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Able Seaman Jason Dolan, HMAS Kanimbla boarding team

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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Portrait of Able Seaman Jason Dolan, part of the boarding team on HMAS Kanimbla. Dolan is seated, facing the viewer holding his rifle, Persian Gulf.
ART92054
ABLE SEAMAN R. A. RICKARD OF COTTESLOE, WA, FROM HMAS TAMWORTH, SHOULDERS A SHORT MAGAZINE LEE ...

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ABLE SEAMAN R. A. RICKARD OF COTTESLOE, WA, FROM HMAS TAMWORTH, SHOULDERS A SHORT MAGAZINE LEE ENFIELD MARK III RIFLE AS HE POSES WITH CONSTABLE MALLAWA OF THE CEYLON POLICE FORCE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL C...
304680
1966. A COLT COMMANDO XM-177 RIFLE. THIS WEAPON IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE M16 AND WAS USED IN ...

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Maker: Prosper, Bruce Michael
1966. A COLT COMMANDO XM-177 RIFLE. THIS WEAPON IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE M16 AND WAS USED IN VIETNAM EXTENSIVELY BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL FORCES.
P01268.018
A conference held at the head office of the Frankfurt Red Cross Society, Frankfurt. This ...

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Maker: Unknown
A conference held at the head office of the Frankfurt Red Cross Society, Frankfurt. This conference was arranged for the purpose of assisting the English and Australian representatives to trace missin...
J00177
A day in the trenches

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Maker: Elliott, Dudley Marwood
A small sketch of soldiers sleeping in a trench, surrounded by piles of supplies, clothing and their weapons. The drawing is by Lt. Dudley Marwood Elliott. He served with the 11th Battalion, Austral...
ART09447.016
Adelaide, Australia. March 1943. Soldiers receiving instruction in the corect use of the SMLE ...

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Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Adelaide, Australia. March 1943. Soldiers receiving instruction in the corect use of the SMLE (Short, Magazine Lee Enfield) No. 1 Mk III* .303 rifle at the Infantry Training School at Victoria Park, n...
030201/02
Adelaide, Australia. March 1943. Soldiers receiving instruction in the corect use of the SMLE ...

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Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Adelaide, Australia. March 1943. Soldiers receiving instruction in the corect use of the SMLE (Short, Magazine Lee Enfield) No. 1 Mk III* .303 rifle at the Infantry Training School at Victoria Park, n...
030201/01
ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-28. MEMBERS OF 5 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED AMMUNITION DEPOT ...

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ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-28. MEMBERS OF 5 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED AMMUNITION DEPOT UNLOADING 303 (RIFLE) AMMUNITION AT FIELD AMMUNITION DEPOT.
027666
A delayed action device, commonly called a drip rifle, invented by Lance Corporal William Charles ...

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Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
A delayed action device, commonly called a drip rifle, invented by Lance Corporal William Charles Scurry (later Captain W C Scurry MC DCM) of the 7th Battalion, AIF, for firing a rifle by means of wei...
G01291
Advance

Art

Maker: Hinder, Frank
This work is indicative of Hinder's style, abstract and dynamic. During the war he was a camoufleur – a military camouflage artist – designing camouflage to disguise buildings, vehicles and equipment....
ART29026
Afghani boys watch as members of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, ? Marine Regiment, United States ...

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Maker: Dupont, Stephen
Afghani boys watch as members of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, ? Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps (USMC) carry out a search for weapons and suspected Taliban fighters, in and around houses i...
P05353.025
Afghanistan drawing no.2

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Maker: Sapper G.
An Australian soldier wearing a hat for warmth is seated on a collapsable chair as he reads a pamphlet. His backpack is at his feet and his gun is located behind him.
ART96004
Afghanistan Drawing no.1

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Maker: Sapper G. Sapper G.
Seated in the niche of a building, an Australian soldier looks down as he writes in a journal, his legs are crossed and he is deep in thought, he is surrounded by three weapons and his kit lays at his...
ART96003
Afghan war rug ('classic red' war rug)

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Maker: Unknown
The 'classic red war rug' is a stylistically intricate rug, with a complex and dense design layout, using rich red, orange and green colours. The rug is dominated by images of Soviet weaponry, especia...
ART92730
Afghan war rug (Turkoman)

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Maker: Unknown
A small Afghan war rug (Turkoman), depicting images of Soviet helicopters and mounted Afghan horseman carrying rifles. Turkoman rugs were originally produced by nomadic groups inhabiting western Turke...
ART91933
After a brief contact with a single Viet Cong (VC) fighter along a jungle trail in Phuoc Tuy ...

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Maker: Flynn, Sean L
After a brief contact with a single Viet Cong (VC) fighter along a jungle trail in Phuoc Tuy Province during Operation Ingham, an unidentified patrol leader (holding radio handset, left) of 6th Battal...
P05565.029
After losing his house and belongings to a random act of arson at Comora, a young man is ...

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Maker: Parker, David Dare
After losing his house and belongings to a random act of arson at Comora, a young man is comforted by an Australian soldier, armed with a Steyr F88 assault rifle, outside the location of Prime Ministe...
P05381.002
After losing his house and belongings to a random act of arson at Comora, a young man voices his ...

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Maker: Parker, David Dare
After losing his house and belongings to a random act of arson at Comora, a young man voices his discontent outside the location of Prime Minister Alkatiri's party meeting and press conference. Two un...
P05381.008
After the battle, 1918

Art

Maker: Macqueen, Kenneth
Unidentified location showing the aftermath of a battle. Soldiers lay deceased with the rifles bayonneted into the ground next to them. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts P...
ART93957
After the students of the 3rd Division Jungle Training School successfully assaulted and captured ...

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Maker: McInnes, Geoffrey
After the students of the 3rd Division Jungle Training School successfully assaulted and captured Bivouac Knoll, they consolidated their positions in preparation for a counter-attack. Portrait of QX5...
065369