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"A" party moves at dawn
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
In the distance, a Sunderland aircraft is preparing to land as air Force trucks are being loaded at an air base, possibly Plymouth, where Australian RAAF squadrons were based.ART26244
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Australian Forresters, Scotland
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A group of four members of the Australian forestry unit manually saw the felled wood into smaller pieces for transport. Two men saw the wood while one holds the log in place and the other is lining up...ART25524
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Bush Mill in Scotland
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A figure stands in front of a saw mill preparing a log in preparation for rail transport. The 3rd Coy, Australian Forestry Unit based in Canonbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland is situated in close proximity...ART23538
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Court-martial
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A court martial taking place in an RAF/RAAF court room in London. Ten figures are shown.ART25908
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Front line medical unit
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
The Royal Army Medical Corps administer first aid to Australian AIF and a RAAF airman near the front line. An ambulance is located in trees at top of hill, toward which prisoners of war advance with b...ART26237
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Inside the hangar
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Maintenance by members of the Royal Australian Air Force, Coastal Command on the Short Sunderland flying boats stationed in Plymouth Harbour.ART22834
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Launching the Sunderland
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Air Force, Coastal Command ground crew launch a Short Sunderland flying boat by holding onto the tail of the aircraft as it goes into the Plymouth harbour.ART25528
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London leave
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A rainy day in London during the Second World War. A bus looms large in the wetness; a grouping of three women wearing high heels stand at the left and two men in Airforce uniform can be seen walking ...ART25523
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Milk for the mess
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Australian servicemen carrying an urn of milk from a dairy, while civilians watch on. The artist lived in one of the farm houses while undertaking commission as an official war artist during the Secon...ART26241
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Night fighters
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Four airmen wearing dark glasses to preserve their night vision relax as they prepare for their mission. One airman lounges on an arm chair taking some liquid food and another on a table, three are we...ART25909
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Paris liberated
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
On a busy street corner outside a restaurant in Paris, the city's liberation on 25 August 1944 has stimulated a bout of activity in the streets. The Gendarmes are giving directions to foreign troops a...ART25705
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RAAF raid on York
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A busy street scene with three RAAF servicemen walking along Kings Square away from the York Minster Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe.ART25522
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RAAF Sunderlands in Plymouth Harbour
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
The Royal Australian Airforce provided a coastal command base in Plymouth Harbour for the Short Sunderland flying boats. This is a view from the RAAF base of the harbour with a Sunderland in the wate...ART22833
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Skids on the Highlands
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Australian Forestry Units working in Dumfriesshire in Scotland move felled and cut wood which are then loaded onto trucks and transported to the saw mill for further processing. The use of skids or p...ART25525
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Sunderland
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Royal Australian Air Force, Coastal Command, No 10 Squadron; Short Sunderland flying boat letter 'Z'ART22287
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Sunderlands in the hangar
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Royal Australian Air Force took up the post of coastal command where they were based at Plymouth in the U.K. In this painting, the No 10 Squadron, part of Short Sutherland flying boat, are supported b...ART23536
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The monster
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
An Avro Lancaster Bomber on the ground looming large at dusk. Figures of the bomber crew seen below.ART23413
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VE night, Piccadilly Circus
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A jubilant scene, as men and women dance in the street on VE night which heralded the end of the Second World War. English and American flags are flown from the windows of the buildings that line Picc...ART26250
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Victory parade
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Colahan depicts troops from the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Airforce marching past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, as part of victory celebrations in 1...ART26364
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Waterloo Station
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Waterloo station, London, under black-out. Figures moving through the railway station; a large four sided railway clock hangs in the middle of the main conourse and at the upper left in the painting. ...ART25699