G01041 Accession Number: G01041

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Signallers of the 1st Australian Division, under Lieutenant Watson, at work building a pier at Anzac afterwards known as Watson's Pier. A dud 8 inch enemy shell filled with sand served as a pile driver.

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Accession Number
G01041
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
June 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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