Collection 01: Photographs of Anzac Day at Little Garie, Royal National Park, Sydney, New South Wales, 25 April 2015 / by Dean Saffron

sub-fonds

25 April 2015

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1379600

23 photographs - digital, TIFFs, colour

The coastal shacks at Little Garie were built by private citizens in the first half of the twentieth century, with many built during the Depression. They are one of the few remaining shack communities in NSW and were listed on the State’s Heritage Register in 2012.

Reference: Library correspondence file

Item 01: Tim Strange, who was a machine gunner in the Vietnam war, stands alone remembering his fallen friends
Item 02: Peri O'Shea and her granddaughter Kami discuss the dawn service proceedings with returned Vietnam veteran Tim Strange
Item 03: Bruce Smith reads his thoughts out to the small crowd, using a torch to light the page
Item 04: Peter Cross, who was stationed with the Navy on an offshore vessel during the Vietnam war, stands proudly during the dawn service
Item 05: The Little Garie Beach shack community gathers near the Anzac memorial
Item 06: Peri O'Shea delivers a speech at the dawn service
Item 07: The Little Garie Beach shack community during the minute's silence at the dawn service
Item 08: Private Tim Strange and his wife Denise Strange
Item 09: Peter and Dott Stitt prepare the traditional post-dawn service light meal of pancakes
Item 10: Returned Navy serviceman Peter Cross caught deep in thought in a shaft of light
Item 11: Returned Navy Serviceman Peter Cross shares a joke with Tony Graham
Item 12: Private Tim Strange, his wife Denise and a supporter in a quiet moment of contemplation, with picturesque Little Garie in the background
Item 13: John Burn, Tony Graham and Peter Cross stand at the Anzac memorial, which has been built by the small community of Little Garie
Item 14: Alana Graham and Sadie Gilbert observe Private Tim Strange as he facilitates the Anzac proceedings
Item 15: Every year returned serviceman Peter Cross proudly raises the Australian flag in his shack
Item 16: Portrait of Private Tim Strange, who was a machine gunner in the Vietnam war and talks openly about his experiences
Item 17: Every year the community of Little Garie has a mock parade at noon to lighten the mood after the sombre dawn service
Item 18: A relaxed Anzac parade with picturesque Little Garie in the background
Item 19: Peri O'Shea and Caesar Brown play pool while returned servicemen Peter Cross takes a moment to gather his thoughts
Item 20: Tim Strange and Hugo Dragicevich play two-up
Item 21: A crowd gathers round the two-up mat while the spinner throws the two coins
Item 22: Tony Graham comforts his daughter Alana Graham and her cousin Sadie Gilbert at the Anzac memorial
Item 23: Bob and Louise Glasson during an emotional part of the service when wreaths are laid on top of the Anzac memorial

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Dean Saffron
Research & study copies allowed:
Approval for publication required: From copyright holder
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Dean Saffron

Acquired in digital format. Access copy available online.