on composition board |
| Maker |
Hart, Pro |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Broken Hill |
| Date made | 1980 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The Battle of Turks Rock
Description
On New Years Day 1915 two Turks, Mullah Abdullah and Gool Mahomet, fired on a picnic train at Broken Hill, NSW. Seven people were wounded and two killed. The Turks retreated behind a few large white rocks on a hill several hundred yards from where Pro Hart Gully now stands. 400 troops and police engaged them in battle and in the charge which followed the two Turks were eventually killed.