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Albany's Australian Military Tattoo Poster

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An Events Rainbow Coast Project

1992

Overview

An A3 size full colour glossy poster featuring the use of H. M. Burton’s 1915 “A call from the Dardanelles” recruitment poster. The background has been altered to represent the terrain of King George Sound and Princess Royal Harbour, with the digger’s feet over the channel entrance; one on Point Possession, the other near Semaphore Point.

Historical information

Albany’s Australian Military Tattoo was a week-long event held in various locations around Albany. The tattoo itself was held on Saturday 21st March 1992 at Collingwood Park with numerous participants such as: Australian 13th Infantry Brigade, 12/28th Battalion Royal Western Australian Regiment, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Band of the 5th Military District, 5th Military District Army Reserve Band, 5th Military District Pipes and Drums, WA Australian Naval Band, WA Police Pipe Band, 7th Field Battery, RAAF Flight Training School WA No. 2, Chung Wah Lion Dance Troupe, Military Vehicles Section of the Veteran Car Club of WA, Volunteer Rifle & Artillery Regiment 1860, Te Arohanue Maori Culture Club, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, and Albany Light Horse.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-1992.1.1

Item type

Material

Width

420 mm

Height or length

595 mm

Themes

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

ALBANY ANZACS HEED THE CALL “Coo-ee Cobbers. Hand on – we’re on the way.” AUSTRAIAN MILITARY TATTOO 21ST MARCH 1992 An Events Rainbow Coast (098) 421833 Sponsored by Stirlings Department Stores Albany Bunbury

Contextual Information

Several events occurred at the Princess Royal Fortress such as the “Ceremonial Concert” on Friday 20th, “Veteran and Modern Military equipment display” on Saturday 21st, and “The Morning Service” on Sunday 22nd.

Keywords

Princess Royal Fortress

Military - Associated

Place made

Albany
WA
Australia

Year

1992

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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