HOBJ0058 Accession Number: HOBJ0058

Description

Athletes reach the finishing line of a 100 yards sprint race during a competition at a British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) athletics meeting held at Anzac Park. Left to right across the track are: 21496 Corporal (Cpl) R J Banks, Base Ordnance Depot (3rd); unidentified; VX503171 Cpl A J Smith, Royal Australian Engineers (4th); NX79084 Cpl K J Troy, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (2nd); unidentified; and 159308 Sergeant H G Kline, RAAF (1st). Note the spectators, flags and wooded hillsides in the distance.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0058
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 October 1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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