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World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, KENNEDY, 1916

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1916

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Blackboy Hill Camp

Overview

Group of seven soldiers, including Sam Kennedy, at Blackboy Hill

Historical information

On August 17, 1914, just 12 days after war was declared, the first volunteers arrived at the newly formed Blackboy Hill Camp at the foot of the Darling Ranges, east of Perth. It was the birthplace of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in WA and over 32,000 men passed through the camp before heading off to war.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1985.121.1a

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

Blackboy Hill Studio

Year

1916

Geotag

-31.896811646595, 116.04596653475

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