File:Woman waiting on a Brisbane wharf for her son, a returning prisoner of war (4582708645).jpg

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English: Photographer: Unidentified

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date: 12 October 1945
Description: Mrs. Wright on the wharf waiting for her son to disembark from a ship. Her son was a prisoner of war who returned home 12 October 1945 (Description supplied with photograph). Mrs Wright stands on a crowded wharf and holds a banner with her son's name 'Neville Wright' spread against her umbrella.
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Author State Library of Queensland, Australia
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  • 1940s fashion
  • Mothers' Day
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  • State Library of Queensland
  • mothers
  • wharf
  • WWII
  • son
  • prisoner of war
  • woman
  • standing
  • purse
  • waiting
  • sign
  • Brisbane
  • 1945
  • 1940s
  • wartime
  • POW
  • SLQ
  • Queensland
Camera location27° 28′ 07.97″ S, 153° 01′ 22.18″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by State Library of Queensland, Australia at https://flickr.com/photos/32605636@N06/4582708645. It was reviewed on 26 November 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions.

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