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Australian carrier pigeon : Black Chequer Hen 469
Heraldry
Maker: 9 Pigeon Section
Mounted skin of a black chequer hen carrier pigeon. The bird bears an aluminium leg ring stamped '469:D (Broad Arrow) D:44'.RELAWM30784
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Autographed furoshiki (wrapping cloth) carried by Japanese soldier Tsuchiya Akira, South Bougainville, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Synthetic fabric furoshiki, a wrapping cloth used to carry personal items. Cloth is printed in blue, grey, brown, mauve and orange with a map of South East Asia, aeroplane, ship and a printed patrioti...REL/12658
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Browning M1921A1 Heavy Machine Gun : Private Edward Kenna VC, 2/4 Battalion AIF
Technology
Browning M1921A1 water cooled heavy machine gun. This weapon is very rusted and is without a lock. The water jacket has been punctured in several places and parts of the recoiling mechanism are missin...RELAWM24834
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Member of AAMWS, 2/5th AGH [Private Robertson]
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Private Robertson, Australian Army Women's Medical Service [AAMW], 2/5 Australian General Hospital.ART21044
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Member of AWAS, 2 Australian Corps Area (Sergeant Frazer)
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait depicting NF437575 Sergeant Lesley Edith Frazer of the AWAS, 2 Australian Corps Training area, Atherton Tablelands, north Queensland.ART22381
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Military Medal : Private W E Drayton, 2/47 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. The medal, together with a black and white portrait photograph of Drayton, is set into the bottom of a glazed frame containing ...REL/07802
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Naval firefighters
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Gregory, E J
The Flinders Naval Depot staged a mock oil fire to facilitate the artist's accurate rendering of the subject. The artist recalls that they "[lit] a lot of oil and then put it out. It was very kind of ...ART26664
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Nicky (Flying Officer Andrew William Barr)
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Flying Officer Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, DFC (later OBE, Bar to DFC, MC), Royal Australian Air Force, service number 035392 (250774). Painted on his return from an operational flight. The sun was s...ART27514
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Petty Officer W Mortimer
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
Wilfred David Mortimer was just 20 years when he enlisted in the navy in August 1940. He is featured here in khaki summer dress.ART23705
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Pilot Officer Ronald Warfield
Art
Maker: Bowen, Stella
Portrait of Pilot Officer Ronald George Warfield, navigator, 461 Squadron RAAF.ART26278
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Type 89 Grenade Discharger
Technology
Type 89 Grenade Discharger. Constructed of steel in the form of a rifled barrel attached to a pedestal and curved butt plate. The trigger which cocks and fires in one operation protrudes through a len...RELAWM28167.001