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A-10
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
An A-10 aircraft with shark-like jaws and eyes painted onto its nose. There is a figure of a small boy screen printed in blue on the left hand side of the caricature.ART90697
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AH 64 A Apache
Published Collection
Maker: Etienne Quentin
Drawing of a Helico USA - Hugues AH 64 A Apache helicopter flying into an air battle with yellow and red smoke rising from the land in the distance. Collection 1991 no.135.2. Note: some images may no...RC00687.044
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"Ahlan Wa Sahlan!" An Arabian welcome of coffee and dates
Published Collection
Photograph of an Arabian Coffee pot and a basket full of dates on a table. 4 Copyright. Falcon cinefoto. Printed by Dominie Press Pte Ltd.RC00687.084
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All Clear: The Gulf War 1991
Published Collection
Maker: Russ North
[Cartoon of Camel with helmet and sunglasses checking that its "all clear"] inside card cartoon of black stick figure soldiers falling over a cliff one by one with a helicopter hovering overhead and t...RC00687.087
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Allies close in on capital
Art
Maker: Unknown The Canberra Times Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd
Depicts a headline broadsheet published by the 'Canberra Times' newspaper . The headline, which is related to the First Gulf War (1990-91) , states 'Allies close in on capital'.ARTV09265
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A man whose family died when his house was bombed in a Basrah suburb
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Portrait of an unidentified man beside a bomb damaged house, with other buildings in the background in Basrah. The man's family died when the bombing occurred.ART29752.048
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A man whose family died when his house was bombed in a Basrah suburb
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
A man's face in the foreground, inside a house, with the sun depicted in the background.ART29752.047
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[America United]
Published Collection
Maker: Flashcards, Inc.
Black and White sketch of a mother with child. The child is holding the US flag. Another US flag and a plane is in the background.RC00687.015
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[America United]
Published Collection
Maker: Flashcards, Inc.
Gnarled tree adorned with yellow bows in front of a 'road' made from the US flag.RC00687.013
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[America United]
Published Collection
Road made of the US flag leading towards the Liberty Bell adorned with a yellow bow.RC00687.012
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[America United]
Published Collection
Maker: Flashcards, Inc.
Road' made from the US flag heading into the distance with a six military aircraft flying past in the background.RC00687.014
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Amman to Jerusalem, view of Jordan River and the West Bank from the bus
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Jordan River and West Bank, coloured in blue and red accordingly.ART29752.058
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Arrival 1 a.m. figure at bus terminal, Baghdad
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Weary and slightly distorted figure in a bus terminal in Baghdad. A crowd of people and a bus are in the background.ART29752.004
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AS350B Squirrel N22-017
Technology
Maker: Aérospatiale
Light utility helicopter RAN AS350 Squirrel N22-017. '864'. Aerospatiale build number 1744. Delivered to the Navy on 24 March 1984. Embarked aboard the RAN's frigates until replaced by the S-70B-2 ...AWM2017.1022.1
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AS532 Super Puma
Published Collection
Maker: Etienne Quentin
Drawing of a Military Helicopter . Illustration by Eitienne Quentin. Collection 1991 no.52RC00687.046
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Baghdad Blitz
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
This image looks over Baghdad as it is under attack from the air. The attacking planes are lit and cut by the beams of several spotlights which scan the sky. These rigid beams cut the image with harsh...ART90717
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Baghdad bridge
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
There is a section of the Baghdad bridge missing, perhaps as result of war-related destruction, or maybe because of years of neglect. It no longer exists as a bridge between places, but cuts off one w...ART90695
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Baghdad defence ministry
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
This print illustrates the bombing of the Baghdad Defence Ministry. In the background, the Ministry is ablaze, whilst smoke billows into the foreground. The artist has contrasted the bright orange of ...ART90709
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Baghdad defence ministry and two phantoms (Babylon sisters)
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
A man lies on the ground inside the courtyard of a building, which (one is led to assume by the title) is the Baghdad Defence Ministry. Flying overhead are two aircraft.ART90708
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Banner: Mothers and Others for Peace
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton doona (quilt) cover with Velcro fastening at one short end, Three rectangular and two square panels are sewn through both layers of the cover, each bearing an appliqued word in colourful ...AWM2021.246.1
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Barricade and soldiers outside Mosque, Karbala
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Three armed soldiers outside the entrance to a Mosque in Karbala. A barricade is in front of the figures. The artist has drawn five portraits of men on the barricade, each individually bordered.ART29752.027
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Barricade, soldiers and light field gun outside Mosque, Karbala
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Two soldiers standing beside a light field gun, with buildings in the background.ART29752.026
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[Base can you read me?...]
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon produced during the First Gulf War (1990-1991) which comments on the pervasiveness of the media during this war. A fighter pilot , flying over a burning city, prepares to eject from ...ART90049
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Battle success
Art
Maker: Unknown The Australian Nationwide News
Depicts a headline broadsheet for 'The Australian' newspaper . The headline is 'Battle Success'. The image depicts Australian soldiers on a tank celebrating and relates to the First Gulf War (1990-91)...ARTV09264
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Battle success
Art
Maker: Unknown The Australian
Depicts a headline broadsheet for 'The Australian' newspaper . The headline is 'Battle Success'. The image depicts Australian soldiers in the Middle East. The soldiers are standing and sitting on a ta...ARTV09222
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Battle success
Art
Maker: Unknown The Australian
Depicts a headline broadsheet for 'The Australian' newspaper . The headline is 'Battle Success'. The image depicts Australian soldiers in the Middle East. The soldiers are standing and sitting on a ta...ARTV09221
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Beginning of the end
Art
Maker: Unknown Time Australia Magazine
Depoicts a broadsheet of a 'Time Australia' magazine cover from 25 February 1991. The headline reads 'Beginning of the end, The Ground War: How it will be fought, Inside Iraq: Photos of the bombing'....ARTV09167
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Blue, Naval Lieutenant Jeffrey N. Zaun, Iraq, 1991
Art
Maker: Fairskye, Merilyn
Fairskye has depicted the right side of Lieutenant Jeffrey N. Zaun's face in a realistic style, while the left side is distorted, as if being stretched and pulled by an external force. The work commen...ART29700
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Bob Hawke in the back pocket of a cowboy with Saddam Hussein
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of the small figure of Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, in the back pocket of a cowboy who is just about to be involved in a gun fight with Saddam Hussein. This satirical cartoo...ART90080
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[Boeing B52 Bomber, landling at Fairford in Gloucestershire, England]
Published Collection
Maker: Crossroad Postcards
Photograph of a Boeing B52 Bomber, landing at Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. Back from the Persian Gulf (Winter 1991). Photograph by Derk R. Leathers. Produced by Crossroads Postcards. Printed ...RC00687.032
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Bomb/bunker
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
A darkened image of a bomb bunker by night. There is an embossed, un-coloured cross in the centre of the wall of the bunker.ART90712
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Bomb/bunker
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
A darkened image of a bomb bunker by night. In the centre of the wall of the bunker, there is an un-coloured, embossed cross over which the artist has printed a cartoon image of a cat. This image is a...ART90711
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Bombed bridge, dogs and sunset, Baghdad
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
A semi-abstract scene of a destroyed bridge as well as roaming dogs. A pink and red sky is in the background, a sunset in Baghdad.ART29752.021
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Bombed convention centre
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Convention centre destroyed by bombs, Baghdad, Iraq.ART29752.007
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Bombed highway south of Basrah, near the Kuwaiti border
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Tank, debris and a generally desolate environment of the highway south of Basrah.ART29752.052
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Bombed highway south of Basrah, rusting tanks, broken car and self drawing
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
A broken car and tanks along a desolate highway south of Basrah, with the sun omitting from above.ART29752.053
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Bombed Ministry of Justice building
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Two small figures in the foreground, dwarfed by an enormous building, the Ministry of Justice building, which has been partly destroyed.ART29752.022
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Bombed Ministry of Justice building
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
The destroyed Ministry of Justice building in Baghdad. A tall palm tree stands beside the building and people walk on the path in front of the bombed structure.ART29752.023
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Bound for Baghdad
Art
Maker: Bowen, Dean
Depicts a bomber flying towards buildings in Baghdad. The work was created in response to the First Gulf War(1990-91). The image depicts a high-tech weapon (bomber plane) used in this war in a simpli...ART92077
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Broken bridge bombed near Basrah
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Scene near Basrah, Iraq of a broken bridge and surrounding debris.ART29752.044
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Bruce, Peter John (Squadron Leader, b.1952)
Private Record
Maker: Bruce, Peter John
Collection relating to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) service of Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) Peter John Bruce, Chemical Destruction Group, Iraq, 1992-1993. Wallet 1 of 1...PR00413
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Burlington Northern Railroad SD60M unit number 1991
Published Collection
Maker: Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties, Inc.
Postcard with a picture of a train cabin painted in red, white and blue. Photo courtesy Thomas J. Golden.RC00687.008
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Campbell, Frederick Lindsay (Leading Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Campbell, Frederick Lindsay
Letters to family from member of Squirrel Flight aboard HMAS Sydney during the Gulf conflict. Discusses shipboard life, boardings of Iraqui ships, air and missile attacks on Baghdad, relations with Am...PR00216
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Chalk, B W (Leading Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Chalk, B W
Leading hands watchbill schedule while HMAS Brisbane was deployed on Operation Damask; `Free Kuwait' sticker; pay notice.PR91/150
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Cheney, S J (Able Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Cheney, S J
Drawing of Australian warship `41'.PR91/148
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Childs, Barry (Lieutenant, b.1957)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Defence Force
Collection relating to the Operation Habitat service of 186542 Lieutenant Barry Childs, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, Iraq, 1991. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of Child's photographic identity card...PR00183
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Cochrane, Peter,(Chairman, Australian Defence Support Group)
Private Record
Maker: Cochrane, Peter
Records connected with Gulf War Australia Defence Support Groups. Includes photocopies of correspondence, media releases, hand bills, poems, photographs and newsclippings and messages of support conne...PR91/081
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Collateral Damage
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
This scene is one of chaos and damage. The foreground is depicted as a desolate place, with animals roaming freely. The horizon is littered with fires and dominated by the smoke they are producing. Th...ART90692
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Group portrait of personnel aboard USNS Comfort on deck in front of one of the Red Cross symbols painted on the hospital ship.P10292.010
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Spectators on deck of USNS Comfort watching a cricket match, some wearing "Merv" mustaches in honour of Australian cricketer Merv Hughes.P10292.011
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
View of the stern of USNS Comfort. Image related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick.P10292.001
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Helicopter landing on the deck of USNS Comfort.P10292.006
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Medical personnel in action during a training exercise aboard USNS Comfort.P10292.007
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Captain Di Kumnick on the deck of USNS Comfort at night.P10292.012
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Life boats on deck of USNS Comfort.P10292.004
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Medical personnel in action during a training exercise aboard USNS Comfort.P10292.008
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Personnel on deck in life jackets during a drill aboard USNS Comfort. Possibly Captain Newboult on right.P10292.005
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Australian military nurses Captain (Capt) Newboult and Capt Di Kumnick hanging a handmade kangaroo poster for Australia Day aboard USNS Comfort.P10292.009
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Australian Captain Nick Masotti and an unidentified nurse during practice emergency aboard USNS Comfort.P10292.002
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Collection related to the service of Australian military nurse Di Kumnick
Photograph
Maker: Kumnick, Di
Port side view of the USNS Comfort.P10292.003
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Committee to save the children in Iraq, Plan of Action
Published Collection
Maker: Ministry of Information and Culture
(US Gulf War crimes) "A Committee to save the children in Iraq has been brought into being in Melbourne, Australia. A large number of relief organisations responded immediately to the call along with...SC00115
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 299, Monday, 4 November 1991
Digitised Collection
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia
AWM2021.19.1
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Dawn and the road from Baghdad to Karbala and Najaf
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Monotonous road scene near Baghdad. No vehicles or people are evident and identical palm trees line the road. Completed in red crayon and black ink, the thin short crayon markings give the work a sens...ART29752.024
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Deadly calculations
Art
Maker: Unknown Time Australia Magazine
Depicts a broadsheet of a 'Time Australia' magazine cover from 18 February 1991. The headline reads 'Deadly Calculations, The Ground Assault - When and how'. Below the headline is an image of three...ARTV09168
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Desert Shield Saudi Arabia
Published Collection
Maker: U.S Allegiance U.S. Allegiance Inc.
American patriotic postcard. Image of US flag surrounded by scenes of military actions with the 'Department of Defense - United States of America' insignia. On the back of the card it reads "Defenders...RC01312.004
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Diamant Noir pour or Noir
Published Collection
Maker: Georges Nemoz
French Postcard [cartoon] Diamant Noir pour or Noir: Guerre du Golfe Irak coalition 16 Janvier - 28 fevrier 1991. Illustrated by Georges Nemoz. Collection 1991 no. 83.RC00687.061
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Dichotomy: fighting for oil, fighting with oil
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
The significance of this print is not so much in the image itself, but rather in the theme which the artist intends to illustrate. The title 'Dichotomy: fighting for oil, fighting with oil' illustrate...ART90693
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Direct Action
Published Collection
Maker: Democratic Socialist Party
Direct Action Newspaper no.767 December 11, 1990. Newspaper of the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance. (Souvenir last issue).RC00687.161
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Doherty, Douglass James (Leading Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Doherty, Douglass James
Collection relating to the Gulf War service of Leading Seaman Douglass James Doherty, 1st Australian Medical Detatchment, USNS Comfort, 1990-1991. Wallet 1 of 1 consists of a diary written by Leading...PR91/159
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Dubai Inter-continental Hotel and Plaza
Published Collection
Maker: Inter-Continental Hotel and Plaza Dubai
Tourist Postcard of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.RC00687.079
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Dubai Sheraton Hotel: 10 years of distinction
Published Collection
Tourist postcard of Dubai Sheraton Hotel. "290 rooms (incl. 30 suites) 3 restaurants, Le Café, Bar, Pub, shops, swimming pool, health club. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.RC00687.085
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Dyson, Jeff
Private Record
Maker: Dyson, Jeff
Poem titled `Decks of shipside grey', written by the father of a sailor aboard HMAS Brisbane during the Gulf conflict. Discusses the role of the navy in preserving freedom, and the gratitude of those ...PR91/143
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Echec et mat pour Arafat
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
French postcard with a cartoon of USA 'hand' flicking Saddam Hussein off a chessboard, whilst a French hand, holding a piece marked with the Star of David, throws off Yasser Arafat.RC00687.062
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Eight small drawings around Baghdad
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Eight drawings of varying sizes taped onto the one sheet, showing a myriad of scenes including people, buildings, vehicles including a taxi, and civilians, some injured.ART29752.060
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End of the hostage crisis
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts three people, dying of thirst, crawling along the sand in the desert, with a mirage on the horizon revealing the words 'End of the Hostage Crisis'. This satirical cartoon was created by Sean L...ART90077
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[Environmental catastrophe in the Gulf...and in Australia]
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean Leahy, Sean
A cartoon drawn for publication in the Melbourne 'Herald' newspaper in 1991 related to the environmental damage in the First Gulf War. The cartoon depicts the burning oil fields and oil covered birds ...ART90048
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Ephemera: Gulf War, 1990-1991
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The collection contains postcards, souvenirs and leaflets produced during the Gulf War, 1990-1991. The postcard collection is primarily made up of American and French postcards, however there are al...RC00687
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Faces in Basrah that speak of dreadful memories
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Tortured-looking face standing over a (presumably dead) body, which is crouched to the ground, legs bent and arms spread out.ART29752.046
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Factory strike
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
This print depicts a factory as seen through the view finder in an aircraft. The title of the print, Factory Strike, suggest that the factory is the target in an imminent air strike.ART90713
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First morning, Baghdad
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Scene inside a building in Baghdad. A man stand with his right arm in the air. Distorted figures, including one with a cage around their head occupy the foreground.ART29752.005
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First signs of war, Amman to Baghdad
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
A bombed highway and transmitter station in the road to Baghdad.ART29752.002
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[Flags of Victory for our servicemen at the Henty Arms]
Published Collection
Maker: Crossroad Postcards
Flags of Victory for our servicemen at the Henty Arms, Ferring Lane, Ferring, West Sussex, England. March 1991. Photograph by Derek R. Leathers. Produced by Crossroad Postcards. Printed by Though fact...RC00687.031
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Fleeing Kuwait City
Art
Maker: Kostelnik, Dragan
An armoured vehicle traveling through the Kuwait landscape, passing parachutes, water towers and fields.ART90700
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From Baghdad to Karbal : the human cost of war
Published Collection
Maker: Ministry of Information and Culture
(US Gulf War crimes) An Article written by Rick McCutcheon for Canadian friends service committee - the peace, justice and international development arm of the religious society of friends (Quakers) i...SC00116
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (S)tealth; (I)mplements of destruction; (G)round briefing; (N)ose up; (I)n flight; (F)ix target engagement; (Y)eah
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Sculpture consisting of seven parts (wooden boxes) comprising one work of art, which comments on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the First Gulf War (1990-91). A printmaker and sculptor, ...ART90244
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Golfe le Gachis!
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
Portrait of a Soldier's face and a soldier in uniform with a bruised eye looking down at the ground and a large head of Saddam Hussein in the background.SC02027
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Golfe: Les Precheurs du mesonge
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
George Bush's head and an eagle superimposed on a military tank.RC00687.057
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Golfe Onu Non
Published Collection
Maker: Actualites
Postcard with a cartoon of a body with a building for a head with teeth and arms coming out of its mouth.RC00687.074
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Golfe Retour Vers L'Enfer
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
Heads of Saddam Hussein and George Bush superimposed over bodies of military personnel.RC00687.078
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Golf: L'animal
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
A French postcard depicting Saddam Hussein's head superimposed on a body surrounded by rubble.RC00687.058
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Go on...step over that line!
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of a large foot and leg, wearing trousers with the pattern of the United States of America flag, stepping over a line onto the small figure of Saddam Hussein. This satirical cartoon ...ART90074
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Green, Lieutenant Colonel Clifford M. Acree, Iraq, 1991
Art
Maker: Fairskye, Merilyn
Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Clifford M. Acree, U.S. Marine Corps., taken as Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) January 1991, Iraq. A Red Cross plane carrying 35 former allied prisoners of war, including 15 A...ART29701
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Greeting Card Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Greeting Card collection consists of both hand-drawn and commercially produced cards sent to and from Australian service personnel engaged in conflicts dating from the South African War (1899-1902...RC00370
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Gregory, C A (Petty Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Gregory, C A
Schedules of video screenings shown aboard HMAS Brisbane while on service in the Persian Gulf, November 1990-April 1991.PR91/145
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Guards and officer outside Mosque, Najaf
Art
Maker: Connor, Kevin
Five soldiers sprawled on the ground outside the entrance to a Mosque in Najaf. An is beside them, seated at a desk.ART29752.039
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Guerre Du Golfe
Published Collection
Maker: Actualites
Cartoon of two missiles and one with Saddam Hussein's head on it. [Actualites]RC00687.065
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Guerre Du Golfe
Published Collection
Maker: La guerre du Golfe
French Postcard of the Gulf War with coloured montage and snippets of images of the Gulf War taken from publications and newspaper articles .[La Guerre du Golfe] FranceRC00687.048
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Guerre du Golfe George Bush
Published Collection
Maker: Jacques Lardie
French postcard with a photograph of George Bush superimposed on a serviceman's body, burying the head of Saddam Hussein in the sand.RC00687.059