Series 1: Photographs and postcards (1915-1919)
Photographs and postcards relating to the service of Private John Geddes, during the First World War.
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84 x 55 mm
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Photograph (1915)
Anzac Beach, Gallipoli. Photograph showing troops and stores on the beach, and many wagons on the shoreline. Inscribed on reverse "Sand Place, Gallipoli. See & look after these mother. Jack".
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90 x 60 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Camels heavily laden with sacks of grain or fodder, Egypt.
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70 x 50 mm
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Photograph (1916)
Three troopers, probably from the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Egypt, celebrating Christmas Day.
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65 x 42 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Six English Army officers, seated on the steps of one of the Great Pyramids, Giza, Egypt. Inscribed on reverse "Group of Tommy Officers, Pyramids".
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63 x 45 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Three Australian soldiers, outside a captured Turkish dugout after aerial bombing, Middle East. One of the men is possibly Driver Jeffrey Stone, from Toowoomba who served with the 2nd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron. Inscribed on reverse "Jeffrey Stone with cross under him, Turkish dugout from Aeroplane bombs, entrance to it".
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63 x 45 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Mounted Light Horseman, with pack and rifle, outside stables, Egypt.
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45 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Members of the Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron during an equipment inspection.
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85 x 55 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Troops from the Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron at practice wearing gas helmets.
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85 x 55 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Turkish prisoners being escorted through Jerusalem.
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85 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Tractor engine, used for hauling equipment, probably Palestine during the First World War.
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85 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Turkish soldiers taken prisoner at the crossing of the Jordan River, during the First World War.
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87 x 65 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Light Horse troops at rest during a halt, the Middle East.
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100 x 60 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Large body of Light Horse troops and their mounts, at rest, the Middle East.
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95 x 60 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Light Horse troops lay out their gear, ready for inspection, the Middle East. Inscribed on reverse "Getting ready for inspection, No 3 Section. Jack".
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90 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Armoured train nearing campsite, Egypt.
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90 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
Mounted troops await inspection by General Chauvel, the Middle East. Inscribed on reverse "General Chauvel inspection Squadron. Jack".
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87 x 63 mm
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Photograph (1917)
Vickers Bullet F.B.19 or Bramwell Bullet single-seat bi-plane, used mainly for reconnaissance during the First World War in Palestine. Inscribed on reverse "Vickers Bullet fighting & scouting plane".
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88 x 62 mm
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Photograph (1915-1919)
British single-engine, two-seat biplane B.E.2, donated by the United Commercial Travellers Association, Australia, used in Palestine for reconnaissance and light bombing, during the First World War. nscribed on reverse "This plane was presented by the Commercial Travellers Association. You can just make out the inscription on the body. Jack." There are two copies of this image.
Description
90 x 68 mm
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Series 2: Postcards (1920-1929)
Photographic postcards relating to the service of Private John Geddes, during the First World War. Other postcards produced for the Royal Packet Navigation Company, c1920s.
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Postcard (1917?)
Light Horse troops engaged in sports day, probably Palestine, c1917. Inscribed on reverse "Day of the sports at El […]"
Description
106 x 68 mm
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Postcard (1915-1919)
Light Horse troops and their mounts, rugged up against the cold, Palestine, 1917. Inscribed on reverse "Morning before Rafa, she was some cold".
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112 x 70 mm
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Postcard (1915-1919)
The Grande Place, Peronne, the Somme, France. Inscribed on reverse "This is what the place was like before the Germans were there & the other was how they left it. Dirty dogs arent they. […]"
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140 x 85 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
The crater of the Tangkuban Perahu stratovolcano, north of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, ca1920s.
Description
140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Balai Native Court of Justice, Sinkarak, West Sumatra, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Market traders of maize, Fort de Kock, now known as Bukittinggi, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Bullock and cart, Padang-Pandjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
9th-century ruins of Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Mount Sibayak, near Berastagi, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Traditional native houses, Nias Island, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
9th-century Hindu temple of Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
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140 x 90 cm
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Postcard (1920-1929?)
Ships moored in the Port of Semarang, Java, Indonesia, ca 1920s.
Description
140 x 90 cm