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Unveiling Gallipoli obelisk [PRG 280/1/9/18] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia, addressing the crowd at the unveiling of the Gallipoli obelisk in the south parklands, 7 September 1915. Erected to commemorate the first landing of ANZAC forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The obelisk was cut from a block of granite and was surrounded by a pergola. It was located on a plot of land that was to be cultivated as a wattle grove. It was moved to its Lundie Gardens location on October 1940. It bears the inscription "Australasian soldiers, Dardanelles, April 25, 1915."

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Physical description

15 x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1915

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Munro Ferguson, Ronald Craufurd, Sir, 1860-1934
Governors-General -- Australia
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
War memorials -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 2,254 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.77 MB

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