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Ambush of the enemy at night
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Maker: Dargie, William
A sketch that recalls a patrol by B Coy of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion when they were ambushed by the Japanese and forced to take to the bush, and regain their lines by a long detour. Du...ART23817
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A. M. F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A semi abstract composition of six soldiers standing in a group wearing tin helmets and holding rifles.ART28378.019
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AMF [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A composition consisting of four helmeted soldiers in a jungle setting wearing tin helmets and carrying rifles.ART28378.018
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A. M. F. [Australian Military Forces]
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A semi abstract composition of five soldiers wearing tin helmets.ART28378.020
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Anti Aircraft bloke
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Maker: Baird, John
Portrait of an unidentified Anti Aircraft soldier, standing guard holding a rifle by his side with bayonet fixed. A water bottle hangs in a palm tree behind him.ART27876
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A soldier fixing his bayonet
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Maker: Dargie, William
An Australian soldier stands, wearing a tin helmet and is fixing his bayonet to his rifle.ART22008
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George
Bronze sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during WWII. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun.ART41006
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George Purcell, R
Plaster cast of a sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during the Second World War. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun. The plaster was cast from the original ce...ART26391
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[Australian Jungle fighter]
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Maker: Hele, Ivor Henry Thomas
Depticts a full portrait of an Australian soldier in uniform holding his gun at the ready. This illustration was used as the frontispiece for the publication 'Retreat from Kokoda' by Raymond Paull whi...ART94209
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Australian Military Forces
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A group of five soldiers from the Australian Military Forces are grouped closely together wearing helmets and tropical kits. This drawing has been completed in Hinder's cubist inspired style.ART28375.012
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Australian Military Forces
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A composition of six soldiers in a jungle setting, wearing tin helmets and carrying rifle.ART28376.007
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Australian Military Forces
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Shows a group of three native women and two children standing chatting as two new arrivals of the Australian Millitary Forces stand nearby.ART28375.014
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Australian Military Forces, Rabaul
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Depicts three Australian Military Force personnel in jungle wearing tin helmets and carrying rifles.ART28376.006
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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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Campaigning in the Ramu Valley
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
An Australian soldier is depicted sitting on the ground with legs outstretched and rifle in hand, leaning against a shelter behind him. Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached ...ART28250
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Cartoon for Major Mollard's (2/24 Battalion) Story of Attack, Battle of El Alamein
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Maker: Dargie, William
Several soldiers lay wounded in the foreground, while in the background a line of armed Australian soldiers advances forward. This is a sketch for the story, as told by Major K. F. Hollard, DSO, of ...ART26203
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Chalk sketch of muleteer for above incident [ART22222]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of a muleteer under mortar fire at Damour, Syria. He is wearing a tin hat and carries a rifle slung over his shoulder. This sketch was intended as a preparatory study for a final painting of ...ART22030
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Cleaning rifle
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Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of a soldier, seated down, cleaning a rifle over his knees.ART27939
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Commando
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Maker: Ewers, Ray
Bronze of an Australian commando soldier in New Guinea, from plaster made around 1945.ART91990
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Digger's N.G
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Maker: Pratt, Douglas
Pencil studies of soldiers, or as the artist refers to them 'Diggers'. In the sketch at the top four Australian soldiers are standing casually, while three other sketches show a soldier handling a lo...ART28065
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Disembarkation at Toko
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A frequent scene ay Toko during the Second World War; men, equipment and stores are hurriedly disembarked and the stores hastily stacked all ready to be carried on to the forward areas within half an ...ART22485
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Drawing for headpiece for "Four year's walkabout"
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
A soldier is depicted kneeling down on the ground cleaning his rifle. This illustration was drawn for 'Salt', a small journal that informed and entertained Australian servicemen and women during the S...ARTI04614
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Dreaming; verso: Thinking of leave
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Depicts two soldiers, one is sitting elbow on knee, dreaming. The other is standing behind watching. To the left are two rifles. On verso of the work is an unfinished sketch of a soldier thinking of l...ART29144
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Embarkation figure
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Maker: Allen, George Meridian Sculpture Founders
An exhausted Australian soldier, wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder and a pack on the others, walks up a formed track. This bronze edition of 'Embarkation figure' was c...ART90169
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Embarkation figure
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Maker: Allen, George Meridian Sculpture Founders
An exhausted Australian soldier, wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle slung over one shoulder and a pack on the other, walks up a formed track.ART26389
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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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Fatigue
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Walker's sensitivity to the long periods of boredom and fatigue that constituted much of his experience of service life is reflected in his sculpture. His figures capture essences: distilled experienc...ART26406
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Fire prevention week
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Maker: National Fire Protection Association BOSTON : NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, [N.D.]
Durnig the Second World War, fire prevention, and disaster prevention was campaigned for as a way to reduce pressure on resources. Many of the fire fighters had joined the war effort, and so fire prot...ARTV05570
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For England and Freedom! Join the Territorial Army
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Maker: Cattermole, Lance British Army WM. Hobbs & Sons Ltd.
British Territorial Army recruiting poster. One of a series published in 1938 featuring artwork by Lance Cattermole. This poster is No. 8 of the series aimed at attracting English volunteers. In the f...ARTV10164
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From Barum Valley, near Bogadjim
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
A soldier wearing a slouch hat is depicted sitting to the left smoking a cigarette with his rifle beside him. He is overlooking the valleys from Ramu Valley, near Bogadjim at an area which the Japanes...ART28214
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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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Greece
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Maker: Ewers, Ray Meridian Sculpture Founders
Figure of a soldier fully equipped and wearing winter uniform, marching across Greece in winter.ART90936
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Greetings from the 17th Garrison Battalion
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Maker: White, Cyril Leyshon
Two Australian soldiers greet each other, the soldier on the left is in full Australian uniform and carries a 303 rifle complete with bayonet attachment. The soldier on the right wears Australian unif...ART28577
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Guard with dog at Mica Beach
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketch depicting a guard and dog at Mica Beach. The guard is holding a bayonet and wearing a steel helmet as he stands to attention. In the background (left) is a male nude carrying a box of supplies ...ART27949
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"Hey, Blue, hand me the 303" drawing for illustration for 'As You Were' 1949
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
A humorous drawing of two Australian soldiers that are fishing from a small wooden boat. One soldier asks the other to pass him a rifle that is resting in the boat- his intent is to shoot the fish tha...ARTI00397
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How's your cousin getting on?
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Maker: Gurney, Alex
Alex Gurney produced the 'Bluey and Curley' cartoons initially for the magazine 'Picture News' in 1940. It was then transferred to the 'Melbourne Sun' where it was syndicated to newspapers all over Au...ART90468
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Illustration for "Salt cover parade"
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
Illustration for the front cover of 'Salt', a small journal that informed and entertained Australian servicemen and women during the Second World War. The drawing depicts a soldier in the foreground w...ARTI04572
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I'm Fighting Food: Says Potato Pete
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Maker: H.M. Stationary Office LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (LONDON : H. MANLY & SON)
British Second World War poster depicting a potato dressed as a soldier, with a fork and a rifle. 'Potato Pete' was one of the characters devised by the British Ministry of Food to encourage the publi...ARTV02503
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Infantry firing from cover
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a drawing of infantry men firing from cover.ART21315
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Infantryman with rifle
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Maker: Dargie, William
Infantryman with rifle. This is a preparatory sketch for the final painting 'Morning attack by 2/16 Australian Infantry Battalion' [ART22347].ART22037
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Inspection
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Sketch of eight male, unidentified soldiers stand in rows. They are dressed in full military uniform and hold their rifles angled at chest height.ART29126
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Into action
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Maker: Dargie, William
Painting of three unidentified male Australian soldiers going into action in the Middle East. This work was reproduced in the frontispiece of the 1942 Australian War Memorial publication 'Soldiering ...ART22232
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"I wouldn't mind dying if there wasn't so much effort to it!"- unpublished
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Two Australian soldiers resting on the ground in a hilly landscape with their packs and rifles thrown aside. A plane in the distance.ARTI01314
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Japanese surrendering their guns
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Maker: Pugh, Clifton
Depicts six Japanese soldiers surrendering their guns, Muschu Island, New Guinea.ART90935
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Join the AIF now!: They'll be proud of you in this
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Maker: Unknown Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment poster. It features a black and white drawing of a soldier in full uniform with two admiring women, the older one holding his rifle...ARTV02566
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Join the AIF: This is serious!
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Maker: Northfield, James Director- General of Recruiting F.W. Niven
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment poster. Released in 1941 before Japan had entered the war, at a time when many Australians were reluctant to enlist to fight on the...ARTV04319
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Jungle patrol
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Maker: Allen, George
Stone sculpture of Australian troops with rifles climbing through jungle, weapons 'at the ready'. They are expectant, alert, conscious of potential danger ahead. This sculpture captures the undulating...ART90393
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Junglers
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Reconstruction from photograph of troops' activities in Malaya. Two Australian soldiers are on patrol in the jungle.ART30103