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Approach to Artillery Ridge
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
The approach to Artillery Ridge is one that gives defenders maxiumum assistance in the form of a narrow ridge and steep slopes with little cover. The approach was made under a mortar and artillery bar...ART22655
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Approach to Goodenough Island
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a view from on board a vessel towards Goodenough Island, New Guinea.ART90433
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A Queensland house goes for a ride
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
This house, which stood in the way of a newly planned airstrip, had to be hauled away to another site.ART25622
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Araki, Kaya, Minami, Koiso, Hata, Shimada
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Maker: Isaacman, Meyer
Six caricatures of top-ranking Japanese Second World War leaders all convicted for war crimes at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo. These caricatures appeared regularly in ...ART92180
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Area in which sketches were made
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Maker: Belcher, Douglas Leonard
A title page to VX109068 Sergeant Douglas Leonard Belcher's collection of sketches, depicting a map of the area the artist covered during his time serving with 1 New Guinea Infantry Battalion at Dumpu...ART28211
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Are My Civvies Ready?
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Supply H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
Following the cessation of hositilies, thousands of soldiers were to return home with the only clothes they owned being either at their familial home or military-issued clothing. As a result, there wa...ARTV03405
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Are you a fifth columnist? If you spread disease, you are!
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Maker: Unknown
During the Second World War, much funding was invested in public health and safety campaigns. Upholding health and safety standards was equated with a sense of nationalism and patriotic duty. This is ...ARTV10120
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Are your guards all present and correct
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Maker: Giles, F Kenwood Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
poster produced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to increase awareness of need for safety guards on machinery, depicts a guardsman m...ARTV01682
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"ARISE AMERICANS" Your Country and your Liberty are in grave Danger: Protect them now by joining the United States Navy or US Naval Reserve
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Maker: Barclay, McClelland [S.L. : S.N.], 1941
Second World War American poster featuring a sailor on board a ship and words warning that the country's liberty is in danger. McClelland Barclay (1891–1943) was an American painter of pin-up art. Bor...ARTV00755
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Arming a Spitfire
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Spitfire at Laverton on the tarmac, being armed in preparation for a test flight and air to ground gunnery.ART22364
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Arm injury - amputation
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Maker: Aubrey-Crowe, George
Australian Military Forces, Services Reconnaissance Department, Native Constabulary; R416 Warrant 1 Yauwiga (or Yauwika) DCM, M Special, AMF, with loyalty medal, left arm amputated below elbow, wearin...ART24397
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Armistice Convention
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
The sketch depicts several groups of uniformed soldiers standing in the courtyard at Smith Barracks in Acre, Palestine (now 'Akko, Israel). Herbert was appointed official war artist in February 1941. ...ART30299
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Armoured cars of British Reconnaissance Regiment in Tempe, Greece
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Maker: Dargie, William
Tempe in 1941, was the scene of a very heavy attack by German armoured units against the rearguard of the British withdrawal from Greece. The 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion and New Zealand units ...ART23984
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2/6 Armoured Regiment Tanks in action at Cape Endaiadere
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Maker: Dargie, William
The tanks supported the 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion and cleaned up Japanese resistance in this area, Cape Endaiadere, New Guinea.ART23158
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Armourers (Warrant Officer James McMillan and Corporal Wilcox)
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Warrant James McMillan (front), Corporal Wilson (or Wilcox) (rear); Browning testiing and cleaning .50 calibre machine guns of aircraft.ART21713
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Army Camp
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Depicts a scene of an army camp, with tents, washing on the line and palm trees, in the NT during the Second World War. Born Anthony Raftopoulos, Tony Rafty (1915-2015) was largely self-taught and joi...ART96871
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Army Days Approx. Early 40's
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Maker: Marcuse, Ernest Henry
A Vanbro exercise book, one of several in the collection, used as a skectchbook by Ernest Marcuse (V377746) while serving in the Australian Army during the Second World War. It contains 30 pencil sket...AWM2018.254.1
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Army Days Early 40's
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Maker: Marcuse, Ernest Henry
"Uneeda" brand sketchbook used by Ernest Marcuse (1900 – 1985) during his service in the Australian Army during the Second World War. It contains 32 unidentified studies and portraits in pencil of A...AWM2018.254.4
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Army Exhibition at Cathays Park
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War the British Ministry of Information created exhibitions relating to different aspects of the war including information on the Allied and Commonwealth nations, branches of t...ARTV02277
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Army Exhibition on Oxford Street
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War the British Ministry of Information created exhibitions relating to different aspects of the war including information on the Allied and Commonwealth nations, branches of t...ARTV02278
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Army sawyers and pioneers
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A sketch of Army sawyers and pioneers cutting timber to build a bridge in the jungle behind Port Moresby.ART29872
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Army truck
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
A notebook sketch of a truck pulled up at the back door of the canteen hut, Balcombe, Victoria.ART25354
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Army type
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Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified soldier in Bougainville. The seated man is wearing shorts and a singlet top.ART25957
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Arpad Maleter
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Maker: Binder, Tibor
Depicts portrait of Hungarian soldier, Arpad Maleter, sitting, side profile smoking a pipe, arms crossed, in Gross-Born Army Barracks, Germany. Tibor Binder served in the Hungarian Army Artillery, was...ART27827
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Art & handicrafts exhibition and composition...
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Maker: Ansell
Brightly coloured poster in watercolour and gouache promoting an 'Art and Handicraft exhibition & competition' held in July 1943. The image takes up the whole with the title integrated as a notice pin...ART94123
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Arthur Benton
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Maker: Garvey, Joe
Garvey's cartoon portrait of Arthur Benton, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942....ART91850
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Artillery in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers and artillery in the desert in the Middle East.ART26902
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Artillery in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers and artillery in the desert in the Middle East.ART26899
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Artillery moving up in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers with artillery moving up in the desert in the Middle East.ART26903
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[Artists' notes]
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Maker: Heysen, Nora
Heysen has included a list of subjects for the subjects of her paintings. Contains a faint sketch of a flower lower right and coloured pastel along lower edge.ART29200.016
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Artist's sketchbook No. 4
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Artist's sketchbook of ships in port in Fremantle. Norton made these sketches while stationed at Naval Staff Office, HMAS Leeuwin, Fremantle, July-Nov, 1943. Born in New Zealand in 1916, Frank Norton ...ART28830
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Artist's sketchbook of drawings of HMAS Nepal, portraits and scenes onshore
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Maker: Coburn, John
Bound sketchbook of 14 pages containing 11 drawings including title page and two loose sheets, five blank pages, and two fascimiles of cartoons on paper. The sketchbook was produced at the time of Joh...ART93105
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[Artist's sketchbook of portraits]
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Maker: Milgate, Eric Lovell
A sketchbook by Australian serviceman Eric Milgate, from his time in a Prisoner of War camp in Grupignano, Italy. It includes 22 leaves and 21 pages of drawings, with one blank page. Three pages have ...ART29255
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A Sagan Goon Box South Side [Germany]
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Maker: Grey-Smith, Guy
Depicts a Goon Box at a POW camp in Germany, backing onto a forest of trees. Goon Boxes were sentry boxes on stilts, stationed at regular intervals around POW camps in Germany during the Second World ...ART96062
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As dangerous as an enemy bomber - mosquitoes carrying dengue fever...
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Maker: NSW Department of Public Health
A wartime example of Australian public health information as propaganda. Issued by the NSW Department of Health, it compares the threat of mosquitoes carrying disease to that of an enemy bomber. An in...ARTV10453
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A sentimental song
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch showing a group of members of 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion enjoying a singsong accompanied by a ukulele.ART23182
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A Serviceman's wife
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Maker: Jones H.M. Stationery Office
This British Second World War poster was issued by the Minsitry of Pensions to promote two extra allowance entitlements for pregnant wives of servicemen. The poster refers expectant mothers to two dif...ARTV02256
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A shadow across Hitler's path
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Maker: General Motors Holden
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by General Motors Holden (GMH) in 1941, and was likely produced for use in one of their factories. The poster is aimed at factory workers, attempti...ARTV02146
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A ship is built
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Maker: Norton, Frank
An impression of an early stage in the building of a 10,000 ton Liberty vessel - at Williamstown Dock. Workmen are hammering and revetting on the top of the double bottoms. In the mid-ship section, th...ART21156
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Asisi
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Maker: Nicholls, John
A view of two huts shrouded by palm trees in Asisi, New Guinea. This work was drawn by soldier artist Lieutenant John Nicholls, NX160003, 2nd Australian Jungle Trunk-Line Maintenance Section, during h...ART93243
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A six ton drop hammer
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A worker operates a heavy hammer, as used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.ART23106
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Ask Here for Details of Classes and Lectures on Domestic Front Subjects
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Maker: Ministry of Information
Little is known about this Second World War proclamation-style poster. The poster was likely published by the British Ministry of Information as part of their ongoing program to train the people of Br...ARTV05345
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Ask Here for Details of Classes and Lectures on Domestic Front Subjects
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Maker: Unknown [S.L. : S.N.], 1943
Little is known about this Second World War proclamation-style poster. The poster was likely published by the British Ministry of Information as part of their ongoing program to train the people of Br...ARTV03267
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Asking for trouble
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Maker: Eckersley, Thomas Loxley Brothers Ltd
This British Second World War poster was designed by Thomas Eckersley OBE for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The psoter depicts a person's foot just above the broken wrung of an ol...ARTV02246
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Asleep
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Maker: Frawley, John
A serviceman is asleep on the floor with a patched blanket pulled up over himself, his boots neatly place by his feet and his rifle against the wall behind his head.ARTI01948
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As off to work we go
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Maker: Kingsley, A
POW cartoon of men going off to work. The name G.F.Hamilton which can be seen on the back of the cart is the name of the man who donated the work.ART28359
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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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Assault on the Pimple, Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scattered figures of Australian soldiers attempting to climb the steep slopes of The Pimple, a prominent landmark, as they carry out an assault on Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea.ART26065
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Assembling a 3.7 anti-aircraft gun, Maribyrnong, Victoria
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
A heavy 3.7 inch heavy anti-aircraft gun in the course of construction, Ordnance Workshop, Maribrynong. Melbourne.ART23436