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Australian soldier, Indigenous Veterans Service [B 70876] • Photograph

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Summary

An Australian soldier stands in front of the Adelaide War Memorial for an Indigenous Veterans Service held on 30th May 2008 to honour Aboriginal servicemen and women who served their country from the Boer War through to present day conflicts; in the background another soldier and an Aboriginal man sit on the steps and play didjeridus. It is estimated that about 500 Aboriginal Australians served in World War I and more than 3,000 served in World War II.

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Physical description

Photograph (digital)

Dates / Publication details

2008

Photographer

Scott, Jenny

Collection

Part of Adelaide Views Collection

Subject

Aboriginal Australian soldiers
Soldiers -- South Australia
Memorial service
War memorials -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

30/05/2008

Format

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Resolution

3,456 x 2,304 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

23.91 MB

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