P02224.006 Accession Number: P02224.006

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Australian artist George Gittoes, who visited Somalia and Australian troops on peacekeeping operations during the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), talking to the children of Grade 3/4 of the Queanbeyan East Primary School about his experiences in Somalia and describing some of his paintings. A painting of a Somali child is held up by Elizabeth Reddy, the teacher of Grade 3/4. The children of Grade 3/4 collected school materials for Somali children which were distributed to an orphanage school in Mogadishu by the Australian Contingent to UNOSOM.

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Accession Number
P02224.006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
Date Made
16 August 1994
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
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