C02153 Accession Number: C02153

Description

A driver leads three mules past the bodies of two dead mules in a gully behind Anzac Cove. Note the water pipe in the centre, which connected water tanks in the gully with supplies at the beach. This part of Shrapnel Gully was subject to heavy sniping during the day and machine gun fire at night.

Details

Accession Number
C02153
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Major H Jacobs
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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