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Australian artists respond where history forgot

With this week's centenary of The Battle of Beersheba, we look at three exhibitions that explore its other less told story.

3 Nov 2017

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

On the march circa February 1918, Palestine, Ottoman Empire. Photographer Frank Hurley. Brigadier General Charles Cox leads a regiment of the Australian Light Horse near Jerusalem. Reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial B01619.

This week marked the centenary of The Battle of Beersheba, which took place on 31 October 1917 and forever connected the Middle East and Australia.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina