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AA Gun Position and Barrage Balloon, Marble Arch, London
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Maker: Norton, Frank
AA Gun Position and Barrage Balloon, Marble Arch, London. Presented under the tax incentives for the arts scheme 1999ART90983
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Adjutant Major White
Art
Maker: Colahan, Colin
Portrait of Adjutant Major White, Adjutant to Squadrons 452, 458, 460.ART26229
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Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin
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Maker: Bowen, Stella
Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin (1882-1954) was a long-serving British naval officer who headed the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at the outbreak of the Second World War. After a long and illustrious career,...ART26262
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After the Zeppelin raids
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Depicts a German family scene, consisting of a mother, holding baby and scolding a small child for disturbing her father. The father, a German officer in uniform, slumps wearily in a chair. The captio...ART02294
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A Happy New Year to our Gallant Soldiers
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Maker: Unknown Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
Depicts British troops marching into the setting sun, in which the year '1915' is printed; around the yellow rays of the sun is the word 'VICTORY'. While the sun represents the closing of the year 191...ARTV00436
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett
Art
Maker: Bowen, Stella
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett, KCB, CB, CBE, DSO, formerly Chief of Australian Air Staff, retired 1941ART26263
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Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley
Art
Maker: Tribe, Barbara
Bronze bust of Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley. Cast in 1986 from plaster made in 1943. Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Service no. 6) was born in Collingwood, Victoria on ...ART40971
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Alone with his God
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Depicts the figure of a bareheaded Kaiser Wilhelm II kneeling at foot of steps before God, who is a larger version of the Emperor himself. Beside the Kaiser incense rises from a bowl containing the re...ART19896
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A native of Woolloomooloo
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a convalescing soldier, with crutches and a broken leg, seated on a park bench with an elderly English civilian dressed in top hat and tails, with his walking stick alongside him. T...ART40956
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An Official Exhibition of Pictures by War Artists...
Art
Maker: The National Gallery
Poster promoting an exhibition in July 1940 of works by War Artists at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government....ARTV02340
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Another call
Art
Maker: Kealey, E V Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A., Ltd.)
British First World War recruitment poster. Prior to 1916, the British government relied on voluntary registration for military service. The Military Service Act was introduced in January 1916 as a me...ARTV04927
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ANZAC flapper
Art
Maker: Unknown
A fired ceramic statue of a girl in a dress wearing an Australian soldiers slouch hat. Her hair is plaited in pigtails with bows that hang down her back. The statue was given to an English girl in L...ART92253
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A reputation befouled
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Maker: Daily News
Depicts the cartoon published in the London 'Daily News', 26 October 1915, commenting on the execution of Edith Cavell, a British nurse accused by the Germans of being a spy. The slumped and bloodied ...ART02419
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Army Exhibition on Oxford Street
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War the British Ministry of Information created exhibitions relating to different aspects of the war including information on the Allied and Commonwealth nations, branches of t...ARTV02278
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Arthur Streeton
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Maker: Lambert, George
During the First World War Arthur Streeton joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and worked as an orderly at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. He was appointed an official war artist in May 1...ART19841
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At the Churchill Club, large and small worlds
Art
Maker: Bowen, Stella
Portrait of Flying Officer Maurice O'Sullivan, RAAF, with a large terrestrial globe, in a room overlooking part of an enclosed garden of the Churchill Club, London. The Churchill Club was established ...ART26269
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At the foot of the shaft of tunnel "Dick", the carpenter's shop
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Maker: Comber, Albert
Two Australian prisoners of war working in the carpentry shop at the foot of the shaft of tunnel 'Dick', at Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luftwasse III) German prisoner of war camp in Sagan (Sagan bei B...ART34781.018
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Aussie and the 'tab'
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of an Australian soldier with a young English woman walking together. To the side an English soldier sitting on a bench with an open book that reads 'A girl would leave an angel for an...ART40937
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Aussies on work of national importance
Art
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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Australia at the Front
Art
Maker: Hardy, Norman H.
Drawing for the cover design of 'Australia at the front: A colonial view of the Boer War', a book by Frank Wilkinson, London, 1901. Hardy based his illustrations for the book on sketches and photograp...ART19669.001
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Australia at the Front
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Maker: Hardy, Norman H.
Drawing for the cover design of 'Australia at the front: A colonial view of the Boer War', a book by Frank Wilkinson, London, 1901. Hardy based his illustrations for the book on sketches and photograp...ART19669.002
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Australian Light Horse saluting the King at Buckingham Palace
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Maker: Coates, George
Depicts the Australian Light Horse saluting King George V at Buckingham Palace in London. George Coates (1869-1930) studied painting under L. Bernard Hall between 1895-96 acquiring both respect for th...ART12210
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Back in "Dear Old London"
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Maker: Vasco, Louis
Depicts a self portrait caricature in hospital pyjamas and walking stick in the grounds of Maudsley Hospital. Vasco appears to also be wearing a red silk tie, which according to articles about him was...ART19752.001
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Back them up!: A raid by "Hudsons" of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, in which eleven ships were hit
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Maker: Turner, Charles Edward H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British poster depicting a raid by Hudsons of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, in which eleven ships were hit. A Lockheed Hudson aircraft dominates the upper picture plane;...ARTV03909
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Back them up! Heavy Stirling bombers raid the Nazi Baltic part of Lübeck and leave the docks ablaze
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Maker: Nockolds, Roy Ministry of Information Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British poster depicting an air raid on the German port of Lübeck, showing fires and damage to the docks area and appealing to the public for support. The subtitle is 'Heavy Stirling bombers raid the ...ARTV02297
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Back them up!: R.A.F. day raiders over Berlin's official quarter
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. Jobson, Patrick A H.M. Stationery Office
RAF day raiders over Berlin's official quarters. Several RAF de Havilland Mosquito aircraft are seen flying over Berlin.ARTV03911
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Back them up!: The bombing in daylight of the power station at Knapsack, Germany, by the Royal Air Force
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Maker: Gardner, James H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British poster depicting the bombing in daylight of the power station at Knapsack, Germany, by the Royal Air Force. A RAF twin-engined Bristol Blenheim is seen leaving the scene.ARTV03906
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Back them up!: The R.A.F.'s intensive bombing of Germany's war industries continues
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Maker: Nockolds, Roy H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British poster depicting the RAF'S intensive bombing of Germany's industries. The subtitle is 'The RAF's intensive bombing of Germany's war industries continues'. Two Lancaster bombers are seen flying...ARTV03910
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Back them up!: The R.A.F.'s intensive bombing of Germany's war industries continues
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Maker: Nockolds, Roy
British poster depicting the RAF'S intensive bombing of Germany's industries. The subtitle is 'The RAF's intensive bombing of Germany's war industries continues'. Two Avro Lancaster bombers are seen f...ARTV02303
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Balloon view of the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth
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Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Depicts a view of the 3rd General Hospital at Wandsworth, South-West London, from a balloon. The hospital is a large permanent building, surrounded by temporary pavilion wards laid out in Nightingale ...ART19782
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Battle of Germany: join an air crew
Art
Maker: Holmes H.M. Stationery Office
This British war poster depicts RAF Halifaxes flying over a fire from a bomb-damaged German tower.ARTV07256
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Behind St Paul's, London
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Typical London street and scene of recent bombings, in the centre is a sand-bagged police call-box - to left protected shop fronts and screened traffic lights - kerbings, edges of bags and other obsta...ART90986
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Bombed building in the Blitz
Art
Maker: Bayliss, Clifford
A building in London that was destroyed during the London Blitz is depicted. This was a common sight during the Second World War Blitz – a defining time for the English population, especially Londoner...ART93186
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Bombed theatre in the Blitz
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Maker: Bayliss, Clifford
A theatre building in London that was destroyed during the London Blitz is depicted. This was a common sight during the Second World War Blitz - a defining time for the English population, especially ...ART93185
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Boys from South East London gathering sticks in Cookham
Art
Maker: Gabain, Ethel
These London boys find a new and healthy way of life in the country, which is in itself an education. Most of them continue to have full-time schooling and, being boys, the country is not dull for the...ART29714
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Brigadier General Clement Smith
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Maker: Quinn, James Peter Quinn, James Peter
James Quinn, former official war artist, was commissioned to paint the portrait of Brigadier General Clement Leslie Smith VC MC. This continued on from a series of portraits in 1918 and 1919 that ackn...ART03353
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Brigadier General Gordon Bennett
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Maker: Quinn, James Peter
Official war artist James Quinn was instructed to paint the portrait of Brigadier General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO, who was mentioned in despatches eight times. A member of the Citizen Mili...ART03343
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Brigadier General Harold Grimwade
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General Harold William Grimwade, CB, CMG, MID (x4), General Commanding Artillery Australian Corps; Western Front, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 3r...ART02992
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Brigadier General Iven Giffard MacKay
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General (later Major General Sir) Iven Giffard Mackay, CMG, DSO, MID (x4), Commanding, 1st Infantry Brigade, Western Front, (later North Africa) 1st Australian Imperial Force,...ART02990
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Brigadier General James Robertson
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General James Campbell Robertson, CB, CMG, DSO, MID (x7), Commanding 6 Brigade AIF; Belgium, Western Front, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 9th Battalion, 12th Brigade.ART02991
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Brigadier General Sydney Herring
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General Sydney Charles Edgar Herring CMG, DSO, VD, Commanding Officer of the 13th Infantry Brigade.ART02993
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Brigadier General Thomas Dodds
Art
Maker: Quinn, James Peter
Official war artist James Quinn was instructed to paint the portrait of Brigadier General Thomas Henry Dodds CMG CVO DSO, as part of an ongoing series of portraits that acknowledged senior military le...ART03344
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Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths
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Maker: Coates, George
Depicts a portrait of Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths, CMG, DSO, a regular soldier and administrative specialist, Griffith was Secretary to the Australian Military Board at the outbreak of the war ...ART00197
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Brigadier-General Walter Coxen
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Brigadier General Walter Adams Coxen, CB, CMG, DSO, MID (x4), General Commanding Royal Art. Aust. Corps; Western Front 1st Australian Imperial Force, Australian Siege Brigade, 1st Divisi...ART02989
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Brigadier Murray Moten
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Brigadier Murray John Moten, CBE, DSO and Bar, was in command of a Citizen Military Force unit at the outbreak of war and was second to command the 2/27th Australian Infantry Battal...ART26668
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Brothers in arms
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture depicting an Australian and a British (Scottish) soldier marching together. The Scottish soldier wears a kilt and is playing the bagpipes. The Australian soldier has a rifle over his s...ART40947
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Burton Court, Chelsea
Art
Maker: Meeson, Dora
Depicts severly damaged buildings, a block of flats, at Burton Court in Chelsea, London in 1941. Despite being recommended by Arthur Streeton as an official war artist for the First World War, Meeson ...ART26915
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Cambrai
Art
Maker: Brangwyn, Frank
Depicts soldiers standing before burning buildings in the city of Cambrai. This work by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) is one of a series of 6 lithographs showing sites where Canadian soldiers had fought,...ART19834
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Canadians entering Cambrai
Art
Maker: Brangwyn, Frank
Depicts Canadian soldiers advancing through the ruins of buildings in the city of Cambrai. This work by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) is one of a series of 6 lithographs showing sites where Canadian sold...ART19833
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Captain Henry Showers
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Royal Australian Navy; Commodore Henry Arthur Showers, CBE, RAN; member of Australian Victory Contingent, 1946ART26667
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Cenotaph, Whitehall
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the war memorial known as The Cenotaph in London's Whitehall with a crowd of people around it. The Cenotaph was first prepared as a temporary wood and plaster structure for use as a saluting ...ART02520
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Colonel Frederick Maguire
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Colonel Frederick Arthur Maguire, DSO, Assistant Director Medical Services, German, Western Front, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), 9th Field Ambulance, 3rd Au...ART02995
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Colonel Graham Butler
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Colonel A Graham Butler, DSO, AAMC, Commanding 3 AGH, later also author of Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services 1914-1918, Western Front 1st Australian Imperial Force...ART02994
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Come along boys and join the Army: duty calls: come now: our cheery lads need your help
Art
Maker: Unknown Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Haycock-Cadle, Co
This British First World War poster, published by the Publicity Department is designed to encourage men to join the army and assist other British soldiers. The image on the poster is centrally positio...ARTV04928
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Compensation (back at the waggon lines)
Art
Depicts a young Australian soldier with his horse talking to young French woman near waggon lines. In the background are other horses and waggons. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war arti...ART02274.005
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Concert by Miss Hullah
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Maker: Streeton, Arthur
A coloured handbill advertising a concert at the 3rd General Hospital, on Tuesday 20th August (probably should be July), given by the entertainer 'Miss Hullah'. The image is of three poppies, one red ...ART50161
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[Concert by Miss Hullah, Old Recreation Room]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
This is a small poster giving details of a performance at Wandsworth Hospital with an image of a dancer in the centre. Streeton worked as an orderly at Wandsworth Hospital for two years between 1915-1...ART90404
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[Concert by Mr W Dellah]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
This is a small poster giving details of a performance at Wandsworth Hospital with two decorative images of dancers. Streeton worked as an orderly at Wandsworth Hospital for two years between 1915-191...ART90403
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[Concert poster]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
This is a small poster giving details of a performance at Wandsworth Hospital with an image of an urn with a plant coming out which appears to have a shield with crown and serpent entwined in the foli...ART90402
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Conduit Street
Art
Maker: Meeson, Dora
Depicts a number of wrecked buildings in Conduit Street in London after an air raid during the Second World War. Despite being recommended by Arthur Streeton as an official war artist for the First Wo...ART26913
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Control Position, AA Battery, London
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Control Position, AA Battery, London. Presented under tax incentives for the arts scheme in 1999.ART90985
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Corner of Bond and Bruton Streets
Art
Maker: Meeson, Dora
View of wrecked buildings on the corner of Bond and Bruton Streets in the West End after an air raid. Despite being recommended by Arthur Streeton as an official war artist for the First World War, Me...ART26910
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Dans des faubourgs de Londres (In the suburbs of London)
Art
Maker: Forain, Jean-Louis
A body of a girl lies among the smoking ruins of a bombed house. London was bombed many times. Coutin 1987 (48D). This work was published in 'L'Opinion, 23 October 1915, pp. 328-9 (48A). There is a dr...ART50147
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Defence of Mafeking
Art
Maker: Sutherland, A. Unknown G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd
The production of battle prints combined advances in colours printing with the heroic exploits of the British Army, to produce posters that were popular and widely purchased by the general public. Thi...ARTV04065
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Australian Red Cross Field Force, John Fleming
Art
Maker: Bowen, Stella
Portrait of John Gerald Fleming, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Red Cross Field Force.ART26280
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Digger gets the 'time' of his life
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A Digger stands swinging a fob watch in front of a German soldier. The German soldier stands cowering as though hypnotised, with his knees bent, mouth open and arms in the air. In the foreground are a...ART40955
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Digger scores
Art
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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Digger's salute
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
The artist captures the Australian soldier's characteristic irreverance for rank and authority in this paper statue of an Australian soldier and a British officer. Despite passing the officer, the sol...ART40954
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'Digger' you tink you vas going to the dressing station
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
An Australian soldier leads a crying German prisoner of war over to a puddle of water. He seems about to push him in. Gladys Blaiberg didn't work at the Australian Forces canteen until 1917. While it...ART40957
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Dinkum diggers' doleful dials depict disgusted disappointment after walking 5 kilos
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A group of five Australian soldiers have walked five kilometres in blizzard like conditions, only to arrive at their destination - a tavern - to be prohibited from finding respite there. The artist ma...ART40959
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Don't do it, Mother
Art
Maker: Unknown Ministry of Health J Weiner Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Health warning parents to keep their children in the 'safe areas'. During the Blitz, many city children were evacuated to the country, away fr...ARTV01306
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Don't do it, Mother
Art
Maker: Unknown Ministry of Health J Weiner Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Health warning parents to keep their children in the 'safe areas'. During the Blitz, many city children were evacuated to the country, away fr...ARTV03711
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Drawing book [pencil and watercolour sketches; 14 drawings in sketchbook of 45 loose sheets containing 50 drawings and artist's notes]
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
A sketchbook containing 50 pages of drawings of figures, horses, Abbassia landscape, and studies for `Anzac the landing 1915' 1920-22, `The charge of the Australian Light horse at Beersheeba, 31 Octob...ART11391
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Druce's Store, Baker St
Art
Maker: Meeson, Dora
A lone man walks past a row of damaged and destroyed buildings in Baker Street, London, following an air raid. Note the milk bottle on the doorstep at centre and the airship in the sky. Despite being ...ART26909
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Dugouts near Villers Bretonneux
Art
Maker: Longstaff, Will
Depicts a group of Australian soldiers, and one American soldier, standing in front of dugouts near Villers Bretonneux in France, during the First World War. This painting was previously titled 'Group...ART03024
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Emprunt de la Libèration, On les a, souscrivez à la London County & Westminster Bank (Paris) Ltd [Liberation loan, we have them, subscribe at teh London County and Westminster Bank (Paris) Ltd]
Art
Maker: Bouisset, Firmin PARIS : LONDON COUNTY & WESTMINSTER BANK (PARIS), [N.D.] (PARIS : IMPRIMERIE DE VAUGIRARD)
A French soldier waves his helmet in his right hand and holds his rifle in his left. By his side, stands a Scottish Regiment soldier holding a hand-grenade in his right hand while a British soldier ta...ARTV07460
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Episodes in the life of a stupid fellow; Take a pride in your cycle and enjoy riding; verso: on field or road obey the code; They must obey their rules, you must obey the highway code
Art
Maker: Cusden, Leonard Goold, R Mendoza, Montague Philip Wilson, Radcliffe
Four separate images on recto and verso of the sheet. Recto: left image: 'Episodes in the life of a stupid fellow; Stealing rides is unsporting and dangerous' depicts a boy walking with crutches who h...ARTV02109
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Evacuees in a cottage at Cookham
Art
Maker: Gabain, Ethel
Mrs Norris of Cookham, with five of her war family of seven children from London who had by 1941 been with her for sixteen months. Mrs Norris is the ideal foster-parent, and there are very many other ...ART29713
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Ex-prisoner of war (Corporal Wickson)
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
Portrait depicting Corporal Wickson, recovered prisoner of war, 2 AIF.ART26296
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Field Marshal Birdwood
Art
Maker: Tribe, Barbara
Bronze bust of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood.ART27652
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First convoy at sea
Art
Maker: Bryant, Charles
Painting of a convoy of thirty-eight troop ships, escorted by four naval ships, with the British cruiser HMS 'Minotaur' in foreground leading the convoy. This ship is followed by SS 'Orvieto' carrying...ART00190
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Flight Lieutenant Charles Leister
Art
Maker: Tribe, Barbara
Bronze bust of Flight Lieutenant Charles Leister (Service no. 420472). Leister was born at Bondi, NSW on 7 September 1909. He enrolled with the RAAF on 8 November 1941 training as a Navigator, befor...ART40972
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Flight Lieutenant David McCormack
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Maker: Hawkins, Sheila
Unfinished portrait of Squadron Leader David William McCormack (400232), DFC, No. 273 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. During the Second World War, Sheila Hawkins worked in the Public Relations ...ART35184
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Folded cover sheet for 'Children in war-time: five lithographs'
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Maker: Gabain, Ethel
Folded cover sheet for a set of five lithographs entitled 'Children in war-time', issued by the London Ministry of Information, through His Majesty's Stationery Office. The set includes 'The evacuatio...ART92164
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Furniture store after fire - Stepney; verso: Not titled [study of female nude]
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Maker: Meeson, Dora
This sketch shows the burnt out and destroyed interior at the furniture store, Druce's, in Baker Street, London. Fragments of furniture are piled on top of each other. Verso: incomplete study of a fe...ART26906
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Furniture store in Stepney
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Maker: Meeson, Dora
This watercolour records the destruction of a London building, a furniture store in Stepney, after being bombed during the Blitz. While the iron beam structure remains intact, the ground is littered...ART26908
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Gathering fuel, Delville Wood
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Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, gathering and carrying firewood from the broken and war damaged remains of Delville Wood during the winter, December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian ...ART02281.001
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General Monash saluting the Cenotaph
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Maker: Coates, George
Depicts General Sir John Monash saluting the Cenotaph. Sir John Monash (1865-1931) was a soldier, engineer and administrator, was born on 27 June 1865 in West Melbourne. From 1 June 1913 he was appoi...ART12209
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General Sir Cyril Brudenell White
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Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Major General Sir (later Lieutenant General) Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, KCMG, KCVO, DSO (later KCB), General Staff 5th Army; Western Front 1st Australian Imperial Force, British 5th ...ART02985
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General Sir William Birdwood
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Maker: Quinn, James Peter Quinn, James Peter
Major General Sir (later Field Marshal Lord) William Riddell Birdwood (of ANZAC, Bt), GCB, GCMG, CIE, DSO, was selected from the Indian Army 1914 to command the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ...ART03338
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German pathos
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Depicts a forlorn looking Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing formal attire and a hat, crying and clasping hands with a hairy, two horned beast. The cartoon was published in the 'Daily Sketch', London, 10 Apri...ART02241
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'Gladys' is these bairns mother
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper statue of the artist with miniature versions of the "Somme hero", the "Dinkum digger" and the "Flapper's idol", all characters from Blaiberg's various paper sculptures. The caption makes clever ...ART40938
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Ground staff (Flight Sergeant Oswald 'Ossie' Ferguson)
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
Portrait of Flight Sergeant Oswald 'Ossie' Ferguson, ground staff, No 10 Squadron, RAAF. The young man from Goulburn smiles confidently and self-assuredly at the viewer, his tinsnips nonchalantly held...ART22312
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Halifax the bomb Aimer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A bomb aimer in the nose of a Halifax bomber.ART22961
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
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Maker: Quinn, James Peter
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort, (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother), wearing a diamond tiara, pearl necklace, evening dress and holding a fan, badges of orders are on her left shoulde...ART12595
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
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Maker: Dargie, William
An equestrian portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in uniform of the Welsh Guards. The background is Horse Parade Ground and headquarters, London, 1965. Queen Elizabeth rode this horse, Imperial, d...ART27561
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His action station: saving is everybody's war job
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Maker: Eckersley, Thomas H.M. Stationery Office Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
This is a British poster depicting a rear-gunner in a Halifax bomber. A Halifax is seen flying at left. Added to the slogan 'Saving is everybody's war job' are the words 'Post Office Savings Bank'.ARTV04986
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His English bride
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Miniature paper statue of Australian soldier with English bride.ART40963
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HMVS "Cerberus"
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Maker: Trimbault, H J Engineering
A wood engraving published in 'Engineering' in 1868 of one of the designs for the 'Cerberus'. The HMVS Cerberus was built by Mr Palmer from the designs of Mr E J Reed the Chief Constructor of the Nav...ART19856
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Home comforts in the tunnels, Hill 60
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Depicts members of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Tunnelling Company showing two men sitting in dug out in a tunnel, furnished with camp beds and boxes for tables and seats. The dug...ART02280.013