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Morotai
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Scene from the shoreline of Morotai, looking over trees and out to the ocean. At the conclusion of the Second World War, Waite was stationed in Morotai, waiting for transfer to Japan with the British...ART94073
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Mustangs on the tarmac, outside hangars at Iwakuni
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Maker: Colville, George
Mustangs on the tarmac at Iwa kuni, Japan.ART26952
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Noisy Crickets in Japan
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man and a woman responding to the noise of crickets 'singing' in Japan by putting their fingers in their ears. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, captu...ART95087
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Okinawa Japanese being inoculated preparatory to repatriation to their homeland
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Repatriation Centre at Ujima near Hiroshima controlled by 65th Australian Infantry Battalion. Men, women and children stand in a queue to receive an inoculation.ART26380
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Osaka castle
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a Japanese pagoda in Osaka, Japan. It was not until 1949-1950 that Colville became an official war artist. The Australian War Memorial facilitated Colville's joining the Australian troops oc...ART26940
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Pattern of hills, Eta Jima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Headquarters of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the island of Eta Jima, Japan. In the background are terraced hills.ART26716
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Photographing a Buddha
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a servicewoman and a plain clothed man photographing the statue of a large Buddha, while a Japanese man sits gellfully behind a sign charging 3 Yen for a picture of the statue. This is one of ...ART95099
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Photographing a Japanese Festival
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young Western woman trying to take a photograph of a group of men dressed in traditional costumes and playing drums at a festival, but she is being overun by the movement of men. This is one...ART95098
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Portrait of the artist Albert Tucker
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Maker: Santa, Yasushi
Portrait of the Australian artist Albert Tucker. Tucker was an accredited war correspondent to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan.ART28470
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POW returning to Japan
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Otaki repatriation centre controlled by No.2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) Cavalry Division. Japanese are greeted by the sight of the great industrial wreckage in the background.ART26381
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Provost unit searching a Japanese junk in Kure Harbour
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a Provost unit searching a Japanese Junk in Kure harbour, Japan.ART26943
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Rebuilding Hiroshima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
This sketch was made almost on the first anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Japanese civilians are clearing away rubble to make a site for another shanty.ART26220
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Reconstruction
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Two men are seen rebuilding a bridge over a city canal in Kure. Trees and intact building line the hillside along the canal.ART94080
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Repatriation centre, Ujina, inoculating Okinawan child
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
This Japanese repatriation centre at Ujina - near Hiroshima - is under the control of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and supervised by 65th Australian Infantry Battalion. The sketch was ...ART26740
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Samurai with sword
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Samurai with sword, drawn for the Australian War Memorial Christmas Book. The drawing suggests original old Japanese prints featuring Samurai with swords.ART26217
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Sgt's mess (old and new) BCOF Headquarters, also R.C church
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a painting of the Sergeants mess (old and new) of the BCOF Headquarters with the Roman Catholic church in the background. It was not until 1949-1950 that Colville became an official war artist...ART26938
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Shimoniseki
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Shimoniseki is the rail terminal in the south-west of Honshu Island and is close to Chafu where Headquarters 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (NZEF), is established. The town is badly battered about...ART26366
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Sigs cable laying station
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
A number of submarine cables were laid between Eta Jima and various points along the coast of the mainland to provide increased telephone channels between British Commonwealth Occupied Forces (BCOF) a...ART26375
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Singapore dredge in Kure harbour
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Maker: Colville, George
Kure Harbour, ships had been sunk or scuttled and were resting on the harbour bottom.ART26937
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Sir Kingsley Norris
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Maker: Dargie, William
Major-General Sir (Frank) Kingsley Norris enlisted as a trooper in the AIF in August 1914, serving during the First World War with the 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance in the Middle East. By 1916, now ...ART94056
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Still bombed out, October '46
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Only a few minutes by jeep from the elaborate and unharmed Diet building, families live in humpies like this one, reminiscent of the Dudley Flats in Melbourne. This winter will be a hard one for them.ART26373
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Submarine dockyard, Kure
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Japanese dockyard workers cleaning scrap from the bottom of a dock once almost filled with midget submarines and other junk.ART26376
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Surprised woman and maid washing fur coat
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a surprised woman watching a Japanese maid who is about to wash the woman's fur coat in a laundry sink. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the ...ART95092
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The arrival of Australian troops in Kure, Japan on board the 'Stamford Victory'
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
A group of Australian soldiers wearing great coats and slouch hats stand on the deck of the troopship 'Stamford Victory', watching their arrival in Kure, Japan. This image was painted in the 1950s fr...ART94069
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The rebirth of Kure
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Australian soldiers assisting in restoring communications to the city of Kure. This image was painted in the 1950s from a photograph taken in 1946 while Waite was stationed in Japan with the British ...ART94064
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The survivors
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
This is a scene of the destruction of the city of Hiroshima caused by the dropping of the atomic bomb. Two figures are in the foreground of the work clearning rubble and debris.ART94076
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Tired climbers in Japan
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a group of tired and exhausted men and women, walking along a trail, after climbing a mountain. In front, a young woman can be seen leaning out of a window, laughing at the tired walkers below...ART95095
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Tokyo canal
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
A view across a Tokyo canal. This area once contained many modern buildings, but these were severely damaged or reduced to rubble.ART26384
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Valley at Hiro
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Maker: Colville, George
View of the barracks at Hiro occupied by the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), serving with BCOF.ART26934
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[Well dressed and netting insects]
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a number of well dressed men in top hats and women in formal dresses near the edge of a lake (or river) with nets. The clothing of the men and women is not appropriate for the activity they ar...ART96040
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Woman waiting in a Room
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman seated on a bed, alone in a room, with a box of stationary beside her and two honey pots on the bed. The woman is possibly in a ship's cabin or train. This is one of 15 cartoons ...ART95096