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Engineers digging tunnel
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers are depicted digging a tunnel for signals equipment to protect from bombing at Port Moresby.ART29854
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Felling timber behind Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene depicting trees being felled behind Moresby, New Guinea.ART29979
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Field Engineers
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene showing the 1st Field Engineers building a road over a hill near Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby.ART29853
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Field Hospital, Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking west from the Signal Headquarters in Moresby at the Field Hospital. The hospital was housed in a stone building and was later destroyed by a Japanese raid.ART29860
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First house bombed in Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The first house to have been bombed in Port Moresby is depicted, with severe damage to the roof evident.ART29969
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Flying Fortress
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A Boeing B17 Flying Fortress is depicted getting refueled at 7 Mile Drome, New Guinea, in preparation for an air raid on Rabaul. A dummy gun is pictured to the right.ART29960
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Flying Fortress Re-Fuelling
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A B-17E American bomber, re-fuelling at 7 Mile Drome, near Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART23670
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Forecastle mess dock, HMAS "Kiama"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The forcastle mess dock on board HMAS "Kiama", off the New Guinea coast. Personnel are shown seated along the tables.ART29894
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Forecastle of HMAS Kiama
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Forecastle of HMAS Kiama with 4-inch guns depicted as it crosses the waters off Lae, New Guinea. Reverse side shows topographical sketches of Finnesterre Ranges, Milne Bay, and volcanic islands, Huo...ART29878
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6" Fortress Gun
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A six-inch gun of the Sydney Fixed Defences, Royal Australian Artillery, in a camouflaged position in Sydney Harbour area.ART23660
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From Honuabada Village
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
From Honuabada Village to Moresby across Fairfax Harbour. Depicts a soldier (right foreground) sitting on a hill overlooking the view of the bay.ART28209
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From The Rouna Road From Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking towards the South coast from Rouna Road, from Port Moresby. View of fields and hills with sea in background, huts along the beach, line of trees in middle ground, road on hill to right.ART28197
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Gun emplacement overlooking Moresby Harbour; verso: [bombed house]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two soldiers in a gun emplacement covered by a camouflage net are depicted overlooking the harbour at Moresby verso: A sketch of a house destroyed by bombing.ART29977
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Gunner Mick Sawyer
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Gunner Mick Sawyer of the Royal Australian Artillery, Woorim Fortress and Coastal Defence Units, Bribie Island, Queensland.ART29933
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Harry Pike and Ken Joseph
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Portrait drawings of Harry Pike, Driver, Mid East AIF (left) and Ken Joseph, Militiaman, 5th Camouflage Unit (right) are depicted.ART29868
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4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Pictured is a 3.7" Mobile British gun brought back from the Middle East by the Australian Imperial Force 4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery.ART23647
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HMAS Kiama
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the deck on board HMAS Kiama whilst on the Coral Sea. HMAS Kiama was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during the Second World War in Australia. Beginn...ART29883
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HMAS "Kiama"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS "Kiama" as seen from the afterdeck. HMAS "Kiama" was predominantly involved in ocean convoy work in the South Pacific area.ART29913
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HMT "Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
At anchor in Athol Bight, two days after having returned from the Middle East with troops of the 9th Australian Division.ART23664
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Indonesian native cookhouse
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A native woman is depicted cooking in large boilers at an Indonesian native cookhouse, Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea.ART29898