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The King's Anzac Day message, 1948

King George VI Anzac Day message, 1948. This message was relayed to officials in New Zealand-governed Western Samoa, Niue and Cook Islands by the Island Territories Department in Wellington.

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  • Cook Islands roll of honour boards
    Anzac Day in the Pacific

Keywords

WW1
anzac day
royalty
pacific islanders
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Archives New Zealand
Reference: IT 1 W2439 15/69/93
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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