Two photos
May. 28th, 2013 11:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xenithI'm been trolling through the Weekly Courier for photos from World War I, looking for those that "tell a story". I've gone through two years now (1915 & 1919) and so far, this is one of the best.
FIRST TASMANIAN WOUNDED
Arrival of the first Tasmanian wounded from the battle front in Gallipoli, and of invalided soldiers from Egypt, at Launceston, on July 20. A section of the crowd awaiting the arrival of the steamer Loongana, Launceston Wharf
I started in 1919 intending to work back, but there amongst the pages and pages of peace celebrations and fund raising, the Courier reprinted some photos from earlier years, so I went back to find the originals of those.
1915 has photos showing lines of young men in uniforms, from the training camps, head shots (provided by families), photos of Egypt and other exotic places, and people raising money for the Belgian Fund. Around the middle of the month there are photos of returning soldiers, and soldiers in hospital (all happily smiling for the camera, of course, reinforcements are needed) and pages of head shots & family portraits of those who won't return.
Luna Park Hospital, Cairo
(From Weekly Courier, 22 July & 15 July 1915)
Arrival of the first Tasmanian wounded from the battle front in Gallipoli, and of invalided soldiers from Egypt, at Launceston, on July 20. A section of the crowd awaiting the arrival of the steamer Loongana, Launceston Wharf
I started in 1919 intending to work back, but there amongst the pages and pages of peace celebrations and fund raising, the Courier reprinted some photos from earlier years, so I went back to find the originals of those.
1915 has photos showing lines of young men in uniforms, from the training camps, head shots (provided by families), photos of Egypt and other exotic places, and people raising money for the Belgian Fund. Around the middle of the month there are photos of returning soldiers, and soldiers in hospital (all happily smiling for the camera, of course, reinforcements are needed) and pages of head shots & family portraits of those who won't return.
Luna Park Hospital, Cairo
(From Weekly Courier, 22 July & 15 July 1915)
