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Ack-Ack pit
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A Bren Gun crew on the look-out for enemy aircraft in an Ack-Ack pit in Libya. The anti-aircraft gun is a Bren Light Machine Gun (LMG).ART21911
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Admiralty House, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Originally the Headquarters of the Italian Regia Marina, now British Naval Headquarters. Building was damaged by bombing, causing the collapse of the western wing. The red flag is a warning to town an...ART21741
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Awaiting the return of a flight from an OP
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scene of members of the 450 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, standing and looking at they sky. Dargie noted, "Standing on a wrecked German plane, the Intelligence Officer of the Squadron scans t...ART23897
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Battle equipment, Derna
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of an Australian soldier standing with rifle, head slightly lowered.ART22875
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Battle rig, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Figure of a soldier looking to the right, carrying a rifle. 'This was drawn at Tobruk on the day after the tower was captured. This infantryman, like many at this stage of the campaign, had a fancy fo...ART22869
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Captain John Searle
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Captain John Edward Searle, NX21876, DCM, Liaison, 9th Australian Division Headquarters, formerly 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion.ART22440
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Checking up on the R.T. of a Kittyhawk Fighter, before take-off
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Maker: Dargie, William
A pilot standing on a wing of a Kittyhawk plane, looking into and checking the cockpit. Dargie noted, "The pilots' life may depend on his R.T. It must be perfect before he leaves the ground, and the ...ART23896
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Convoy pulled up on Derna Road
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a convoy of trucks and men stopped on Derna Road in Libya.ART21263
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Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome. This plane crashed landed upside down. The pilot walked away unhurt, Libya.ART22373
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Digger and prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldier with prisoners of war in Libya.ART21885
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Digger in captured Italian strongpoint
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian digger manning an Italian Breda machine gun in a captured Italian stronghold.ART26207
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Diggers resting, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A group of Australian diggers resting in Libya.ART21262
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Drawing of Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
The town of Tobruk laid out in the background; the figure of a crouching man seen from the rear in right foreground.ART26208
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Examining Italian prisoners, Libya 1941
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts several Australian soldiers with rifles examining Italian prisoners in Libya, North Africa in 1941.ART28481
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Flares over the docks, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The destroyers night visit over, men of Docks Operating Unit proceed to remove the precious supplies from the destroyer berths and quais to dumps outside the town. Time is important for in the light o...ART27549
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Flight returning
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of aircraft returning to the Escarpment Drome, Libya.ART22047
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Front line trenches, Libya; verso: Study of a digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
recto: Australian soldiers in the front line trenches, Libya. verso: Seated Australian soldier with rifle in hands, wearing uniform and helmet.ART21897
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General Negroni
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Maker: Freeth, Hubert
A portrait of General Negroni from the Italian Army.ART26681
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Guns moving up in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers moving guns in the desert in Libya.ART21887
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Hit in head
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A soldier lying injured on the ground clutching his head while another soldier looks on.ART21910
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In a section post, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a group of soldiers in Section Post during air attack (blitz), North African.ART21883
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Italian prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
An endless column of Italian prisoners taken by the 6th Australian Division in the Western Front in Libya, 1941.ART23430
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Italian prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Rear view of the figures of two prisoners of war walking.ART21904
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Italian prisoners leaving Tobruk, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war marching out of Tobruk, Libya, en route to prisoner of war cages, January 1941. Prisoners captured by 6th Australian Division at fall of Tobruk.ART21913
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Italian prisoners, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war rest during their march en route to prisoner of war cages. The prisoners were captured by the 6th Australian Division at the fall of Tobruk.ART22880
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Italian prisoners of war moving forward
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war moving foward carrying large packs on their backs.ART90264
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Libya: Help them finish the job
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office British Colour Printing
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This poster depicts a convoy of...ARTV02308
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Libya: Help Them Finish The Job
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World War ...ARTV02294
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1914-40, Libya (Private Lance Rosser)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of SX7048 Private Lancelot Frederick Rosser 'Pop', 6th Australian Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, North African campaign. When the artist was instructed by Blamey to select someone ...ART22881
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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 Francis Cook
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting SX1225 Lieutenant Colonel Francis W Cook, DSO, MC, Chief Instructor Army Leaders School, BCOF, 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, Army Instructional Corps.ART27510
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Major General Kenneth Eather
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
A portrait of Major General Kenneth Eather of the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion, 25th Australian Brigade, 11th Australian Division. Major General Kenneth William 'Phar Lap' Eather, CB, CBE, DSO...ART26669
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No.3 Sqn on the move
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Maker: Norton, Frank
A column of No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force motor transport on the move during the early stages of the withdrawal from Libya. The convoy had left Antelat during the morning and was nearing M...ART21748
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Office gharry - No.3 Squadron
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Part of the camp of No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, at Gazala, Libya. On the edge of the escarpment are the office gharry (a small truck for carrying troops) and operations tent, and a "Don...ART23792
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Patrol setting out, Western Desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A group of Australian soldiers setting out on patrol in the Western Desert in Libya. Ivor Hele accompanied the men on their patrols through the dust and heat of the desert during the 1941 North Africa...ART21891
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Patrol waiting, Western Desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Patrol of Australian soldiers in the prone position poised for action.ART21884
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Pilots discussing an operation on their return
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Maker: Dargie, William
Five pilots stand in a group discussing the operation they have just returned from. The artist later wrote about about the work: "An exciting babble of voices exchanging new and views - it usually ta...ART26196
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25-pounder in action, Sollum
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicting a 25-pounder field gun in action near Sollum in the Western Desert, Egypt.ART26566
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Prisoners in a sandstorm
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldier with Italian prisoners of war caught in a sandstorm, Libya.ART21260
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Seated digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Bare-chested seated Australian soldier seen from behind.ART21902
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Servicing Rima II, Libya
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Maker: Norton, Frank
A typical Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, "Rima II" is flown by Pilot Officer L. Spence of No. 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. (The name "Rima" dates to the last war when a fighter aircraft of that na...ART26051
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Soldier digging
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldier, bare-chested, seen from the rear digging.ART21901
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Stretcher bearers, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers carrying wounded soldiers on stretchers in Libya.ART26995
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Stretchers bearers in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers carrying a wounded man on a stretcher in the desert in Libya.ART21895
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[study for Convoy pulled up on Derna Road]
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Convoy of trucks pulled up along the Derna road to, North Africa.ART90263
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Study of a digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of an unidentified soldier from 2 Australian Imperial Force, wearing a protective tin helmet during the North African campaign in the Western Desert.ART22870
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Taking off, Western Desert
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Maker: Norton, Frank
A Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk of No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, taking off on an operational flight from the desert landing ground at Antelat. The dust is typical of desert landing grounds, a f...ART29361
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Tents on the Escarpment Drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
The centre of life in leisure periods - the combined canteen, post office and airman's Mess, Libya.ART23888