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2/3rd Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A gun crew of 2/3rd Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment at Action Stations during an alarm at Sydney Harbour positions. Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a numbe...ART23672
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2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Sydney
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A gun crew of the 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun rushes to Action Stations on the sounding of an alarm at the Regiment's position, Sydney Harbour.ART23659
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recto: Captured Japanese weapons; verso: Japanese position after surrender
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
recto: A landscape with destroyed trees and a pile of captured Japanese weapons taken after their surrender in Wewak, New Guinea is depicted. verso: A landscape depiction of the Japanese position foll...ART29931
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recto: [untitled portrait]; verso: [notes on ships]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
recto: A pencil portrait of an unidentified person . verso: Seven sketches of different vessels, on the Brisbane RiverART29926
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Refuelling "Kittys"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene at 7-Mile Aerodrome showing Curtiss P40-E Kittyhawks being refuelled for return to Buna Bay. Some of the aircraft had already made four missions from 5am to 3pm as 24 Japanese ships had been r...ART29881
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RMS "Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A depiction of RMS "Queen Mary" at Sydney Harbour, with tug boats and ferries alongside.ART29915
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Road building above Rouna Falls
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Personnel from 2/6 Field Engineers are shown building a road above Rouna Falls. These falls were well known to Australian soldiers in 1942 making their way from Port Moresby up to the Sogeri Plateau a...ART29906
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Road to Kokoda: base depot; verso: Frank Wilson
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of grass buildings and a truck at the Kokoda base depot, Kokoda, Papua New Guinea. On the verso is a portrait sketch of Frank Wilson working under a lamplight.ART29903
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Rouna Road at the 'hairpins'
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of Rouna Road on a steep hill shown with trucks driving along it and engineers of 2/7 Field Coy Australian Australian Imperial Force widening and repairing it. This road led to the Kokoda Track...ART28203
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Sergeant John Kent
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Sergeant John Kent, Australian Imperial Forces and driver to Correspondents' MessART29849
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Signals unit
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The Signals unit in the foothills of the Owen Stanley Ranges during an overnight 'dogfight' aerial combat with Japanese fighter aircraft. This sketch was made prior to Ashton's appointment as official...ART29890
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Silvester Watratan
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of Silvester Watratan, a native from the Kai Islands, Indonesia.ART29935
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Sketches at Moresby
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A series of sketches depicting local people in a variety of poses, as well as a village scene at Angau, New Guinea.ART29925
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"Sodoe" unloading
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Men are depicted unloading SS "Sodoe" at Tanamerah, New Guinea.ART29978
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Soldiers, trucks and tents
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a number of works related to Australia's defences during the Second World War. This work depicts anti aircraft guns in place at Mi...ART23669
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[SS "Sodoe"]
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Sketches of SS "Sodoe" at the wharf, and natives in canoes transporting produce in Tanamerah, Dutch New GuineaART29896
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SS "Sodoe", bridge
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The wheelhouse on the SS "Sodoe" bridge, with two personnel inside; the man nearest is steering the vessel while the other looks out to the river.ART29909
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SS "Sodoe" foredeck with troops
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A depiction of soldiers relaxing on the foredeck of SS "Sodoe".ART29895
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1st Australian Water Transport Group
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Depicting the 1st Australian Water Transport Group base at Clifton Gardens, Sydney Harbour. Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a number of works related to Australia...ART23673