Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane |
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Accession Number | 113770 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
Date made | 16 August 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-08-16. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES OF FIVE ...
Description
BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-08-16. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES OF FIVE NATIONS TOOK PART IN A VICTORY MARCH THROUGH THE CITY STREETS. THE SALUTE WAS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND, SIR LESLIE WILSON. SHOWN, CONTINGENT OF WOMEN'S RESCUE EMERGENCY NAVAL SERVICE AND A DETACHMENT OF WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS PASSING THE SALUTING BASE.