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A beaufighter assembly line
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A line of beaufighter aircraft with fitters working busily on them. The undercarriages have been lowered and the machines stand at their full height.ART23145
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A 75 foot steel tug under construction
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A 75 foot steel tug being built by the Perry Engineering Company, Adelaide for the United States Army. These vessels are road transported to the sea.ART23118
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Aircraft tank shop
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Aircraft petrol tanks being made by General Motors Holden at Woodville, South Australia. Here tanks are being washed in a hot bath. The men are at work in a high roofed workshop filled with various ...ART22649
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Air lift
Art
Maker: McFadyen, Ken
Australian troops entering a Chinook helicopter in the Bien Hoa Province in Vietnam. In this work Ken McFadyen is exploring the relationship between the men and machinery of a modern war. As almost ...ART40738
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A mechanical press
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
This depicts one of many large presses used to produce aircraft parts at Richards Industries, Ltd, Adelaide during the Second World War.ART23119
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A mosquito on the assembly line
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Fitters at work on a Mosquito aircraft at Bankstown, NSW.ART25489
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A mosquito on the assembly line
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Men working on the engine of a Mosquito fighter aircraft at the works of the manufacturer, the DeHaviland Aircraft Company at Bankstown, Sydney.ART23123
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A quarry 'faceman', Iron Monarch
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A 'faceman' using a pneumatic drill on a large boulder of iron ore, sent down from the quarry face by blasting. A charge is placed in the larger stones, breaking them down to a size which can be hand...ART23403
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Armourer's kit for Oerlikon SSG 36 20mm anti-tank rifle : German Army
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular brown leather case designed to hold spare parts and armourers tools for a German Oerlikon SSG 36 20mm anti-tank rifle. The case has two main compartments, each covered with a leather flap...REL33285
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Army command boat in building
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Army command boat under construction at Halvorsen's Yard, River, Ryde. All the craft are of timber construction and range from Fairmile motor launches to fast supply boats and search and rescue launch...ART21361
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A shadow across Hitler's path
Art
Maker: General Motors Holden
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by General Motors Holden (GMH) in 1941, and was likely produced for use in one of their factories. The poster is aimed at factory workers, attempti...ARTV02146
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A six ton drop hammer
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A worker operates a heavy hammer, as used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.ART23106
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A 3500 ton hydraulic press
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
This 3500 ton hydraulic press was used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation for the pressing of aircraft parts.ART23107
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At the naval dockyard, Williamstown
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Dock workers with a background of cranes and scaffolding.ART23113
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Australian Forresters, Scotland
Art
Maker: Colahan, Colin
A group of four members of the Australian forestry unit manually saw the felled wood into smaller pieces for transport. Two men saw the wood while one holds the log in place and the other is lining up...ART25524
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Australian motor repair shop, Morbecque
Art
Depicts the interior of an Australian motor repair workshop, with mechanics working on engines, at Morbecque, near Picarde in northern France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist t...ART02320
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Australian Pattern 1915 Leather Equipment tool pouch
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Harness Factory
Brown leather tool pouch with extended side sections that fold into the upper body of the pouch, and a flap closing with a broad leather tab and brass post. Two leather keepers are sewn to the back to...REL43195
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Australian Pattern 1915 Leather Equipment tool pouch
Heraldry
Maker: C Anderson & Co Ltd
Brown leather tool pouch with extended side sections that fold into the upper body of the pouch, and a flap closing with a broad leather tab and brass post. Two leather keepers are sewn to the back to...REL43196
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Beat the swords into ploughshares
Art
Maker: Vouchetich, Evgeny
This dramatic sculpture portrays a heroic nude lunging forward as he raises a mallet to strike a sword, transforming an implement of war into an implement of peace. The figure's youthful, muscular bod...ART41005
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Beaufighter centre and outer wings
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Mechanics working on the centre and outer wings of Beaufighter aircraft at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops. Parts are being painted prior to transportation to the assembly plant.ART23115
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Beaufighter centre wing leaving the spray booth
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A centre wing section is being pushed from the spray booth, ready for despatch from the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops.ART25928
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Beaufighter outer wing on the jig
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
An aircraft worker rivetting on the outer wing at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops.ART23117
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Beaufighters on the assembly floor
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
This work shows the construction of Beaufighter aircraft at Fishermen's Bend, Victoria. The aircraft are surrounded by men, who are busy at work.ART23146
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Blacksmith forges with Caisson section of dock wall in construction
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Construction of a dock wall at Sydney Graving Dock. Men stand and work in the sheds below. A caisson is half-way along the wall, partly engulfed by black smoke. McClintock's focus on the immensity...ART30268.009
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Bridge carpenters, service warf, graving dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Five bridge carpenters working on a service warf for a graving dock.ART30268.025
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Building small naval craft, Garden Island
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Small naval craft are being built at the Captain Cook dockyards, Sydney. One boat is mounted on wooden blocks for construction, while another is docked along the wharf, with smoking billowing from th...ART26027
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Bush Mill in Scotland
Art
Maker: Colahan, Colin
A figure stands in front of a saw mill preparing a log in preparation for rail transport. The 3rd Coy, Australian Forestry Unit based in Canonbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland is situated in close proximity...ART23538
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Capping machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a capping machine, Detonator Section, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong.ART29462
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CCC camp, Fish River
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Men working outdoors at the CCC Camp, Fish River. McClintock utilised a social realist style as a means to facilitate the viewer's appreciation of the co-operation between workers.ART30265
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CCC men, Oberon, November 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Six independent figures generally walking and carrying building equipment such as poles and wheelbarrows.ART30268.015
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Cement workers graving dock construction, October 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Three workers guide a cement structure, attached to a crane, at Sydney Graving Dock. Other cement workers stand in surrounding areas of concentrated construction. In the background more cement work...ART30268.013
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Cement workers, Sydney graving dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Four cement workers at Sydney graving dock carrying out heavy manual work working using equipment such as shovels. Cranes and ladders and building structures fill the background. McClintock's focus on...ART30256
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Changing engines, Nowra
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Shows unidentified ground crew fitting reconditioned engine to a Beaufort Torpedo bomber, Nowra, New South Wales.ART21082
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Changing evaporation coils, HMAS Westralia
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Engineers and engine room staff changing evaporator coils for fresh water supply in No 5 Hold, HMAS" Westralia". These supply fresh water (rationed) for ship's company and troops, Bougainville.ART21140
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Chargewoman McGillivray soldering (Stasia McGillivray)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Stastia Maud McGillivray soldering a tin in the cartridge bundling section of the Maribyrnong Commonwealth Explosives Factory.ART22605
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Chipping hammer : Leading Seaman Radar Plotter J G Barclay, Royal Australian Navy
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Wooden handled chipping hammer. The wooden handle is offset to the face end of the head. The opposite end is formed into a sharp peen.REL39393
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Civil Construction Corps tradesmen, Herne Bay
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Tradesmen from the Civil Construction Corps working in Herne Bay in Sydney during the Second World War.ART30259
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28 cm SK L/40 Large spanner or key for the Amiens Gun
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Large, heavy steel spanner or key to fit a circular object 16 1/2 inches in diameter, the spanner is marked C 100 [as 10092]. Found at Harbonnieres.RELAWM10095
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38 cm SK L/45 naval gun Bolt and nut : German
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Steel nut souvenired from a 38 cm S.K. L/45 naval gun captured by 3 Battalion, AIF at Arcy Wood near the village of Chuignes on 23 August 1918. The nut is smooth-shanked for half its length and has an...RELAWM00966.001
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38 cm SK L/45 naval gun Spanner : German
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Steel spanner with straight handle and single spanner head. Hand painted in faded white on one side of the spanner is 'PRESENTED BY TASMANIAN SECTION 5TH AUST. FIELD. AMB. TO A.W.M.' Stamped into the ...RELAWM00967
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Concrete gang, graving dock construction, July 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Four men working working to construct a graving dock in Sydney. They are performing tasks such as hammering, directing heavy loads, and shoveling. McClintock utilises social realism as a means to fa...ART30268.003
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Concrete workers, graving dock, August 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Several concrete workers shoveling, drilling and directing the movement of concrete slabs in front of buildings and other construction at Sydney Graving Dock. McClintock's focus on the immensity of t...ART30268.004
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Concrete workers, graving dock, August 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Construction of the Sydney Graving Dock, showing a landscape of cranes and electric gantry. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures demonstrates the scale of the project being underta...ART30268.005
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Concrete workers, Sydney graving dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Scene at a graving dock in Sydney. There are two workers in the foreground guiding the lifting of a cement block. Other workers perform tasks such as concrete drilling and the two levels above. McClin...ART30255
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Consolidated B-24J Liberator bomber tool box : 21 Squadron RAAF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Empty consolidated B-24J Liberator bomber tool box. The box is a rectangular shape with a separate hinged lid. The panels of the box are thin plywood and have been joined together along the edges by m...REL41172
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Container production Room (Cartridge Bundling Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of machinery in Container Production Room, Cartridge Bundling Section, government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22602
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Cordite sheeting machine
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
In 1940 Emerson Curtis visited the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, at Maribyrnong, Melbourne. He described the works as '...five to six hundred separate buildings, each designed for some special purp...ART23072
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Corp Troops 'K' column, mechanical workshop, Morbecque
Art
Depicts a soldiers seated, working on a machine engine, while another leans up against a piece of machinery and observes the other soldier working in the mecahinical workshop at Morbecque, France. Wil...ART02366
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Crushing stone, Cecil Plains Runway, Queensland
Art
Maker: Wood, C Dudley
The image is of men using heavy machinery to crush stone for use on the airfield at Cecil Plains Runway in Queensland.ART29213
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Der Deutsche Schmied (The German smithy)
Art
Maker: Oppenheim, Louis K Preuss, Kommandantur von Berlin Weylandt
German First World War poster advertising a patriotic play, 'The German Blacksmith', depicting a blacksmith with a hammer about to strike a blow. The text translates as; 'the German Smith, a patriotic...ARTV07318
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Die for cap badge : Victorian Military Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Die for Victorian Military Forces cap badge.REL/05887.154
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish
Art
Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02048
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Early morning scene, CCC camp, Fish River, Oberon
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Scene showing sheds and men during early morning. Trees and building equipment fill the surrounding area.ART30268.017
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Electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Ten girls including an Army inspector. work in this bay, where 9000 detonators are handled in a single operation. Closing and Flattening Bay, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22580
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Engineers digging tunnel
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers are depicted digging a tunnel for signals equipment to protect from bombing at Port Moresby.ART29854
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Engine room HMAS Nepal
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Drawing shows the complex nature of steam pipes, tubes, meters, ladders and controls in the engine room of a destroyer, HMAS "Nepal".ART21851
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Engraving tool from Changi : R C Shelton, 2/9 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Shelton, R C
Hand carved tapered wooden handled tool, with simple round steel pin engraver mounted in the narrower end. The engraving pin has a bevelled cutting edge.REL25173.002
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Enlist...
Art
Maker: Army Headquarters Publicity
A Citizen's Army Force (CMF) poster that states 'Enlist...as a tradesman in the regular army apply to any army establishment or recruitment centre'. The image on the poster is of two large cogs, the ...ARTV09283
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EUROPE. C. 1917. PHOTOGRAPH OF MAJOR R.V. MORSE, DSO, THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN ...
Photograph
EUROPE. C. 1917. PHOTOGRAPH OF MAJOR R.V. MORSE, DSO, THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL MINING AND BORING COMPANY, AIF, SITTING AMONGST SOME OF THE IMPROVISED MACHINERY U...H12767
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Fairey Battle, A.N.A. Workshop, Parafield
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
Aircraft are under construction at the Australian National Airways workshops at Parafield Airport, South Australia. This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to his appointm...ART30197
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Field message book of Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 1915-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cunningham, Alexander Jackson
Field message book relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this field message book, kept between 4 December 1915 and 20 March 1...RCDIG0000921
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Fitters at work on a beaufighter wing
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A sketch of men working on a Beaufighter aircraft at the Beaufighter assembly plant at Fishermans Bend, Victoria.ART23098
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Furnace crane
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A crane lifts forging for the undercarriage of aircraft from the furnace at the National Motor Springs Pty. Ltd., at Alexandria, Sydney.ART25491
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German wirecutters used in an escape attempt from Holzminden Prisoner of War Camp : Private J R Cash, 19 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black painted steel wirecutters. The handles are partly encased in deteriorating black rubber. Part of the manufacturer's name '...TER' is visible beside the rubber.RELAWM01038
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Girl at the electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified women sitting at the electric closing, in the Closing and Flattening Bay, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22585
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Girls at work; cutting, machining, polishing, testing millions of bullets
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Women were employed exclusively in the small arms section of the large Commonwealth Small Arms Factory in Footscray. Emerson Curtis captured this impression from the elevated vantage of a chair on top...ART23069
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Goodell-Pratt 1 inch Micrometer
Technology
Maker: Goodell-Pratt Company
Carboard box containing a Goodell-Pratt number 112, 1 inch micrometer, lock nut spanner and information sheet. The box has a label attached with contents and production information.REL36631
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"Gott in himmel! Those Australian fleas"
Art
Maker: Stone, Alexander
A humorous illustration depicting two Australian tunnelling soldiers, breaking through their tunnel into a German one. A German soldier is relaxing against the wall the Australians are breaking throug...ART03465.002
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Graving dock under construction, showing electric gantry, August 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Construction of the Sydney Graving Dock, showing a landscape of cranes and electric gantry. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demonstrative of the scale of the project being ...ART30268.006
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Grinding aircraft propellor blades
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
A man grinding the blade of an aircraft propellor at the DeHaviland Aircraft Company, Propellor Division, Alexandria, NSW.ART23127
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Hand reeling room (munitions factory)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depict a painting of an unidentified woman with hand reeling equipment, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART29458
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Hand reeling room (munitions factory)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a painting of unidentified women rolling out the cordite in the reeling room at the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART29457
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Hand reeling room (munitions factory)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of unidentified women in Hand Reeling Room, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART29460
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Hand reeling room (munitions factory)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of a group of unidentified women working in Hand Reeling Room, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong.ART29464
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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 Fighter Bomber : Large spark plug removal tool
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal single ended spark plug removal tool. On the shaft is impressed 'FHI 36944/2 36R/I20699 ->'. The end of the shaft shows signs of heavy use and repair using welding equipment. The handle has nume...REL33738
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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 Fighter Bomber : Small spark plug removal tool
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal double ended spark plug removal tool. On the top of the handle is impressed 'FB 191007 ASL'. Both ends and the handle of the tool show signs of heavy use.REL33739
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Head space and timing gauge for Browning .50 machine gun : 36687 Captain J Scales, AATTV
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Head space and timing gauge for Browning .50 calibre machine gun. Comprised of a head space tool and a timing guage joined by a 165mm length of light chain. The head space is a single piece of metal, ...REL36398
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HMS Anson in dock
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton Royal Navy battleship, HMS Anson, in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island, Sydney Harbour.ART23137
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HMS Anson in the Captain Cook dock, Sydney
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton Brtiish battleship HMS Anson in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Sydney Harbour.ART26036
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HMS Duke of York in dry dock
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton battleship of the British Navy, HMS Duke of York, in the Captain Cook graving dock, Garden Island, Sydney.ART23132
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Impression: workers and capping machine
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Civilian women working in the detonator section of the Commonwealth Explosives Factory in Maribyrnong, Victoria. This bay was filled with much colour, one of the most colourful in the factory accordin...ART23542
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Improvised spanner socket for disconnecting Sea King helicopter rotors : HMAS Kanimbla
Technology
Improvised spanner socket consisting of a standard chromed forged steel alloy 2-3/8 inch (60mm) socket with a welded extension to 76mm inner diameter with eight notches. Made to fit over coupling spli...REL30457
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5.5 inch Ordnance BL Field Gun Tool Box
Technology
Olive drab painted wooden box. White paper sticker with "Priority 4" printed in red ink is on side of box. Ends of box are double layered and all corners reinforced with metal bands.REL/12497.002
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5.5 inch Ordnance BL Medium Gun
Technology
5.5 inch Ordnance, breech loading 5.5 inch medium gun. The barrel is mounted on a two wheeled carriage with split trails. The spades on the trail are located on the top of each trail while in the tra...REL/12497.001
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Interior CCC canteen, Oberon, November 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Interior of a canteen at the Civil Construction Corps camp site at Fish River, Oberon.ART30268.020
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I wonder if I did?
Art
Maker: Giles, F Kenwood Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
civilian, bed and bedding; cautionary poster produced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting a man alseep in bed, dreaming he i...ARTV01686
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Journee du Poilu (Soldier's Day)
Art
Maker: Willette, Adolphe Leon French Parliament Devambez Imprimerie
French First World War poster of a woman and soldier embracing, with the caption 'enfin seuls', translated as "finally alone". A dog (a traditional symbol of fidelity) stands on its hind legs looking ...ARTV00063
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Labourer with guy rope, graving dock construction, August 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
A labourer working with a guy rope, with telegraph poles and cranes in the background. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demonstrative of the scale of the project being under...ART30268.008
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Lend strength to Australia!
Art
Maker: Unknown Department of Treasury Unknown
A hand turning a spanner around a nut, which forms the letter 'o' in the word 'loan'. The entire text on the work reads 'Lend strength to Australia! Eleventh Security Loan'.ARTV04463
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Levering rock with crowbar
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian sappers at work on the construction of Bulldog Road at Johnson's Gap, Wau, New Guinea.ART22538
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Linemen erecting power pole in excavation, Sydney graving dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Scene of four men working to erect power lines at Sydney Graving. In the background below a group of work around a crane. The four men in the foreground are exerting a large amount of energy though pu...ART30257
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Linesmen erecting pole, graving dock, August 1943
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Several linesmen working to erect a pole at Sydney Graving Dock. They are attaching ropes to the pole. Cranes as well as other construction occupies the background. McClintock's focus on the immen...ART30268.007
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Ludendorff-Spende fur Kreigsbeschadigte [Give to the Ludendorff Foundation for war invalids]
Art
Maker: Hohlwein, Ludwig Unknown Hollerbaum & Schmidt
First World War German poster depicting a wounded veteran holding a hammer and pincers in his right hand and a crutch in his left. The poster asks people to give to the Ludendorff Fund for the War dis...ARTV06639
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Main concrete mixing plant, Sydney graving dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Foreground depicts two men shoveling cement at Sydney Graving Dock. The main concrete mixing plant occupies the background. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demonstrative o...ART30258
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Mechanical navy and bulldozer at work, Graving Dock
Art
Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Scene showing a bulldozer, workers and other equipment at Sydney graving dock. McClintock's focus on the immensity of the structures surrounding the workers is demonstrative of the scale of the proje...ART30268.001
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Mechanics, 5/7 Battalion (mechanised) Support Group RAR, Dili
Art
Maker: Amor, Rick
Three mechanics from the 5/7 Battalion (mechanised) Support Group RAR working in Dili, East Timor.ART91111
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[Men digging]
Art
Maker: Walker, Ralph
There are two groups of men and all are dressed in shorts and are shirtless. The foreground group has three figures. Two are resting on shovels and the third is bending behind them digging. In the b...ART29096
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Minenwerfer (Trench Mortar) Spanner (Germany)
Technology
Spanner from German trench mortar.REL/00624
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Mobile workshop
Art
Maker: Thake, Eric
No 26 Repair and Salvage Unit; general view of mobile workshop operated by 26 RSU, RAAF.ART90134
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Model fire fighting sand discs : Sergeant A Worsfold, AIF Research Section, Imber Court Experimental Grounds
Technology
Maker: Worsfold, Alexander
Three discs, each made from an inner ring (about 125mm diameter) and an outer ring (about 250mm diameter) of 15mm wide cardboard, the two joined by divisions or spokes of cardboard. One side of the re...REL/01576