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Alert 15, two-deck cafe, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men waiting to be called to action. Both HMAS Kanimbla's and the US Navy Seal boarding parties play cards and 'Uckers' whilst waiting for boardings. Peter Churcher recalled, "Every evening...ART91754
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Arrival of supplies, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A human chain handing supplies from the upper deck to storage below. Peter Churcher recalled, "On this particular morning an American supply ship had dropped off a shipment of food supplies for HMAS K...ART91786
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Boarding party, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figures of men waiting to board the craft that will transfer them to the smuggling ships. Peter Churcher recalled, "Represented here is one of the boarding parties fully rigged aboard the craft that i...ART91758
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Bosun's office, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Officer seated in chair looking at computer screen with back to viewer, in the Bosun's office on board the HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf. Peter Churcher recalled, "This is a drawing of one o...ART91781
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Captain at briefing
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
3rd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Two studies of a captain at a briefing session; the head only at upper left is in right profile; the seated u...ART91791.003
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Cleaning weapons (right side of image); verso: Seated figure reading
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
20th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A group of navy men cleaning their weapons, possibly on a ship in the Persian Gulf (right side of image; lef...ART91791.020
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Darkened ship, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Night scene of the interior of the ship HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was done to show what it was like in the environment of the ship at night: the claustrophobic corridors a...ART91768
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End of night watch shift, 6.30 am, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a Australian seaman on night watch. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was the second version of the same subject I had painted up on the observation deck earlier. I began work between ...ART91776
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Engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla, study for 'Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla'
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.ART91778
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Engine room two, HMAS Kanimbla, study for 'Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla'
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.ART91779
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Escorted ship, Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
An RAN ship escorting a smugglers' ship. Peter Churcher recalled, "This was painted the morning the Kanimbla took over control of a smuggling ship that had been brought up from the Gulf of Oman. In th...ART91763
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Figure of a seated navy man in right profile; verso: diary entry
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
21st page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Figure of a seated navy man in right profile, possibly on a ship in the Persian Gulf. Verso: full-page diary...ART91791.021
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Full-page diary entry; verso: Oil refineries on the ocean
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
22nd page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Full-page diary entry which reads: '...shown inside. The rooms were filthy, squalid, rooms [sic] with bits o...ART91791.022
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Group of airmen on board HMAS 'Kanimbla' in the Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
26th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. A group of airmen looking at a map on board HMAS 'Kanimbla'; one figure is seated.ART91791.026
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Human line passing supplies (right side of image); verso: Screensaver image on computer in Operation Room
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
25th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Human line passing supplies after a big delivery from the US supply ship 'Bridge' in the Persian Gulf (right...ART91791.025
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Interior of cabin in Iraqi smugglers' ship, Persian Gulf
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Interior of a cabin in the Iraqi smugglers; ship in the South Persian Gulf. Churcher's diary entry reads, "Feb 12 [underlined] - today it was suggested that I board a small boat and go over to the Ira...ART91759
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In the desert; verso: Cleaning weapons (left side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
19th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Desert sand hills near Dubai. Verso: Members of the Australian navy cleaning weapons, possibly on a ship in ...ART91791.019
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"Jack" Daniels
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A portrait of one of the older, and more experienced sailors. Peter Churcher recalled, "Jack was an experienced crusty sailor. He had spent most of his life at sea. This is sort of the opposite of Fra...ART91787
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Messman "Jacko", HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Portrait of the cook wearing a chef's hat. Peter Church recalled, "Jacko's job is basically working in the kitchens. His robust stature, intent gaze and floppy white cap made him an irresistible subj...ART91762
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Oil refineries in the Persian Gulf; verso: Human line passing supplies (left side of image)
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
24th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. Oil refineries in the Persian Gulf. Verso: Human line passing supplies after a big delivery from the US supp...ART91791.024