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Private yacht taken over by RAAF
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A private yacht that was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force for use as a patrol and supply vessel is depicted in Brosbane.ART29952
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"Queen Mary"
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch of the SS "Queen Mary" entering Sydney Harbour with the return of the 9th Division.ART29923
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"Queen Mary" Enterning Sydney with 9th Division
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The scene from North Head as the HMT "Queen Mary", carrying troops of the 9th Australian Division home from the Middle East enters the Harbour. HMT "Aquitania", with her four funnels, is seen extreme ...ART23663
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R.A.A.F Chapel
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
View of a Chapel with palm trees, native figure to right, soldier figure to left.ART28201
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RAAF Pilots Headquarters
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) Pilots Headquarters on the beach at Wewak, New Guinea. A parachute has been used to create an awning under which a personnel member stands nude enjoying a drink; t...ART29910
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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 of the 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment in position on the shores of Sydney Harbour. Richard Ashton, an artist with the Military History Section, painted a number of works related to Australia...ART23671
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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