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A dog's life
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting a lion lying on the ground, four British stereotypes, such as 'armchair critic' are yelling at him.ART92380
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After the war
Art
Maker: Bray
Depicts two dung beetles as caricatures, one with a head of a German, the other the head of a Turkish man, arguing over a very large ball of dung. The caption for this work read; 'After the War. This ...ART94708
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"After years in uniform, dear, aren't feminine clothes divine! "
Art
Maker: Woolcott, Alfred Richard
Depicts two women standing in front of a fire place , one wears a suit, with a tie, while the other wears a jumper and long trousers. This is the drawing for the cartoon that appreared in 'Salt' , vo...ARTI01326
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A good second is a great help
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting two men talking before a boxing match, one is Roosevelt who is putting a horse shoe inside a boxing glove and the other is a boxer with a head shaped like Australia.ART92371
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"Ah. . . the Seventh Division I presume!"
Art
Maker: Mercier, Emile
Two officers in uniform on the left encounter a group of soldiers on the right, in a jungle setting. The artist humorously implies that the soldiers have adapted to life in the jungle as they have aba...ART28267
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"A little rough this overshoot eh?"
Art
Maker: Unknown
One of 8 humorous cartoons collected by O216731 Squadron Leader James Henry Cox, RAAF, while attached to RAAF Base Woomera crica 1955. Collectively the cartoons provide insight into the attitudes and ...AWM2021.178.13
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"And, gentlemen, if capture by the enemy appears imminent..."
Art
Maker: Little, George
Depicts a short senior officer providing instructions to two taller soldiers in uniform wearing their kits during the Second World War , in relation to being captured by the enemy.ARTI03069
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Antiques very old
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts two American or British women visiting an antiques shop, 'Antiques very old', with several staues on display. Much to their surprise, a man can be seen in the background carving an 'old' antiq...ART95093
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Approaching storm
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting Mussolini, Hitler and General Tojo walking with a sack full of loot, as an enormous army of tanks, planes and warehouses labelled 'allied production' approaches them from behind.ART92402
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Attack with me says Potato Pete
Art
Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Unknown
British Second World War Ministry of Food poster. The poster depicts the cartoon character Potato Pete as a parachutist. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the pla...ARTV07940
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Aussie rules...
Art
Maker: Wilesmith, Arthur Joseph
Page 11 of sketchbook relating to the service of Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith (QX7653) 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion. 'The Yanks have been teaching us baseball but of course the aussie boys have their own...ART94536.011
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Back to Aussie again [sketchbook containing 12 pages of humorous sketches relating to army life]
Art
Maker: Wilesmith, Arthur Joseph
Sketchbook of 12 pages relating to the service of Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith (QX7653) 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion. Humorous incidents diary recorded in an Army training camp in Australia on return from...ART94536
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Back to Tokyo, 15 miles
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man in a suit standing on the side of the road, next to a broken down car, which is on a road with the sign 'Back to Tokyo 15 miles' nearby. The car is on a road in a landscpe with hills and...ART96000
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"Bill" the babbling brook under fire
Art
Maker: Crozier, Frank Rossiter
A humourous watercolour by Australian official war artist Frank Crozier. This is one of a small collection of sketchers and watercolours by Crozier which were donated to the Memorial in memory of Majo...AWM2021.304.12
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"Blast!" drawing for illustration in 'Khaki and Green' 1943
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
A soldier holding his rifle and helmet has been blasted into the air by an explosion.ARTI03492
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Bluey and Curley
Art
Maker: Gurney, Alex
One of two Bluey and Curley cartoons by Alex Gurney documenting a comic exchange between a service man and an officer. These cartoons were given to SX30203 (S29620) Captain Edwin Warren by Alex Gurney...AWM2017.350.2
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Bluey and Curley
Art
Maker: Gurney, Alex
One of two Bluey and Curley cartoons by Alex Gurney documenting a comic exchange between a service man and an officer. These cartoons were given to SX30203 (S29620) Captain Edwin Warren by Alex Gurney...AWM2017.350.1
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"Break down the noise!"
Art
Maker: Garvey, Joe
Depicts two seated soldiers listening to Frank Sinatra on the radio while fighting, shells, bombs and explosions occur in the background behind them. Joseph Francis Garvey (b. 1912) was a commercial a...ARTI03256
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"..but for Heaven's sake don't say I told you." Careless talk costs lives
Art
Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War poster depicts a man in a blue coat and yellow pants talking in a red phone booth, imploring the listener not to tell anyone that he had told them. The image is surrounded wit...ARTV07943
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Camp life
Art
Maker: Cross, Thomas
Depicts 6 new recruits arriving at an encampment carrying luggage. Pte Thomas Cross enlisted in November 1915 in Brisbane joining the 41st Battalion. He later transferred to the 42nd Battalion. Tom l...ART90234
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Careless talk costs lives: "Be careful what you say & where you say it."
Art
Maker: Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two men speaking at a bar, which is made up of stylised Hitler faces. The image is in the top half of the p...ARTV07944
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Careless talk costs lives: " You never know who's listening."
Art
Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two women talking on a train, with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering listening from the seat behind them. Th...ARTV07942
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(Cartoon)
Art
Maker: Hetherington, Norman Frederick
Composite drawing of six individual cartoons making light of military life; inscribed: (upper right) - "Hey Bugler, can you tell me where the "Last Post" is? - I've come to paint it. (upper left) - "I...ART28295
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Cheer up boys, only 3000 miles before dinner !
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a caricature of the artist and war correspondent, William Pidgeon, on a plane, talking to two other war correspondents, Eddie Dunstan and Jack Hickson, who are green with hunger. This drawing ...ART96694
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[Christmas trees outside a dugout]
Art
Maker: Dowling, Ken
This humorous cartoon depicts two Australian soldiers, wearing tin hats and shorts standing in front of a dugout during the Second World War. One soldier stands with his arms outstretched and an expre...ARTI02885
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"Come on chaps..."
Art
Maker: Unknown
One of 8 humorous cartoons collected by O216731 Squadron Leader James Henry Cox, RAAF, while attached to RAAF Base Woomera crica 1955. Collectively the cartoons provide insight into the attitudes and ...AWM2021.178.16
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Crossing the bight
Art
Maker: Cross, Thomas
Depicts a ship crossing the bight as men are suffering from sea sickness. Pte Thomas Cross enlisted in November 1915 in Brisbane joining the 41st Battalion. He later transferred to the 42nd Battalion...ART90236
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Daily Mirror
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting a pair of scissors labelled 'Daily Mirror' about to cut and paste from a newspaper labelled 'The Sun'.ART92377
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[David Barker Gallipoli 15]
Art
Maker: Myers, Campbell
Depicts a drawing after David Barker's drawing of an Australian soldier created at Gallipoli in 1915 which appeared in the ANZAC Book. This is one of a number of sketches created by the artist in Afgh...ART96215.001
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Disperse...
Art
Maker: Hinder, Frank Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security Johnston, Leslie Ferdinand (L F), Commonwealth Government Printer
Second World War poster produced for the Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security Canberra. It was designed by the artist Frank Hinder who worked for the section during the war. Hinder...ARTV08980
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Don't be an ostrich! Use nets for concealment
Art
Maker: E G .T Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security
Hand coloured poster produced using a rotary stencil duplicator known as a Roneo copier. It was designed for the Camouflage Research Section , Department of Home Security, Canberra. A humorous depicti...ARTV05297
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"Don't get carried away, Fred!"
Art
Maker: Rice, N H
Depicts a number of servicemen watching a romantic film outdoors. One serviceman has put his arm around the shoulder of the serviceman beside him, much to this man's annoyance. This is the drawing for...ARTI00450.B
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Don't listen to the squander bug
Art
Maker: National Savings Committee F & C Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee depicting a 'squander bug', a devil covered in Nazi swastikas. The grey and white monster is set on a mauve background. Above h...ARTV10029
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"Do you believe all this stuff about Jindivik"
Art
Maker: Unknown
One of 8 humorous cartoons collected by O216731 Squadron Leader James Henry Cox, RAAF, while attached to RAAF Base Woomera crica 1955. Collectively the cartoons provide insight into the attitudes and ...AWM2021.178.14
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Drawing for headpiece for 'Deal in flags' in 'Jungle Warfare' 1944
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Two running figures of soldiers in the foreground and two silhouettes of running figures in the distance.ARTI00008.A
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Drawing for illustration for 'All the nice girls...' poem in 'H.M.A.S. Mk. II' 1943
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Four glamorous women gathered around a sailor in uniform, with an angry man in a business suit in the distance.ARTI03577
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Drawing for illustration for 'Robbie was a Chameleon' in 'Khaki and Green' 1943
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Two men looking at a chameleon swimming in a sink full of water.ARTI03493
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[Escaping from explosion]
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
Depicts several soldiers quickly escaping from a surprise explosion. The artist Alan Hall (1919-1979)enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1936 at the age of 17 years. During the Second Worl...ART93342
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Excuse me Sir, but they likes their breakfast in bed
Art
Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a caricature of the war correspondent Pidgeon standing next to two "patients", the war correespondents Eddie Duncan and Jack Hickson in a bed with the words' Contagious' on the bed and other s...ART96696
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Expert advice
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting Mussolini and Hitler asking Japan to deal with the war in the Pacific.ART92374
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Faithful to his post
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A cartoon-figure of an Australian soldier in uniform leans against a pole with his right leg crossed over the left and a cigarette in his mouth. He is smiling and a colour patch is visible on his left...ART40958
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Field Sketching
Art
Maker: White, Cyril Leyshon
An Australian soldier is seated on a rock sketching another man in a German soldiers uniform. A third soldier stands with a gun slung over his left shoulder behind the artist observing the making of t...ART02937
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Fishing with Cormorants
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman on a fishing boat at night, with Japanese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the day to...ART95094
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"Goodnite my Lurv"
Art
Maker: Fluke, Roy George Herbert
Depicts a soldier, standing in the foreground, whistling to himself, with a coconut falling from a coconut palm above him onto his head. Roy George Herbert Fluke (b. 1921) served with the Australian A...ARTI03207
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Great bloody sense of humour you blokes've got!
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
A rough sketch of the incident portrayed in picture ART22090. As Dargie recalled, "The essence of slap stick humour is still the dignified gent who steps on a banana skin. We were resting on the top ...ART25029
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"Handing over"
Art
Maker: Unknown
One of 8 humorous cartoons collected by O216731 Squadron Leader James Henry Cox, RAAF, while attached to RAAF Base Woomera crica 1955. Collectively the cartoons provide insight into the attitudes and ...AWM2021.178.10
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Here today and gone tomorrow
Art
Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting German soldiers loading a removal truck, with Hitler supervising.ART92389
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"Hey Butch! Your discharge has just come through!"
Art
Depicts a Military Policeman seated on a box, with his head resting on a crutch having his beard shaved by another soldier during the Second World War. A second soldier stands near him with a piece of...ARTI03219
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Hi boot it Spanner
Art
Maker: Wilesmith, Arthur Joseph
Page 12 of sketchbook relating to the service of Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith (QX7653) 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion. Depiction of a humorous incident during a rugby game. The artist noted ' Lastly it woul...ART94536.012
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Hiteriada Furiosa
Art
Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
'Hiteriada Furiosa' is a series of twelve offset lithographs published by Antoni Markiewicz, and printed in an edition of 1450 by Emil Falcon for FW Döbereiner, Hamburg in 1946. Created towards the en...ART96184