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Accession Number | 069339 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1956-07-23. THE ROMANI DIORAMA WHICH IS ON EXHIBITION AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR ...
Description
CANBERRA, ACT. 1956-07-23. THE ROMANI DIORAMA WHICH IS ON EXHIBITION AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. THIS DIORAMA SHOWS THE AUSTRALIAN COUNTER ATTACK AGAINST THE TURKISH FORCE ON THE LONG SAND DUNE OF MOUNT MEREDITH ON THE 1916-08-04. SHORTLY AFTER DAWN THE NEXT DAY THE TURKS WERE ROUTED, AND AS A RESULT OF THIS BATTLE THEY LOST THE INITIATIVE IN THIS THEATRE OF THE WAR, NEVER TO REGAIN IT. SCULPTURE BY W. WALLACE ANDERSON. LANDSCAPE BY LOUIS MCCUBBIN.