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Plaque commemorating General Douglas McArthur's visit [B 76990] • Photograph

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Summary

Plaque commemorating General Douglas McArthur's visit on 20 March 1942, Terowie Railway Station, when he changed trains on his way to Adelaide, and made a speech regarding the Battle of the Philippines. Written on the plaque: '"I came out of Bataan and I shall return" This historic message that echoed around the world was given on this spot by U.S. General Douglas McArthur at his first press interview in Australia 20.3.1942'.

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Electronic files (image)
1 photograph : colour, digital ; 4 MB

Dates / Publication details

26 October 2016

Photographer

Piper, Andrew

Collection

Part of Terowie Collection

Subject

Monuments -- South Australia -- Terowie.
Railroad stations -- South Australia -- Terowie.
Terowie (S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

27/10/2016

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

3,264 x 2,448 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

4.14 MB

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