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A native of Woolloomooloo
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a convalescing soldier, with crutches and a broken leg, seated on a park bench with an elderly English civilian dressed in top hat and tails, with his walking stick alongside him. T...ART40956
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Aussie and the 'tab'
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of an Australian soldier with a young English woman walking together. To the side an English soldier sitting on a bench with an open book that reads 'A girl would leave an angel for an...ART40937
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Aussies on work of national importance
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a crowd of Australian soldiers playing two-up (a gambling game using two coins).ART40966
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Australia will be there
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A cartoon-figure of an Australian soldier stands with left hand in his coat pocket, rifle slung over his right shoulder and a cigarette in his mouth. He stands on a tall pedestal with a wreath hanging...ART40960
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Barracks
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a group of Australian infantrymen in barracks engaged in various activities. Some soldiers are washing their clothes, others are playing a game of cards, some are reading the paper...ART40945
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Brothers in arms
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture depicting an Australian and a British (Scottish) soldier marching together. The Scottish soldier wears a kilt and is playing the bagpipes. The Australian soldier has a rifle over his s...ART40947
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Digger gets the 'time' of his life
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A Digger stands swinging a fob watch in front of a German soldier. The German soldier stands cowering as though hypnotised, with his knees bent, mouth open and arms in the air. In the foreground are a...ART40955
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Digger scores
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Depicts a street scene with an Australian digger on the right, his arm in a sling, throwing quoits onto a board on the street in front of him. He is surrounded by people observing his play. There is a...ART40967
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Digger's salute
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
The artist captures the Australian soldier's characteristic irreverance for rank and authority in this paper statue of an Australian soldier and a British officer. Despite passing the officer, the sol...ART40954
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Digger thinks our climate a wash-out
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
An Australian soldier lounges in a chair and another sits on a stool waiting for the rain to clear outside. On the wall is a framed view of Sydney harbour and a wall calendar dated Friday 21 June. A r...ART40946
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'Digger' you tink you vas going to the dressing station
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
An Australian soldier leads a crying German prisoner of war over to a puddle of water. He seems about to push him in. Gladys Blaiberg didn't work at the Australian Forces canteen until 1917. While it...ART40957
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Dinkum diggers' doleful dials depict disgusted disappointment after walking 5 kilos
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A group of five Australian soldiers have walked five kilometres in blizzard like conditions, only to arrive at their destination - a tavern - to be prohibited from finding respite there. The artist ma...ART40959
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Faithful to his post
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A cartoon-figure of an Australian soldier in uniform leans against a pole with his right leg crossed over the left and a cigarette in his mouth. He is smiling and a colour patch is visible on his left...ART40958
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'Gladys' is these bairns mother
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper statue of the artist with miniature versions of the "Somme hero", the "Dinkum digger" and the "Flapper's idol", all characters from Blaiberg's various paper sculptures. The caption makes clever ...ART40938
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His English bride
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Miniature paper statue of Australian soldier with English bride.ART40963
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How it began
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Blaiberg depicts an Australian soldier dressed in hospital blues and an English woman seated at either end of a park bench. The woman has a dog on a leash and the man holds a walking stick.ART40941
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How it ended
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Blaiberg depicts the same figures from 'How it began' (ART40941) now getting married. The Australian soldier is dressed in his military uniform and the bride is wearing a white wedding dress, a veil a...ART40962
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Just a 'plane' guy
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of an Australian airman peeling potatoes. He is surrounded by five large sacks filled with potatoes and has a melancholy look on his face. Underneath are the words: "Just a 'plane' g...ART40936
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Old Bill
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper statue of an old Australian soldier. He carries a full kit including tin helmet, drink bottle, sleeping back and rifle. He has a scarf wrapped around his head and he smokes a pipe. Bruce Bairnsf...ART40940
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Shikker
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
A paper sculpture of two drunk Australian soldiers, one carrying an Australian flag. The title, 'Shikker', is Yiddish for drunk.ART40964