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Artist's sketchbook No. 4
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Artist's sketchbook of ships in port in Fremantle. Norton made these sketches while stationed at Naval Staff Office, HMAS Leeuwin, Fremantle, July-Nov, 1943. Born in New Zealand in 1916, Frank Norton ...ART28830
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Boom defence, Fremantle
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Maker: Norton, Frank
One of three sketches showing aspects of the Boom Gate at Fremantle. This is the first of its kind in Australia and is designed as protection against torpedo attacks. Electricity operated winches ope...ART21762
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Boom defences, Fremantle
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Maker: Norton, Frank
One of three sketches showing aspects of the Boom Gate at Fremantle. This is the first of its kind in Australia and is designed as protection against torpedo attacks. Electricity operated winches ope...ART21763
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Change of escort, Sunda Straits
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Maker: Norton, Frank
With AIF and a small party of AANS aboard bound for Singapore, the liner SS "Zealandia", still retaining her peace time colours, was escorted by HMAS "Sydney" from the Great Australian Bight to Sunda ...ART30093
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Church service, HMT "Zealandia"
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Church service for all ranks held in the lounge during the voyage from Melbourne to Fremantle.ART30024
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Construction work on new slipway
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Maker: Norton, Frank
An early stage in the construction of a slipway in the SW end of Fremantle Habour. The ship is designed to take small ships and to save the necessity of sending the outsize vessels to the eastern stat...ART30027
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Dutch cruiser 'Tromp'
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The light cruiser HNMS Tromp was one of ten Royal Netherlands Navy warships that saw service in Indonesia during the Second World War. The Tromp was sent to Australia for battle damage repairs just be...ART21791
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Fish market jetty, Fremantle
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
Three boats are moored at a small wooden jetty and red tin building, this is the fish market jetty, Fremantle, Western Australia.ART22132
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Hard living in a sweeper
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Unidentified seaman on deck of Australian Minesweeper (AMS) (Corvette), Royal Australian Navy, in rough seas. After the outbreak of war in September, 1939, 35 vessels were eventually acquired for conv...ART25852
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HM Transports off Fremantle
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMT "Queen Elizabeth", "Queen Mary" and "Aquitania" at anchor in Sange Roads of Fremantle. Alongside at the dock is the escorting cruiser HMAS "Australia". The drawing was made from the Signal Station...ART30028
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'Holbrook', 'Duntroon' and American Cruiser 'Phoenix' off Australian coast
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Maker: Dargie, William
HMTS "Holbrook" and "Duntroon" and U.S. Cruiser "Phoenix" off Australian coast. Dargie noted,"The voyage is nearly done. We awoke one morning, two days out from Fremantle, to find our convoy escorted ...ART22059
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Operation at sea - HMT "Duntroon"
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Maker: Norton, Frank
An emergency appendix operation on a member of the ship's company during the voyage from Durban to Fremantle. Army doctors, assisted by nursing sisters did the operation in the First Class Dining Salo...ART21756
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Smoke-oh - North Wharf, Freemantle, Somewhere in France
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Maker: Cross, Stan
This newspaper-style illustration features views of two different groups of men: to the left, a group of wharf workers in Perth, Western Australia relax on their smoke break. To the right, soldiers ar...ART19722
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Stern of HMS 'Tudor'
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
View of the British submarine 'Tudor' on the slips undergoing an overhaul, Fremantle, Western Harbour, April 1945.ART22133
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Sunday prayers in a minesweeper
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Depicts crew of unidentified minesweeper on deck, for prayers, Australian Minesweeper (AMS) Corvette, (possibly HMAS Alfie Cam). After the outbreak of war in September, 1939, 35 vessels were eventuall...ART25853
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US submarine on the slip
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Maker: Norton, Frank
SS GAR (SS 206) one of the latest type of American submarines, and possibly one of the heaviest vessels to be placed on this slip-way, receiving the last touches of paint while the dockside cranes rem...ART21272