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AAMWS on the [Vessel name censored]; verso: Bashing the spine
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Maker: Warren, Guy
Two members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, and a soldier. Verso: two soldiers lie shirtless on board transport vessel, known as 'bashing the spine', one with his hat over his face.ART94334.021
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A bit of home news
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts soldier sitting on the deck of a small U.S. landing craft reading a paper. The landing craft is parked somewhere along the east New Guinea coast. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the...ART28169.007
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A cigarette for the wounded
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicting wounded men of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion being given a smoke after they had been carried out of sight of the enemy and it was safe to light up. This was after they had been f...ART25031
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A cigarette for the wounded
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Maker: Dargie, William
Soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion stand around a man laying on a stretcher. One is lighthing him a cigarette. Dargie noted, "Around the Spur, and out of sight of the enemy, it is...ART25030
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A cold day; verso: not titled [two figures]
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Three male, unidentified soldiers sit huddled in a group. Each wears a long overcoat, long pants and a slouch hat. Verso: sketch of two male, unidentified artist.ART29147
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After the battle - Waga Waga, Milne Bay
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "A soldier looks at a comrade's grave. Actually, this was one of three graves of prisoners who had been bayoneted by the Japanese. The graves were discovered by the patrol with which t...ART22083
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After the pictures
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
This shows the crowd leaving at the end of the evening. The jeeps and various other vehicles waiting in the car park in 'Buna Square' light their headlights ready to start, when the pedestrians have p...ART21435
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A hot sun; verso: not titled [sketch of a man]
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Four male, unidentified soldiers sit huddled in a group, each with their knees pulled up to their chests. All are wearing broad brimmed hats; verso: sketch of male, unidentified soldier, wearing shor...ART29136
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AIF ex-POWs on leave in Princes Street, Edinburgh
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Australians recently liberated from prisoner of war camps in Germany are seen enjoying civilization again after their repatriation to Great Britain en route to Australia. They are pictured taken in t...ART25725
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Aiyau
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
Depicts an Australian campsite at Aiyau in Yaula, New Guinea. Two soldiers are crouching beside a tent in the foreground, and more tents can be seen behind, with a mountainous backdrop. Sergeant Belc...ART28249
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Alarm! Invasion sighted (theory), Lake Sentani, Dutch New Guinea
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Maker: Green, Douglas Allan
Figures of three soldiers with rifles on duty on the shore near a stand of trees. In a miitary exercise (in theory) they have raised the alarm at the sight of the enemy invading. Donated through t...ART92724
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Albury railway station
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Maker: Drysdale, Russell
Depicts a group of soldiers wearing great-coats outside a darkened 'RTO' sign at the Albury railway station. A dark railway carriage forms the left hand side of the work. In wartime Australia the ra...ART28078
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Alert
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts troops and civilians in Haifa moving towards shelter during an alarm for an air raid. A small newspaper clipping pasted to the front of the drawing reads "Air Raid Alarm in Haifa: An air raid...ART30289
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Allied servicemen around a Merry-goround in a northern town, 1944
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Maker: Crooke, Ray
Depicts a group of service men and women standing around a Merry-go-round at night.ART28605
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Allied troops on beach at Otomata Point
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Maker: Dargie, William
Watercolour sketch of Papuans launching small vessels off the beach, while soldiers sit, or stand on the beach looking on. As Dargie noted, "There was an American listening post here [Otomata Point] ...ART25021
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Ambush
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Maker: Dargie, William
The enemy can set up an ambush too. Unfortunately this is only discovered as a rule when someone walks into it. The enemy set a very strong defence and ambush position just beyond Daumonia. This ambus...ART22256
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Ambush of the enemy at night
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Maker: Dargie, William
A sketch that recalls a patrol by B Coy of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion when they were ambushed by the Japanese and forced to take to the bush, and regain their lines by a long detour. Du...ART23817
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American ack-ack gunners defending Kila Kila Aerodrome
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Maker: Dargie, William
American anti-aircraft gunners manning a Bofors gun on Kila Kila Aerodrome. They soldiers sit in bunkers wearing helmets.ART21319
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A. M. F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A semi abstract composition of six soldiers standing in a group wearing tin helmets and holding rifles.ART28378.019
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A.M.F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Composition of two soldiers from the Australian Military Forces wearing slouch hats, and holding rifles.ART28378.012