100934 Accession Number: 100934

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A sketch drawn for selection in an Australian War Memorial publication, showing two cockatoos talking, "The soldiers down at the camp are teaching me to talk and I know a couple of songs too!". Probably drawn by VX91502 Sapper W. O. Green, HQ Royal Australian Engineers.

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Accession Number
100934
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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