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Converted fishing trawler as minesweeper
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A fishing trawler which was converted for use as a Minesweeper is depicted in the waters near Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART29970
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Corporal E H Adams
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Portrait of Corporal E H Adams, 1 Australian Water Transport Group, wearing a beret with a colour patch sewn to it. The 1st Australian Water Transport Unit was involved in providing water supplies to ...ART23649
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Corporal Harry Webster
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Portrait of Corporal Harry Webster, diver, 1 Australian Water Transport Group, seated on a folding stool. Cpl Webster is wearing an inflatable pressurised diving suit, boots weighted with lead, and a...ART23651
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Corporal Jim Watson
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two portrait studies of Corporal Jim Watson are depicted; one profile and one three-quarter view. Corporal Watson was a driver for the Australian Imperial Force, attached to Correspondents, Middle Eas...ART29876
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Corporal Sammy Walsh
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Corporal Sammy 'the wild Irishman' Walsh (NX52951) of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force.ART29879
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Crashed B26 bomber
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene depicting a crashed United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B26 Martin Marauder bomber at 7 Mile Drome, New Guinea. A large cloud of smoke can be seen billowing from the wreckage.ART29975
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Damaged B26 bomber; verso: Jack Ahern, 7 Mile Drome
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A damaged United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B26 Martin Marauder bomber, showing the tail gun turret. verso: A portrait of Private, first class (USA) Jack Ahern, at 7 Mile Drome, New GuineaART29946
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Damaged Catalina
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
An RAAF Consolidated Catalina aircraft, which has been damaged by gunfire in a raid on Port Moresby, is shown. The Catalina was the most widely used flying boat of the war. It flew in all of the major...ART29944
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Dardi from Java
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of a native from Tanamerah, Java by the name of Dardi.ART29875
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Destroyed Japanese planes
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several Japanese planes are depicted alongside Wewak aerodrome; all of them were destroyed by US and Australian bomber aircraft.ART29918
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Engineers digging tunnel
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers are depicted digging a tunnel for signals equipment to protect from bombing at Port Moresby.ART29854
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Felling timber behind Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene depicting trees being felled behind Moresby, New Guinea.ART29979
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Field Engineers
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene showing the 1st Field Engineers building a road over a hill near Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby.ART29853
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Field Hospital, Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking west from the Signal Headquarters in Moresby at the Field Hospital. The hospital was housed in a stone building and was later destroyed by a Japanese raid.ART29860
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First house bombed in Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The first house to have been bombed in Port Moresby is depicted, with severe damage to the roof evident.ART29969
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Flying Fortress
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Boeing B17 Flying Fortress is depicted getting refueled at 7 Mile Drome, New Guinea, in preparation for an air raid on Rabaul. A dummy gun is pictured to the right.ART29960
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Flying Fortress Re-Fuelling
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A B-17E American bomber, re-fuelling at 7 Mile Drome, near Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART23670
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Forecastle mess dock, HMAS "Kiama"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The forcastle mess dock on board HMAS "Kiama", off the New Guinea coast. Personnel are shown seated along the tables.ART29894
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Forecastle of HMAS Kiama
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Forecastle of HMAS Kiama with 4-inch guns depicted as it crosses the waters off Lae, New Guinea. Reverse side shows topographical sketches of Finnesterre Ranges, Milne Bay, and volcanic islands, Huo...ART29878
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6" Fortress Gun
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A six-inch gun of the Sydney Fixed Defences, Royal Australian Artillery, in a camouflaged position in Sydney Harbour area.ART23660
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From Honuabada Village
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
From Honuabada Village to Moresby across Fairfax Harbour. Depicts a soldier (right foreground) sitting on a hill overlooking the view of the bay.ART28209
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From The Rouna Road From Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking towards the South coast from Rouna Road, from Port Moresby. View of fields and hills with sea in background, huts along the beach, line of trees in middle ground, road on hill to right.ART28197
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Gun emplacement overlooking Moresby Harbour; verso: [bombed house]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two soldiers in a gun emplacement covered by a camouflage net are depicted overlooking the harbour at Moresby verso: A sketch of a house destroyed by bombing.ART29977
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Gunner Mick Sawyer
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Gunner Mick Sawyer of the Royal Australian Artillery, Woorim Fortress and Coastal Defence Units, Bribie Island, Queensland.ART29933
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Harry Pike and Ken Joseph
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Portrait drawings of Harry Pike, Driver, Mid East AIF (left) and Ken Joseph, Militiaman, 5th Camouflage Unit (right) are depicted.ART29868
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4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Pictured is a 3.7" Mobile British gun brought back from the Middle East by the Australian Imperial Force 4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery.ART23647
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HMAS Kiama
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the deck on board HMAS Kiama whilst on the Coral Sea. HMAS Kiama was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during the Second World War in Australia. Beginn...ART29883
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HMAS "Kiama"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS "Kiama" as seen from the afterdeck. HMAS "Kiama" was predominantly involved in ocean convoy work in the South Pacific area.ART29913
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HMT "Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
At anchor in Athol Bight, two days after having returned from the Middle East with troops of the 9th Australian Division.ART23664
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Indonesian native cookhouse
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A native woman is depicted cooking in large boilers at an Indonesian native cookhouse, Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea.ART29898
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Infantry diggers resting at Wewak Beach; verso: [men in a row boat]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A group of soldiers are depicted resting and relaxing nude on the beach at Wewak, with a truck visible to the right and Wewak Point in the background. verso: sketches of three nude men in a row boat ...ART29949
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Japanese barge
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Japanese barge is depicted; this one in particular was refloated by the Australian Imperial Force and used as a passenger vessel around the New Guinea area.ART29901
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Japanese barge below Wewak Point
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several Japanese barges below Wewak Point are depicted.ART29937
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Japanese 'Betty' bombers over Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Japanese 'Betty' bomber aircraft are depicted flying over Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART29992
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Japanese Landing Barge
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Depicts a drawing of a Japanese Landing Barge on Wewak Beach, salvaged by troops.ART29891
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Japanese positions, Wewak
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view looking West from the main range showing the Japanese positions behind Wewak Point after Victory in Europe Day, 1945.ART28194
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Japanese POWs
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
After trekking out of the hills above Wewak Point, Japanese prisoners of war are shown as they await internment on Muschu Island; some prisoners are embarking on a landing craft behind. Most of these ...ART29852
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Japanese prisoners of war
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A group of Japanese prisoners of war are depicted in Wewak, carrying packs.ART29956
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Javanese and natives weaving thatch for artillery camouflage
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Javanese native Papuans are depicted weaving thatch which is to be used for artillery camouflage.ART29880
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Javanese assistant
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A side profile portrait of a Javanese assistant at Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea.ART29916
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Kayo natives on the Digul river
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several sketches of Kayo natives from the Digul river area in Dutch New Guinea are depicted. In the centre is a profile-view portrait of a native woman carrying produce in a "billum", a string bag whi...ART29855
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Kitty Hawk ready for take-off
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
USS Kitty Hawk, attack aircraft carrier just about to take off on a bombing mission over Buna Bay where 24 Japanese ships and 9 destroyers were believed to be heading towards Port Moresby. This plane ...ART29945
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[K9 Submarine alongside Garden Island berth]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Dutch Submarine K IX (K9) berthed alongside Garden Island, Royal Navy. K IX was built for the Royal Netherlands Navy to an Electric Boat Co (USA) design and allotted for service in the Netherlands Eas...ART29873
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Laloki River
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Depicting troops with a Bren gun carrier crossing the Laloki River by means of a primivtive ferry.ART23668
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Landing craft, tank
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
An American operated landing craft, tank (LCT) is depicted during night time unloading manouvres off Bribie Island, Queensland.ART28205
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Liberated POW, Talien
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of a Chinese prisoner of war, one of the many liberated political prisoners held at Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea. The liberation of camps was not a uniform process, many camps were liberated...ART29921
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Lockheed Hudson
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Lockheed Hudson aircraft (A16-198) is depicted under camouflage nets at 7 Mile Drome, New Guinea, getting refueled for a raid.ART29958
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Lockheed Hudson on road at 7Mile Drome
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Lockheed Hudson is depicted on the airstrip at 7 Mile Drome. The plane on the left was bombed and destroyed. The Hudson was developed by the Lockheed aircraft corporation from its successful Electra...ART29922
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Lockheed on the Road
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Lockheed aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force being serviced where it landed on a road near Port Moresby, blocks the passage of a motor ambulance conveying wounded from the forward area.ART23679
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Looking from Base Hospital
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the mountains between 7 mile drome and Rouna falls, looking from the Base Hospital in Port Moresby.ART29904