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Army (sunset)
Art
Maker: Unknown Australian Army
A recruitment poster for the Australian Army depicting a man standing on a camouflaged tank silhouetted against a sunset sky.ARTV09147
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"A Scrap of Paper" Fill the bill and honour it too
Art
Maker: Unknown State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Unknown
Australian First World War recruiting poster referencing a treaty signed by representatives of the Six Powers (Russia, France, Britain, Germany, Belgium, Austria) at the Treaty of London in 1839. It ...ARTV08957
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As dangerous as an enemy bomber - mosquitoes carrying dengue fever...
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Maker: NSW Department of Public Health
A wartime example of Australian public health information as propaganda. Issued by the NSW Department of Health, it compares the threat of mosquitoes carrying disease to that of an enemy bomber. An in...ARTV10453
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"Attack" Vivid! Real! Factual!
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Maker: Unknown
Little is known about this Second World War film promotion poster. The poster aims to promote a film called "Attack". The poster is likely American in origin, as the poster features B-25 Mitchell, and...ARTV02276
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At times you don't know what you say
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05974
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At times you don't know what you say
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05495
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August mobilisation to end the war in Vietnam
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Maker: Unknown West, Shane
The face of a crying Vietnamese girl. The accompanying text advertises a march in Sydney and rally at Rushcutters Bay Stadium.ARTV00319
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August mobilisation to end the war in Vietnam
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Maker: Unknown SYDNEY : [S.N., N.D.]
The face of a crying Vietnamese girl. The accompanying text advertises a march in Sydney and rally at Rushcutters Bay Stadium.ARTV03150
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Aussie rules...
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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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Australian Comforts Fund: June appeal...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Comforts Fund Norman Bros.
An Australian First World War poster issued by the Australian Comforts Fund (A.C.F.) to promote the sale of raffle tickets for their June appeal of 1918. The poster is text only printed in black on cr...ARTV06090
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Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division
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Maker: Unknown
Placard inviting members of the public to the Town Hall in Melbourne to view the activities of the Australian Comforts Fund. Poster is text only, and printed in red or blue ink. Title occupies the to...ARTV06099
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Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division
Art
Maker: Unknown Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division Unknown
Placard inviting members of the public to the Town Hall in Melbourne to view the activities of the Australian Comforts Fund. Poster is text only, and printed in red or blue ink. Title occupies the to...ARTV06098
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Australian Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament
Art
Maker: Unknown Australian Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament (AICD)
An outline of a hand on the right side of the poster holding up a sheaf of wheat while the text on the left side advertises an anti Vietnam War congress held in Sydney between 25-30 October 1964.ARTV00882
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7 Australian Division loading vehicles and stores
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Frank
Scene at Smith Creek as personnel of 7th Australian Division load stores and equipment onto L.S.T's (Landing Ships, tank) for transport to Morotai, the staging area of the "OBOE TWO", amphibious assau...ART25936
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Australian Merchant Mariners: Commemoration
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Maker: Unknown Department of Veteran's Affairs
A poster produced by 'Australia Remembers 1945-1995' to commemorate the role of Australian Merchant Mariners during the Second World. The background image is a photograph of the starboard side of the ...ARTV09175
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Australian Militia : Join
Art
Maker: Unknown Unknown H.J. Green
Australian Militia recruitment poster from the inter-war period printed by H.J. Green Government Printer for the State of Victoria. It features two images positioned lower left and upper right. Both a...ARTV01159
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Australians in Action : Land-Sea-Air : "We of the A.I.F." : Not a horror film - but an uncensored record of facts
Art
Maker: Unknown Australian War Memorial Victory Publicity Lithography
Poster advertising a film produced by the Australian War Memorial about Australian troops in the Great War. Proceeds of the film were to go to returned soldiers and the erection of the Roll of Honour...ARTV05602
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Australia Remembers
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Maker: Unknown Department of Veteran's Affairs
A Department of Veteran's Affairs Commemorative poster produced to mark 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of the Second World War. The poster features at its centre the 'Australia Remembers 194...ARTV09185
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Australia Remembers
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Maker: Unknown Department of Veteran's Affairs
A Department of Veteran's Affairs Commemorative poster produced to mark 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of the Second World War. The poster features at its centre the 'Australia Remembers 194...ARTV09186
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Australia's duty: "We must reinforce those brave soldiers...
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Mullett, Albert J
One of a series of Australian First World War recruitment posters printed in Melbourne by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria. Text only printed in red ink on a white backg...ARTV04968
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Australia's foreign policy
Art
Maker: Unknown Resistance Centre
Advertisement for a public meeting featuring Gordon Barton speaking on 'Australia's witless and gutless foreign policy'.ARTV09200
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Australia's imperishable record
Art
Maker: Unknown Farmer's, Sydney William Brooks & Co. Ltd
Depicts the Union Jack draped across the top and left portion of the poster, framing a speech given by British General Sir Ian Hamilton at Tenedos, May 1st. 1915. White text stands out against a blac...ARTV08940
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Australia's imperishable record
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Maker: Unknown Farmer's, Sydney William Brooks & Co. Ltd
Depicts the Union Jack draped across the top and left portion of the poster, framing a speech given by British General Sir Ian Hamilton at Tenedos, May 1st. 1915. White text stands out against a blac...ARTV08179
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Australia's liberal Govt...
Art
Maker: Sawyer, Ralph Sawyer, Ralph
This is the original hand cut stencil made at 60 Sussex Street Sydney. It was used by Ralph Sawyer and his friends to produce 1200 posters.ARTV09212
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AVIS, nous avons l'honneur de porter a votre connaissance qu'un bal [Notice, we would be honoured to make your acquaintance at a ball]
Art
Maker: [FRANCE] : AUSTRALIAN ARMY, [1919]
Titled with the word 'Notice' in French, this poster produced by the Australian Army 46-48Bde in France was produced to advertise a bal which was held on Saturday 22 March 1919.ARTV08341
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A vital war job - join the Women's Land Army
Art
Maker: Women's Land Army H & G Pty Ltd
Second World War Women's Land Army recruitment poster. The poster depicts a smiling 'land girl' driving a red tractor. In the background is an idealised rural scene of a farmhouse and rolling hills. T...ARTV05278
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A Voice from Anzac
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Maker: The Herald & Weekly Times The Herald & Weekly Times
Poster depicting two ghost like soldiers, seated at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, their backs to the sea. The poster was reproduced as a souvenir in the 'Herald', Melbourne, on Anzac Day, 1927. Will Dyson wa...ARTV05746
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Bab Zuwayla
Art
Maker: Elliott, Dudley Marwood
A small sketch of the Bab Zuweila, also called the Gate of Zuwayla, a structure on the edge of Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1092 as the gateway of the walled city, the structure became a site for commerce, ...ART09447.007
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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 your cheers with your money" buy peace bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Unknown
Australian poster issued at the end of the First World War to promote the sale of Peace Bonds. Depicts a group of flag waving civilians in the foreground farewelling a naval ship. An Australian naval ...ARTV00852
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[Banishment]
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
This work depicts the artist on an island north of Australia. He was sent there for approximately 6 months to help guard the area as a punishment for an unknown indiscretion during the Second World Wa...ART93344
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Bantams: men may be accepted for service with infantry units with a minimum measurement of 5 feet...
Art
Maker: State Recruiting Committee of Victoria Mullett, Albert J
Australian First World War recruitment poster issued by the State Recruiting Committee of Victoria in 1917 urging ' Bantams' to enlist following the reduction of height restrictions for entry into the...ARTV04967
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Barbed wire and bamboo
Art
Maker: Unknown Australian War Memorial Unknown
Australian War Memorial advertising poster for the exhibition 'Barbed Wire and Bamboo' of 1976. The central image is of a stuffed toy kangaroo with a joey behind three horizontal lines of barbed wire....ARTV05244
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Before sunset buy a war loan bond
Art
Maker: Unknown Unknown John Sands Ltd
Australian First World War poster advertising War Loan bonds. It features a large Australian flag unfurled against a city in the distance. The outline of civic buildings is silhouetted black against ...ARTV05207
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Be ubiquitous! Gunners go places in today's scientific army
Art
Maker: Unknown
This Australian Army recruitment poster relates directly to the re-establishment of the defence forces into the Pentropic Division of organisation. The Pentropic Division was formally announced and i...ARTV10127
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Blackout outside, plenty of light inside with Philips lamps
Art
Maker: Unknown Phillips Australia Unknown
Second World War poster produced by Phillips Electrical Industries Pty Ltd advertising Phillips lamps. The text only poster uses colour to symbolise the effects of light and dark. On the left side of...ARTV09708
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Blackout outside, plenty of light inside with Philips lamps
Art
Maker: Unknown Phillips Australia Unknown
Second World War poster produced by Phillips Electrical Industries Pty Ltd advertising Phillips lamps. The text only poster uses colour to symbolise the effects of light and dark. On the left side of...ARTV10078
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Boy II, The conscript
Art
Maker: Counihan, Noel
The Vietnam War was Australia's longest war commitment, and lasted from 1962 to 1972. In 1964 the National Service Scheme was introduced. This was a form of conscription that was performed by drawing ...ART93178
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Bread Zoning released 1,514 carters for Victory!
Art
Maker: Department of War Organisation of Industry
During the Second World War in Australia breat zoning was introduced and bakers could only bake within zoned quotas. The point of this was to utilise the staffing resources on work that directly assis...ARTV01591
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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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British War Comfort's Fund Tel-Aviv surf carnival display
Art
Maker: Unknown British War Comforts Fund
A British War Comforts Fund poster, featuring both the Australian and Palestinian flags, advertising an AIF surf carnival in Tel-Aviv in which sportsmen from both countries were invited to participate...ARTV05011
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British War Comfort's Fund Tel-Aviv surf carnival display
Art
Maker: British War Comforts Fund
A British War Comforts Fund poster, featuring both the Australian and Palestinian flags, advertising an AIF surf carnival in Tel-Aviv in which sportsmen from both countries were invited to participate...ARTV05009
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British War Comforts Fund Tel-Aviv: The A.I.F. will hold a surf carnival display
Art
Maker: British War Comforts Fund
A British War Comforts Fund poster, featuring both the Australian and Palestinian flags, advertising an AIF surf carnival in Tel-Aviv in which sportsmen from both countries were invited to participate...ARTV05012
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Buy war bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Unknown F.W. Niven
An Australian First World War poster issued by the Government to promote the sale of War Loan bonds. The poster features the image of the Australian flag billowing from the upper right corner. This is...ARTV00797
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia John Sands Ltd
Australian First World War poster promoting the 7th War Loan drive. It features the central image of an Australian flag set against a billowing white cloud within a pale blue sky. The text is printed ...ARTV00863
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia F.W. Niven
Poster encouraging Australians to invest in war bonds. The text, which is printed in blue, white or red ink is positioned within a black oval which is set against a Union Jack. Most countries involve...ARTV06239
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Syd. Day, The Printer Ltd
Australian First World War flyer promoting the 7th War Loan drive. This is an ornate design, contrasting the simple slogan with several competing symbols. The Union Jack and the Australian flag respe...ARTV09255
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia John Sands Ltd
Poster promoting the war loan scheme, with text placed against a partially cloudy sky, and an Australian flag. Two peace laurels are situated in both of the lower corners of the poster. The campaigns ...ARTV04064
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Syd. Day, The Printer Ltd
Australian First World War flyer promoting the 7th War Loan drive. This is an ornate design, contrasting the simple slogan with several competing symbols. The Union Jack and the Australian flag respe...ARTV06277
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Buy War Loan Bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia John Sands Ltd
Australian First World War poster promoting the 7th War Loan drive. It features the central image of an Australian flag set against a billowing white cloud within a pale blue sky. The text is printed ...ARTV06278