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[Sketch for open air church service in the north-west]
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a number of Australian servicemen standing and seated around an old church in preparation for an outdoor service to celebrate Easter in north-western Australia during the Second World War. Wil...ART95019
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Smoko
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a group of transport men at a halting place near a waterhole, stopping for a 'smoko' (cigarette break) alongside one of the dry, dusty roads in the Northern Territory during the Second World ...ART95017
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'Spirit of protest'
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
The spirit of the Protest was humorously nicknamed after the Spirit of Progress. This train picks up troops and stores at Larrimah railhead for transport to Darwin. The men sleep and eat en route in c...ART22718
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Strong bow, drawing for cartoon in 'The Daily Telegraph'
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Maker: Mahony, Will
Depicts a Japanese soldier aiming a bow and arrow at Darwin. The bow is labelled 'the northern island manace'. It makes reference to the possibility of an invasion of Australia after the wave of Japan...ART90964
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[Study for 'The Briefing']
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depicts a number of Australian servicemen in a briefing room in northern Australia, during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and ne...ART95018
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The official box
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depiction of the North Australian Picnic Race Club. The club, run entirely by Army Personnel, was a sizable complex constructed from bush timber and scrounged materials with the aid of graders and tra...ART94592
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Tpr W T Neilson NX669 2/6 Div Cav Reg
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Depicts a portrait of William Thomas Neilson, who enlisted in November 1939 and served with the 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment in the NT from October 1942. Born Anthony Raftopoulos, Tony Rafty (1...ART96865
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Transport driver sleeping behind his truck at Larrimah
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
A transport driver sleeping behind his truck at Larrimah in the Northern Territory. These drivers often had to drive over 200 miles per day in very hot weather, often driving for seven days at a stre...ART92160
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Writing home
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Maker: Wood, C Dudley
The main image is of an unidentified RAAF officer writing by the light of hurricane lamp, with Wolseley pattern helmet with RAAF colours on band on the table. To his right, a second man lies on a bed,...ART29215