H11575 Accession Number: H11575

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An AIF soldier returning home from overseas is greeted with outstretched arms by his mother at the Anzac Buffet in Hyde Park.
As men started returning from the front, the Anzac Buffet became the place where men were welcomed home.

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Accession Number
H11575
Photographer
Herbert H Fishwick
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Sydney Mail
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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