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ARMY N C O'S SCHOOL WW1

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1917

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B/W postcard.Two officers and sergeant with a group of10th Light Horse troopers in front of the Claremont Drill Hall. The troopers all have the traditional emu feather cockade, bandoliers, riding breeches and leggings of the Light Horse battalions. Written on the back [To Miss Emma Atkinson/From Tpr Harold Matheson/With Kind Regards/Aug 19th 1917/No12 N C O's School Claremont] Stamped on top corner is [Imperial Studios/Claremont]

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Between Stirling Highway and St Quentin Avenue. Originally roller skating rink. Became a drill hall during WWI. And was listed in postal directories as 'Forty-fourth Battalion Drill Hall and Area Office'.( Australian Army Canteens Service also shown at same address.) After WWII, taken over by Air Force until early 1990s. Vampire aircraft mounted on plinth on highway frontage became a landmark and gave rise to the name Avion Way when the site was redeveloped.

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1917

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