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Abdul again
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This is the original poster 'Abdul again', for an Australian show produced in 1942 at the non labour prisoner of war camp, Fort 15, Stalag 20A. Created with a strong graphic design, including decorat...ART29544
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. 1942-03. AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW SETTING. THE Y.M.C.A. AN ORGANISATION THAT ...
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. 1942-03. AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW SETTING. THE Y.M.C.A. AN ORGANISATION THAT DISPENCED, COMFORTS AND EMENTIES ALMOST IN THE FIRING LINE IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS SEEN HERE SUPPLYING GAM...025821
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ADELAIDE RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-22. SOLDIERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ...
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ADELAIDE RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-22. SOLDIERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE APPLAUD AT THE CONCLUSION OF A NUMBER BY STRELLA WILSON. THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS OR...080630
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ADELAIDE RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-22. SOLDIERS APPLAUDING AT THE CONCLUSION ...
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ADELAIDE RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-22. SOLDIERS APPLAUDING AT THE CONCLUSION OF A NUMBER BY STRELLA WILSON. THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AMEN...080631
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A fancy dress party was held at the AWAS Sergeants' Mess at Fawkner Park barracks to celebebrate ...
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A fancy dress party was held at the AWAS Sergeants' Mess at Fawkner Park barracks to celebebrate its re-opening after renovations. Members of the RAAF based at Laverton were invited as guests. Identif...115136
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A.I.F. IN THE MIDDLE EAST. "BIG-HEARTED BILL" (COMMISSIONER TIBBS) OF THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDES ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A.I.F. IN THE MIDDLE EAST. "BIG-HEARTED BILL" (COMMISSIONER TIBBS) OF THE SALVATION ARMY PROVIDES DESERT ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOME FRIENDS WHO HAVE DROPPED IN FOR A CUP OF COFFEE. (NEGATIVE BY HURLEY).013657
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AIF POW theatre, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
This building had been a workshop and was used for about a year by an Australian POW Concert Party until it was required for accommodation. All seats were made from palm logs. Rear stalls made of rubb...ART26496
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AIF theatre, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
This drawing depicts an entertainment called '203' in progress with three of the cast on the stage - John Wood, Jack Smith and Harry Smith. The entertainment was suprisingly lavish considering the lac...ART26497
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AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-03. CO PRODUCERS OF THE ALL SERVICES P. AND A. PARADE IN ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-03. CO PRODUCERS OF THE ALL SERVICES P. AND A. PARADE IN NORTHERN NEW GUINEA, THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS AREA. CARRYING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THE D...OG2343
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AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-03. STANDING WITH THE BASS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS FLIGHT ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-03. STANDING WITH THE BASS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT S. FLETCHER, OF EAST MELBOURNE, VIC, THE RAAF AREA WELFARE OFFICER IN NORTHERN NEW GUINEA, WHO...OG2344
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. FOUR OF THE PRIZE WINNERS IN THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE ...
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. FOUR OF THE PRIZE WINNERS IN THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON BOMBING RAIDS IN THE AREA BY MEMBERS OF NO. 8 AND NO. 100 SQUADRONS RAAF. LEFT TO RIGHT: ...P01590.008
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON ...
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON BOMBING RAIDS IN THE AREA BY MEMBERS OF NO. 8 AND NO. 100 SQUADRONS RAAF. IT INCLUDES A MAP OF THE COURSE A...P01590.011
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON ...
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON BOMBING RAIDS IN THE AREA BY MEMBERS OF NO. 8 AND NO. 100 SQUADRONS RAAF. IN ADDITION TO A MAP OF THE COURS...P01590.009
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON ...
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. POSTER FOR THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON BOMBING RAIDS IN THE AREA BY MEMBERS OF NO. 8 AND NO. 100 SQUADRONS RAAF. IT INCLUDES A LIST OF THE `SADDLI...P01590.010
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. PRIZES AWARDED IN THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ...
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AITAPE WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. PRIZES AWARDED IN THE WEWAK WELTER, A RACE GAME BASED ON AIR RAIDS IN THE AREA BY NO. 8 AND NO. 100 SQUADRONS RAAF. CRISP, THE WINNER, WAS AWARDED A WATCH AN...P01590.007
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Album relating to 132453 Leading Aircraftman Leonard George Herford, 23 Squadron RAAF
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Maker: Herford, Leonard George
Large brown album containing 59 photographs taken or collected by 132453 Leading Aircraftman Leonard George Herford while serving in 23 Squadron RAAF. Herford, of Sydney, New South Wales, enlisted on ...AWM2017.564.1
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ALEY, SYRIA. 1941-12-31. 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE ORGANISED A MOCK COURT AND ...
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ALEY, SYRIA. 1941-12-31. 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE ORGANISED A MOCK COURT AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS. HERE MAJOR A. KERSHAW IS SEEN BEFORE THE "JUDGE".022919
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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-29. CORPORAL W.H.C. ELVIN (RIGHT) AND CORPORAL E.F. BRYANT, OF ...
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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-29. CORPORAL W.H.C. ELVIN (RIGHT) AND CORPORAL E.F. BRYANT, OF THE HEADQUARTERS, 11 (C.A.) L. OF C. SUB AREA, INDEPENDENT PROVOST PLATOON, PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT FOR F...028407
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Allan, Oswald (Private, b.1894 - d.1978) and Allan, Victor (Private, b.1906 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Oswald Allan, Victor Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of 473 Private Oswald Allan, 31 Battalion, 1915-1919, and to the Second World War service of his brother N290045 Private Victor Allan, 9 Australian L...PR06044
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Allied servicemen around a Merry-goround in a northern town, 1944
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Maker: Crooke, Ray
Depicts a group of service men and women standing around a Merry-go-round at night.ART28605
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AMERICAN TROOPS BEING ENTERTAINED BY A VOLUNTARY AUSTRALIAN WELFARE ORGANISATION. (NEGATIVE BY R. ...
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Maker: Dunston, R
AMERICAN TROOPS BEING ENTERTAINED BY A VOLUNTARY AUSTRALIAN WELFARE ORGANISATION. (NEGATIVE BY R. DUNSTAN).012280
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AMERICAN TROOPS BEING ENTERTAINED BY A VOLUNTARY AUSTRALIAN WELFARE ORGANISATION. (NEGATIVE BY R. ...
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Maker: Dunston, R
AMERICAN TROOPS BEING ENTERTAINED BY A VOLUNTARY AUSTRALIAN WELFARE ORGANISATION. (NEGATIVE BY R. DUNSTAN).012279
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A mobile cinema vehicle donated by the citizens of Newcastle, NSW, to the Army Amenities Service.
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Maker: Unknown
A mobile cinema vehicle donated by the citizens of Newcastle, NSW, to the Army Amenities Service.P09841.001
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Anjo Palace
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Maker: Flett, James
Talkie show of 14th Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Lightening, Douglas and Liberator aircraft taking off at nearby Pitoe airstrip added to the dramatic effect, Morotai, Ha...ART26655
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Anzac antics
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This is the original poster 'Anzac Antics' for an Australian show produced in 1942. Fort 15, Stalag 20A was a Non Labour (Nicht Arbeit) camp. As the artist later recalled, "Apart from the incessant ba...ART29545
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A sentimental song
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Maker: Dargie, William
One soldier is playing a guitar, while three others sit around him singing along. This is as sketch of members of the 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion after a long climb up the mountains to Casey...ART21328
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A sentimental song
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch showing a group of members of 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion enjoying a singsong accompanied by a ukulele.ART23182
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At the French Show, different services from Australia meet. Army, Navy and RAAF. Identified ...
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
At the French Show, different services from Australia meet. Army, Navy and RAAF. Identified second from left is, NX2963 Leo Alphonsus Whelan.002947
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Aussie ossities!
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This is the original poster for 'Aussie Ossities', an Australian show produced in 1942 at the non labour prisoner of war camp, Fort 15, Stalag 20A. The poster shows a map of Australia, painted in lu...ART29543
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Backstage
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Two silhouetted figures working in the darkened backstage area of the 4th Australian Division concert party's base theatre at Rocky Creek Convalescent Depot, Atherton, Queensland. Housed in an 'igloo'...ART23748
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Balfour-Ogilvy, Walter Ingelram (Warrant Officer, b.1914 - d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Balfour-Ogilvy, Walter Ingelram
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 9084 Warrant Officer Walter Ingelram Balfour-Ogilvy, Royal Australian Airforce, New Guinea, 1943-1944. Collection consists of a diary spanning t...PR06243
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 1945-08-14. MISS GRACIE FIELDS ON AN ENTERTAINMENT TOUR, VISITING TROOPS.
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 1945-08-14. MISS GRACIE FIELDS ON AN ENTERTAINMENT TOUR, VISITING TROOPS.043378
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BALLARAT, VIC 1946-01-23. AN AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND (ACF) ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LEAVING FOR THEIR ...
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Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
BALLARAT, VIC 1946-01-23. AN AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND (ACF) ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LEAVING FOR THEIR LAST PERFORMANCE BEFORE BEING DISBANDED.125177
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Battered on active service
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
From Norman Wright's boatyard at Bulimba, one looks across the river to Bowen Hill's crowned by a large dance hall and band rotunda. An antiquated side wheeler, 'The Hetherington,' now a steam driven ...ART25588
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Belmont, Bruce Ernest (Leading Aircraftman, b.1921 - d.2006)
Private Record
Maker: Belmont, Bruce Ernest
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 15354 Leading Aircraftman Bruce Ernest Belmont, RAAF. Collection consists of a blue covered Collins 'Aero' diary for the year 1941, complete w...AWM2016.19.2
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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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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. AFTERNOON TEA BEING SERVED AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. AFTERNOON TEA BEING SERVED AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) FOR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. MR R. R. WAY (EXTREME RIGHT) AND MRS B...133707
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. A QUIET AREA AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. A QUIET AREA AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, AN ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY CENTRE FOR DOMINION AIRMEN...133709
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. EXTERIOR OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. EXTERIOR OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) FOR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, AN ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY CENTRE FOR DOMINION AIR...133705
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. EXTERIOR OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. EXTERIOR OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) FOR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, AN ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY CENTRE FOR DOMINION AIR...133704
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. MISS BROWNING (LEFT) AND MRS BLANDFORD INTERVIEWING NEW ARRIVALS FOR LEAVE ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. MISS BROWNING (LEFT) AND MRS BLANDFORD INTERVIEWING NEW ARRIVALS FOR LEAVE HOSPITALITY AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) FOR AUST...133706
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. MR R. R. (BOSS) WAY, STANDING ON THE BALCONY OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, ...
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. MR R. R. (BOSS) WAY, STANDING ON THE BALCONY OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB, CONDUCTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) FOR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, AN ENTERTAINMENT AND...133708
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Brighton, Vic. 1944-10-23. One of the two Mobile Welfare Vans donated to the RAAF by members of ...
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
Brighton, Vic. 1944-10-23. One of the two Mobile Welfare Vans donated to the RAAF by members of the Brighton Hostess Air Force Auxiliary. The side of the van is open, to display entertainment faciliti...141864
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-04-03. NF410136 CORPORAL E. GRANT, 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT, ADJUSTS ...
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Maker: Freeman, William Harry
BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-04-03. NF410136 CORPORAL E. GRANT, 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT, ADJUSTS HER TOE SHOE BEFORE HER ACT AT THE ALBERT HALL.126993
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. NF455903 PRIVATE D. M. SCOTT OF JUNEE, NSW, 4TH DETACHMENT ...
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Maker: Freeman, William Harry
BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. NF455903 PRIVATE D. M. SCOTT OF JUNEE, NSW, 4TH DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT ("ISLANDERS") PERFORMS A CONTORTIONIST ACT.126984
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. QX58618 SERGEANT M. G. OATES, MOOROOKA, 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT ...
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Maker: Freeman, William Harry
BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. QX58618 SERGEANT M. G. OATES, MOOROOKA, 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT ("ISLANDERS") PLAYS THE PIANO ACCORDION.126983
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. THREE MEMBERS OF 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT ("ISLANDERS") PLAYING ...
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Maker: Freeman, William Harry
BRISBANE, QLD. 1946-03-29. THREE MEMBERS OF 4 DETACHMENT ENTERTAINMENT UNIT ("ISLANDERS") PLAYING THEIR TRUMPETS. LEFT TO RIGHT: QX48933 SERGEANT K. WAY, BRISBANE; WF44000 PRIVATE H. COLLEY, PERTH; AN...126982
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Brisbane, September 1944; verso: Not titled [Boots]
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Maker: Warren, Guy
Two airmen, one in half-profile, the other with his back turned, converse; in the background are soldiers standing at a stall. Verso: rough sketches of booted feet.ART94334.012
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Cairo, Egypt. 6 May 1944. The orchestra playing their music at the New Zealand camp at Maadi, ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Cairo, Egypt. 6 May 1944. The orchestra playing their music at the New Zealand camp at Maadi, when members of the RAAF Liaison Office were entertained at a Saturday night social evening.MEB0146
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Camp concert
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Depicts a view of concert in a camp, audience sitting beneath a 'rain' tree, Townsville, Queensland.ART28373.002