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A Queensland house goes for a ride
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
This house, which stood in the way of a newly planned airstrip, had to be hauled away to another site.ART25622
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Barbed wire fence, hills vista
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
Depicts a barbed wire fence with hills in the background.ART92452
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Copper for war, Mt Isa
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A green pyramid of copper concentrate, preparatory to smelting. From Mt Isa in the far north west of Queensland came a steady supply of melted copper to meet the demands of war. From August 1945 in hi...ART25546
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Demolishing a concrete air raid shelter
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
During the war these block-house shelters planted down the centre of wide Queensland streets were a feature of many towns.ART25621
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Flying over Central Australia
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
View of Central Australia as seen from an aeroplane (most probably a US Boeing B17 Flying Fortress).ART92433
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Freighter and landing barge
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
Depicts a freighter and a landing barge.ART92467
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Gillies Highway, North Queensland
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
Aerial view of Gillies Highway, North Queensland.ART92434
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Jackaroo's saddle "Gunnawarra"
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
"Gunnawarra" is a large cattle station near Mount Garnett, North Queensland.ART25609
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Lawson's wartime timber yard, Tully
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Lawson's wartime timber mill at Tully, North Queensland. The huge kauri logs seen in the foreground will be stripped into plywood sheets by a rotary lathe. From August 1945 in his capacity as official...ART25599
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Loaded cane trucks emptying at hopper, Hambledon Mill
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Loaded cane trucks emptying at a hopper, Hambledon Mill, North Queensland.ART25653
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Mechanical cane cutter at work
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
The inventor of this simple harvester was a Queenslander, Larry Moloney of Mackay. It has proved a valuable aid in the quick harvesting of cane during the war period, when; on most farms, there was a ...ART25656
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Miners waiting to go underground, Mt Isa
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of a group of miners waiting to go underground, Mt Isa, Queensland. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Emerson Curtis undertook a three month tour of Queensland....ART25544
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Mines landscape, Mt Isa
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Hard spinifex-tufted ridges were rich in minerals essential for war. First zinc, and lead - then copper for wartime usages, had transformed an isolated belt of western Queensland into a modern hive of...ART25548
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Mt Isa mines township
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
The mines community in neat, screened bungalows surrounded by well watered gardens and trees. There are modern bachelor living quarters, mess halls, recreation clubs, stores, bank and post office. On ...ART25545
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Mulgrave sugar mill in its coat of camouflage
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Drawing of Mulgrave Sugar Mill in its coat of camouflage, North Queensland. The National Bank of Queensland building is visible in the right side of the picture. The artist described the camouflaged c...ART25657
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Navigator seated in a Beaufort
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
A navigator is shown seated in the cockpit of a Beaufort bomber aircraft.ART92439
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North American P-51 Mustang
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
Depicts a North American P-51 Mustang operated by the Royal Australian Air Force. It contains the serial number 537284.ART92474