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Officer at fighter sector
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Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of an officer seated in a deck chair at a flight sectorART27966
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On flight from Brisbane to Darwin
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Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of an unidentified officer on board a Douglas Dakota DC3 Airliner flight from Brisbane to Darwin. He is shown wearing a great coat and a cap.ART27981
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On HMAS "Voyager"
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Maker: Baird, John
Cooks, stewards and catering hands are depicted relaxing on the Mess Deck on board the destroyer HMAS "Voyager".ART27898
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On the Boom ship
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Maker: Baird, John
Detailed depiction of the Boom defence vessel in Darwin, with three sailors shown working on board.ART27970
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Outside cookhouse, Darwin
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Maker: Baird, John
Two improvised wood stoves used as water boilers are depicted outside the cookhouse in Darwin. A bird can be seen flying overhead in the background.ART27871
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Pack donkeys, Mica Beach
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of Benno (later renamed 'Sancho Panza'), 65th Anti Aircraft Battery Searchlights, standing with two pack donkeys at Mica Beach, Darwin.ART27890
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Pandanus
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Maker: Baird, John
Rough sketch of jungle foliage, showing a large Pandanus tree (also referred to as Screw pines).ART27945
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Party for the entertainers
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Maker: Baird, John
A party for the entertainers in Darwin is depicted with men and women shown standing alongside the bar, and flags and decorations seen in the background.ART27950
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Pilots playing draughts
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketch of two pilots playing draughts at a table, in Darwin.ART27955
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RAAF types
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Maker: Baird, John
Three portraits of Royal Australian Air Force types, depicting bomber squadron personnel.ART27968
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Reading mail, Darwin
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Maker: Baird, John
Two soldiers are depicted in Darwin: Gunner Neil Oscar Maher (left), VX134882, Victoria, is sitting on a window sill with his leg in plaster, while Gunner Bert Clark (right), Royal Australian Artille...ART27875
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Sailor riding bicycle
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketches of a sailor riding a bike with a box on the handle bars, and an officer.ART27940
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Searchlight at Mica Beach, verso: Night observer
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Maker: Baird, John
A searchlight at Mica Beach is depicted with two operators manning it, and a Bren gun pit is shown on the right Verso: A sketch of a night observation post, with a cane chair and a phone depicted on ...ART27971
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Sergeant Efremof
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of Sergeant Efremof, Static Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries, Royal Australian Artillery, seated at a table writing by the light of a hurricane lamp in an underground plotting room, Darwin Showg...ART27883
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Sergeant Kelly
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of Sergeant Kelly alongside two unidentified personnel sitting on the gunwale of a small sailing vessel with their equipment around them and an island visible in the background. All three men...ART27885
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Sergeant Langston
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of Sergeant Vivian Leslie Langston (NX106290), 19 Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery, (Ack, Ack), Royal Australian Artillery, seated on a stretcher.ART27882
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Sergeant Major John Eric Coles
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of Major John Eric Coles (VX102262), Australian Military Forces, 15th Australian Water Transport Company, Small Craft, standing with a Vickers machine gun which has been unofficially modified...ART27884
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Series of studies based on military centre
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Maker: Baird, John
A series of sketches based on the military centre in Darwin are illustrated on the recto and the verso of the sheet. Included is a sketch of a wrestling match between two wrestlers who reportedly heav...ART27974
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[sketches]
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketches depicting the Quartermaster-Sergeant (QMS) Water Transport, which was also referred to as "Hacienda Serjeanto" (Spanish for "Sargent's Estate"). A sign indicating soldiers' wishes to go home...ART27956
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[Sketches from Darwin]
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Maker: Baird, John
Series of sketches depicting people and animals in and around Darwin; including Indigenous Australians, Navy personnel, Australian animals, and a cartoon of 'the Cook' wearing an apron.ART27976