| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01739.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ADELAIDE, SA. 1928-04-21. PRESENTATION BY MRS AMERIO, WIFE OF THE ITALIAN VICE-CONSUL AND FASCIO ...
Description
ADELAIDE, SA. 1928-04-21. PRESENTATION BY MRS AMERIO, WIFE OF THE ITALIAN VICE-CONSUL AND FASCIO SECRETARY, TO THE STANDARD BEARER, F. BORGIA, OF THE BANNER (STANDARD) OF THE FASCIO DI ADELAIDE, A BRANCH OF THE ITALIAN FASCIST BRANCHES ABROAD ORGANISATION IN ADELAIDE. THE PHOTOGRAPH IS AMONGST PAPERS CONFISCATED FROM THE ORGANISATION AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN 1939. ON THE MOUNT BELOW THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH IS THE INSCRIPTION `STANDARD-BEARER, I ENTRUST THIS STANDARD TO YOU, A SYMBOL AS TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ITALY, OF IRON WILL FOR THE LIBERTY AND GLORY OF OUR FATHERLAND'. (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM PRIVATE RECORDS COLLECTION AT PR00117) (DONOR COMMONWEALTH POLICE FORCE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT)