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A dog's life
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting a lion lying on the ground, four British stereotypes, such as 'armchair critic' are yelling at him.ART92380
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"After years in uniform, dear, aren't feminine clothes divine! "
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Maker: Woolcott, Alfred Richard
Depicts two women standing in front of a fire place , one wears a suit, with a tie, while the other wears a jumper and long trousers. This is the drawing for the cartoon that appreared in 'Salt' , vo...ARTI01326
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A good second is a great help
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting two men talking before a boxing match, one is Roosevelt who is putting a horse shoe inside a boxing glove and the other is a boxer with a head shaped like Australia.ART92371
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"Ah. . . the Seventh Division I presume!"
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Maker: Mercier, Emile
Two officers in uniform on the left encounter a group of soldiers on the right, in a jungle setting. The artist humorously implies that the soldiers have adapted to life in the jungle as they have aba...ART28267
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Always try for a natural cover
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Maker: United States Army
United States Army Second World War camouflage poster (No.5) with a humorous illustration of a soldier jumping into the pouch of a Kangaroo. This is a poster to remind people to look for camouflaged a...ARTV02348
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"An Army must be mobile and self-contained"
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Maker: Marcuse, Ernest Henry
Rough colour drawing, presumably for a poster, to show with humor how "An Army must be mobile and self-contained" by E H Marcuse. Ernest Marcuse (1900 – 1985) was a German born Jewish artist. Marcuse...AWM2018.254.25
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"And, gentlemen, if capture by the enemy appears imminent..."
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Maker: Little, George
Depicts a short senior officer providing instructions to two taller soldiers in uniform wearing their kits during the Second World War , in relation to being captured by the enemy.ARTI03069
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"_and the bullet would 'a went right through me heart only your photo made it glance off"
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Maker: Myhill, William Dudley
Depicts an Australian soldier returned from leave, meeting his wife or sweetheart at the dock during the Second World War. He explains to her that the photo of her has prevented a bullet going through...ARTI03063
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Approaching storm
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting Mussolini, Hitler and General Tojo walking with a sack full of loot, as an enormous army of tanks, planes and warehouses labelled 'allied production' approaches them from behind.ART92402
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Attack with me says Potato Pete
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Unknown
British Second World War Ministry of Food poster. The poster depicts the cartoon character Potato Pete as a parachutist. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the pla...ARTV07940
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Aussie rules...
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Maker: Wilesmith, Arthur Joseph
Page 11 of sketchbook relating to the service of Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith (QX7653) 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion. 'The Yanks have been teaching us baseball but of course the aussie boys have their own...ART94536.011
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Back to Aussie again [sketchbook containing 12 pages of humorous sketches relating to army life]
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Maker: Wilesmith, Arthur Joseph
Sketchbook of 12 pages relating to the service of Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith (QX7653) 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion. Humorous incidents diary recorded in an Army training camp in Australia on return from...ART94536
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"Blast!" drawing for illustration in 'Khaki and Green' 1943
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
A soldier holding his rifle and helmet has been blasted into the air by an explosion.ARTI03492
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Bluey and Curley
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Maker: Gurney, Alex
One of two Bluey and Curley cartoons by Alex Gurney documenting a comic exchange between a service man and an officer. These cartoons were given to SX30203 (S29620) Captain Edwin Warren by Alex Gurney...AWM2017.350.2
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Bluey and Curley
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Maker: Gurney, Alex
One of two Bluey and Curley cartoons by Alex Gurney documenting a comic exchange between a service man and an officer. These cartoons were given to SX30203 (S29620) Captain Edwin Warren by Alex Gurney...AWM2017.350.1
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Boom
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Maker: McCowan, Ian Australian Survey Corp.
A ' careless talk' poster issued by the 2 Corps Survey Mobile Reproduction Unit. A humorous image featuring two farmers being blown up on their farm after talking about the Army using their land to ca...ARTV10232
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"Break down the noise!"
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Maker: Garvey, Joe
Depicts two seated soldiers listening to Frank Sinatra on the radio while fighting, shells, bombs and explosions occur in the background behind them. Joseph Francis Garvey (b. 1912) was a commercial a...ARTI03256
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"..but for Heaven's sake don't say I told you." Careless talk costs lives
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War poster depicts a man in a blue coat and yellow pants talking in a red phone booth, imploring the listener not to tell anyone that he had told them. The image is surrounded wit...ARTV07943
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Careless talk costs lives: "Be careful what you say & where you say it."
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Maker: Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two men speaking at a bar, which is made up of stylised Hitler faces. The image is in the top half of the p...ARTV07944
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Careless talk costs lives: " You never know who's listening."
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Information Unknown
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two women talking on a train, with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering listening from the seat behind them. Th...ARTV07942