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Desolate plantations, Balikpapan
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Appointed an official war artist in 1945, Friend served in Labuan, Morotai and Balikpapan in Borneo between 23 May and 10 September. The work depicts a war-ravaged landscape at Balikpapan.ART22894
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Japanese prisoners, Balikpapan
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Depicts two Japanese prisoners sitting on the floor inside the fences of a Prisoner of war camp at Balikpapan.ART22908
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Officers celebrating peace
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Seven officers are shown celebrating peace in the No 1 Tactical Air Force Headquarters, Balikpapan, Borneo. The participants are left to right: Wing Commander K Ranger, Flight Lieutenant L A Booth, Fl...ART23274
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Prisoner of war
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Australian prisoner of war liberated from Japanese custody in Balikpapan, Borneo, August 1945. Friend shows the deteriorating physical condition of the men held prisoners of the Japanese after such a ...ART23320
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Rescued prisoners of war, Balikpapan
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Maker: Friend, Donald
This work depicts Australians liberated from Japanese custody in Balikpapan, Borneo. Friend shows the deteriorating physical condition of the men held prisoners of the Japanese after such a long perio...ART22910
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Showers in a ruin
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Maker: Friend, Donald
In 1942 Donald Friend enlisting with the AIF, was posted as a gunner to the artillery unit near Albury. In 1945, he was selected for appointment as official war artist. He travelled to Morotai, Labuan...ART22907