H11604 Accession Number: H11604

Description

Recruits from Rockhampton and district, pictured with recruiting banners in Brisbane before entering camp. The banners read: "We are the recruits for the AIF from Central Q'land [Queensland] will you join us" and may have been used in one of the recruitment marches which happened around Australia. Published in the Queenslander 24 November 1917, page 22, the original caption reads "A party of recruits from Rockhampton who recently marched through Brisbane to help the volunteer movement. F W Thiel photo."

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Accession Number
H11604
Photographer
Thiel Studio
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c November 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by the Daily Mail
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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