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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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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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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 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: 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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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