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A child with facial and head injuries is nursed by an adult Japanese wearing a face mask, the day ...
Photograph
Maker: Yamahata, Yosuke
A child with facial and head injuries is nursed by an adult Japanese wearing a face mask, the day after the dropping of the atomic bomb. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store). Image also held as 044...P01991.006
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After the ceremony of the third anniversary of the dropping of the atom bomb had concluded the ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
After the ceremony of the third anniversary of the dropping of the atom bomb had concluded the official party retired to the Chamber of Commerce where drinks and food were provided. Shown are: Lieuten...145736
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... and the American Warship sailed into the sunset & never returned : AUSTRALIA - NUCLEAR FREE AND NON-ALIGNED
Art
Maker: Russell, Colin Shiels, Julie Another Planet
A protest poster campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and the presence of American military bases in Australia such as Pine Gap. The poster depicts a large warship being pulled out of a harb...ARTV09015
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A RADIO ANTENNA BEING CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE ...
Photograph
A RADIO ANTENNA BEING CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS IN OCTOBER 1952.P00131.014
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1. Army and Navy warplanes scrapped 2. Sailing ship "Danmark" goes home 3. Wounded soldiers learn to use new artificial limbs 4. Harbours of Pacific coast cleared of submarine nets 5. B24 in test crash 6. Army - Navy gridiron upset 7. Film reports from Japan MacArthur honoured 8. Bikini Atoll A-bomb test (Extracts from U.S. Movietone Newsreels)
Film
1. Army and Navy warplanes scrapped. 2. Sailing ship 'Danmark' goes home. 3. Wounded soldiers learn to use new artificial limbs. 4. Harbours of Pacific coast cleared of submarine nets. 5. B-24 in ...F03508
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Atom bomb damage, Hiroshima
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
General view of the damage caused by the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb exploded at 8.15 am on the 6 August 1945. Approximately 60 per cent of Hiroshima was destroyed.F07489
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Atomic blast affected sake bottle: Major Stanley Archibald Jarvie, Staff Officer Royal Engineers (Planning), BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sake bottle showing the blast effects of the atom bomb detonated over Hiroshima on the morning of 6 August 1945.RELAWM32915
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AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT, 1975-05. RELIC FROM THE TOWN OF HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, WHERE ...
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AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT, 1975-05. RELIC FROM THE TOWN OF HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, WHERE THE FIRST ATOM BOMB WAS DROPPED ON 1945-08-06.043330
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. All that remains of the building in the foreground is the twisted steel frame.P01804.003
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06.P01804.002
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. In the foreground are the remains of a three storey reinforced concrete and masonry b...P01804.004
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. The church in the foreground is the same church as that shown in photographs P1604.00...P01804.001
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. In the foreground lies smashed masonry, bricks and other rubble.P01804.005
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A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic ...
Photograph
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. The road has been cleared and the rubble heaped on either side.P01804.006
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1956. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS NEWFOUNDLAND AS SHE APPEARED ...
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1956. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS NEWFOUNDLAND AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1952 MODERNISATION. SHE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A NEW BRIDGE STRUCTURE STEAMLINED TO REDUCE ATOMIC B...302464
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Beer bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima: William Patrick O'Keefe, Merchant Navy, HMAS Duntroon
Heraldry
Maker: Kirin Beer Company
A brown glass bottle most probably used for beer that has been fused and flattened towards the neck. It has raised Japanese characters around the top and the base of bottle as well as a symbol of a "K...REL24123.001
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Beige sake cup, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small beige sake cup. It has a crackle glaze and a ridged exterior. There is one chip on the rim and one the base. The shape has been distorted by the heat of the blast.REL35801.009
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Beige saucer, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small beige saucer. It has a crackle glaze and a simple floral design on the base. There is one chip on the rim and an indent on the base, possibly a result of the heat of the blast.REL35801.010
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BETWEEN ONSLOW AND MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, OCTOBER 1952. BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON ...
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BETWEEN ONSLOW AND MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, OCTOBER 1952. BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, IN OCTOBER 1952. AS THELMA, THE BOAT HIRED BY THE PRESSMEN TO TAKE THEM TO THE...P00131.010
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BIKINI ATOLL. 1946-07-25. BAKER DAY. ATOM BOMB TESTS.
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BIKINI ATOLL. 1946-07-25. BAKER DAY. ATOM BOMB TESTS.042812
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Blue sake cup, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small blue sake cup. There is a maker’s mark on the base and two chips on the rim of the cup.REL35801.008
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BOUGAINVILLE. AUGUST 1945. NATIVES LOADING LEAFLETS ONTO A PLANE. LEADING UP TO THE JAPANESE ...
Photograph
BOUGAINVILLE. AUGUST 1945. NATIVES LOADING LEAFLETS ONTO A PLANE. LEADING UP TO THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ON BOUGAINVILLE, MILLIONS OF LEAFLETS WERE DROPPED TO ENEMY TROOPS BY RAAF PLANES TELLING THEM OF...018996
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Brighton, Tas. 1940. Portrait of TX3350 Private (Pte) Allan Clifford Chick, 2/40th Battalion. Pte ...
Photograph
Brighton, Tas. 1940. Portrait of TX3350 Private (Pte) Allan Clifford Chick, 2/40th Battalion. Pte Chick enlisted on 17 June 1940, embarked at Darwin for Timor on 7 December 1941, where he was captured...P02530.001
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BRITISH ATOMIC BOMB TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. A MAP OF AUSTRALIA SHOWING ...
Photograph
BRITISH ATOMIC BOMB TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. A MAP OF AUSTRALIA SHOWING THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS AND ROWLEY SHOALS IN RELATION TO WOOMERA ROCKET RANGE. AT ONE TIME IT WAS CONSIDE...P00131.001
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BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. HMS CAMPANIA THE FLAG SHIP OF THE ...
Photograph
BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. HMS CAMPANIA THE FLAG SHIP OF THE ATOMIC FLEET. CAMPANIA WAS USED AS THE OBSERVATION SHIP BY BRITAIN'S TOP SCIENTISTS.P00131.006
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BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. HMS PLYM THE "GUINEA PIG" SHIP ON ...
Photograph
BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. HMS PLYM THE "GUINEA PIG" SHIP ON WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS EXPLODED. PLYM WAS COMPLETELY VAPOURISED, NOT A TRACE OF HER WAS EVER FOUND.P00131.005
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BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. NEWS OF PREPARATIONS FOR THE ...
Photograph
BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. NEWS OF PREPARATIONS FOR THE ATOMIC TEST WAS ONE OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS IN AUSTRALIAN PEACETIME HISTORY. THOUGH THERE WAS INTENSE ACTIV...P00131.007
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Camouflage Army Taraka (truck)
Art
Maker: Parker, Noreen
This Army taraka (truck) is one of 11 mutakas (motor cars) exhibited by Minyma Kutjara Arts Project artists at Tarnanthi 2021 at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Made from found materials salvaged ...AWM2022.227.1
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Captain Mark Willetts dressed in a Saudi Army nuclear, biological, and chemical ensemble of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Captain Mark Willetts dressed in a Saudi Army nuclear, biological, and chemical ensemble of protective clothing, including gloves, helmet and mask, purchased at a Gulf War Surplus market in Peshawar. ...P01906.007
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Ceramic dish, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small white ceramic dish decorated with a dark blue floral motif on the base and a geometric design on the lip. A piece has broken off on one side of the dish and the overall shape of the dish has bee...REL35801.002
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Ceramic vase fused with melted glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a ceramic vase fused with melted glass.REL/21011.003
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CHRISTMAS CARD OF FUKUOKA CAMP NO. 2. KOYAKIJIMA (KOYAKI ISLAND), NAGASAKI, JAPAN. INSCRIPTION ...
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CHRISTMAS CARD OF FUKUOKA CAMP NO. 2. KOYAKIJIMA (KOYAKI ISLAND), NAGASAKI, JAPAN. INSCRIPTION READS "MERRY X-MAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM JOHANNES J. BUDDING, CAPTAIN ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES ARMY." M...P00255.006
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/07
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09. SEE 044646/5 FOR THE SAME AREA PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION.044646/06
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF AN AREA BEFORE THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09. SEE 044646/6 FOR THE SAME AREA AFTER THE EXPLOSION.044646/05
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/04
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/03
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/02
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/01
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Collection related to Peter McGrath-Kerr
Photograph
NAGASAKI, JAPAN. PART OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIR DROPPED ON 1945-08-09.044646/08
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Daddy, what did you do in the nuclear war?
Art
Maker: Earthworks Poster Collective Mackinolty, Chips Robertson, Toni
This poster is a reappropriation of a British First World War recruitment poster 'Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?' by Savile Lumley. Depicts a father sitting in an armchair at home looking at...ARTV07356
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Damaged clock, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Damaged crystal alarm clock, originally with a moulded glass, Lalique style Art Deco type body and a 2 inch German movement.REL/21011.002
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Damaged crockery, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A porcelain saucer that is intact with pieces of other pottery fused to it by molten glass.RELAWM34345
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Damaged cup, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ceramic cup that has been fused to the remains of another item along the base and up one side.RELAWM32815.001
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Damaged inkwell, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Broken inkwell which appears to be made from glass with other glass fused to it.RELAWM34351
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Damaged terracotta tile, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Portion of terracotta tile with other debris including metal, fused into it.RELAWM34355
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Damaged terracotta tile, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Portion of terracotta tile with other debris including pottery, fused into it.RELAWM34354
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. On the back of the plate there is a chip which has been repaired with an adhesive.REL/21011.005
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. There is evidence of a significant break which has been glued back together on the edge of the plate.REL/21011.004