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Alert 15, two-deck cafe, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men waiting to be called to action. Both HMAS Kanimbla's and the US Navy Seal boarding parties play cards and 'Uckers' whilst waiting for boardings. Peter Churcher recalled, "Every evening...ART91754
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A local man smoking a hookha
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
12th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Seated figure of a local man wearing a turban and smoking a hookha in the spice souk or spice market in Duba...ART91791.012
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American A-10 bomber on flightline, Bagram air-base, Afghanistan; verso: Two men carrying a stretcher
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
An American A-10 bomber on the flightline at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Peter Churcher recalled, "There is a ruined Afghan village visible in the background; heli-pads in foreground for landing em...ART91923
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American B-52 bombers returning from, and arming for sorties into Afghanistan, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
American B-52 bombers parked on the runway. Peter Churcher recalled, "Whenever I caught the bus to Tent City I would pass the main American flight line where all the B-52 bombers were making sorties i...ART91775
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Arrival of supplies, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A human chain handing supplies from the upper deck to storage below. Peter Churcher recalled, "On this particular morning an American supply ship had dropped off a shipment of food supplies for HMAS K...ART91786
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Artist's notes; verso: Artist's notes
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
41st page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Study for the drawing '"Jack" Daniels' (ART91787). It is a portrait of one of the older, and more experience...ART91791.041
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August 20 (first day)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
View of the mountains from the flightline at Bagram airbase, Afghanistan. Apache helicopter in foreground. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92409
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Boarding party, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men waiting to board the craft that will transfer them to the smuggling ships. Peter Churcher recalled, "Represented here is one of the boarding parties fully rigged aboard the craft that i...ART91758
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Bosun's office, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Officer seated in chair looking at computer screen with back to viewer, in the Bosun's office on board the HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf. Peter Churcher recalled, "This is a drawing of one o...ART91781
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Bull's head (right side of image); verso: Rams' head (left side of image) and text
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
31st page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Bull's head (right side of image; left side is on the verso of ART91791.030); verso: Rams' head (left side o...ART91791.031
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Captain at briefing
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
3rd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Two studies of a captain at a briefing session; the head only at upper left is in right profile; the seated u...ART91791.003
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Cleaning weapons (right side of image); verso: Seated figure reading
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
20th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A group of navy men cleaning their weapons, possibly on a ship in the Persian Gulf (right side of image; lef...ART91791.020
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Computer 'geek' in his office, Australian base, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A soldier is working at a computer. He refers to himself as a computer 'geek'. Churcher recalled, "This fellow is one of the people 'behind the scenes' based in Doha, Kuwait, providing support for the...ART91917
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Construction of bow block LHD2 (HMAS Adelaide)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean ...ART94608
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Corporal McKelvie RAAF, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Portrait of female officer, Corporal McKelvie, RAAF, at Diego Garcia. Peter Churcher recalled, "There were only three Australian women on the island. I felt it was important to acknowledge one of them...ART91750
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Customs check, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A soldier's gear being checked by Australian customs. Peter Churcher recalled. "When the SAS return from Bagram, they must clean all their gear and have it checked and packed for return home by Austra...ART92406
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Darkened ship, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Night scene of the interior of the ship HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was done to show what it was like in the environment of the ship at night: the claustrophobic corridors a...ART91768
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Dubai market
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
17th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A local vendor stands behind the counter of his shop in the Dubai market, his good displayed around him.ART91791.017
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End of night watch shift, 6.30 am, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a Australian seaman on night watch. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was the second version of the same subject I had painted up on the observation deck earlier. I began work between ...ART91776
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Engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla, study for 'Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla'
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.ART91778
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Engine room two, HMAS Kanimbla, study for 'Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla'
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.ART91779
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Escorted ship, Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
An RAN ship escorting a smugglers' ship. Peter Churcher recalled, "This was painted the morning the Kanimbla took over control of a smuggling ship that had been brought up from the Gulf of Oman. In th...ART91763
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Figure of a seated navy man in right profile; verso: diary entry
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
21st page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Figure of a seated navy man in right profile, possibly on a ship in the Persian Gulf. Verso: full-page diary...ART91791.021
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Fill jerries here
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Showing the entrance to the Australian compound, known as 'The Ranch'. Peter Churcher recalled, "This typifies the general state of the buildings in the area, which were largely destroyed during the R...ART91914
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Fish at the Dubai markets
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
16th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Four tuna fish lying on a table at the Dubai markets. Churcher wrote on the page: 'The vendor at the market ...ART91791.016
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Fish vendor in the Dubai markets; verso: Fish vendor
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
15th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A local fish vendor in the Dubai markets, with fish displayed on a table. Verso: Inverted image of a fish ve...ART91791.015
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Flying officer's morning meeting with the commanding officer in the operations room, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Three seated male soldiers meeting in the operations room. Peter Churcher recalled, "This drawing shows the Commanding Officer with two of the pilots in the operations room. The two pilots are revisin...ART91788
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Full-page diary entry; verso: Oil refineries on the ocean
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
22nd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Full-page diary entry which reads: '...shown inside. The rooms were filthy, squalid, rooms [sic] with bits o...ART91791.022
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Group of airmen on board HMAS 'Kanimbla' in the Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
26th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A group of airmen looking at a map on board HMAS 'Kanimbla'; one figure is seated.ART91791.026
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Head of a tuna fish
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
18th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Head of a tuna fish, Dubai market.ART91791.018
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Heads of cattle, Bahrain meat market; verso: Sheep's heads, Bahrain meat market
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
29th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Two heads of cattle at the Bahrain meat market. Verso: Two heads of sheep, Bahrain meat market.ART91791.029
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HMAS Kanimbla alongside, Port Rashid, Dubai
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
HMAS Kanimbla in port at Dubai. Peter Churcher recalled, "Before I had even got on the ship I was looking forward to doing some nocturnal images of the ship assuming that the lights of the ship would ...ART91770
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Hornet on flightline at night, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A Hornet on the tarmac. Peter Churcher recalled, "I just wanted to do a painting of a Hornet. It was very hot on the flight path during the day and so I had to work at night. There is evidence of the ...ART91764
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Human line passing supplies (right side of image); verso: Screensaver image on computer in Operation Room
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
25th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Human line passing supplies after a big delivery from the US supply ship 'Bridge' in the Persian Gulf (right...ART91791.025
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Inside LHD2 (HMAS Adelaide)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean ...ART94609
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Interior of cabin in Iraqi smugglers' ship, Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior of a cabin in the Iraqi smugglers; ship in the South Persian Gulf. Churcher's diary entry reads, "Feb 12 [underlined] - today it was suggested that I board a small boat and go over to the Ira...ART91759
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In the desert; verso: Cleaning weapons (left side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
19th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Desert sand hills near Dubai. Verso: Members of the Australian navy cleaning weapons, possibly on a ship in ...ART91791.019
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Ismael; sitting at cafe Bahrain
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
33rd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Ismael; sitting at a cafe in Bahrain. This is an Australian navy person dressed up in local clothing as a j...ART91791.033
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"Jack" Daniels
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A portrait of one of the older, and more experienced sailors. Peter Churcher recalled, "Jack was an experienced crusty sailor. He had spent most of his life at sea. This is sort of the opposite of Fra...ART91787
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Jacqui the mail girl, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Jacqui the mail girl sorting and weighing boxes of mail in Kuwait. A set of scales can be seen in the background. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92411
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"Junior", Flying Officer Jordon Sander, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a young pilot, Flying Officer Jordan Sander, ready for action. Peter Churcher recalled, "He struck me as the archetypal fighter pilot whose youthful exuberant attitude was something that I w...ART91749
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LHD1 (Canberra) out of dock, alongside wharf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean...ART94607
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LHD1 (HMAS Canberra) flooding the dock
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean...ART94606
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LHD1 (HMAS Canberra) in dry dock looking towards stern
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean ...ART94605
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Lieutenant Colonel Rowan Tink, SAS
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
This is a commissioned portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Rowan Tink, SAS in Afghanistan. In July 2002 Tink was awarded a Bronze Star by the US Government for his leadership role in eliminating al-Qa'ida ...ART91926
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Looking west from rooftop of SAS compound sentry point, Bagram, Afghanistan
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Landscape view across Afghanistan, showing wreckage and refuse from the Russian/Afghan war in the foreground, with local people fossicking through the rubbish. Peter Churcher recalled, "It's what you ...ART91911
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"Macka" sleeping in tent, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a young man asleep on his bed in the communal tent at Diego Garcia. Peter Churcher recalled, "This is one of the men's corners in a communal tent in Diego Garcia. The young man is a mechanic...ART91760
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Market buildings with arabic signs
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
14th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Buildings in the market place, with signs in arabic script.ART91791.014
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Messman "Jacko", HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Portrait of the cook wearing a chef's hat. Peter Church recalled, "Jacko's job is basically working in the kitchens. His robust stature, intent gaze and floppy white cap made him an irresistible subj...ART91762
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Neyamet: two SAS paramedics with patient Neyamet in American hospital, Bagram, Afghanistan, US Colonel Post standing behind
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Depiction of Neyamet, a five year old Afghan boy who received a serious ballistic wound to his head. Peter Churcher recalled, "When he arrived at the American hospital on Bagram airbase, part of his s...ART91915
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Night 'picket' (watch) on roof of Australian buildings, Bagram, Afghanistan
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
An SAS soldier is at a gun post during night watch on the roof of the Australian buildings in the compound at Bagram, Afghanistan.ART91922
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Oil refineries in the Persian Gulf; verso: Human line passing supplies (left side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
24th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Oil refineries in the Persian Gulf. Verso: Human line passing supplies after a big delivery from the US supp...ART91791.024
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On alert: flightline room, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
This drawing shows one of the mechanics, known as 'blackhanders', lying back in a bunk reading whilst awaiting further instructions.ART91789
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On alert: operations room: Flying Commander Acko, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of Flying Commander Acko in the operations room on board HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This drawing depicts "Acko" one of the fighter pilots in the operations room as his shift invol...ART91790
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On board the 'desert duck' (right side of image); verso: Heads and feet of cattle at the Bahrain meat market
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
28th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes.Two helicopter pilots on board the 'desert duck', having left HMAS 'Kanimbla (right side of image; the left s...ART91791.028
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Operations room, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Three men wearing headsets seated in front of computer screens in the operations room of HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This room was in a sense the strategic heart of the ship containing al...ART91755
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Operation suppliers packing supplies for movement 'forward' into Afghanistan from Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Two operation suppliers packing supplies for movement 'foreward' into Afghanistan from Kuwait. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92412
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Pay day, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Soldier wearing a singlet receiving his pay over a table from a woman wearing glasses. Peter Churcher recalled, "Soldier sitting with one of the girls who organises and gives out cash for the troops".ART92407
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Portrait of Jasin; verso: Street scene with seated woman and road hat (left side of image), and text
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
34th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Portrait of Jasin, a local man wearing a turban and glasses. Verso: Street scene with seated woman wearing a...ART91791.034
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Preparing to tow the smuggling ship back into shore
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men laying out rope ready to tow the smuggling ship when it comes alongside. Peter Churcher recalled, "In this drawing some of the crew are laying out the rope which will be used to tow the...ART91783
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Rams' head (right side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
32nd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Rams' head (right side of image; left side is on the verso of ART91791.031).ART91791.032
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recto: artist's notes; verso: left side of drawing of the Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
1st page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: artists' notes; verso: left half of a drawing of the Persian Gulf with buildings along the foreshore.ART91791.001
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recto: Figure and head studies in the mess; verso: Dinner time; Rambo on TV
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
6th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Studies of three seated figures and two heads at dinner in the mess; verso: Airmen eating dinner in th...ART91791.006
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recto: Figure study; verso: The mess
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
5th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Study of a seated figure with head bowed; verso: five studies of heads in the mess.ART91791.005
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recto: Mosque minarets and figure of a local woman; verso: Seated figure
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
11th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Mosque minarets and figure of a local woman; arabic script lower right corner. Verso: Seated frontal ...ART91791.011
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recto: right side of drawing of the Persian Gulf and artist's diary notes; verso: sketch of the back of a man's head
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
2nd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Upper recto: artist's notes; lower recto: the right half of a seascape of the Persian Gulf with vessels and s...ART91791.002
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recto: Seated and standing figures; verso: Single seated figure and back of head wearing a Muslim cap
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
9th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Two seated figures looking towards viewer, and two walking figures seen in left profile upper right of...ART91791.009
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recto: Seated local figure; arabic script at top of page; verso: Local woman wearing a headscarf standing in the street
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
8th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Barefooted, seated local figure in left profile; arabic script at the top of the page; verso: Viewed ...ART91791.008
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recto: Seated local figure left and seated Australian airman right; verso: Figures in a ship's hangar
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
10th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Seated local figure left and seated Australian airman right, both in left profile. Verso: Figures in ...ART91791.010
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recto: Studies of a group of figures seated at a table eating dinner; verso: Figures in a street
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
7th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Studies of a group of airmen seated at a table eating dinner in the mess and back view of a seated fig...ART91791.007
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Sailor Dunn
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Portrait of Sailor Dunn. Peter Churcher recalled, "This young fellow approached me. He volunteered his services as a model. He was aware that I was painting around the ship. He was a nice-looking chap...ART91766
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Sailor Fraser, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Peter Churcher recalled, "Fraser caught my eye on the first morning that I was painting the end of the night watch shift that you have got. As I was finishing the work and cleaning up Fraser and his c...ART91772
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SAS sleeping quarters, Bagram airbase, Afghanistan
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Showing the interior of the SAS sleeping quarters at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Peter Churcher recalled, "The SAS soldiers lived in one of the partly ruined buildings within the Australian com...ART91912
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SAS soldier in the village of Bagram
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
An SAS soldier is walking in the village of Bagram. Peter Churcher recalled, "Just outside the main gate of the air-base is the village of Bagram, in which the locals live. I was eager to go into the ...ART91916
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Seated figure of a local man wearing a Muslim cap; verso: arabic script
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
13th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Seated figure of a local man wearing a Muslim cap, probably a shopkeeper in the marketplace at Dubai. Verso:...ART91791.013
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Seated sailor; verso: Two sailors relaxing
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
37th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Sailor seated in a deck chair. Verso: Two sailors relaxing.ART91791.037
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Sheep's carcass, Bahrain meat market; verso: Bull's head, Bahrain meat market (left side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
30th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Sheeps' carcass, Bahrain meat market. Verso: Bull's head, Bahrain meat market (left side of image; right sid...ART91791.030
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Sitting inside the helicopter, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a man seated inside a helicopter. The sailor depicted sitting inside the helicopter is Able Seaman Aviation Technician Airframes (ABATA) Avionics (ABATV) Kurt Horsten, 817th Squadron. Peter...ART91753
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Sketchbook containing 40 pages of pencil drawings of figures, head studies, animal studies, fish studies, landscapes, warships, diary entries and list of works
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Black vinyl bound, cream wove paper sketchbook containing 42 pages of pencil drawings of figures, head studies, animal studies, fish studies, landscapes, warships, diary entries and list of works.ART91791
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Sketches of heads; verso: B52 US bomber about to take off
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
36th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Five sketches of heads. Verso: B52 US bomber about to take off, and sketch of a pair of feet with shoes.ART91791.036
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Sleeping Birdy: The Morning After the Night Before
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a sleeping sailor, ABATA (Able Seaman Aviation Technician Airframe) McNamara sits slumped over after four days leave in Dubai. Peter Churcher recalled, "The ship sets off after four days lea...ART91769
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Sleeping guy in "Helo" (helicopter), HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a man asleep in a helicopter. Peter Churcher recalled, "Some of my favourite images were those that I caught out of the corner of my eye, in this case as I was packing up after completing 'S...ART91752
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Stoker Emma Conway: the engine room, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Female stoker in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "Emma was the only female who voluntarily worked as a stoker. The engine room is an environment that does not normally suit women or people o...ART91771
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Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a man in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "I was amazed at the extraordinary environment of the engine room. It was absolutely crammed full of equipment. It was a very complex packe...ART91767
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Street scene, Bahrain
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
City buildings in Bahrain. Peter Churcher recalled, "I just wanted to do a little painting in Bahrain itself in the general area that I was in so I took my boards down to the market place in Bahrain i...ART91765
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Street scene with seated woman and road hat (right side of image); veso: Right profile portrait of US marine
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
35th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Street scene with Muslim woman seated on the pavement, leaning against a building, wearing a shawl over her ...ART91791.035
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Studies of two heads and right leg of a sailor
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
39th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings and diary entries. Studies of two heads and right leg of a sailor.ART91791.039
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Studies of two seated sailors and one head; verso: Sketch of a sailor lying down
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
38th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Studies of two seated sailors and one head, with artist's colour notes. The notes read: 'Navy blue shorts/ w...ART91791.038
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Study for '"Jack" Daniels'; verso: Artist's notes
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
40th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Study for the drawing '"Jack" Daniels' (ART91787). It is a portrait of one of the older, and more experience...ART91791.040
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Study for 'The operations room, HMAS Kanimbla'
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Study for the painting, 'The operations room, HMAS Kanimbla'.ART91785
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Supply officers netting a palette for shipment into Afghanistan
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Two supply officers netting a palette for shipment from Kuwait into Afghanistan. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92413
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Supply ship USS 'Bridge', Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
23rd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. The United States supply ship USS 'Bridge' at anchor in the Persian Gulf.ART91791.023
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Tent city, Diego Garcia 9.00 pm - 1.00 am
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Night-time scene of the tent encampment at Diego Garcia, the American-occupied island. Peter Churcher recalled, "There were six men to a tent. Ninety-five percent of the airmen on the island were Ame...ART91747
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The Australian Hornets (F/A-18s) out on the flightline 7.30 am, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Four Hornets on the airbase of the American-occupied island of Diego Garcia. Peter Churcher recalled, "This was the first painting that I completed at Diego. It illustrates the Australian presence on ...ART91748
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The bridge, HMAS Adelaide
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Female officer in training for steering the ship HMAS Adelaide. Several merchant vessels surround the ship. Peter Churcher recalled, "I spent one day on the Adelaide. In the morning I painted the smal...ART91757
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The bridge, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of two men charting the ship's course on the deck of HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This is the interior on the HMAS Kanimbla. Man on left is at the helm. During the ship's course th...ART91784
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The entrance to the Australian compound, Bagram, Afghanistan
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Churcher has depicted the main entrance to the Australian compound known as 'The Ranch'. The artist recalled, "Just past the gate is the sentry box in which is seated a soldier on watch at all times. ...ART91919
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The flightline at Bagram airbase
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
View of the mountains looking east from the flightline at Bagram air-base, Afghanistan. Three Apache helicopters in foreground. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92408
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The haircut, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Painting of Corporal Steve Trood, Ship's Army Department giving Petty Officer Clearance Diver (POCD) Darby Munro from Australian Clearance Diving Team 1 (AUSTCD1) a haircut. Peter Churcher recalled, "...ART91773
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The hangar, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men and women on the deck passing the time with various activities until called into action. The figures depicted in this paintings are, third from the left, Corporal Steve Trood, Ship's A...ART91756