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Snags Again
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon features two servicemen being served sausages for dinner. A sergeant in the mess hall questions if there are any complaints while two men already eating, watch the encounter from the back...AWM2018.148.1.9
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Soldier
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Maker: Drysdale, Russell
Depicts a seated portrait of an Australian soldier in uniform. Albury train station became a notable source of inspiration for Drysdale. As the intersection where the railway lines changed gauge betw...ART92623
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South of the border
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon depicts soldiers watching a man on stage attempt to conduct a song. A woman in a spotty dress sits at the piano behind the conductor, hands poised ready to play.AWM2018.148.1.8
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Study for 'Exercise near Hume Camp NSW'
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Maker: Drysdale, Russell
Study for the illustration 'Exercise near Hume Camp NSW'. Depicts a truck with several men standing/sitting nearby, at Hume Camp, Albury, New South Wales. During the war Russell Drysdale moved to ...ART28308
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Taking the Oath
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This is the only cartoon in Sprod's sketchbook that is dated. 'Taking the Oath' features men in civilian dress, resting their hands on a bible at the time of the enlistment. In the background there is...AWM2018.148.1.2
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The awkward squad
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon highlights a scene at camp, where soldiers are learning to hold and fire weapons. Each man is at a different stage of transitioning for their sergeants orders, which appears awkward and m...AWM2018.148.1.12
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"The rabbeter"
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A Shipwright at work on the stern of an 85' wooden cargo vessel being built at Hayes and Sons boat building yard at Careening Cove, around Milson's Point, North Sydney, N.S.W. The finished shape of th...ART21371
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This one won't hurt a bit - perhaps!
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon is a scene at the dentist's office. A serviceman can be seen running from a doctor in the background.AWM2018.148.1.7
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Timber clearing, Fish River dam
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Workers clearing timber, including a man in the foreground chopping at a tree trunk with an axe. Two workers appear beside him while several men perform the same tasks in the background. McClintock ...ART30261
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Troop train (Driver Ellis Young and Corporal M B Rogers)
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
Drawn in the troop train between Albury and Sydney. On the left: NX161619 Driver Ellis Young, right: Corporal M B Rogers, both MHS.ART25397
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[Two WAAAFs resting on troop train]
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Maker: Russell, Elsa
Depict two unidentified WAAAFs, travelling by troop train to their first station.ART29013
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Was this your fault?
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Maker: Unknown NSW Bush Fires Advisory Committee Unknown
Depicts the aftermath of a bushfire. A brooding yellow grey sky hangs over the charred and smoking ruins of a house. An exposed chimney stack in the mid-ground is a poignant remnant. The title of th...ARTV02508
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Who called the cook a B-?
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
'Who called the cook a B-?' is a comment on the quality of food that the soldiers were served at camp.AWM2018.148.1.6