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Not titled [POW activities A) Father time speaking to prisoner B) Doover making C) Prisoner resting]
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Top: allegorical drawing of prisoner of war and Father Time, middle: prisoner of war cooking rice cakes (doovers), bottom, recumbent man holding book on his chest.ART28728
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Not titled [POW carrying water]
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Pen and ink drawing of an emaciated POW carrying water. This work was drawn after the artist was repatriated to Australia after spending three and a half years in Changi POW camp. It was originally ...ART90663
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Not titled [POW life: a) guard b) listening to lecture c) chunkling d) borehold piece]
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Four sketches of life in camp: top l-r: guard, prisoner seated on stool, bottom i-r: two men using Malay chunkels (large hoe) when gardening, two men at latrinesART28404.004
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Not titled [Prisoner carrying belongings]
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
When a prisoners-of-war in Japanese hands was required to move from one camp to another, he was required to personally carry all his belongings with him. The drawing shows an Australian POW with all h...ART28730
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Officers' huts, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Interior view of one of the old huts relocated from outside Changi that were used as officers' quarters, showing the crowded conditions. Two men are depicted both with their backs to the viewer and e...ART25069
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Operating theatre, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Australian Army Medical Service undertaking preparations for surgical operation. The medical staff attempted to be as hygienic as possible in the situation, as demonstrated in this work with the men w...ART26476
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Pantomime production, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Scene from 'Dick Whittington' pantomime, which was written by Leslie Greener, produced by John Wood. The actors from left to right are Charlie (Chas) 'Sexy' Wiggins, unknown, unknown, Doug Peart, unkn...ART24474
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Portraiture of war (Corporal Smith and Corporal Shokatasi)
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Allegorical drawing depicting horror and futility of war, and the equality of foes in death. Allied soldier Corporal Smith lies next to Japanese soldier Corporal Shokatasi in the foreign jungle of Mal...ART24489
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POW just returned from Burma
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts an emaciated man, recently returned from Burma-Thailand railway, resting in a hospital bed and showing his physical condition. This is one of a small collection of works on paper by Murray Gri...ART26524
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POW Quarters, Selerang
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Elegant but crowded and no mod cons. Selerang was near the famous Changi Gaol, another POW Camp. Both camps were occupied at various times by Australian prisoners-of-war. Buildings of Selarang Barrack...ART26472
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Preparing rice for pastry, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
In the top picture Australian POW's are seen mincing cooked rice for pastry. In the second picture men are shown grinding rice with a home made grinder manufactured form odds and ends of scraps. Rice ...ART25065
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Prisoners cutting Lalang grass, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Cutting grass to be used as compost for vegetable gardens, and loading it onto an improvised trailer for transport to gardens. Griffin has captured the movement of the men and the team work involved t...ART25091
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Prisoners gardening at Changi, 1942
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Landscape looking south to the Singapore Harbour in the distance. In the foreground right and centre groups of prisoners are engaged in gardening to grow their own food. In the foreground left a priso...ART28104
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Private Cyril Croft
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait Private Cyril Croft (VX39686), 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion. Originally from Coventry, England (b.1903) Croft enlisted on 3rd January 1941 at Royal Park Victoria. He served ...ART26451
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Pte 'Jock' Campbell smokes the fish
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
By running smoke through a metal locker, the nearly-rotten fish issued as rations were preserved and given a more edible flavour. Private 'Jock' Campbell, like many others, wears an artificial leg man...ART25075
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P.W. huts, Changi
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Very many huts arose throughout the Selerang area to accommodate those prisoners-of-war who could not be crowded into the buildings. The huts were built of any possible available material, e.g the one...ART26515
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R.C. Chapel, Changi gaol
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
A very elaborately designed and constructed altar and garden built late in 1944 outside the Goal at Changi, for the devotions of the men of the Roman Catholic faith who were prisoners-of-war of the Ja...ART26461
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recto: A Changi P.O.W building Feb to May 1942; verso: Tavoy drome, POW Camp
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Maker: Korsch, John Donald
One of the well constructed reinforced concrete barrack building of the former Gordon Highlander Barracks, which were built in 1937. This area is now the Changi Prisoner of War Camp and used by the Ja...ART28535.002
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recto: Drover; verso: Murphy's brindle cow
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Maker: Campbell, Edward Stewart
recto: Drawing of an Australian drover walking down a dirt track lined with gum trees. He is leading a horse and his dog is nearby. verso: cartoon of a stockman racing a cow past a horse to the finis...ART90378.006
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recto: How is it Ned you never "Drink" though I've seen you tempted oft; verso: Haw!
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Maker: Campbell, Edward Stewart
recto: a man is crouching next to a river. He turns and holds aloft an open can, turning to look at a mate who has a bottle of alcohol in his pocket. verso: a man is sitting in the theatre, looking u...ART90378.018