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Simpson and His Donkey

Simpson and His Donkey

Simpson and his donkey were one of the icons of the Gallipoli campaign. Pvt. John Simpson Kirkpatrick was a stretcher-bearer in the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. Simpson was the first person to evacuate wounded soldiers from the front line to the first aid station at ANZAC Cove.

  • Aperture: ƒ/2.6
  • Camera: PENTAX Optio S45
  • Taken: 8 May, 2008
  • Focal length: 5.8mm
  • ISO: 50
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Kemal Ataturk – Australian War Memorial

Kemal Ataturk - Australian War Memorial

“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”

  • Aperture: ƒ/3.4
  • Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
  • Taken: 23 September, 2009
  • Focal length: 11.5mm
  • ISO: 64
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Swindon Firefly Coffee Pot

Swindon Firefly Coffee Pot

A relic of the early days of the Great Western Railway, and Swindon. This silver model of a GWR Firefly Class locomotive served as a coffee pot in the Swindon Railway Station refreshment rooms in the 1840s when this class where to be seen between London and Bristol. Small burners were placed under the locomotive to keep the coffee warm. I’m not too sure how well it worked as the engineer of the GWR, IK Brunel, wrote to the concessionaireI am surprised that you bought such bad roasted corn. I did not believe that you had such a thing as coffee in the place.

  • Aperture: ƒ/2.8
  • Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
  • Taken: 23 April, 2007
  • Focal length: 7.9mm
  • ISO: 400