The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In the foreground of this village fair are two well-to-do men; one wears a black bowler hat, a fur coat and smokes a cigar as he looks down into a wooden slat box with straw and three piglets. Nearby is a local woman with a large pig bound by its back right ancle. Also pictured nearby are two Australian soldiers, two women and a man with two horses (only one of which faces front, its head bent toward the pig). Off to the right of this central scene can be seen the backs of a group comprising mainly of women and children, above their heads is the eave of a market stall. In the background is a row of two or three storey houses suggesting the fair is in the middle of the village.
Friville-Escarbotin is a village in the Somme departement in the Picardie region of northern France, and is likely to be the town being referenced here by Kearton.
Depicts a lush and green woodland. In the foreground is dense shrubbery and flowers, suggesting it is either spring or summer. A road leads from the bottom left corner into the centre of the wood, on
Depicts an encampment on the edge of a forest. Bouzincourt is a village in the Picardie region of northern France. The name of the village is derived from the words of forest (bosquet) and the typical
Souvenir program for a theatrical performance held during the First World War. This program is for a performance of 'A pageant of fair women', written and arranged by Louis N Parker, held on 8 May 191
Shows a group of three native women and two children standing chatting as two new arrivals of the Australian Millitary Forces stand nearby.
Depicts 7 French 75 mm guns along a ridge pointing up a mountain (which is referenced in the title as Mt Rouge). Three to five gunners are depicted with each 75 mm gun and a commander stands just to t
A yellow, blue, back and orange poster showing a map of Namibia superimposed by a hand placing a vote into a ballot box. The words 'Namibia: Free and Fair elections' appear above the illustrations, w
