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Abu Gosh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Abu Gosh, A village beside the road, close to Jerusalem'. Principal leave centre for troops in Palestine.ART30084
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Acre - Australians passed this way!
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Acre - Australians Passed this Way. The bay and town of Acre through which Australian troops passed during their advance towards Beirut. It was in this ancient town that the Armistice Convention was a...ART30092
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Bombardment of Damour
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Bombardment of Damour. Evacuees leaving Damour with their packs and donkeys. Transport has stopped. The town is being shelled by the Navy and allied artillery. Large fires were started. The impression...ART30074
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Camouflaged truck
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a camouflaged truck at Richon-le Zion Palestine (now in Israel). The artist wrote that the truck was depicted "in a setting of date palms - proving the effectiveness of Army camouflage". Ris...ART30042
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Damascus
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts Sultan Selim Mosque in Damascus, probably after the Battle of Damascus. This was the final conflict in the Syria-Lebanon campaign, in which Allied forces took the city from the Vichy french o...ART30297
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Deir Suneid Village, near Camp
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Army transport, on the wrong side of the road, has pulled up to give "Baksheesh". A typical native village, through which runs a military tarmac road, Palestine.ART30050
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Haifa, from Mount Carmel
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Shows panoramic view of harbour entrance from Mount Carmel, with hull of SS Patria in harbour, Palestine.ART30072
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Harbour entrance Haifa
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts the harbour entrance to Haifa, then in Palestine, now in Israel. Painted as part of the Syrian Campaign series. The campaign involved Australian troops, mostly from the 7th Division, fightin...ART30079
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Mosques and minarets, Damascus
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts mosques in Damascus, after the city was taken from the Vichy French by Allied forces. The Battle of Damascus was the final conflict in the Syria-Lebanon campaign, and ended on the 21 June 19...ART30298
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Mount Carmel Road
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a panoramic view from Mount Carmel Road. In the distant harbour (probably Port Haifa, now in Israel) freighters and oil tankers can be seen at the moorings. The main shipping wharf is on the...ART30065
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Mughar Village
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts five soldiers outside of the town of Mughar, Palestine. Three of the soldiers in the foreground are standing under pencil pines sketching, while two in he middle ground are simply looking. T...ART30040
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Palms and gardens, Richon
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a man in a red pot-like hat (called a tarboosh) and a group of Australian soldiers gathered near the Eagle Brewery Annex at Rishon le Zion. The scene is one of a lush oasis in the heat. with ...ART30043
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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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Road into the town, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts view of the road leading into the town of Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert, Egypt. Mersa Mutrah was a key port during the conflict, and was taken by German commander Rommel in 1942. Follo...ART30085
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Route march
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a route march through the village of Gedera. The artist writes: ' This was produced as part of the artist's Syrian Campaign series. The campaign involved Australian troops, mostly from the 7...ART30078
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Supply column, Haifa
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a convoy of trucks (a supply column) belonging to the Australian Imperial Force leaving Haifa (then in Palestine, now in Israel) for Syria. The broad panoramic sky combines with the sharp per...ART30068
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Syrian border
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
View of Ras en Naqoura, the promontory that forms the coastal point of definition between Syria and Palestine. Rounding the point at sea, are units of the British Fleet, out of Haifa Bay en route to b...ART30047
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The bathing beach, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Lido Hotel near bathing beach. The artist writes, 'Troops bathing at Mersa Matruh. Their costumes are "birthday suits", the white "trunks" being the only portion unsunned. Intense colour of the wat...ART30064
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The town, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
The town - The colourless town of Mersa Matruh from the hills on the outskirts near the railway yards. With the exception of a few renovated buildings, villas etc, the town is a mass of crumbling ruin...ART30080
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Through an olive grove
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Looking towards Acre, beyond the hills where a dust storm is blowing. The hull of the ill-fated "Patria" may be seen, lying on its side in the harbour, Hafia, Palestine.ART30060