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Souvenir of the Great World War and the glorious part played by Australia and New Zealand

Unknown1915/1918

State Library of Queensland

State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane, Australia

Printed image on fine cotton cloth. Cloth pictures landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 as centrepiece, surrounded by flags. Four warships are illustrated in the corners, while the Emden appears underneath the central panel. Title caption, 'A souvenir of the great world war and the part played by Australia and New Zealand'; caption of centre image, 'the landing of our gallant sons of empire on the Gallipoli peninsula'; caption on bottom centre image ' "The scrap heap" a view of the "Emden" after the fight with the "Sydney" off the Cocos Keeling islands'.

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