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Collection
15 Results
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A bit of home news
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts soldier sitting on the deck of a small U.S. landing craft reading a paper. The landing craft is parked somewhere along the east New Guinea coast. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the...ART28169.007
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Australian troops boarding an LST
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts Australian troops disembarking trucks and boarding an LST (Landing ship/s tank), Goodenough Island, New Guinea. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the artist ' Episodes in the life of ...ART28169.003
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Centre of Atherton and old air raid shelter
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Hundreds and thousands of troops passed through the Atherton Tablelands district when the area was used as a vast camp and training area. This view is of the main street looking towards the Railway Ho...ART25641
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Douglas Walker
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A portrait of Douglas Walker in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.ART28167.002
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Island bound troops embarking at Townsville
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of island bound troops embarking at Townsville.ART25647
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Jungle march
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of large rainforest trees, soldiers can be seen in the distance, Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART90427
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Picture night - Milne Bay
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depiction of soldiers watching a film out-of-doors, Milne Bay, New Guinea. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the artist 'Episodes in the life of Australian and American troops in New Guinea'....ART28169.001
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RAAF "Works" Squadron boarding LST
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts troops boarding an LST (Landing ship/s tank), Goodenough Island. One of 8 drawings in a folio entitled by the artist ' Episodes in the life of Australian and American troops in New Guinea'. Fo...ART28169.004
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Road to Atherton
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Atherton Tableland was, for a long period of the war, a vast camp area and hundreds of thousands of troops passed through the various camps. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Eme...ART25640
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Sunday - Goodenough Island
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts groups of American and Australian soldiers going to church, Goodenough Island, New Guinea. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the artist ' Episodes in the life of Australian and Americ...ART28169.008
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The Koala club, 7 Aust Division Camp
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A recreation club for all non-commissioned ranks, it was known throughout the tablelands.ART25637
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Townsville looking towards Mt Stewart
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
The camouflage painted Headquarter building of Royal Australian Air Force North Eastern Area stands on Sturt street at right of picture. Townsville, during the war years, was the scene of feverish act...ART25644
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Troops disembarking Sydney
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts from quay side of large passenger liner, all decks full of waving figures. Other figures descending gang-plank with packs.ART28142
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Wartime interlude along the waterfront
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Servicemen and servicewomen of nearly all Allied nations were stationed in Townsville at one time or another during the war.ART25649
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"Wharf sitting"
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Members of the Royal Australian Air Force and one American, all with island postings after peace with Japan was declared, wait dejectedly for air transport.ART25629