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Abdoel, Javanese labourer
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a Javanese labourer, who was brought from Java by the Japanese to work on the airfields at Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea.ART21296
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A captured Japanese naval civilian, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of a captured Japanese naval civilian in Balikpapan, Borneo. The soldier's name, as translated from the Japanese characters written in cursive on the front of this work, is Yataroo I...ART22445
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Ack Ack Battery in action
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This painting depicts two groups of soldiers from an artillery battery operating two guns at night.ART22433
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Alternative headgear
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Three small sketched portraits of an Australian soldier from three different angles, wearing three different types of Australian Army issued clothing.ART29835
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Assembling Beaufort bombers
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the construction and painting of Beafort bombers inside an aircraft hangar.ART23504
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Australian soldier
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting an unidentified Lieutenant Colonel, Lae, New Guinea.ART22688
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Beach head, Tarakan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Preliminary and unfinished sketch of a harbour view as seen from the water. Several boats, houses, mountains and trees have been drawn.ART29809
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Beach landing
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of a landing with soldiers unloading supplies and vehicles from naval vessels in a harbour.ART29808
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Blasted Japanese anti aircraft gun, Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a destroyed Japanese anti aircraft gun in Madang, Papua New Guinea, accompanied by hand written details of the gun's camouflage.ART22712
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Bombardment, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts the bombardment of beaches immediately prior to landing at Balikpapan. Douglas Watson joined the AIF in 1943 and was an official war artist for Australia, serving in Australia, New Guinea and ...ART22992
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Bombardment of Lingkas harbour, Tarakan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Preliminary sketch of large rising plumes of dark smoke.ART29791
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Bomb crater, Noemfoor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a bomb crater in Noemfoor, Papua, Indonesia.ART23813
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Bombed buildings
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of a man sitting outside residential buildings next to a group of unfinished palm trees.ART29811
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Bombed buildings
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of buildlings, trees and people in a town.ART29810
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Bren gunners in action on Acid Feature, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work is one of a series of drawings of members of 7 Platoon, A Coy, 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, done in July 1945 in Balikpapan. In a letter to Treloar, 28 July, 1945, 205/2/13 Watson w...ART29795
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Bren gunners in action on Acid Feature, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of two Australian soldiers taking cover behind shrubs. One soldier is aiming his gun while the other soldier watches from behind him.ART29796
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Buildling a merchant navy vessel
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the process of buidling a merchant navy vessel with scaffolding and cranes in use.ART23947
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Burnt out Japanese aircraft on Kamiri airstrip, Noemfoor Island
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts the remains of a wrecked and burnt Japanese aircraft on the Kamiri airstip on Noemfoor Island during the Second World War.ART23731
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Camouflaged anti tank gun
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched landscape depicting a camouflaged anti tank gun in the foreground. The anti tank gun has been covered with a large sheet for camouflage.ART29839
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Camp scene
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a group of three Australian soldiers. One soldier is seated while the other two are erecting a tent structure.ART29836
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Captain John Searle
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Captain John Edward Searle, NX21876, DCM, Liaison, 9th Australian Division Headquarters, formerly 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion.ART22440
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Corpral. H. J. Clarke
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting 40508 Corporal Horace James Chenezer Clarke, transport corporal, Royal Australian Air Force, 13 Supply and Despatch Unit, Noemfoor Island.ART22703
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Dead Japanese on Kamiri airstrip, Noemfoor Island
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the corpses of two unidentified Japanese soldiers on Kamiri airstrip.ART22305
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Destroyed buildings
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of a group of residential buildings in Victoria town, Labuan.ART29806
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Destroyed building with arches
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of archways in a town centre with some fallen corrugated iron in the foreground.ART29805
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Destroyed Government Offices and Japanese A.A Defence - Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Destroyed government offices and Japanese defences, Madang, New Guinea.ART22707
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Destroyed Japanese aircraft
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts Japanese aircraft that were destroyed during the initial bombardment of Kamiri airstrip. Both bomber and fighter planes were destroyed on this airstrip in Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea.ART22437
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Destroyed Japanese lorries, Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Two Japanese lorries are seen overturned into Merio River, Madang, Papua New Guinea. The bridge was constructed by the Japanese.ART22261
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Destroyed oil tank
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a destroyed oil tank surrounded by rubble.ART22451
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Destroyed palms, Noemfoor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a group of destroyed palm trees in Noemfoor, Indonesia.ART25888
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Destroyed workshop, oil distilling area, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a workshop that has been destroyed by bombing in Balikpapan, Indonesia.ART22453
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Devastated landscape
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Landscape with a bomb crater in the foreground, surrounded by a war damaged landscape with stark and leafless trees and tree stumps.ART29840
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Devastation No. 3, oil refineries, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts damage to oil refineries in Balikpapan, Borneo.ART22456
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Devastation no 2, oil refineries, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the partial destruction of buildlings surrounding an oil refinery in Balikpapan.ART22455
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Devastation no 1, oil refineries, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts damage done to oil refineries in Balikpapan during the Second World War in the Pacific.ART22454
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Disembarkation, Balikpapan, 5 July 1945
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a landing craft tank (LCT), unloading a supply truck and a 3.7 inch heavy anti-aircraft gun. The truck appears to be carrying rolls of barbed wire and sand matting. There was only on...ART22443
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Explosion
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Image of a bomb blast throwing two soldiers into the air, while a third soldier tries to jump to safety.ART29830
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Fallen soldier
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of an Australian soldier lying face down in mud, pulling his torso up by leaning on his arms. He is wearing a hat and a small back pack.ART29831
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Filling sandbags
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Preliminary sketch of three soldiers in the foreground of the work. A fourth soldier's head has been sketched in the upper left of the drawing. Two of the soldiers are filling a sandbag. One soldier i...ART29827
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First Lieutenant Akutagawa Mitsuya
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of 1st Lieutenant Akutagawa Mitsuya, Commandant of Kempeitai (Military Police) at Keningau, north Borneo.ART22991
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First Lieutenant Genzo Watanabe
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a portrait, in right profile, of First Lieutenant Genzo Watanabe, a Japanese staff officer at the prisoner of war compound in Ranau, Borneo during the Second World War.ART22987
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Flying Officer A. E. Smith
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting 128246 Flying Alexander Edward Smith, Royal Australian Air Force, 13 Supply and Despatch Unit, Noemfoor Island.ART22704
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Forward observation post overlooking cracking plant feature, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
A field artillery battery commander and another soldier sit with their backs to the viewer, behind a row of plants, in this position of forward observation post. One of the men is using a portable te...ART22448
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Four figures; squatting, running, falling, crouching
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Four sketches of undistinguished men in various action poses.ART29832
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Infantryman and dead Japanese
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
An Infantryman of 2/33 Australian Infantry Battalion standing over a dead Japanese whom he had shot, Balikpapan, Borneo.ART22466
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Infantryman (Sergeant J.F.M. O'Halloran)
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of Infantryman Sergeant JFM O'Halloran, sitting holding an Owen gun, Balikpapan, Borneo.ART22463
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Infantry resting on tank knoll
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion among ruins of oil tanks on a hill just inland from their landing point on Red beach.ART22477
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Interior of the mosque, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the remaining interior structures of a mosque in Balikpapan following destruction caused by bombing.ART22464
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Japanese anti aircraft battery, Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a Japanese anti aircraft battery in Madang, Papua New Guinea.ART22711
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Japanese anti-aircraft gun
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
View of Japanese anti-aircraft gun in gun position, Finschhafen, New Guinea.ART22691
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Japanese anti-aircraft gun, Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Japanese anti aircraft gun, Madang, New Guinea.ART22710
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Japanese Community Grave
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the burial site of a Japanese soldier in the foreground. A plank of wood has been stuck into the dirt mound, marking the site, and has Japanese text written on it. In the background ...ART22705
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Japanese prisoner
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting an unidentified Japanese prisoner of war, Lae, New Guinea.ART22693
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Javanese in Nica Hospital, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This native of Java is one of the many in the hospital suffering from dysentry and starvation caused when working as slaves for the Japanese in Balikpapan, Borneo.ART22472
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Javanese in the NICA hospital
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of a soldier sitting down, wrapped in a blanket, eating food out of a small bowl.ART29794
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Kumawa - Sisi Junction
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Kumawa is halfway up the Sattelberg Road. 2/23th Australian Infantry Battalion relieved 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion in the Kumawa area. From this area extensive preliminary patrolling took pl...ART21035
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Landscape with excavation
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Landscape with trees where a trench is being dug in the foreground in the side of a small hill. A shovel sits in the excavated area.ART29837
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Leading Aircraftsman F. J. Ryan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Leading Aircraftsman Francis J Ryan, Royal Australian Air Force, 13 Salvage and Repair Depot, Neomfoor Island.ART22702
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Liberty Ship and Destroyers in Madang Harbour
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Liberty ship and destroyers in Madang Harbour, New Guinea.ART22709
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Allan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting NX12229 Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Trangmar Allan, OBE, MC, MID, Commanding Base Sub-Area, Finschhafen. Served with 30th and 5/45 Infantry Battalions and awarded Military Cross, 191...ART22685
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Lieutenant General Baba Masao
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Lieutenant General Baba Masao (Baba is his surname), General Commanding 37th Japanese Army, surrendered his sword to Major General G F Wooten CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), DSO, a...ART22984
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Lieutenant L MacLeod
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Lieutenant G L B MacLeod 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, Lae, New Guinea.ART22692
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Lieutenant Ronald Ansell
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting NX140939 Lieutenant Ronald William Ansell, 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, Lae, New Guinea.ART22697
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Lieutenant Ronald Ansell
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a standing portrait of a member of the 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, NX140939 Lieutenant Ronald William Ansell, 2/5 Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron during the Second World W...ART22686
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2" light mortar crew in action, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a two-man 2" mortar crew in action in Balikpapan, Indonesia.ART22467
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Looking from Kokakoc towards Scarlet Beach, Finschhafen
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
At Kokakoc the Japanese were well dug in and resisted solidly. In the distance is Scarlet Beach where the initial landing of the Finschhafen campaign took place, New Guinea.ART21034
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L.S.T. at Dreger
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Landing Ship, Tanks (LST) being loaded for the Aitape campaign. HMAS Westralia is in the left background, New Guinea.ART22263
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L.S.Ts at Dreger at night
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Loading the Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) for the Hollandia campaign, New Guinea.ART22264
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Madang
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Showing the wharves with two submarine-chasers tied up (right), Madang, New Guinea.ART22708
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Main Street, Brunei
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a view of Brunei, the remains of wrecked buildings caused by naval gunfire and aerial bombing in main shopping street of Brunei when Australian troops occupied the town. Douglas Watson joined...ART22994
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Major General Tsuchida Kazuzi
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portriat depicting Major General Tsuchida Kazuzi, Chief of Quartermasters, 37 Japanese Army Borneo (possibly an, British), Borneo.ART22985
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Mihari, Bougainville native
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a man who was native to Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.ART22695
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Mining scene
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
A sketched landscape with buildlings in the background and rubble in the foreground.ART29838
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Mother with children
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a New Guinean mother seated on the ground wearing a cloth around her waist, surrounded by her two young children.ART29842
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Munition worker
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting an unidentified man, working in a forge shop, Ordnance Workshops, Maribyrnong, Melbourne.ART22259
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New Guinea native
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
A portrait of an unidentified man from, Lae, New Guinea.ART21291
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Norwegian freighter in Dry Dock
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a Norwegian freighter in a dry dock, Williamstown Dockyard, Melbourne.ART22684
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Norwegian freighter in Dry Dock
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Norwegian Freighter in Dry Dock, Williamstown Dockyard, Melbourne.ART22683
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Outside Beaufort hangars, Fishermans Bend
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) assembly plant at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria, where Beaufort bombers were built during the Second World War. Two planes can be...ART25886
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Overhauling a Mitchell bomber, New Guinea
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a B52 Mitchell Bomber being overhauled on Dregar airstrip, New Guinea.ART21032
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Owen gunner
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of three Australian soldiers. One soldier is positioned in the centre of the work, staring straight at the viewer. A second soldier to the left of this primary soldier stands with his back to...ART29799
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Patient in 2/2 Australian C.C.S
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a patient in the 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station (CCS), Balikpapan, Borneo.ART22459
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Patient in 2/2nd Australian Casualty Cleaning Station, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketch of an Australian soldier lying down awake on a bed with his arm in a sling.ART29804
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Platoon resting, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Group portrait of six Australian soldiers sitting down to rest.ART29812
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Portion of the devastation of the oil refineries, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This artwork depicts the immense devastation caused to a section of the oil refineries in Balikpapan, Indonesia during the last stages of the Second World War.ART22452
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Private Bill Conway
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
San Remo; 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion; VX57458 Private Bill Conway, 2/24 BtnART23729
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Private C.J. Meredith
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Side profile portrait of an Australian soldier.ART29813
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Private Mumford
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Private Mumford, 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, Lae, New Guinea.ART22696
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R.A.P Noemfoor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Patients at the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) of 62 Work Wing, Royal Australian Air Force being treated for dermatitis, Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea.ART22266
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recto: Salamoen, Javanese soldier; verso: [Portrait of soldier wearing helmet and cape]
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
recto: portrait of a seated Javanese soldier. verso: portrait of a seated soldier wearing a helmet and cape. Both drawn images visually document army uniforms used in the Pacific during the Second Wor...ART25887
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recto: Seated New Guinean male figure; verso: not titled [portrait of a man]
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched rear-view portrait of a seated New Guinean male figure, wearing a cloth around his waist.ART29841
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recto: Soldier resting with rifle; verso: [Portrait of a groomed soldier]
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Recto: Portrait of an Australian soldering wearing a hat, bent down on one knee while leaning on his rifle that is in his left hand. Verso: Portrait of a well-groomed Australian soldier with brushed a...ART29834
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Rifleman
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of a standing Australian soldier, leaning on his rifle.ART29798
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Seated male New Guinea native
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a male New Guinea native seated in a squating position on the ground. The male figure has no hair and is wearing a cloth around his waist.ART29844
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Seated soldier
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of a seated Australian soldier in uniform with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up.ART29815
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Seated soldier in cape with rifle
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of seated soldier wearing uniform hat and cape with rifle.ART29823
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Seated soldier with rifle, front view
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a seated Australian soldier holding a rifle.ART29816
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Seated soldier with rifle, rear view
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of a seated Australian soldier holding a rifle.ART29818