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Beware: Whether alone or in a crowd...
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Maker: Lacoste, Gerald Wightman & Co., Ltd.
British national security poster issued to warn those working in shipping to not to give away information in regards to the movements of Her Majesty's ships. It is a bold design that makes use of cari...ARTV02110
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Big Four 21st Birthday
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Maker: Unknown [S.L. : S.N.], 1944 (LONDON : JAS. TRUSCOTT & SON)
Under the Railway Act 1921 (UK), many different, small, railway companies were grouped together into four main companies, known colloquially as the 'Big Four', which came into effect on 1 January 1923...ARTV02504
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Boiler cleaner, HMAS Cairns, Bombay
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Cairns" alongside the dockyard wall of Royal Indian Dockland, Bombay. Secured to "Cairns" are HMS "Tulip" (English corvette) and HMIS "Madras" (Australian-built corvette of Indian Navy). Left fo...ART21274
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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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Bravo! British Shipyards
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by The Admiralty to pay tribute to the work of British shipyards. The poster depicts the dramatic shillouette of a large ship in a shipyard superimposed into its...ARTV03438
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Bravo! British shipyards
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by The Admiralty to pay tribute to the work of British shipyards. The poster depicts the dramatic shillouette of a large ship in a shipyard superimposed into its...ARTV01535
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Britain Expects That: You Too, This Day, Will Do Your Duty
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Maker: C F The Admiralty Chromoworks Ltd H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the national (patriotic) expectation that each Briton 'do [their] duty'. The poster depicts a flag-bearing signaler in the upper section, with a bodiless s...ARTV02087
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Britain - Spearhead of Attack
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Maker: Blake, Frederick Donald [S.L. : S.N., N.D.] (LEEDS : ALF COOKE LTD.)
This British Second World War poster depicts an illustrated map of the United Kingdom and north-western Europe - particularly France, Germany, and a few other, smaller occupied countries. The poster...ARTV02331
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British Pacific fleet from HMAS Nepal at Manus, Seeadler Harbour
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Maker: Goodchild, John
A view, from HMAS "Nepal" of the vessels that made up themajour units of the British Pacific Fleet at Manus Island. HMS King George V, Aircraft Carriers "Implacavble", "Victorious" and "Formidable" as...ART22784
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British Pacific fleet, King George V carriers and escorts returning from strike against Japan
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Maker: Goodchild, John
Represents typical scene of aircraft carriers and escorts as major units of the British Pacific Fleet return from strike. This particular one was the last major strike prior to the commencement of pea...ART22922
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British weapons to defeat Hitler
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office H.M. Stationary Office Greenslade & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting military vessels; the battleship, a cruiser and a destroyer. A small mass of land in the background has a single palm tree. The poster celebrates British mil...ARTV02318
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Camouflaged artillery
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a 25 pounder gun camouflaged outside of Damour, Syria (now in Lebanon). Produced during the Syrian campaign and painted in July 1941. The artist wrote of the work 'Camouflaged artillery - Un...ART30090
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Carrier bow
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts an aircraft carrier, with Grumman Avenger aircraft on flight deck, Harbour Bridge in background. For two days prior to departure she was taking aboard aircraft which had been recently repair...ART21476
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CP6 R. Burgess, Royal Navy (one of the Old Submariners)
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Portrait of Chief Petty R Burgess, Royal Navy.ART25203
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Destroyers at Garden Island
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A scene in Sydney Harbour from Garden Island, the Australian Naval dockyard, showing the British destroyers, HMS Whelp, Wager and Quillan.ART23135
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EFM telegrams may now be sent from this country to Naval personnel...
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Great Britain Post Office war poster advertising that EFM telegrams could be sent to Naval personnel serving in Her Majesty's seagoing ships and some Allied seagoing vessels. This item has been digit...ARTV02437
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Every Minute Counts! Early Stopping Will Make a Late Victory
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of staying on task and the collective amount of time wasted from only ten minutes per day. The poster highlights that by stopping work early...ARTV03443
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Flight deck looking aft, HMS Striker
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Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the flight deck of HMS Striker with twin Oerlikon guns, and Supermarine Seafire aircraft. Striker was one of several escort carriers (small aircraft carrier - up to 12 aircraft) attached to Br...ART21873
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For'ard hanger, H.M.S. Glory
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The inside of a 'for'ard' aircraft hanger on board the Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Glory. Two men walk past the planes in the foreground. The majority of the composition is taken up by the restin...ART25684
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Fort Macquarie
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Maker: Ragless, Max
View from Fort Macquarie (Bennelong Point) of Sydney Harbour showing a heavy cruiser of the British Pacific Fleet at anchor.ART26028