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A general view of Mrs Chisholm's canteen

Title
A general view of Mrs Chisholm's canteen
Repository
Australian War Memorial Research Centre
Reference
BOO 639
Date Range
1918
Description

One black and white photo, taken by J P Campbell at Kantara, November 1918. The caption under the photo reads. ' A greatly appreciated canteen conducted by two Australian ladies, ( Mrs Alice Chisholm and Miss K McPhillamy,) afforded the nearest home comforts available to the troops in Sinai and Palestine. This canteen was originally founded by Miss Rout, a New Zealander, who was forced through illness, to relinquish it.'

Formats
Photographs
Access
Available for reference

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