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Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Commonwealth Government of Australia Chas. Steele and Co.
Poster depicts a German ogre, his blood-covered hands and forearms clutching at a globe of the world. Blood pours over Europe, and slowly oozes towards other countries, demonstrating the threat of the...ARTV00095
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Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Government of Australia Chas. Steele and Co.
Poster depicts a German ogre, his blood-covered hands and forearms clutching at a globe of the world. Blood pours over Europe and oozes over other countries, demonstrating the potential calamity shoul...ARTV00042
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Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Government of Australia Chas. Steele and Co.
Poster depicts a ogre wearing a German Pickelhaube (to represent a zoomorphised German soldier), his blood-covered hands and forearms clutching at a globe of the world. Blood pours over Europe, and sl...ARTV03278
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'A' Battery off to the war
Art
Maker: Allom, W J
Depicts the transport ship, the New South Artillery, 'A' Battery SS Warrigal steaming down the harbour on departure from Sydney for the Boer War. A number of small boats also farewell members of 'A' B...ART19830
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Abbott, Francis Arthur (Sergeant, b.1893 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Abbott, Francis Arthur
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3170 Sergeant Francis Arthur Abbott, 33rd Infantry Battalion, France. Wallet 1: Miscellaneous papers relating the Sgt Abbott collection. Some of...AWM2016.26.1
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A bed patient reading
Art
Maker: Rafty, Tony
Scene in 12 Camp Hospital, Showground, Sydney.ART25208
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Aboard the "Alma Doepel"
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Pictured is the AK-82 "Alma Doepel", one of the craft operated by the 1st Australian Water Transport Group in Sydney.ART23681
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Ack Ack Battery in action
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
This painting depicts two groups of soldiers from an artillery battery operating two guns at night.ART22433
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A cluster of scows at outfitting berth
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
These have been built for service in the islands for the Royal Australian Air Force by Slazengers, formerly sports goods manufacturers now builders of small craft for the Australian, British and Ameri...ART21381
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A collection of images relating to the service of 401634 Flying Officer David Thomas Barnard DFM.
Photograph
Outdoor portrait taken by street photographer of 401634 Pilot Flying Officer David Thomas Barnard DFM and 401494 Flight Lieutenant Walter 'Wally' Astley Cooper. This image is part of a collection rela...AWM2018.125.4.10
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A Flamer
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two men rush for cover while two aeroplances bomb a military truck.ART26548
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Aircraftman I P Connelly
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of Aircraftman P Connelly, RAAF, wearing a cap. The portrait was painted on board a Navy ship between Sydney and Lae, New Guinea. A prolific painter and print ma...ART93480
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Albert Ray Irvine recounts his experiences as a flying officer, wireless air gunner, 214 Squadron, No 100 (Bomber Support) Group and a prisoner of war, 1942-1945, in an oral memoir.
Sound
Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Irvine, Albert Ray
Irvine discusses his training in Australia, Canada and Waddington in England before posting to 214 Squadron flying Stirlings and then B-17s specially equipped with radar jamming devices to protect the...S02855
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Album containing 153 photographs relating to the RAAF 101 Flight Survey of the Great Barrier ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Album containing 153 photographs relating to the RAAF 101 Flight Survey of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, from August 1926 to 1927. Includes small black and white prints probably of HMAS Moresby ...P09810
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Alford, Charles Gordon (Stoker Petty Officer, b.1903 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Alford, Charles Gordon
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 14299 Stoker Petty Officer Charles Gordon Alford, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Australia, 1...PR04850
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All the fine young men: My father, Stan, was Eric's friend...
Art
Maker: Evans, Roslyn
This work illuminates how great events in history, such as war, affect the intimate and private parts of a family's history. It contains two sections: screenprinted images on paper in the background, ...ART29767.002
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Altitude 21,000
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Lockheed Hudson bomber aloft in the clear coldness of the sub-stratasphere.ART23396
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AM18 'Airwave' (1943-1944)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to Australian Army vessel AM18 'Airwave', Australia and New Guinea, February 1943 - March 1944. Collection consists of one log book written initially by Warrant Officer 1st Class ...AWM2016.178.1
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Amy Gwendoline (Gwen) Caldwell (nee Stark) as a wing officer, Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force, 1941-1945, interviewed by Joyce Thomson
Sound
Maker: Stark, Amy Gwendoline
Gwen Stark was one of the first women to be appointed to a position in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). She earned her pilot's licence in 1938. In interview she discusses her invol...S00185
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Anderson air raid shelter: Adams family home, Mascot
Technology
Maker: John Lysaght Pty Ltd Lysaght's Newcastle Works Pty Limited
Anderson air raid shelter. The outside of the shelter is painted black and consists of an internal timber frame which is covered by six sheets of corrugated steel sheeting (three each side). The corru...REL29034
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Anderson, Louis Tregillis Ross (Flight Lieutenant, b.1905 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, Louis Tregillis Ross
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 263500 Flight Lieutenant Louis Tregillis Ross Anderson, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, early 1970s. This collection consists of one memo...AWM2017.1146.1
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Andrews, C Joan
Private Record
Black and white print of an Australian built DAP Bristol Beaufort VIII aircraft, serial A9-700 in flight over Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1944. Signatures and autographs of staff of the Jig and Tool Desig...PR02054
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Anonymous Seaman
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the interwar and Second World War experience and service of an unknown seaman, HMAS Perth (previously SS Autolycus), Royal Australian Navy, Australia, South Africa, United Kingd...PR03868
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ANSTEY , Crispin
Manuscript
Thessis "The reception and impact of American servicemen in Sydney, 1942-1944". Examines the community response to the sudden arrival of foreign troops with particular reference to previous experience...MSS0976
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ANZAC Day marching banner : Australian Army Veterinary Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned maroon felt marching banner backed with pale red cotton twill. The front carries white felt appliqué lettering : 'A.A. VET. CORPS/ A-I-F/ EGYPT/ FRANCE/ 1914-18'. The top of the ban...REL44954
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Anzac Day marching banner : 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Smith Copeland & Co Pty
Anzac Day marching banner made of artificial silk and canvas with a yellow cotton fringe. The banner takes the form of the colour patch of the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion with a horizontal brown...REL33627
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Anzac Day marching banner : Thirty Niners Association
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Thirty Niners Association Anzac Day marching banner made of artificial silk with a yellow cotton fringe. The banner is divided vertically into even segments of red, white and purple. In the centre pan...REL33626
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Ari Burnu from HMAS Sydney
Art
Maker: Pugh, Clifton
Depicts the coast of Gallipoli from the Aegean Sea with a view of Anzac Cove and the Sphinx. This work was drawn from the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Sydney on the 75th anniversary pilgrimage t...ART29512
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Armchair : C E W Bean
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown varnished wooden framed armchair with open wooden arms and legs. The sprung seat, and the back, are upholstered with blue/grey floral pattern cretonne fabric, stitched in place and then reinforc...REL39688
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Arming a Spitfire
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Spitfire at Laverton on the tarmac, being armed in preparation for a test flight and air to ground gunnery.ART22364
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Armstrong, Herbert Huie (Bombardier, b.1918 - d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Armstrong, Herbert Huie
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Bombardier NX3112 Bombardier Herbert Huie Armstrong, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Australia and Germany, 1942-1945. Collection consists of: Folder 1:...AWM2017.1030.1
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A Royal occasion (RAAF Record No.3)
Film
Maker: RAAF Public Relations
Newsreel produced by the Directorate of Public Relations RAAF covering the important role played by the RAAF in the 1954 Royal Tour of Australia by HM Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Tasman Sea, a...F10460
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Arundale, Norman Frank (Private, b.1906 - d.1989)
Private Record
Maker: Arundale, Norman Frank
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1072 Private Norman Frank ‘Norm’ Arundale, Australian Army Service Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, the Middle East, Ceylon ...PR03010
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Askham, Albert Charles (Lieutenant, b.1881 - d.1964)
Private Record
Maker: Askham, Albert Charles
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Askham, 53rd and 54th Infantry Battalion, Australia, United Kingdom, and France, 1916-1919. Collection consists of: - 1...3DRL/6140
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At Cards
Art
Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts four men on board ship, seated and playing a game of cards.ART93431
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Atherton, Lawrence "Snowy" MM, (Private, b.1896 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Atherton, Lawrence 'Snowy'
A collection consisting of 2 diaries, newspaper clippings, a postcards and a photograph. The diaries detail Pte Atherton's training in Egypt, the journey to France, the fighting, being shot at whilst ...PR00381
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"Attack!" Pilot of a Sikorsky "Kingfisher"
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot in the cockpit canopy of Sikorsky-Kingfisher thrusts forward the control column and dives his aircraft.ART23395
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At the Wheel
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
A man at the wheel of an Australian Merchant Ship or Australian Corvette HMAS Wagga. The bridge of these ships consisted mainly of a covered and glassed-in wheel house. Within this again the man at th...ART23584
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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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Australian Vietnam Force National Reunion
Private Record
Pamphlet material associated with the organizations of the AVF national reunion in Sydney 3-4 Oct 1987, including Vietnam Veterans Counseling Service booklet, "Homecomings".PR87/216
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Autograph book : Lieutenant J Hamilton, 3 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Suede covered autograph book stamped in gold on the cover with 'FOR Valour' over an image of the Victoria Cross within a laurel wreath, and 'Lt J. Hamilon. V.C.' in the lower left corner . The book is...REL48625
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Background of a tradition
Film
Maker: Carnemolla, John McKeon, B Wasley, Les Wendon, Ron Wood, Frederick Sydney Golsby, Kevin Low, David Eagles, Moneta Killan, Frank
A Movietone production on the 50 year history of the Royal Australian Navy. Shows the launch of the battle cruiser HMAS Australia at Clyde. The arrival of the destroyers Warrago, Parramatta and Yarra...F10067
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Barber, Ronald (Signalman, b.1913 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Barber, Ronald
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX31137 Signalman Ronald Barber, 2/4 Australian Infantry Battalion and 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Aust...PR05339
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Bartholomew, Alfred William (Sergeant, b.1899 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: Bartholomew, Alfred William
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 32292 Sergeant Alfred William Bartholomew, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 1940-1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one letter and one diar...PR03912
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Bath, Dorothy Mary “Topsy” (Civilian, b.1919 - d.2013)
Private Record
Collection relating to the Second World War experiences of Miss Dorothy Mary “Topsy” Bath, Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 1940-1945. Collection consists of 39 items including letters, telegraphs, and...AWM2016.529.1
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Battery alarm
Art
Maker: Hinder, Frank
Five men are seated at a table and appear to be alerted by an alarm.ART28371.001
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Battery alarm
Art
Maker: Hinder, Frank
Five men are sitting around a table as a warning alarm is sounded.ART28371.003
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Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow, b. 1879 d. 1968, Official Historian
Manuscript
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Annotated typescript manuscript, titled "We Will Remember" submitted by C.E.W. Bean in connection with "Australia at War" edited by Norman Bartlett. Also contains material related to the war experienc...MSS0757
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Bean, Dr Charles Edwin Woodrow
Private Record
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Correspondence of Dr Charles Bean in relation to the Australian War Memorial, 1925 - 1942.PR01618