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A and D tent in the scrub
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A sketch of an Admission and Discharge reception tent pitched in thick jungle scrub during exercises of 6th Australian Division Medical units.ART21284
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Atherton mountains from a B17 lying fortress
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
An aerial view of mountains near Atherton, North Queensland as seen from a US Boeing B17 Flying Fortress.ART92431
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Backstage
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Two silhouetted figures working in the darkened backstage area of the 4th Australian Division concert party's base theatre at Rocky Creek Convalescent Depot, Atherton, Queensland. Housed in an 'igloo'...ART23748
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Car park, Main Street, Atherton
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
View from a verandah of a Barrett's Railway Hotel on the main street of Atherton. The street is lined with military vehicles, the post office on the right is surrounded by anti-blast barricades and t...ART23872
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Cartoon for Major Mollard's (2/24 Battalion) Story of Attack, Battle of El Alamein
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Maker: Dargie, William
Several soldiers lay wounded in the foreground, while in the background a line of armed Australian soldiers advances forward. This is a sketch for the story, as told by Major K. F. Hollard, DSO, of ...ART26203
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Centre of Atherton and old air raid shelter
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Hundreds and thousands of troops passed through the Atherton Tablelands district when the area was used as a vast camp and training area. This view is of the main street looking towards the Railway Ho...ART25641
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Convoy on road
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
A road showing several military three-ton vehicles travelling in convoy through the landscape near Atherton, North Queensland. Several army divisions camped on the Atherton Tablelands during the Secon...ART23758
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Detail Issuing Depot (D.I.D)
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
View of a Detail Issuing Depot of the Australian Army Service Corps. It is at these Depots that Units drew their rations and stores daily, Atherton, Queensland.ART23757
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Erecting mobile stage
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Maker: Bush, Charles
An impression of the building of 4 Australian Division Concert Party's stage. The framework of girders with their truck as a base, when completed is covered with a green canvas cover that, pegged out ...ART26067
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Erecting mobile stage
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Maker: Bush, Charles
An impression of the building of 4 Australian Division Concert Party's stage. The framework of girders with their truck as a base, when completed is covered with a green canvas cover that, pegged out ...ART26066
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Graveyard, Tolga
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Maker: Bush, Charles
The 'graveyard' is the name by which the wrecked vehicles dumps at Tolga are known. It is a huge junk pile of useless wrecks of cars from all over the Atherton Tablelands. The ugly distorted vehicles ...ART23750
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Inside Officers' Mess
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Inside the Officers' Mess in Atherton, Queensland.ART21412
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Jeep Ambulance
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The subject is a Jeep ambulance of the 2/2 Field Ambulance climbing out of a creek bed. Jeeps were adapted for use as ambulances by the addition of a steel frame, which was placed in position after th...ART22295
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Kitchen and Mess
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
Grass thatched huts providing kitchen and mess of the 57th Battery, 2/7th Australian Field Regiment, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.ART23762
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Lieutenant Charles Cullen
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Charles Kitchener Cullen (VX7516), Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), signal officer, 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion. Lt Cullen served in Libya and Greece, was ...ART21419
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Allan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting NX12229 Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Trangmar Allan, OBE, MC, MID, Commanding Base Sub-Area, Finschhafen. Served with 30th and 5/45 Infantry Battalions and awarded Military Cross, 191...ART22685
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Lieutenant Gwendoline White
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Gwendoline A White, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), Supervisor and second in command, 3rd Australian Army Canteens Service s' Club, Atherton, Queensland.ART21599
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Lieutenant Ronald Ansell
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting NX140939 Lieutenant Ronald William Ansell, 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, Lae, New Guinea.ART22697
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Lieutenant Ronald Ansell
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a standing portrait of a member of the 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, NX140939 Lieutenant Ronald William Ansell, 2/5 Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron during the Second World W...ART22686
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Lieutenant Stuart Heilbron
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Stuart Heilbrun (QX3723), an Intelligence Officer with 49th Australian Infantry Battalion in New Guinea. Lt Heilbrun later joined 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion after being...ART21420
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Maintenancing Matildas, 2
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
One of set of three studies of Armoured Fighting Vehicle fitters doing maintenance work on a Matilda Mark IV tank. A view of a Maltilda Mark IV tank of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment shown with...ART21425
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Maintenancing 'Matildas', 1
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
One of three studies of Armoured Fighting Vehicle fitters doing maintenance work on a Matilda Mark IV tank. A Matilda Mark IV tank of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment is shown, three quarter rear ...ART21424
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Maintenancing 'Matildas', 3
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Front view of one of the Matilda Mark IV tanks of 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment showing the partially removed tracks with one of the bogeys on the nearest track. The crew commander's cupola flaps...ART21286
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March-at-ease
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An attempt to catch an impression of a route march, during which for miles one only sees the lower half of the man in front, particularly when climbing a hill. The small pack and water bottle are show...ART23874
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Mobile Printers
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts the 1 Australian Army Mobile Printing Unit which was formed in 1942 to operate with Headquarters 1st Australian Army. Its function, in accordance with Field Service Regulations, to print order...ART22861
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Oil sketch of two soldiers for No 238
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Maker: Dargie, William
Two soldiers, a Bren gunner (right) and loader (left), holding a German counter-attack at El Alamein in the Western Desert, Egypt. This is a sketch for the painting '2/32 Battalion holding German coun...ART22157
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Preliminary monochrome sketch for No 238 [ART22251]
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Maker: Dargie, William
This is a preparatory study for the final painting '2/32 Battalion holding German counter-attack, El Alamein, 31 October 1942' [ART22251]'. The sketch is adhered to a large piece of paper that has st...ART26200
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Preliminary watercolour sketch for No 238 [ART22251]
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Maker: Dargie, William
A sketch of the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion holding German counter-attack at El Alamein 1942. This is a preparatory study for the final painting '2/32 Battalion holding German counter-attack,...ART26201
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Private Keith Drabble
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Keith Drabble (WX13303), 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, done by the artist as a study for his painting 'H-5 Hours'.ART21411
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Private Patrick (Paddy) Kealy
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Patrick Thomas Andrew (Paddy or "Battle axe") Kealy (VX45209), 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. He enlisted in early 1940 and joined his unit in April 1941. He saw action in the Mid...ART21416
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Pushing a convoy through, Atherton
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Even in such typical Australian atmosphere, convoys always have an air of drama and force about them. A Military Policeman controls the movement on a rising bend. The background is dominated by Mount ...ART24078
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Repairing jack hammer drill
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Two soldiers are shown at work repairing a jack hammer drillART21409
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Road to Atherton
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Atherton Tableland was, for a long period of the war, a vast camp area and hundreds of thousands of troops passed through the various camps. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Eme...ART25640
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Rough oil sketch of position of 2/24 Battalion on morning 31 October '42
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Maker: Dargie, William
Position of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion on morning 31/10/42.ART22382
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Sergeant James McKenzie
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Sergeant James McKenzie (VX7161), Red Cross Sergeant, 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. Sgt McKenzie served in the Middle East, Greece, Syria and New Guinea.ART21418
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Sergeant James Nyland
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Sergeant James Michael John Nyland (VX2432), who was a stretcher bearer for 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance in the Second World War. Sgt Nyland served in the Middle East, Greece, Crete, Syr...ART21417
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Sergeant Leslie Ralph McCole
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Sergeant Leslie Ralph McCole (VX13459), veteran of Libya, Syria and New Guinea in battle order, done by the artist as a study for his painting 'H-5 Hours'.ART21282
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Soldiers in trench study for No 238 [ART22251]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of three soldiers in a trench with machine guns peering over the top of the sandbags. This work is a preparatory study for the final painting, '2/32 Battalion holding German counter-attack, El...ART26202
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Study of head of soldier for figure in No 245 [ART26203]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of an unidentified soldier, field dressing over left eye and ear, protective (tin) helmet.ART22159
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The Inhalation
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
This work depicts a soldier using an inhalation treatment at Atherton Details Camp. One of the most frequent sights in any Regimental Aid Post during treatment time was the use of inhalation for cold...ART23531
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The Jeep and the Air Raid Alarm
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Through a clump of palm trunks a jeep can be seen on one of the tracks running through the area of Headquarters, New Guinea Force. The air raid alarm is an old petrol drum hung from a cross beam. Vari...ART21428
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The Koala club, 7 Aust Division Camp
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A recreation club for all non-commissioned ranks, it was known throughout the tablelands.ART25637
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The Malanda Road, Atherton Tableland
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Maker: Dargie, William
Malanda Road, Atherton, Queensland.ART22158
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The mobile blacksmith
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Showing the interior of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment mobile blacksmith truck with a craftsman using the heavy pedestal grinder. The cylinder on the left is an acetylene generator for welding....ART21427
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The workshop section
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An attempt to catch the atmosphere of the mobile workshop section of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment. All the heavy machinery is mounted on 4x4 trucks enabling it to be put to use at short notice...ART21426
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Troops moving in M.T
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Maker: Dargie, William
Troops moving in M.T. Tents in background, Atherton, Queensland.ART22383
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Washed up
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
An anti-aircraft gun awaiting disposal after the war, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.ART25638