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  1. First prize entry in a competition for a design for an AWM outside Australia House

    Art

    Maker: Paulin, George Henry

    A maquette for a Second World War memorial featuring a central column that has an Australian coat of arms on the front and on the top is a wreath of olive leaves with a ribbon. The maquette sits on a...

    ART90017

  2. Green, Alfred Henry (Warrant Officer, b.1923 - d.2003)

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    Maker: Green, Alfred Henry

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of 422500 Warrant Officer Alfred Henry Green DFC, No. 462 Squadron. The collection consists of one large leather-bound foolscap "minute book". The b...

    AWM2017.699.1

  3. Little, Francis Leslie (Mick)

    Private Record

    Maker: Little, Francis Leslie

    Collection relating to the Second World War Service of SX11334 Warrant Officer Class 2 Francis Leslie (Mick) Little. Consists of a letter dated 3 November 1941, and accompanying envelope, written by L...

    PR04629

  4. London schoolgirls at Finnemore Wood Camp

    Art

    Maker: Gabain, Ethel

    This was one of the 31 camps which had been specially built in the country and was housing schools from the evacuation areas. At the time there where about 6,000 children in the camp. "Evacuation" had...

    ART29715

  5. Native girl

    Art

    Maker: Hodgkinson, Frank

    Native girl (15 years old), starvation case in N.I.C.A Hospital, Balikpapan.

    ART26560

  6. The evacuation of school children was carried out with complete success

    Art

    Maker: Macfarlane, Gordon Henry

    This work depicts a small girl asleep against the tree after the style of Mabel Lucie Attwell. Attwell was a well known children's book illustrator in the early twentieth century. Her illustrations in...

    ART93162

  7. Useful Jobs That Girls Can Do...

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Board of Trade J. Howitt & Son Ltd.

    British Second World War poster outlining domestic tasks girls may do to help the war effort. These include: making slippers out of felt hats, care and maintenance of sewing machines, buttonhole makin...

    ARTV03488

  8. Useful jobs that girls can do...

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Board of Trade J. Howitt & Son Ltd.

    British Second World War poster outlining domestic tasks girls may do to help the war effort. These include: making slippers out of felt hats, care and maintenance of sewing machines, buttonhole makin...

    ARTV06878

  9. Useful jobs that girls can do...

    Art

    Maker: Board of Trade J. Howitt & Son Ltd.

    British Second World War poster outlining domestic tasks girls may do to help the war effort. These include: making slippers out of felt hats, care and maintenance of sewing machines, buttonhole makin...

    ARTV01599

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