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Jacqui the mail girl, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Jacqui the mail girl sorting and weighing boxes of mail in Kuwait. A set of scales can be seen in the background. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92411
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"Macka" sleeping in tent, Diego Garcia
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a young man asleep on his bed in the communal tent at Diego Garcia. Peter Churcher recalled, "This is one of the men's corners in a communal tent in Diego Garcia. The young man is a mechanic...ART91760
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Pay day, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Soldier wearing a singlet receiving his pay over a table from a woman wearing glasses. Peter Churcher recalled, "Soldier sitting with one of the girls who organises and gives out cash for the troops".ART92407
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recto: Seated local figure; arabic script at top of page; verso: Local woman wearing a headscarf standing in the street
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
8th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Recto: Barefooted, seated local figure in left profile; arabic script at the top of the page; verso: Viewed ...ART91791.008
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Stoker Emma Conway: the engine room, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Female stoker in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "Emma was the only female who voluntarily worked as a stoker. The engine room is an environment that does not normally suit women or people o...ART91771
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Street scene with seated woman and road hat (right side of image); veso: Right profile portrait of US marine
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
35th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Street scene with Muslim woman seated on the pavement, leaning against a building, wearing a shawl over her ...ART91791.035
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The bridge, HMAS Adelaide
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Female officer in training for steering the ship HMAS Adelaide. Several merchant vessels surround the ship. Peter Churcher recalled, "I spent one day on the Adelaide. In the morning I painted the smal...ART91757