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A 75 foot steel tug under construction
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 75 foot steel tug being built by the Perry Engineering Company, Adelaide for the United States Army. These vessels are road transported to the sea.ART23118
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Army supply boats on assembly line
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
The assembly line at Halvorsen's Yard, Ryde, Parramatta River, NSW, showing Australian and Norwegian shipwrights constructing high speed boats for the Australian and American armies. All the craft are...ART21359
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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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Barrowman, Perth
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Maker: Dobell, William
Group of men on a construction site, the foremost man emptying barrow load of cement onto formwork. Dobell was working for the Civil Constructional Corps when he painted this work.ART30248
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Beach and first two piles of Avgas Jetty
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Maker: Dargie, William
This work was painted whilst Dargie was awaiting for an opportunity to paint a picture showing erecting the jetty in progress. As Dargie noted, "Unfavourable weather compelled No 7 Mobile Works Squadr...ART23501
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Building aerodrome
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
An aerodrome being built at Tanamerah, Dutch New Guinea, is depicted during the gravel screening operations.ART29961
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Building a picture theatre
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Maker: Heysen, Nora
Building a picture theatre amid the ruins of Alexishafen, New Guinea.ART22403
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Captain Cook dock, South elevations
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Captain Cook dock under construction showing the South elevation looking North.ART29867
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Captain Cook dock under construction
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of Captain Cook dock under construction is depicted - from South West looking North East .ART29972
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Captain Cook Dock under construction, lower elevation
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Captain Cook Dock under construction showing the lower left elevations.ART29866
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Captain Cook Graving Dock
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
General view of the Captain Cook graving dock under construction at Garden Island, Sydney, NSW. On the verso there are three sketches of vessels.ART29988
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CCC camp, Fish River
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Men working outdoors at the CCC Camp, Fish River. McClintock utilised a social realist style as a means to facilitate the viewer's appreciation of the co-operation between workers.ART30265
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CCC camp site, Fish River Oberon
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Civil Construction Corps camp site at Fish River, Oberon.ART30268.018
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CCC camp site on Fish River, Oberon
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Camp site scene including sheds, figures in groups, a large cylindrical object and surrounding hills and trees.ART30268.023
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CCC labourers Oberon, November 1943
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Three labourers, bending their knees and exerting a large amount of energy, lift a thin, rectangular object.ART30268.022
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CCC men, Oberon, November 1943
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Six independent figures generally walking and carrying building equipment such as poles and wheelbarrows.ART30268.015
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Civil Construction Corps at work in Bandiana
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Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23389
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Civil Construction Corps tradesmen, Herne Bay
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Tradesmen from the Civil Construction Corps working in Herne Bay in Sydney during the Second World War.ART30259
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Constructional work in progress at 1B.O.D, Bandiana
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Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23394
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Crushing stone, Cecil Plains Runway, Queensland
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Maker: Wood, C Dudley
The image is of men using heavy machinery to crush stone for use on the airfield at Cecil Plains Runway in Queensland.ART29213
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Dormitory 14, Pootung Camp
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Maker: Lindsay, Arthur
Pencil sketch of a group of inmates working in dormitory 14 of Pootung Camp, Shanghai. Rays of sunlight shine through the partially incomplete ceiling as the men work at repairing the floor, windows a...ART92956
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Driving piles for Avgas jetty
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Maker: Dargie, William
During the contruction of this pipeline jetty, personnel of No. 7 Mobile Works Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Worked in the nude, being in and out of the water all day long, Aitape, New Guinea.ART23500
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Electrical section
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Maker: Freedman, Harold
Disused floodlights at No. 1 Airfield Construction Squadron, Electrical Section. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Histor...ART26783
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Erecting mobile stage
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Maker: Bush, Charles
An impression of the building of 4 Australian Division Concert Party's stage. The framework of girders with their truck as a base, when completed is covered with a green canvas cover that, pegged out ...ART26066
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Erecting poles for aeroplane hideouts, Pokolbin Aerodrome
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Soldiers erecting poles in order to make aeroplane hideouts at the Polkolbin Aerodome.ART30260
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"ERK"
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Maker: Freedman, Harold
Depicts a portrait of an unidentified airman of No. 1 Airfield Construction Squadron seated. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the...ART26782
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Excavation work on Howard Springs Weir site
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Maker: Dowman, G S
A general view of excavations in progress on the weir site. Shown in the foreground are the right hand flank of the weir retaining wall and sump. Machines, being operated Australian sappers are - left...ART25271
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German submarine under construction, Hamburg
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Moore has recorded a German submarine under construction in Hamburg, Germany. The submarine is not complete and is surrounded by scaffolding. The site is littered with building materials and barbed ...ART25012
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Harbour area, Whyalla
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The shipyard and harbour area as seen from the hill near the ore loading jetty. In the foreground is the beach, some posts and small boats. In the distance is the docks, the skyline broken by the sh...ART22630
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HMS Anson in the Captain Cook dock, Sydney
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton Brtiish battleship HMS Anson in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Sydney Harbour.ART26036
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Indian [labourers] working on Drome construction
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Maker: Dargie, William
Loose rocks and earth are carried on the labourer's head, in baskets as the one which may be seen in this sketch, Digri, India.ART23155
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Indian watercart on aerodrome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of an Indian water cart. The water was used for mixing the concrete used in construction work on the aerodrome. It was carried in these two oil drums lashed to the top of the native wagon. Th...ART25047
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In dockyard hands
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Undergoing refits at Garden Island are HMA Ships "Westralia" and "Platypus". In the foreground preparations are being made to drive the first pile in a new section of wharfing, Sydney.ART30035
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Interior CCC canteen, Oberon, November 1943
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Interior of a canteen at the Civil Construction Corps camp site at Fish River, Oberon.ART30268.020
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Interior CCC hut, Fish River, Oberon, November 1943
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Interior of a hut at the Civil Construction Corps camp site at Fish River, Oberon.ART30268.021
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Jaba River, building a boom
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts a group of sappers preparing to construct a boom across the Jaba River to arrest the force of logs coming downstream that could damage the piers of the bridge. Mt Bagana, an active volcano nic...ART22483
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Native built Army chapel
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Pictured whilst still in its constructive stages, this chapel was built on the usual cruciform plan but was constructed in the traditional native manner thus regaining much of the natural dignity that...ART21432
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Natives building the Sister's mess
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Maker: Heysen, Nora
Natives building the Sister's Mess. 2/7th Australian General Hospital, Lae, New Guinea.ART22666
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Natives woodcutting under supervision
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
New Guinea natives are depicted woodcutting for a road bridge construction whilst being supervised by troops.ART29859
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not titled [drawings from Changi]
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NX46619 Lance Corporal John Donald Korsch served in Malaya with 8 Australian Division, 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion and was a POW in Singapore, Burma and Thailand. While in captivity he produc...AWM2018.307.1
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Port Lookout, Lore (Sae)
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Maker: Bush, Charles
In the Lautem Province of Portuguese Timor, the district in which "H" Detachment of "Lancer Force", under Lieutenant C.D Doig of 2/2nd Australian Independent Company, passed through here on the way fr...ART26157
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Railway construction, Syria
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Maker: Emery, James
Distant view of the Australian Railways Construction Group at work. Men in slouch hats hauling supplies and constructing a bridge for the railway in the upper third of the work while others work with...ART27668
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Scene at CCC camp, Fish River, Oberon, November 1943
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Scene including a man chopping with an axe, trees and hills, sheds and power lines.ART30268.024
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Section of Tulloch Ship Yards
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Showing workmen at the stern of one of the "Lighters ships". The huge crane which moved between the ships under construction, would be constantly seen moving huge sections of the ship into position. T...ART25186
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Ship building
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Looking aft under the bottom of one of the Liberty ships being constructed at Williamstown Dock. Right are the keel blocks - baulks of timber on either side, supporting the hull, Melbourne.ART21768
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Shipwrights shaping keels
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Shipwrights shaping keels against a background of bulkheads at Halvorsen's Yard, Ryde, on the Parramatta River. The keels are constructed using Australian hardwoods, most commonly Black Butt and Spott...ART21362
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Sinking a well by night
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Personnel of 62 Works Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force sinking a well by night at Labuan in North Borneo.ART23312
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Skeleton of wooden freighter, Boyd's Yard, Lake Macquarie
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Three 85' ocean going wooden freighters stand on the stocks (two not in picture) their sterns to the lake, their prows overshadowing Boyd's front verandah, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.ART25579
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[study of oil well fires at Seria]
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Study of bridge undergoing construction work, with a pipe leading off into river below. verso: sketch of figures performing repair work on a bridge and oil lines at Seria oil wells. William Edwin Pidg...ART96599
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Sunday afternoon, Plymouth
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Maker: Hall, Alan
A technical drawing of the buildings at Plymouth. The artist Alan Hall enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1936 at the age of 17 years. During the Second World War he served on several dif...ART93334
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The after hold of the River Mitta
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The ship is being constructed at the Naval Dockyards, Williamstown, Victoria. There is a hive of activity, including a jumble of cranes, men, steel and the noise of construction.ART23111
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The billy boy
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Maker: Dobell, William
A portrait of Irishman Joe Westcott, painted at the Rathmines air base during the Second World War.ART30245
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The Inner Temple
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Maker: Meeson, Dora
Depicts Bomb damage to a London building during the Blitz. Bricks, wood and other building debris litter the street. Despite being recommended by Arthur Streeton as an official war artist for the Fir...ART26912
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The "River Murray"
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 9000 ton standard freighter under construction at BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia. The freighter is surrounded by scaffolding and there are two construction cranes on either side.ART22632
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The 'River Murray' ready for launching
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The 9000 ton freigher, the 'River Murray' prior to launching at the BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia.ART23138
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The shipyard
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A panoramic view of the BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia. The Whyalla shipyards can be seen behind a low lying rock lined breakwater, showing the 150 ton crane at the end of hte fitting out ...ART22627
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Tobruk from Admiralty House
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Looking through the scaffolding of the unfinished Admiralty House can be seen one of "Bardia Bill's" shells bursting in the town. This section contained the homes of various Italian officials. In the ...ART27520
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Tradesmen, Herne Bay
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Tradesmen from the Civil Construction Corps working in Herne Bay in Sydney during the Second World War. Pencil sketch for a painting and an intended mural.ART30266
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Two types of workmen
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Typical workmen at the construction of the Dry Dock at Garden Island, Sydney.ART25196
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Vocational Training in School or on the Job...
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Maker: Unknown
This poster is about the Canadian Veterans' Land Act, passed 20 July 1942. This poster is one of four in a set.ARTV05036
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Wewak Point Base Hospital
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
The Australian Base Hospital at Wewak Point, shown here during its construction stages, was completed in 1945 just before the Australians left. Wewak point had been previously held by the Japanese who...ART29863
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[Wheelbarrow]
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Maker: Macfarlane, Gordon Henry
Depicts a camp made wheelbarrow. The artist was taken prisoner by the Germans (probably on Greece) in 1941. He was held in captivity at Oflag 7B, in Eichstatt, Germany, and returned to Australia in 19...ART93155
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Whittaker's bridge
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted of this drawing: "Timber and piles having been procured from the sawmill, construction of the bridge was begun in 1944. On that day Corporal Whittaker, plant operator, began sounding the ...ART23498
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[Woman dancing]; Bergmann
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Maker: Macfarlane, Gordon Henry
Left image is of a young woman dancing in a field. Right image is a male figure, shirtless, holding an axe and standing on a rock. The artist was an inmate at Oflag 7B camp, at which there was no orga...ART93160