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AAMWS on the [Vessel name censored]; verso: Bashing the spine
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Maker: Warren, Guy
Two members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, and a soldier. Verso: two soldiers lie shirtless on board transport vessel, known as 'bashing the spine', one with his hat over his face.ART94334.021
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A bit of home news
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts soldier sitting on the deck of a small U.S. landing craft reading a paper. The landing craft is parked somewhere along the east New Guinea coast. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the...ART28169.007
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A cigarette for the wounded
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicting wounded men of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion being given a smoke after they had been carried out of sight of the enemy and it was safe to light up. This was after they had been f...ART25031
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A cigarette for the wounded
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Maker: Dargie, William
Soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion stand around a man laying on a stretcher. One is lighthing him a cigarette. Dargie noted, "Around the Spur, and out of sight of the enemy, it is...ART25030
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A class of invalid soldiers making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
A class of invalid soldiers making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.008
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A cold day; verso: not titled [two figures]
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Three male, unidentified soldiers sit huddled in a group. Each wears a long overcoat, long pants and a slouch hat. Verso: sketch of two male, unidentified artist.ART29147
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After the battle - Waga Waga, Milne Bay
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "A soldier looks at a comrade's grave. Actually, this was one of three graves of prisoners who had been bayoneted by the Japanese. The graves were discovered by the patrol with which t...ART22083
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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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A hot sun; verso: not titled [sketch of a man]
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Four male, unidentified soldiers sit huddled in a group, each with their knees pulled up to their chests. All are wearing broad brimmed hats; verso: sketch of male, unidentified soldier, wearing shor...ART29136
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AIF ex-POWs on leave in Princes Street, Edinburgh
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Australians recently liberated from prisoner of war camps in Germany are seen enjoying civilization again after their repatriation to Great Britain en route to Australia. They are pictured taken in t...ART25725
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Aiyau
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
Depicts an Australian campsite at Aiyau in Yaula, New Guinea. Two soldiers are crouching beside a tent in the foreground, and more tents can be seen behind, with a mountainous backdrop. Sergeant Belc...ART28249
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Alarm! Invasion sighted (theory), Lake Sentani, Dutch New Guinea
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Maker: Green, Douglas Allan
Figures of three soldiers with rifles on duty on the shore near a stand of trees. In a miitary exercise (in theory) they have raised the alarm at the sight of the enemy invading. Donated through t...ART92724
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Albury railway station
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Maker: Drysdale, Russell
Depicts a group of soldiers wearing great-coats outside a darkened 'RTO' sign at the Albury railway station. A dark railway carriage forms the left hand side of the work. In wartime Australia the ra...ART28078
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Alert
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts troops and civilians in Haifa moving towards shelter during an alarm for an air raid. A small newspaper clipping pasted to the front of the drawing reads "Air Raid Alarm in Haifa: An air raid...ART30289
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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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Allied troops on beach at Otomata Point
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Maker: Dargie, William
Watercolour sketch of Papuans launching small vessels off the beach, while soldiers sit, or stand on the beach looking on. As Dargie noted, "There was an American listening post here [Otomata Point] ...ART25021
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Ambush
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Maker: Dargie, William
The enemy can set up an ambush too. Unfortunately this is only discovered as a rule when someone walks into it. The enemy set a very strong defence and ambush position just beyond Daumonia. This ambus...ART22256
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Ambush of the enemy at night
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Maker: Dargie, William
A sketch that recalls a patrol by B Coy of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion when they were ambushed by the Japanese and forced to take to the bush, and regain their lines by a long detour. Du...ART23817
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American ack-ack gunners defending Kila Kila Aerodrome
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Maker: Dargie, William
American anti-aircraft gunners manning a Bofors gun on Kila Kila Aerodrome. They soldiers sit in bunkers wearing helmets.ART21319
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A. M. F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A semi abstract composition of six soldiers standing in a group wearing tin helmets and holding rifles.ART28378.019
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A.M.F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Composition of two soldiers from the Australian Military Forces wearing slouch hats, and holding rifles.ART28378.012
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A. M. F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A semi abstract composition of five soldiers wearing tin helmets.ART28378.020
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An amusing incident
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Maker: Flett, James
Troops of the 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion sheltering in sheds from shrapnel, get a hail of stones on the roofs from their mates in the rear for good measure at each burst. Note shrapnel burst...ART26023
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"And then Blamey asks me around to help him plan his next big move"
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Maker: Fluke, Roy George Herbert
Depicts a soldier, seated on a fence, with his arm around his sweetheart. Roy George Herbert Fluke (b. 1921) served with the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting in September 1942 at...ARTI03108
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Anti Aircraft bloke
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of an unidentified Anti Aircraft soldier, standing guard holding a rifle by his side with bayonet fixed. A water bottle hangs in a palm tree behind him.ART27876
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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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Anti-tank gun practice
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Maker: Heysen, Nora
Anti-tank gun practice with the 106 Australian Tank Attack Regiment using a QF 6 pounder Gun, Fischhafen, New Guinea. In a letter home to her parents dated 9 June 1945 Nora wrote 'I have been doing a ...ART22110
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An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.004
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An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.006
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An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.001
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An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.007
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An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation with the assistance of a nurse, ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier making pottery for rehabilitation with the assistance of a nurse, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.005
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An unidentified invalid soldier painting pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified invalid soldier painting pottery for rehabilitation, possibly as part of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme following the Second World War.P12317.003
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Army type
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Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified soldier in Bougainville. The seated man is wearing shorts and a singlet top.ART25957
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Ascending the Pimple
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
On his tour of New Guinea in 1944 Wep visited 'Guy's Post' , an advanced dressing station on Shaggy Ridge in the Finisterre Ranges. Visiting the site of 3 months of fighting between the Japanese and A...ART29338
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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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A soldier fixing his bayonet
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Maker: Dargie, William
An Australian soldier stands, wearing a tin helmet and is fixing his bayonet to his rifle.ART22008
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A soldier looking up
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Maker: Dargie, William
Drawing of an unidentified soldier looking up to the sky. He is shirtless and wears shorts and a tin helmet.ART22011
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Astrolobe Bay
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
An Australian soldier is depicted sitting down, with a cigarette in hand, overlooking a view of Astrolobe Bay with mountains in the background. A machine gun can be seen propped up on rocks beside him...ART28247
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George
Bronze sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during WWII. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun.ART41006
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George Purcell, R
Plaster cast of a sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during the Second World War. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun. The plaster was cast from the original ce...ART26391
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Attack and win
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting three soldiers, one from Australia, one from the NEI and one from the USA.ART92359
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At the races
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Maker: Baird, John
At the races in Mataranka, where soldiers and horses are depicted at the starting gates on the track.ART27927
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At the races - program
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Maker: Baird, John
Two studies of a soldier at the races, seen from the front (left) and from behind (right).ART27965
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At the reading desk, Red Shield Hut Balcombe
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
Notebook sketches of a soldier making use of the reading desk and periodicals supplied in the Red Sheild Hut. Verso: unfinished ink sketch of soldier in tin hat. Drawing has been crossed out in penc...ART25356
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At times you don't know what you say
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05974
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At times you don't know what you say
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05495
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At Townsville
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Maker: Baird, John
Four soldiers wearing great coats are depicted at Townsville. Three of the men are standing, one is sitting in a chair.ART27954
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Australian and Bechuanaland soldiers in ward of 2/3 CCS
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Maker: Dargie, William
Australian and Bechuanaland soldiers in Infectious Diseases ward, 2/3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Beirut, Syria.ART22025