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Aerial view of Changi POW Camp, Singapore Island
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
The buildings were originally the barracks of the Gordon Highlanders, a regiment of the British Regular Army. The square and surrounding buildings were used by the Japanese to house all the Australian...ART28535.001
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Aerodrome POW Camp, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
An attap thatched palm hut at the Aerodrome Prisoner of War Camp. The kitchens can be seen on the right detached from the main building. This was one of a number of Japanese prisoner of war camps in t...ART28535.025
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A Japanese sergeant
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Depicts a portrait of a Japanese Sergeant of the Imperial Japanese Army.ART28535.023
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A two star private
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
A sketch of a typical two star private of the Imperial Japanese Army. Privates have either one, two or three stars on their jacket lapels and a Lance Corporal has a plain gold star.ART28535.022
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Cane crusher, Kalunpe
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Sketch of a crude sugar cane crusher made by the monks of a Buddist monastery a short way out of Kalunpe, Burma.ART28535.031
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Coconut palms
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Coconut palms growing near a house on the outskirts of the town.ART28535.016
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Four types of Japanese
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Sketches of four privates of the Imperial Japanese Army. These sketches were done to illustrate the different types that make up the Japanese Forces.ART28535.024
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Golden Pagoda, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
This temple is covered with gold leaf, when under the intense sun of the tropics reflects the sunlight to such an extent as to make the pagoda visible for many miles. Nor is the beauty lost at night, ...ART28535.021
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Lieutenant Colonel George Ramsay
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Depicts a portrait of NX34999 Lieutenant Colonel George Ernest Ramsay, ED, a prisoner of war of the Japanese captured at the fall of Singapore. He was Commanding Officer of the 1000 men of "A: Force, ...ART28535.018
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Native home, Tavoy Drome
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
A hut situated on the outskirts of the aerodrome. This hut is built on a sapling frame work covered with woven bamboo sheet and thatched with attap (palm fronds).ART28535.027
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Oven and stew pots
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Interior of the prisoners' kitchen at the Tavoy Prisoner of War Camp which housed the Australian and Allied prisoner of war, captured during the capitulation of Singapore. In the background is the bri...ART28535.015
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Pagoda, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Coconut and gula palms form an ideal setting for this pagoda which is surrounded by smaller pagodas at the base. A feature of these pagoda is the ornamental tops which contain a number of small bells ...ART28535.020
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Pony cart, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
A sketch of a pony cart used extensively in this area for the transport of people and goods. These carts have entirely be replaced the rickshaws in this district, but in Mergui and other areas of the ...ART28535.019
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Pushing a skip, Tavoy Aerodrome
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Australian and Allied prisoners of war, captured by the Japanese Army at Singapore, pushing a skip load of ballast while working on the extension to the aerodrome.ART28535.026
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Reclining Buddha, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
A sketch of the famous "Reclining Buddha" near the rice mills. The Buddha is approcimately 120' long. Buddha is believed to have died resting on his side with his head propped up on his right hand and...ART28535.017
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recto: Rear verandah Australia House, Ye; verso: not titled [unfinised sketches]
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
The rear verandah of one of the dirty, dilapidated huts which was used as a staging camp for Australian and Allied prisoners of war during their shift from Tavoy up country to work on a Japanese railw...ART28535.030
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Sabotage, Tavoy
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Burnt and wrecked buildings in the business centre of the town. In many cases only the walls remained of the brick and concrete buildings when the Japanese Forces captured the town. It is thought the ...ART28535.013
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Tavoy school
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
An imposing concrete building, formerly the main school of the area which was taken over by the Japanese Army and used as the main prisoner of war camp in the area, to house Australian and Allied pris...ART28535.014
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Ye Burma
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
One of the dirty dilapidated huts as temporary accommodation for Australian and Allied prisoners of war, captured at Singapore, during their move from Tavoy to work in the Japanese railway project. Ap...ART28535.028