To Owers' Corner 21/2 mile - Sorry! No taxi's Accession Number: ART23173

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An instance of the Diggers' sardonic humour on the Kokoda Trail, New Guinea. A soldier stands in front of a sign, "To Owers' Corner 21/2 [two and a half] miles by foot. Sorry, No Taxi's", with his kit bag and rifle on the ground.

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Accession Number
ART23173
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 25.4 cm x 27.9 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
December 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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