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A man
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Maker: Nicholas, Hilda Rix
'The First World War left indelible scars on Hilda Rix Nicholas's psyche and her painting 'A man' is imbued with that experience. Rix Nicholas chose a returned serviceman as the model for 'A man'. But...ART19613
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Australian 9.2 howitzer
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Maker: Longstaff, Will
Although 'Australian 9.2 howitzer' was painted in 1919, immediately after the war, it clearly represents a scene from the last phase of the fighting. The centrepiece is a large howitzer, the heaviest ...ART03004
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Cease firing, enemy aeroplanes above
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Depicts a group of officers standing near an 8-inch howitzer gun in a war damaged landscape. They have ceased firing and one officer looks upwards, and indication of an aeroplane firing overhead. The ...ART02230
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Christmas 1942
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This Australian Second World War poster was created by General Motors Holden (GMH), likely for display in one of their Australian factories. The poster conveys a message from J.R. Holden, the managi...ARTV02141
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Comforts for the Turks
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
An unidentified soldier carrying a box of grenades. This work was published in the 'ANZAC Book', which was first printed in 1916 from illustrations, poems, stories and other creative works from the so...ART00014
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Complete the jigsaw puzzle
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Maker: General Motors Holden
This all-text Australian Second World War poster was produced by General Motors Holden (GMH) likely in early 1942. It is aimed at factory workers, attempting to make workers be careful and take pride ...ARTV02145
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Corps reserve ammunition dump
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the Australian Corps reserve ammunition dump at St Gratien, with a road through the woods camouflaged with hessian stretched above road to conceal ammunition dump. Arthur Streeton is best know...ART03507
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Danger. When found do not touch. If you find any of these articles, leave them alone, and tell your local police officer, school teacher or air raid warden
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Maker: Unknown Department of Home Security QUEENSLAND : CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANISATION, [N.D.] (BRISBANE : GOVERNMENT PRINTER) Tucker, A H
This poster illustrates the varied types of ammunition that were being produced in Australia during the Second World War. The title is printed at the top and centre of the poster in yellow lettering o...ARTV10150
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Dead Boer
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Maker: Leist, Fred
Unidentified young soldier wearing British Army tunic, sitting on ground, hands in front, looking at elderly man wearing dark jacket, pale trousers and boots, bandolier across chest, lying supine on g...ART16967
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Digger cleaning M60 rounds, B Company, 2 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
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Maker: McFadyen, Ken
An Australian soldier from 'B' Company, 2 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, is shown cleaning M60 rounds after blowing up a large Viet Cong complex during Operation Kenmore, Xuyen Moc district, Ph...ART40651
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Digging in at Pope's Hill: end of a great day
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts a wounded soldier attempting to dig a shelter in the side of the steep hill while surrounded by the dead and wounded, and scattered and broken equipment. Behind this figure men are running up ...ART02435
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Feed the guns with war bonds and help to end the war
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Maker: Thomas, Samuel Herbert Unknown H & C Graham Ltd Litho
British First World War poster issued to promote the sale of War bonds to help the war effort. The image is positioned right of centre, with a blank area upper left. It is a depiction of a large unman...ARTV05980
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8" howitzer, near Glisy, destroyed by premature burst, defective fuse
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts an 8 inch Breech Loading (BL) Howitzer Mark VI near Glisy, destroyed by a premature burst of shell due to defective fuse. The ordnance has been destroyed completely and only the broken carria...ART03503
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Indian mule train
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Drawing depicting Indian soldiers leading a mule train carrying ammunition near the beach at Gallipoli; a dead soldier lies at left foreground; crosses signifying graves can be seen on the right. Thi...ART90796
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Initial Australian positions at Anzac
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Page from section of a sketchbook showing the initial Australian positions at Anzac looking inland.ART92679.001
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Lewis gun mounted near Glisy
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
A Lewis Light Machine Gun (LMG) is mounted on a makeshift pedestal in a weapon pit surrounded by sandbags at the Battle of Hamel. The gun was used as an anti-aircraft weapon. In the background are ten...ART03501
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Loading tracers, Battembang
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Maker: Gittoes, George Noel
Depicts Private Nigel Ellerton, RAR, 1st Battalion, United Nations Transitional Authority (UNTAC) loading tracers for rifles (bullets used to assist in aiming), while seated on the floor of a tent, su...ART90111
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Lorry
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a 3 ton general service truck, with a pile of discarded shell cases at its rear. On the verso is a pencil sketch of a landscape. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Hei...ART12637
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"Provided factory workers..."
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply Unknown
poster features portrait of the British Prime Minister, Mr (later Sir) Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, with a quotation from one of his speeches to the House of Commons, 28 November 1944, expressin...ARTV01797
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Pulling out ammunition belts
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian infantrymen pulling out ammunition belts. The ammunition belts are fed into the machine guns and then into the Meteor jets. Hele was serving as a private in the AIF, when in January 1941 h...ART40335
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Regulations for danger buildings and storage of explosives
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Maker: Unknown Royal Australian Air Force Unknown
Australian Second World War poster issued by the Royal Australian Air Force. It outlines the regulations for danger buildings and storage of explosives. Poster is in black and white and features a dia...ARTV09823
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Sandbag position, Komoro Airport, Dili
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Maker: Amor, Rick
Depicts an Australian soldier sitting in a sandbag position with the Minimi (Light Support Weapon) at the ready at Komoro Airport, Dili, East Timor. This work reveals much about the mundane, everyday ...ART91051
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Save waste fats for explosives: take them to your meat dealer
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Maker: Koerner, Henry Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information , Washington US Government Printing Office
Office of War Information poster no. 63. issued by the Division of Public Inquiries to encourage citizens to save their waste fats and oils from cooking for use in the production of munitions. Henry K...ARTV05862
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Save waste fats for explosives: take then to your meat dealer
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Maker: Koerner, Henry Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information , Washington US Government Printing Office
Office of War Information poster no. 63. issued by the Division of Public Inquiries to encourage citizens to save their waste fats and oils from cooking for use in the production of munitions. Henry K...ARTV00410
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The Jap Will Get You First If You Neglect to Protect Driving Bands of Shells
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Maker: Kelly, Harry Garnet LHQ Cartographic Coy, Australian Survey Corps
Poster designed to stress the vital necessity for the care and preservation of ammunition during storage, handling and transport. Munitions workers were only one of dozens of groups within the civilia...ARTV00044
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The War-witch
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Maker: Lindsay, Norman
Illustration depicts an image of a witch sitting hunched over a spinning wheel producing ammunition with a black cat at her feet. Visible in the background is a big black cauldron boiling skulls and ...ART08292
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We are fighting Tojo, not each other!
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Maker: Kelly, Harry Garnet Unknown LHQ Cartographic Coy, Australian Survey Corps
Australian Second World War cautionary poster produced by the Allied Land Forces Headquarters (LHQ formed in 1942) to stress the vital necessity for the care and preservation of ammunition during stor...ARTV00559