Batemans Bay Museum’s Gallipoli display, A Camera on Gallipoli, has proved popular so far, but volunteers are fighting for a teenage audience in the centenary of the bitterly fought ANZAC campaign.
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“We are trying to attract high-school children,” volunteer Janet Beesley said.
She said the photographs, taken by army medic Charles Ryan, had “too many bodies for youngsters”, and therefore primary schools weren’t being asked.
“People have been impressed with the detail of the photographs we have here,” Ms Beesley said.
“They don’t hold anything back, and they tend not to glamorise anything.”
The photos have been supplied by the Australian War Memorial and are displayed on a large screen.
“We had a bus tour from Manly and they were really impressed with what has been done,” Ms Beesley said.
Andrew and Linda Docherty, from Largs in Scotland, took in the exhibition recently.
“It’s amazing,” Mr Docherty said.
“It’s a highly significant event, and it is lovely to see the amount of effort put in to commemorating it.
“In Britain, the focus is on the Western Front, so it is good to learn about this.”
