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Portrait of Ernest Edwards, blacksmith of Drouin, Victoria

Fitzpatrick, Jim, 1916-

 

Title devised by cataloguer from caption on verso.; Condition: Good.; Part of the collection: Drouin town and rural life during World War II.; "U429/18. Ernest Edwards, 51, is the 'village blacksmith' and a veteran of World War I . Believe it or not, he really HAS a chestnut tree outside his shop but he didn't plant it himself. Has three children - a boy, 22 serving with the Australian Army in New Guinea; a girl, 20 who is a bank clerk; and a boy, 15, who is studying engineering. Both sons won scholarships."--Printed on label.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24166489.

 

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Uploaded on September 23, 2011
Taken sometime in 1944