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Action at Parit Sulong, January 1942
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
This work depicts the fighting at Parit Sulong by the men of the 2/15th Australian Field Regiment. A 25 pounder gun is in the lower right corner. This battle became the scene of a massacre at the hand...ART24477
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Admiralty House, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Originally the Headquarters of the Italian Regia Marina, now British Naval Headquarters. Building was damaged by bombing, causing the collapse of the western wing. The red flag is a warning to town an...ART21741
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A double decker London bus which has fallen into a bomb crater above Balham Tube Station, London ...
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A double decker London bus which has fallen into a bomb crater above Balham Tube Station, London 15 October 1940. The flooding of the underground railway station burst water mains killing at least 64...045269
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A general view of Tobruk harbour, showing wrecked and damaged shipping.
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A general view of Tobruk harbour, showing wrecked and damaged shipping.MED0937
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A.I.F. IN PALESTINE. CLIMBING HILLSIDE HAVING CROSSED SHELL CRATER ON TWO BEAMS THROWN ACROSS. ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A.I.F. IN PALESTINE. CLIMBING HILLSIDE HAVING CROSSED SHELL CRATER ON TWO BEAMS THROWN ACROSS. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).006923
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A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN NEST IN THE BUNA AREA. THIS CAMOUFLAGED MACHINE GUN NEST HAS BEEN BADLY ...
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Maker: Silk, George
A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN NEST IN THE BUNA AREA. THIS CAMOUFLAGED MACHINE GUN NEST HAS BEEN BADLY DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE FROM A TANK. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013931
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ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-10. AN AREA DEVASTATED BY ALLIED BOMBING AND STRAFING WHICH IS ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-10. AN AREA DEVASTATED BY ALLIED BOMBING AND STRAFING WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE. IN THE FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN A DAMAGED 75MM JAPANESE...073978
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A 75 mm gun position and buildings held by ELAS left-wing partisans going up in smoke after ...
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A 75 mm gun position and buildings held by ELAS left-wing partisans going up in smoke after receiving direct hits from rocket-firing Beaufighter aircraft of the Balkan Air Force. The buildings collaps...SUK13710
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An aerial view of 1,000 pounder bombs hitting oil storage depots on the Danube River at ...
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Maker: Unknown
An aerial view of 1,000 pounder bombs hitting oil storage depots on the Danube River at Regensburg, Germany during a daylight raid, taken from the 218 Squadron RAF Lancaster bomber V Victor. The Lanca...P03646.003
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And quiet flows the don
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting dead German soldiers on the bank of a river.ART92399
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...and we talk about sacrifice, Invest in the 4th Liberty Loan
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Maker: Couillard, R
Australian Fourth Liberty Loan poster which appropriated an American poster design by R. Couillard. The original American text stated 'Buy War Bonds,' while the text on the Australian poster was chang...ARTV10386
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Anti aircraft all the way
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Maker: Gilman, Don Office of AC of S, G-2, 14th Antiaircraft Command 650th Engineering Battalion
A poster issued by the Assistant Chief of Staff of the 14th Anti aircraft Command. The poster depicts a broad arrow heading towards a Japanese flag, on the flag is a listing of a number of battles, ...ARTV00538
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Artillery Hill, Bougainville. 1944-12-16. An aerial photograph of devastation on the back of ...
Photograph
Maker: Wilson, D H
Artillery Hill, Bougainville. 1944-12-16. An aerial photograph of devastation on the back of Artillery Hill with George Hill in right background. The crests of these hills are over 600 yards apart wit...106520
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Artillery Hill, Bougainville. 1944-12-16. An aerial photograph of the devastation of the hill ...
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Maker: Wilson, D H
Artillery Hill, Bougainville. 1944-12-16. An aerial photograph of the devastation of the hill seen from the Japanese angle. It is taken looking back down onto the crest, a lighted spur near the top of...106519
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A section of the junk heap in the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area. Two Indian soldiers and ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
A section of the junk heap in the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area. Two Indian soldiers and several Australians are seen walking past.020160
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At sea, off Crete. The remains of a paravane after a near miss by German bomber aircraft during ...
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Maker: Porter, Henry Charles Bryce
At sea, off Crete. The remains of a paravane after a near miss by German bomber aircraft during an attack on HMAS Perth during the evacuation of Australian soldiers from Greece. Crew are examining the...P01915.009
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Australia made its acquaintance with Japanese submarines when three of them sneaked into Sydney ...
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Maker: Department of Information Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australia made its acquaintance with Japanese submarines when three of them sneaked into Sydney Harbour. Their combined efforts resulted in the sinking of a harbour vessel of no military value. With...012593
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Avenge December 7
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Maker: Perlin, Bernard Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information US Government Printing Office
This Second World War American poster, which depicts a sailor with a clenched fist and warships among explosions, refers to the surpirse attack by Japanese aircraft on Pearl Harbour on the morning of ...ARTV00660
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Back them up! Heavy Stirling bombers raid the Nazi Baltic part of Lübeck and leave the docks ablaze
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Maker: Nockolds, Roy Ministry of Information Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British poster depicting an air raid on the German port of Lübeck, showing fires and damage to the docks area and appealing to the public for support. The subtitle is 'Heavy Stirling bombers raid the ...ARTV02297
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BAKRI, MALAYA, 1942-01-15. SCORCHED EARTH POLICY IN FAR EAST. SMOKE FROM A BURNING RUBBER ...
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BAKRI, MALAYA, 1942-01-15. SCORCHED EARTH POLICY IN FAR EAST. SMOKE FROM A BURNING RUBBER PLANTATION SET ON FIRE BEFORE THE BRITISH WITHDRAWAL IN MALAYA.040368
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. A JAPANESE TWIN BARREL 127MM DUAL PURPOSE GUN WHICH WAS ...
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. A JAPANESE TWIN BARREL 127MM DUAL PURPOSE GUN WHICH WAS KNOCKED OUT WHEN IT RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM ONE OF THE 25 POUNDERS OF 54 BATTERY, 2/4 FIELD REGIMENT. ...111358
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO. 6 JULY 1945. EXTERIOR VIEW OF A 6 INCH JAPANESE NAVAL GUN POSITION ON ...
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO. 6 JULY 1945. EXTERIOR VIEW OF A 6 INCH JAPANESE NAVAL GUN POSITION ON PARRAMATTA RIDGE SHOWING WRECKAGE OF THE GUN EMPLACEMENT CAUSED BY ALLIED NAVAL FIRE AND AERIAL BOMBARDME...111010
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. PRIVATE J CAMPBELL, 2/12 INFANTRY BATTALION, HOLDING A ...
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. PRIVATE J CAMPBELL, 2/12 INFANTRY BATTALION, HOLDING A SHELL USED BY A JAPANESE TWIN BARREL 127MM DUAL PURPOSE GUN TO SHOW ITS SIZE. THE TWIN BARRELS OF THE GUN ...111360
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. THE KNOCKED OUT TWIN BARREL, 127MM DUAL PURPOSE JAPANESE ...
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BALIKPAPAN AREA, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. THE KNOCKED OUT TWIN BARREL, 127MM DUAL PURPOSE JAPANESE GUN WHICH RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM A 1000 POUND BOMB DURING THE ALLIED BOMBARDMENT OF THE AREA. IT IS ...111356
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Balikpapan, Borneo. c. July 1945. The remains of the Japanese ice works after the beach was ...
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Balikpapan, Borneo. c. July 1945. The remains of the Japanese ice works after the beach was bombarded by allied forces. The coconut trees have lost all their leaves, leaving bare trunks. (Donor B. Ulm...P02584.001
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-07-03. GENERAL VIEW OF BEACH-HEAD TAKEN THROUGH PALMS BLASTED BY ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-07-03. GENERAL VIEW OF BEACH-HEAD TAKEN THROUGH PALMS BLASTED BY SHELLFIRE AND RAAF AIR ATTACKS.OG3030
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 18 INFANTRY BRIGADE SIGNALS ATTACHING SIGNAL WIRE TO ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 18 INFANTRY BRIGADE SIGNALS ATTACHING SIGNAL WIRE TO SMASHED COCONUT PALMS AT THE BEACH SOON AFTER THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING BY 7 DIVISION.110395
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 5 JULY 1945. THE SHELL BLASTED WRECKAGE OF A JAPANESE RANGE FINDER FOUND ON ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 5 JULY 1945. THE SHELL BLASTED WRECKAGE OF A JAPANESE RANGE FINDER FOUND ON THE PIGEON FEATURE BY MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.110877
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-07-01. ON THE MORNING OF THE LANDING TROOPS OF 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-07-01. ON THE MORNING OF THE LANDING TROOPS OF 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVE ALONG THE SHELL-TORN VASEY HIGHWAY, THEIR OBJECTIVE BEING HILL 87. (UNITED STATES SIGNAL CORPS C-...128753
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Battlefield, South Bougainville
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Maker: Herman, Sali
This picture shows what bombing and artillery fire made the jungle look like, yet our men were living in dug-outs covered with heavy timber and a few painted tent flaps. On the day the artist sketched...ART22842
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BAUCAU, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-05. THE PUBLIC GARDEN IN BANCAU TOWN SQUARE. THE STONE MOAT ...
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BAUCAU, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-05. THE PUBLIC GARDEN IN BANCAU TOWN SQUARE. THE STONE MOAT SURROUNDING THE SQUARE HAS BEEN HEAVILY DAMAGED. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)125229
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BELHAMED, LIBYA. 1941-12-16. DERELICT ENEMY ARTILLERY LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
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BELHAMED, LIBYA. 1941-12-16. DERELICT ENEMY ARTILLERY LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.022442
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BELHAMED, LIBYA. 1941-12-16. DERELICT ENEMY ARTILLERY LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
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BELHAMED, LIBYA. 1941-12-16. DERELICT ENEMY ARTILLERY LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.022441
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Berbera at night during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is ...
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Maker: Unknown
Berbera at night during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is from the collection of 19411 Petty Officer Linden Charles Moore, HMAS Hobart.P10901.009
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Berbera during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is from the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Berbera during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is from the collection of 19411 Petty Officer Linden Charles Moore, HMAS Hobart.P10901.008
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Berbera during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is from the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Berbera during the evacuation of servicemen and civilians by HMAS Hobart. This image is from the collection of 19411 Petty Officer Linden Charles Moore, HMAS Hobart.P10901.010
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Berlin
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Kaiser Wilhelm II Memorial Church, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin was damaged in air raids on the night of the 23rd November 1943. The church was in the neo-romanesque style and had been built under the Emper...ART25710
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14267
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14271
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14270
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14272
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14269
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...
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Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking ...SUK14268
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Best, J. M. (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Best, J M
Copies of Army Garrison Artillery intelligence reports of Japanese air activity over Darwin, NT, and surrounding areas, including reports of air raids and enemy reconnaissance and associated sketch ma...PR00858
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Black soldier
Art
Maker: Murray, Lesley
'Black soldier' depicts Lesley Murray's grandfather. The portrait is based on a photograph taken during the Second World War and is a private work of commemoration. It is also intended to serve as a t...ART91484
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Blown bridge, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Demolished by the retreating Italians on the road between Tobruk and Derna, Libya.ART27550
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Blown bridge, Litani River
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a ruined bridge over Litani River, near Marjayoun, Syria (now located in Lebanon). The bridge was blown up by retreating Vichy French forces. The artist wrote: "a serviceable low level bridg...ART30057
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Bombarded landscape, Tarakan
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
Sketch for painting showing troops ascending Tank knoll among broken tanks. A torn and twisted oil tank forms a frame through which the artist looks.ART25440
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Bombardment of Lingkas harbour, Tarakan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Preliminary sketch of large rising plumes of dark smoke.ART29791
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Bombardment of Tarakan Island, Borneo, 30 April 1945
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Maker: Papworth, Francis John
Depicts a view across the bay from Sadau (Pelak) Island towards Tarakan Island, off the coast of Borneo. On the horizon Tarakan is being bombarded and two explosions and smoke are visible. There are s...ART93010