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A game of quoits at Tincourt
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This painting depicts an encampment and five men involved in a game of quoits at Tincourt, France.ART03387
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A guest
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Depicts three men seated in a room, talking and resting. A wine bottle and two cups can be seen on the floor in front on them. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the fron...ART02380
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ANZAC bathing scene
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Maker: Nolan, Sidney
ANZAC bathing scene, Gallipoli. When the soldiers at Gallipoli were able to get a moment away from the trenches they would often let off steam by playing games, letting them forget for a few moments t...ART91285
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Applications for leave to "Aussie" knocked back
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Maker: Ivers, T H
Cartoon sketch depicting Australian Diggers walking eagerly into the "Orderly Room" on left hand side seeking leave to Australia, while walking out disappointed and dejected on the right hand side. T...ART94726
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Aussies on work of national importance
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a crowd of Australian soldiers playing two-up (a gambling game using two coins).ART40966
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Back at the waggon lines comparing souvenirs
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Depicts four soldiers standing around looking at their souvenirs collected during the war, including bayonets and a small gun. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the fron...ART02220
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Canteen: some story: army canteen behind the lines in France
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Maker: Power, H Septimus
A group of soldiers sitting in an army canteen listening to a story told by a soldier just returned from leave in England, referred to as 'Blighty'. The central figure telling the story is in full uni...ART03337
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Cinema queue
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts men from the Camp queuing outside the cinema at night, at the YMCA huts at the Etaples Army Base Camp. Iso Rae (1860-1940) was one of only two Australian women artists who were able to depict...ART19600
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Der Deutsche Schmied (The German smithy)
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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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Digger scores
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Depicts a street scene with an Australian digger on the right, his arm in a sling, throwing quoits onto a board on the street in front of him. He is surrounded by people observing his play. There is a...ART40967
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En Belgique les belges ont faim [In Belguim the Belgians are hungry]
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Maker: Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre L'Alliance Franco-Belge I Lapina
Poster depicting a group of civilians standing next to a billboard that advertises a raffle to raise money for food for the Belgians. The title on the poster is: 'In Belgium the Belgians are hungry', ...ARTV01184
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Enlist in the Sportsmen's Thousand
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Maker: Unknown Sportsmen's Committee, State Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Unknown
Representative of two common recruiting devices used in Australia, a well-known local soldier and a target number of men required for a specially named group. Both themes were combined, too, as in the...ARTV00026
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Entrance to Officers' Mess, Mrs Chisholms' canteen, Kantara 1918
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Maker: Ivers, T H
Depicts the entrance to the Officers Mess at Mrs Chisholms canteen, Kantara, Suez Canal. This expanded to include dormitories and dining-rooms and eventually had the capacity for handling thousand of ...ART02599
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Football game
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts spectators standing around a sports field with football match in progress. The spectators are in uniform; khaki is dominant with a couple of blue uniforms scattered in the crowd. The goal post...ART19595
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Fumeurs de L'arriere economisez le tabac (Home front smokers save tobacco)
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Maker: Menard, Andree Union Francaise
Poster depicting an upturned tin helmet filled with packets of tobacco, cigarettes and matches, text: 'Smokers on the home front economise on tobacco so that our soldiers do not go without', one of a ...ARTV06106
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It is nice in the surf, but what about the men in the trenches?
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Maker: Souter, David Henry Win the War League William Brooks & Co. Ltd
An Australian First World War recruitment poster issued by the Win the War League. It depicts a young man enjoying himself in the surf, but the text printed over the image reminds the target audience ...ARTV00141
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La manille aux tranchees (A game of cards in the trenches) from the series 'Impressions de guerre'
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Maker: Brouet, Auguste
This is a work from the set of etchings entitled 'Impressions de guerre'. Four soldiers wearing great coats and tin helmets gather around a table in a trench; two of them play cards, while the others...ART50269
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Lonely digger
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Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Depicts a soldier of the 5th Division sitting outside a tent in the encampment, smoking a pipe and writing a letter home. A top hat and knapsack hang outside the tent. Albert Henry Fullwood was born ...ART02494
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Making sailors: "duff"
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Maker: Brangwyn, Frank Ministry of Information
Depicts young sailors sitting on stools at the tables in the mess. This work is number 20 from the series of 66 lithographs,'The Great War: Britain's efforts and ideals', published by the British Mini...ART91700
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Men resting at Bussy
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Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Depicts a group of soldiers from the 5th Division in the shade of a tree smoking and playing cards. There are tents and buildings in the background. Albert Henry Fullwood was born in Birmingham, Engla...ART02469