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Admiralty House, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Originally the Headquarters of the Italian Regia Marina, now British Naval Headquarters. Building was damaged by bombing, causing the collapse of the western wing. The red flag is a warning to town an...ART21741
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Aeroplane graveyard, Nadzab
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
The Nadzab area - scene of great air activity during the Ramu and Finisterres campaign, now presents a desolate sight. A large aeroplane dump stands as mute testimony to the wastage of war, while odd ...ART23725
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Blown bridge in Brallos Pass
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Maker: Dargie, William
Study for locale of picture of Australian Motor Transport withdrawing at night from position on Brallos Pass - Thermopylae line in 1941. The bridge was blown up by our troops in April, 1941, repaired ...ART24008
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Bombarded landscape, Tarakan
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
Sketch for painting showing troops ascending Tank knoll among broken tanks. A torn and twisted oil tank forms a frame through which the artist looks.ART25440
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Bomb crater
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Maker: Koehne, Kurt Casper Irwin
Depicts a local Malaysian person swimming in a bomb crater on Labuan, off the coast of Borneo.ART96207
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Bomb crater, Noemfoor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a bomb crater in Noemfoor, Papua, Indonesia.ART23813
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Bombed area, Yokohama
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Maker: Goodchild, John
This drawing shows the devastation caused by incendiaries in an Allied bombing raid in 1945. Concrete structures were the only buildings surviving after two hours intense bombing. After the surrender,...ART22803
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Bombed house in Elasson
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Maker: Dargie, William
This is a watercolour sketch of a bombed house in the Greek town of Elasson. Two men stand in the foreground of the image. Elasson was on the line of withdrawal of ANZAC Corps from Greece in 1941.ART23979
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Bombed house near the air strip, Iraklion, Crete
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Maker: Dargie, William
The town Iraklion is described in the Official War History as Heraklion. Heraklion was one of the points where German air-borne troops were landed in the invasion of Crete. The 2/14th Australian Infan...ART24042
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Bridge down on the Rhine, Nimegen
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Showing a destroyed bridge along the Rhine in Germany. In the background bombardment balloons that are supporting chains, which entangle low-flying enemy aircraft.ART25723
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Control tower, Forli aerodrome
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Maker: Moore, Alan
A drawing showing the wrecked control tower at Forli aerodrome, which is surrounded by the building debris of bombing.ART25005
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Demolitions, Piraeus, Greece
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Maker: Dargie, William
Piraeus, the seaport for the city of Athens, was the port of disembarkation for troops of the 6th Australian Division when entering Greece in April 1941. The damage shown here was caused to German ins...ART24023
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Derelict Dutch tanker
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Strafed and bombed, this craft is ashore just outside the Japanese submarine base at Tenau. In the foreground is a very old piece of and unknown craftART26338
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Destroyed palms, Noemfoor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a group of destroyed palm trees in Noemfoor, Indonesia.ART25888
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Destroyed workshop, oil distilling area, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts a workshop that has been destroyed by bombing in Balikpapan, Indonesia.ART22453
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Dili airstrip
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Maker: Bush, Charles
In ruins from the Allied bombing during the Japanese occupation. It was here that the section of 2/2nd Australian Independent Company under Lieutenant C E G McKenzie fought a brilliant action when the...ART26323
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Drawing inside Fort Khiam
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Fort Khiam (or Al Khiam), previously part of Syria, is now within the borders of Lebanon. It has been the site of so many occupying armies from different nations that its name means tents in Arabic. B...ART30300
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Druce's Store, Baker St
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Maker: Meeson, Dora
A lone man walks past a row of damaged and destroyed buildings in Baker Street, London, following an air raid. Note the milk bottle on the doorstep at centre and the airship in the sky. Despite being ...ART26909
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Gun emplacement overlooking Moresby Harbour; verso: [bombed house]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two soldiers in a gun emplacement covered by a camouflage net are depicted overlooking the harbour at Moresby verso: A sketch of a house destroyed by bombing.ART29977