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Pyramids
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts the pyramids at Giza with the pyramids of Cheops [Khufu] in the foreground. Because Egypt was a protectorate of Britain until 1952, it was a major strategic base for the Allied forces during...ART30044
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Senoussi rifle and sword
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
Depicts a rifle with sword and scabbard crossed in front that was used by the Senussi troops. The Senussi were a political-religious order in the Middle East that were opposed to European influence an...ART94682
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Sister (Millie McKittrick)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Conscious of the vital role played by the Australian Army Nursing Service during the war, Sir Thomas Blamey (knighted in 1935) requested Ivor Hele paint two portraits as a tribute. The first was of Ma...ART28253
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Soldier in summer dress
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Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders
Dadswell completed two versions of 'Soldier in summer dress'. The sculpture depicts an Australian soldier holding a rifle and wearing 'summer dress' consisting of shorts, short sleeved shirt and boots...ART40929
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Stretcher bearers
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Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders
Bronze statue of a soldier lying on a stretcher with two stretcher bearers tending him. This edition was cast in bronze in 1985 by Meridian Sculpture Founders, Melbourne.ART40930
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The Nile from Gezira
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a landscape seen across the Nile from the island of Gezireh, with two small sailing boats (Felucca) on dark blue water. Palm trees and two animals stand on the bank, and a town covers the hill...ART02821
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The Turkish Band
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
Depicts a Turkish band of musicians playing various instruments, with a dog watching them in the foreground. This work was used as a illustration in the 'Kia-ora Coo-ee'. The Kia Ora Coo-ee was writte...ART94677
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The Wassah, Cairo
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a city street with shops and awnings, various figures, and a donkey and a cart. The street is part of the Wassah, the 'red light' district of Cairo, and the scene of several riots in 1915 wher...ART02755
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Veteran
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait depicting an unidentified soldier. Dargie noted of this work, "VETERAN - of two wars, 1914-1948 and the present war. Whilst this study was being made the sitter was greatly perturbed because...ART22004
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View of a railway bridge with a train passing
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Maker: Emery, James
A highly graphic work: in the foreground is a viaduct on which a steam engine is travelling, in the mid ground is a bridge for cars and pedestrians. Below the bridges pass local men and donkeys. The...ART27666
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Wazar Quarter, Cairo 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian female figure, dressed in bright blue dress and scarf seated on the doorstep of the Wazar (sometimes spelled Wassah), in Cairo, Egypt, 1915.ART90838.010
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Women tourists (or nurses) at the Sphinx, Cairo
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Maker: Crozier, Frank
A group of three women on mules visiting the Sphinx at Cairo. They have a local guide, and although they are dressed in casual clothes it is possile that they are nurses. In the background there are m...ART13378
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Writing home
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of an unidentified soldier writing a letter home.ART22006