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Malay soldier
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of a Malay soldier, Merauke, Dutch New Guinea.ART29851
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Merauke coastline natives; verso: The bastard warrant officer
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two officers are depicted talking to a native man in a village on the Merauke coastline, as local women and children look on in the background verso: A cartoon depicting a warrant officer lecturing a...ART29948
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Middle Head from Georges Heights, Sydney
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view across Middle Head as seen from Georges Heights, Sydney Harbour.ART29987
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Middle Head 6" Gun
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a number of works related to Australia's defences during the Second World War. A unit of Sydney Fixed Defences, Royal Australian Ar...ART23666
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7 mile drome
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of the south-east end of 7 mile drome, New Guinea, with several aircraft on the ground. Located to the north of Port Moresby, seven miles from town, the aerodrome was first used by the Royal Au...ART29902
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Minesweeper on patrol
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A minesweeper of the Royal Australian Navy is shown on patrol in heavy seas off the Australian Coast.ART23684
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Mobile 3.7-inch anti aircraft gun
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A mobile 3.7-inch anti aircraft gun at Georges Heights, Sydney is shown.ART23653
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Moresby air raid
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view from Dysentery Hill looking to 7 Mile aerodrome with two aircraft depicted flying overhead. Smoke billows up from the valley below.ART29856
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Moresby Anti Aircraft Battery in Action
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Gunners of the Royal Australian Artillery with their four inch anti-aircraft gun firing on Japanese planes raiding Port Moresby.ART23678
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Moresby coast
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch of the Port Moresby coast, east of town. Tracks can be seen leading from the road to the ammunitions dump on the side of the hill.ART29887
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Moresby Harbour
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of Port Moresby Harbour depicting a ship at the wharf, buildings in the foreground with a gun to the left, and mountains across the background.ART29962
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Moresby notes
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Three sketches from Port Moresby: above is a depiction of an aircraft receiving maintenance at the aerodrome in Moresby; in the centre is an aerial view of the harbour at Moresby; and below is a sketc...ART29985
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Moresby Raid
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Showing bombs from a Japanese aircraft straddling a vessel in Port Moresby.ART23658
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Moresby Township
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
View from a hill depicting Moresby township with the harbour and a ship at the pier seen in the background.ART28195
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Natives woodcutting under supervision
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
New Guinea natives are depicted woodcutting for a road bridge construction whilst being supervised by troops.ART29859
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Native woman, Koitaki
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two sketches depicting a native Papuan woman wearing a grass skirt and carrying a 'billum', a string bag for carrying produce which is slung from the head.ART29889
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Notes at Thursday Island
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several sketches of ships and coastlines at Thursday Island, Queensland.ART29907
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Notes of return of 9th Division, Sydney Harbour
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Notes of Sydney Harbour at the time of the 9th Division's return to Australia on board SS "Queen Mary", with several unidentified vessels depicted.ART29929
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Notes on convoys marshalling at Morton Bay
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several sketches depicting convoys marshalling in Moreton Bay, Queensland.ART29892
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Not titled [a vessel being assisted by tugboats]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A vessel is depicted being assisted by two tugboats, with mountains shown in the backgroundART29939
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not titled [soldiers playing Two-up]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two sketches, drawn on an air mail letter card, depicting a group of soldiers playing a game of Two-up.ART29989
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On bridge of "Sodoe", Digal River
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A depiction of the wheel house on board SS "Sodoe", on the Digal River, New Guinea.ART29941
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Osman White
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of war correspondent Osman White, at the Coresspondents Hut in Port MoresbyART29973
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Ossie White
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch portrait of Ossie White, an Australian servicemen during the Second World War.ART29938
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Panoramic note of 9th Division entering Port Jackson
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch of Port Jackson showing three vessels in the harbour: RMS Queen Mary in the foregroud, Aquatinia in the middle, and Isle de France in the background.ART29914
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Pastor Cornelis Meravese
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Pastor Cornelius Meravese, Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea.ART29847
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Paulus Kareob
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Paulus Kareob, a native man from the Mandolo River region, Dutch New Guinea.ART29957
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Peter Connolly
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Portrait of Peter Connoly, 39th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces.ART23656
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Petrol truck on Moresby Road
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A petrol truck is shown ploughing dust on Moresby Road. Three Australian soldiers are hitch-hiking on the back of the truck, sitting on petrol drums.ART28024
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PFC Cadell, USA
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of first class Private Cadell (USA), of Illinois, stationed with the Provost Section, Brisbane.ART29924
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Pieter Olingir
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Pieter Olingir from the Tanimbar Islands.ART29917
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Pioneers cutting timber; verso: [hauling timber]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene depicting Pioneers cutting timber in the Kokoda area, New Guinea. verso: A sketch of a truck hauling timber, New GuineaART29980
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Port Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
View of the wharf, Port Moresby with anti-aircraft defences in the left foreground.ART23676
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Port Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view depicting the township of Port Moresby in the foreground overlooking the harbour, with a ship visible in the far right.ART29963
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Private yacht taken over by RAAF
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A private yacht that was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force for use as a patrol and supply vessel is depicted in Brosbane.ART29952
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"Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch of the SS "Queen Mary" entering Sydney Harbour with the return of the 9th Division.ART29923
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"Queen Mary" Enterning Sydney with 9th Division
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The scene from North Head as the HMT "Queen Mary", carrying troops of the 9th Australian Division home from the Middle East enters the Harbour. HMT "Aquitania", with her four funnels, is seen extreme ...ART23663
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R.A.A.F Chapel
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
View of a Chapel with palm trees, native figure to right, soldier figure to left.ART28201
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RAAF Pilots Headquarters
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) Pilots Headquarters on the beach at Wewak, New Guinea. A parachute has been used to create an awning under which a personnel member stands nude enjoying a drink; t...ART29910
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2/3rd Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A gun crew of 2/3rd Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment at Action Stations during an alarm at Sydney Harbour positions. Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a numbe...ART23672
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2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Sydney
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A gun crew of the 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun rushes to Action Stations on the sounding of an alarm at the Regiment's position, Sydney Harbour.ART23659
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recto: Captured Japanese weapons; verso: Japanese position after surrender
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
recto: A landscape with destroyed trees and a pile of captured Japanese weapons taken after their surrender in Wewak, New Guinea is depicted. verso: A landscape depiction of the Japanese position foll...ART29931
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recto: [untitled portrait]; verso: [notes on ships]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
recto: A pencil portrait of an unidentified person . verso: Seven sketches of different vessels, on the Brisbane RiverART29926
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Refuelling "Kittys"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene at 7-Mile Aerodrome showing Curtiss P40-E Kittyhawks being refuelled for return to Buna Bay. Some of the aircraft had already made four missions from 5am to 3pm as 24 Japanese ships had been r...ART29881
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RMS "Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A depiction of RMS "Queen Mary" at Sydney Harbour, with tug boats and ferries alongside.ART29915
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Road building above Rouna Falls
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Personnel from 2/6 Field Engineers are shown building a road above Rouna Falls. These falls were well known to Australian soldiers in 1942 making their way from Port Moresby up to the Sogeri Plateau a...ART29906
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Road to Kokoda: base depot; verso: Frank Wilson
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of grass buildings and a truck at the Kokoda base depot, Kokoda, Papua New Guinea. On the verso is a portrait sketch of Frank Wilson working under a lamplight.ART29903
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Rouna Road at the 'hairpins'
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of Rouna Road on a steep hill shown with trucks driving along it and engineers of 2/7 Field Coy Australian Australian Imperial Force widening and repairing it. This road led to the Kokoda Track...ART28203
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Sergeant John Kent
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Sergeant John Kent, Australian Imperial Forces and driver to Correspondents' MessART29849