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Bonegilla migrant centre - Wall panel 1955 circa

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Title
Bonegilla migrant centre - Wall panel 1955 circa
Subject
Greek language, Modern
Camps
Immigrants
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Art
Religion
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords
1950s
Greeks in Australia
Bonegilla camp
Current holder
Albury Library Museum
Date
1955
Link
https://alburylibrarymuseum.zetcom.net/en/explore/item/24813/
Item number
ARM 15.939
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Bonegilla Migrant Centre
Language
Greek (Modern)
Description from source
Description
A section of wall panelling from Bonegilla migrant centre with a pencil drawing or graffiti of Jesus Christ crucified with a stepped plinth beneath the cross and trees on either side. There is Greek writing in the top right corner with 1955 date. The wall was painted cream and shows bare canite where it was covered by wooden strips prior to painting.

Dimensions
560 x 600 x 12
Physical format
Objects (miscellaneous)
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4557/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4555/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2883/