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A and D tent in the scrub
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A sketch of an Admission and Discharge reception tent pitched in thick jungle scrub during exercises of 6th Australian Division Medical units.ART21284
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'A and D' tent in the scrub
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An Admission and Discharge tent during an exercise of the 6th Australian Division in New Guinea. Here patients and casualties were interviewed, classified and relieved of their kits and rifles.They we...ART22320
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Aftermath
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicting the destruction of the 100-metre huts at Changi Prisoner-of-War Camp which for three long years housed Australian and Allied troops captured by the Japanese. The huts took very little destro...ART24405
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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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Anti-mite precautions
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Troops applying the anti-mite fluid Di Butyl Thallali (DBT), an effective precaution against the bite of the mokka. Infected mokkas were the carriers of Scrub Typhus, a disease that caused many fatal ...ART21288
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Approach to Artillery Ridge
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The approach to Artillery Ridge is one that gives defenders maxiumum assistance in the form of a narrow ridge and steep slopes with little cover. The approach was made under a mortar and artillery bar...ART22655
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Army Workshop
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An electrical and mechanical workshop of 12 Australian Army Troops Company. The central figure is QX41927 Sapper Edward "Shorty" Kellow, shown welding, assisting him is Q153295 Sapper Roy Edward Emery...ART22210
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As the tree falls
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
This is not a particular wayside grave but is like many others that were seen. There would usually be a simple fence, a cross made from split bamboo or wood, and an inscription punched by mail on a sq...ART22487
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Attack on 'Pearl Ridge'
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Drawn from Artillery Ridge during the action. Pearl Ridge is on the skyline and from there it is possible to see the other side of Bougainville island. Air bombing and strafing were followed by artill...ART21452
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At the pictures
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A scene on board SS Duntroon during the voyage to Singapore taking personnel of 2 Australian Prisoner-of-War Reception Group to repatriate liberated Australian prisoners-of-war.ART24403
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2/13 Australian General Hospital at Johor Bahru
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The hospital occupied by 2/13th Australian General Hospital at Tampoi, Johor Bahru.ART24416
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Bangkok Canal
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Many of the Australian and Allied prisoners-of-war who were sent by the Japanese to work on the Thailand-Burma Railway, passed through Bangkok. After the Japanese surrender, those still in the area sp...ART24419
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Between tent rows
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A characteristic scene in local camps. Australian tents are supported by rough posts to which cross pieces have been tied. The tents are attached to this frame work instead of to pegs in the ground, a...ART21446
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Bootmaker
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The bootmaker at work at his bench is surrounded with the implements of his trade, and boots in all stages of repair and disrepair. The horseshoes for the heels are on the sloping piece of board on th...ART22863
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Bougainville battlefield
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Showing the desolation of Artillery Ridge, which was captured by 9th Australian Infantry Battalion. A track has been cut around the side of the ridge by the Pioneers to avoid the steep climb over the ...ART22656
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Bren Gunner (Sergeant Reginald Rattey) VC
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A portrait of Sergeant Reginald Roy Rattey VC, NX102964, A Company, 25th Battalion Australian Military Force holding a Bren gun. Corporal Rattey was an exceptional rather than a typical member of the ...ART22486
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Captain Hugh F. McCay
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Captain Hugh Finlay McCay (V354615), of the Volunteers Defence Corps. Done by the artist as a study for his painting ‘Recruits for mounted sub-units, Volunteer Defence Corps’ART22651
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Captured Japanese 150mm Howitzer
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Drawn on the day after capture when the site was comparatively undisturbed. This gun had been responsible for a certain amount of shelling during weeks previous to its capture. The gun had obviously b...ART21455
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Car park, Main Street, Atherton
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
View from a verandah of a Barrett's Railway Hotel on the main street of Atherton. The street is lined with military vehicles, the post office on the right is surrounded by anti-blast barricades and t...ART23872
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Carpenter's Shop
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
From the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 until 1953 Stonnington house and grounds were used by the Australian Red Cross Society as a convalescent hospital. Depicts the carpenter's workshop at...ART22335
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Chinese [labourer] from Malaya
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born labourer from Malaya. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into labour gangs for shi...ART24415
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Chinese [labourer] from Malaya
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born labourer from Malaya. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into labour gangs for shi...ART24414
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Chinese [labourer] from Malaya
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born Malay labourer. The subject was one of many natives from Malaya whom the Japanese forced into labour gangs for shipment to territories under Japanese occupation.ART24409
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Chinese [labourer] from Muar Malay
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born Malay labourer from the Muar River area. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into ...ART24412
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Chinese [labourer] from Muar Malay
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of a Chinese-born Malay labourer from the Muar River area. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into ...ART24411
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Chiropodist
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
At the end of a day's march the Chiropodist is a busy man, when he has to attend to many minor complaints such as blisters and abrasions. He also does massage where necessary. His work is frequently d...ART22296
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Chores by Lake Kathleen
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Situated just off the Perimeter Raod, this lake was the scene of much of the early fighting in Bougainville. It is typical of such lakes with their vivid greens and deep blues. The large tree on the r...ART23576
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Commando weaving
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A portrait of Private Paul Leonard (Peter) Friemel (VX76296), of 2/5th Australian Independent Company, weaving in the occupational therapy department of 115 Australian General Hospital. Private Frieme...ART22318
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Corporal Charles Rowe
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Corporal Charles William Rowe (V367531), 11 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. Done by the artist as a study for his painting ‘Recruits for mounted sub-units, Volunteer Defence Corps’.ART21405
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Corporal William (old Bill) Green
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Corporal William Lindsay 'Old Bill' Green (VX4357). Corporal Green provided service overseas in both wars; he was a Pack store Corporal, 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. He saw action in th...ART21283
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Day Room
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts Ward West 1, 115 Australian General Hospital. Sketched on visitor's day. Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital commenced on 13 March 1941, and was known as the 115th Heidelberg Military Hospital. T...ART23517
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Death at Slaters Knoll
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A reconstruction of the fanatical Japanese charge seen from the left flank of Slater's Knoll. The largest force attack the centre of the position, but this was the scene of bitter fighting. It was ear...ART23577
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Defeat, Singapore
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Infantryman, his gun emptied of ammunition, looks over his shoulder at a burning building in the background - the Fall of Singapore, February 1942. The surrender of Singapore was one of the largest a...ART22927
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Drawing a Batch
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts three soldiers baking bread, and removing the bread from oven. 3 Australian Field Bakery Company, General Details Issuing Depot; Corporal G A Moore, Private R K Brennan, Private C Oakes (all B...ART22291
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Dutch interior, Changi
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Soldiers from the Netherlands East Indies Army were captured by the Japanese on Java and later transferred to Singapore where they were imprisoned in Changi. Completed shortly after the liberation of ...ART23950
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Embarkation at Freddie Beach
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Freddie Beach is between Tsimba Ridge and Soraken peninsula, where the swell is broken by the various islands, coral, and otherwise that can be seen in the distance in the painting. The large island i...ART22489
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Entrance to Headquarters 2 Australian Corps
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The petrol dump at the entrance to Headquarters 2 Australian Corps in Bougainville. At the Headquarters different companies were utilised for providing specialised services, such as medical aid, techn...ART22652
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Ex POWs waiting for transport
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A group of ex POWs are waiting for Transport in Changi, Singapore. Changi was the main prisoner-of-war camp in Singapore where some 14,972 Australians captured at the fall of Singapore were imprison...ART22924
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Ex prisoners-of-war waiting to leave Changi
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Australian troops who had been prisoners-of-war in the hands of the Japanese for three and a half years are shown patiently waiting for transport to take them from Changi prison camp, where they had b...ART24404
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Forward Scout
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Maker: Abbott, Harold Ward, Leslie
Portrait of Private Thomas Hanley, N452848, Forward Scout in 9 Australian Infantry Battalion, his rifle slung across his left shoulder and wearing a green beret. At the time when this portrait was pa...ART24085
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From the centre of Slater's Knoll defences
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The main Japanese attack was made directly on to this front at Slater's Knoll, however only one Japanese soldier penetrated beyond the barbed wire. There was thick foliage in the background.ART21463
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From the Observation Post
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Looking down from an Observation Post onto the many regular activities of a camp. The Officers' Mess is the long building, centre back, with the kitchen at the rear. Two lads are drawing water from a ...ART21456
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Fry's Crossing
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A rainstorm is starting just as the Pioneers are returning from the other side of the River Doiabi, where the artillery, engineers, Australian New Guinea Administration Unit and the Advanced Dressing ...ART21447
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General Blamey Drive, I
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Troops and natives can be seen walking along the drive which makes a sweep through the New Guinea Force Headquarters camp, past offices and messes to rejoin the Butibum Road. It is lined with a rich v...ART21431
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General Blamey Drive, II
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Looking down General Blamey Drive from 'Sanananda Corner' at the New Guinea Force Headquarters in Lae, New Guinea. The four messes on the left are 'Princes' (Officers'), 'Zeigfields' and 'Christies' (...ART21287
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Getting the 3-tonner ashore at Toko
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Whilst the Australian Landing Craft were invaluable for conveying personnel and equipment in this area, the heavy surf often created a great deal of trouble. In this case the vehicle, a 3-ton truck, s...ART21460
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Giants' Combat
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Two giant banyan trees, a species of 'strangler' fig tree, are locked together in an epic struggle. Such trees were common in the Bougainville area, and often had huge trunks of extremely complex stru...ART21454
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"Guinea Gold" on the press
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The four-page printed newspaper 'Guinea Gold' was published daily, seven days a week with an American edition of 40,000 and an Australian of 20,000. It was first published on 19 November 1942 with 6,7...ART22884
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'Guinea Gold' print shop
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A linotype machine, operated by Private Sidney Francis Hughes (QX50863) is seen in the back. In the foreground is compositer Private V Henderson (N251189 ), working on the composing stone, while the o...ART21429
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Hanging out the washing
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A scene of everyday camp life. A 'batman' hangs out his officer's washing and someone else is cleaning his teeth. A bucket, dish, and washing board are at the base of a palm. The tents are a pale gree...ART21443
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Haunted House
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The Haunted House, Headquarters 8th Australian Division, Johor BahruART24417
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H-5 hours
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The time at which the advance was to commence in an exercise by troops of the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade. The section in the foreground consists of riflemen, plus one Bren and two Owen gunners. ...ART22294
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Inside Officers' Mess
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Inside the Officers' Mess in Atherton, Queensland.ART21412
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Interior of chapel
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Looking across the transept during a church parade. The chancel is on the left. The alter is decorated with the cross of St George, only portions of which can be seen. Note the ubiquitous oil drums, t...ART21436
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Jaba River, building a boom
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts a group of sappers preparing to construct a boom across the Jaba River to arrest the force of logs coming downstream that could damage the piers of the bridge. Mt Bagana, an active volcano nic...ART22483
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Japanese shelter - Pearl Ridge
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
One of a group of Japanese shelters below Pearl Ridge on the far side of the hill, pictured on the third day after troops of A and D Companies, 25th Infantry Battalion captured the ridge. The roof and...ART21453
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Jeep
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A three-quarter back study of a Jeep, made mainly to show detail.ART21423
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Jeep Ambulance
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The subject is a Jeep ambulance of the 2/2 Field Ambulance climbing out of a creek bed. Jeeps were adapted for use as ambulances by the addition of a steel frame, which was placed in position after th...ART22295
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Jungle Light Aid Detachment
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
241 Light Aid Detachment (LAD), attached to 7th Australian Infantry Brigade show the workings of a typical LAD unit . The LAD units were responsible for the repair and maintenance of the regiment's ve...ART21461
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Knock-off time
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
At the staging camp, an old camp site built on the banks of the swift flowing Butibum River. Everyone's first thought at the end of the day is to get into the river as quickly as possible, where cloth...ART21438
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Lance Corporal M Nisbet
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lance Corporal M. Nisbet, Volunteer Defence Corps, No 3 Platoon, B Company, receiving final orders for night patrol. Done by the artist as a study for his painting 'Volunteer Defence Corp...ART21400
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Lecture on 'A' Deck
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Drawn at sea on board SS Duntroon whilst it was conveying 2 Australian Prisoner-of-War Reception Group to Singapore to repatriate ex prisoners-of-warART24401
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Left flank at Slater's Knoll
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A study of the site used for Abbott's painting 'Death at Slater's Knoll'. The marks of the Projector Infantry Tank Attack (PITA) projectiles can be seen on the buttress roots of the big tree.ART21462
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Lieutenant Charles Cullen
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Charles Kitchener Cullen (VX7516), Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), signal officer, 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion. Lt Cullen served in Libya and Greece, was ...ART21419
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Lieutenant Charles H. Johnson
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Charles Hamilton Johnson, Volunteer Defence Corps, receiving final orders as a section leader before taking up a position for attack. Done by the artist as a study for his paint...ART21399
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Lieutenant Commander Leon Goldsworthy
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Lieutenant Commander Leon Verdi Goldsworthy, GC, DSC, GM. A mining engineer from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Goldsworthy's initial attempt to enlist in the navy was thwarted by his small stature. Hi...ART27503
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Lieutenant Stuart Heilbron
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Stuart Heilbrun (QX3723), an Intelligence Officer with 49th Australian Infantry Battalion in New Guinea. Lt Heilbrun later joined 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion after being...ART21420
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Life on Slater's Knoll
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Showing Slater's Knoll a week after the Japanese attack on the morning of 5 April 1945. The front had now been pushed forward and life was quiet again on Slater's Knoll; the 25th Australian Infantry B...ART23875
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Maintenancing Matildas, 2
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
One of set of three studies of Armoured Fighting Vehicle fitters doing maintenance work on a Matilda Mark IV tank. A view of a Maltilda Mark IV tank of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment shown with...ART21425
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Maintenancing 'Matildas', 1
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
One of three studies of Armoured Fighting Vehicle fitters doing maintenance work on a Matilda Mark IV tank. A Matilda Mark IV tank of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment is shown, three quarter rear ...ART21424
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Maintenancing 'Matildas', 3
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Front view of one of the Matilda Mark IV tanks of 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment showing the partially removed tracks with one of the bogeys on the nearest track. The crew commander's cupola flaps...ART21286
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Malaria control team
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A soldier using a 'Rega' knapsack sprayer is covering pools with malaria oil to kill the mosquito larvae. His relief stands by. The inevitable washing is in the background. Personnel are Corporal Wil...ART21441
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March-at-ease
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An attempt to catch an impression of a route march, during which for miles one only sees the lower half of the man in front, particularly when climbing a hill. The small pack and water bottle are show...ART23874
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Medical ward 14A
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A scene at the 115 Australian General Hospital is depicted. The nurse at the bedside is Private Willa 'Whimpey' Joan Sylvester, NX162183, of the Australian Army Medical Women's Services, and the other...ART22333
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Mobile Printers
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts the 1 Australian Army Mobile Printing Unit which was formed in 1942 to operate with Headquarters 1st Australian Army. Its function, in accordance with Field Service Regulations, to print order...ART22861
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Movement seen
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A corporal and two privates are cautiously approaching a Japanese position which they imagine to be neutralised. One proposes to go forward to make sure whilst he is covered by the other two. In the f...ART22484
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Moving up before dawn
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Showing troops moving along the road in tactical formation at approximately 0620 hours before the sun has risen above the hill, during a 17th Australian Infantry Brigade excerise. The troops had bivou...ART23873
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Mt Bagana from the vehicle park
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Measuring 1750 metres in elevation and dominating the Torokina landscape, Mount Bagana was, and continues to be, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. According to Abbott's observations, the ...ART21289
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Murray Griffin
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of official war artist Murray Griffin in uniform. Griffin was the first member of the Contemporary Art Society to be appointed an official war artist. In November 1941 he arrived in Singapore...ART22926
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Native built Army chapel
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Pictured whilst still in its constructive stages, this chapel was built on the usual cruciform plan but was constructed in the traditional native manner thus regaining much of the natural dignity that...ART21432
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No. 5 Barge Point, Empress Augusta Bay
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
This drawing gives an idea of the scene beside the bay in the Jaba River area, where barge points, with their characteristic signs, are suitably placed. These markers were very useful, for natural lan...ART21457
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Occupational therapy at night
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A scene in the occupational therapy department at 115 Australian General Hospital in Heidelberg, Melbourne. The various activities that the patients undertook in therapy such as weaving, toy and boot ...ART26610
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Occupational therapy, Melbourne
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts two soldiers weaving on a loom as part of their occupational therapy at a hospital in Melbourne. Private Herman Edward Praetorius, VX51050, wearing trousers of hospital blue and jersey. The we...ART22317
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Occupation of Hill B1
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Occupation of Hill B1 at Millaa Millaa in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Troops of 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion are taking part in a 17th Australian Infantry Brigade exercise. The time is...ART24080
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On the boat deck, HMT Duntroon
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Members of 2 Australian Prisoner of War (POW) reception group travelled to Singapore aboard HMT Duntroon to establish reception camps for Australian prisoners of war released from Japanese prison camp...ART24400
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On the Thailand Railway, 1
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
This work depicts three emaciated, naked prisoners of war working on the Burma-Thailand railway. The men are shown carrying a large, heavy log across a timber bridge platform over the river. The Burm...ART22930
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On the Thailand Railway, 2
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A group of three emaciated naked prisoners are shown walking away from the river whilst working on the Burma Thailand Railway. Trestles and support bridgeworks are visible in the background. The Burma...ART22931
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Our draughtsman
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A draughtsman is shown working on a drawing board at a trestle table under the light of the pressure lamp which hangs above him. This work was made for an Australian War Memorial publication, however ...ART28051
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Parachutes in the drying Shed
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Whenever practical, parachutes were dried out of doors, but wetness of climate necessitated construction of special drying sheds in which the parachutes were hung. Pictured, the canvas buckets are on ...ART21434
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Patient awaiting plastic surgery (Private Mark O'Bryan)
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Mark James O'Bryan, VX34394, 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, 6th Australian Divisional Army Service Corps, with a deep scar on his left cheek.ART22207
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Personal gear
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A collection of personal odds and ends that would typically have been found in the pack of any soldier. Included are a large pack, a hat, a pair of boots, a tin cup, a sewing kit ('housewife'), boot c...ART24083
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Portrait of an MO
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait depicting medical officer Major Douglas William (Dougal) MacPherson, WX3357, Australian Army Medical Corps. Major MacPherson served in Greece as a medical officer with 2/5 Australian Infantr...ART22319
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Printing 'Table Tops'
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The printing office of the "Tableland Examiner", Atherton is shown, which has been taken over and supplemented with modern equipment by the First Australian Army Press Unit. The Unit printed 'AIF News...ART22862
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Private A. B. Bell
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private A. B. Bell, a hospital patient in Ward West 1, 115 Australian General Hospital, Melbourne.ART21408
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Private Guy Richardson-Johnson
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Guy Richardson-Johnson (NX46469), 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion. Pte Richardson-Johnson served in Greece, Syria, and New Guinea in battle order with Owen Gun. This portrait was...ART21410
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Private James Troup
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private James Binnie Troup (NX81305). Pte James Troup enlisted in the Australian Army in June 1941 and spent six months as an instructor in demolitions at Canungra Training Camp with 2/5th...ART21421
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Private Keith Drabble
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Keith Drabble (WX13303), 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, done by the artist as a study for his painting 'H-5 Hours'.ART21411
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Private Patrick (Paddy) Kealy
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Patrick Thomas Andrew (Paddy or "Battle axe") Kealy (VX45209), 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. He enlisted in early 1940 and joined his unit in April 1941. He saw action in the Mid...ART21416
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Private Richard Passey
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Richard Dawson Passey (NX92357), 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. Pte Passey saw service in both wars, he enlisted in 1915 and served in France during the First World War, and in th...ART21413
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Private Roderick Algie
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Roderick Algie (V367523), 11 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. Done by the artist as a study for his painting ‘Recruits for mounted sub-units, Volunteer Defence Corps’ART21406