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A cow of a joke for a disbelieving inmate
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Maker: Yonna, Lamberto
Cartoon depicting a man in his pyjamas who has been thrown forcefully backwards. A nurse is gesturing towards him whilst also pointing at the udder of the cow standing next to her. The cow in question...ART27791
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A day at the races
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Maker: Garvey, Joe Yimkin
Depicts a series of vignettes associated with race days during the Second World War, including viewing the race with binoculars, placing bets, claiming winnings, etc.ARTI03213
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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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"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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[Aircraft bombardment]
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Maker: Hall, Alan
A group of men in a small boat coming under air attack. 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 sever...ART93353
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Air Vice-Marshal George Jones
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Maker: Jones, Vernon
Depicts a caricature of Air Vice Marshal George Jones, CBE, DFC, MID, Chief of Air Staff, RAAF (also previously in First World War, No 4 Squadron AFC )ART27583
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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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"...and don't forget behind the ears..."
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Maker: United States Army
United States Army Second World War camouflage poster with a cartoon illustration depicting a sergeant shouting at his men who are applying mud to their faces for camouflage. The caption reads "and do...ARTV02346
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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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"And then Blamey asks me around to help him plan his next big move"
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Maker: Fluke, Roy George Herbert
Depicts a soldier, seated on a fence, with his arm around his sweetheart. Roy George Herbert Fluke (b. 1921) served with the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting in September 1942 at...ARTI03108
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"... and twenty more for dinner coming in ..."
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth [Great Britain S.N., N.D.]
British Second World War poster, British Rail catering information with a cartoon by Fougasse. Food was rationed for British Rail.ARTV05181
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"... and twenty more for dinner coming in ..."
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth [Great Britain S.N., N.D.]
British Second World War poster providing British Rail catering information with a cartoon by Fougasse. Food was rationed for British Rail.ARTV05180
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An extra pint - good work eh Charlie?: Every pint counts on the food front now...
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This poster was issued by Commonwealth Food Control as part of a campaign to increase Australia's milk production to support the war effort. One of a series of posters aimed at Diary Farmers it inform...ARTV02582
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An eye opener to him
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Maker: Taylor, Grace
A young woman wearing a pair of short-legged overalls with v-neck straps climbs a ladder to pick some fruit. An eager man holds the ladder while looking on admiringly. This image was likely to have be...ART29775
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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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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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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 teraz placic [The day of reckoning]
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
A cowering Hitler is embraced by a skeletal figure in a blood red cape. The print has been mounted on dark grey card. A title in Polish with an English and French translation is printed bottom centre,...ART96184.001
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Attack with me says Potato Pete
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Unknown
British Second World War Potato Pete poster. The poster depicts Potato Pete as a parachutist. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the place of bread as a source of ...ARTV10071
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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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At times you don't know what you say
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05974
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At times you don't know what you say
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV05495
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Australian Comforts Fund: don't let them down, the Blueys and Curleys
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Maker: Unknown Australian Comforts Fund Unknown
Depicts a 2nd Australian Imperial Force poster appealing for donations of reading matter (books and magazines) for distribution by the Australian Comforts Fund to soldiers. Soldiers are shown in the j...ARTV05272
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A wireless era, eh!!!
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Maker: Yonna, Lamberto
An internee in an Australian camp smokes a pipe and leans against a wooden post whilst glaring at a uniformed guard, from whom he is separated by barbed wire.ART27787
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Baton of Shame, or Whose Turn Is It? TASS No. 741, 19 June 1943
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Maker: Denisovskii, Nikolai Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS)
A Russian propaganda poster produced through the Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) based in Moscow. This narrative-style poster shows Hitler promoting Friedrich Paulus to the position of F...ARTV07486
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Better pot-luck with Churchill today...
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Perry Colourprint Ltd
During the Second World War, the British were faced with food shortages, due in part to a concerted campaign by the German Navy, who used U-boats to sink British supply ships. The British government i...ARTV02611
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Beware...It may be a flak trap
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Maker: Unknown [S.L. : AIR FORCE, N.D.]
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV03291
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Beware: Spreading Vital Information Will Undermine Our War Effort
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Maker: Unknown The Department of Public Information
1942 Canadian Second World War poster promoting the importance of not spreading information. The poster depicts a caricature of Adolf Hitler looking down upon a conversation between soldiers of each o...ARTV02459
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Beware: Whether alone or in a crowd...
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Maker: Lacoste, Gerald Wightman & Co., Ltd.
British national security poster issued to warn those working in shipping to not to give away information in regards to the movements of Her Majesty's ships. It is a bold design that makes use of cari...ARTV02110
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[Bill Jarman and the grass hut]
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Maker: Welch, Jim K
Caricature of William "Bill" Jarman NX7549 drawn while the subject was a prisoner of war in Oflag IIIc (later renamed Stalag 383). It was drawn by fellow prisoner Jim Welch who is believed to have wor...ART96906
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[Bill Jarman, Olflag IIIC]
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Maker: Welch, Jim K
Caricature of William "Bill" Jarman NX7549 drawn while the subject was a prisoner of war in Oflag IIIc (later renamed Stalag 383). It was drawn by fellow prisoner Jim Welch who is believed to have wor...ART96905
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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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Blast Hitler
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Maker: General Motors Holden
This Australian Second World War poster was created by General Motors Holden for use in one of their factories. This poster, entitled "Blast Hitler" depicts a cartoon Hitler in the lower right hand ...ARTV02148
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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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"Booby trap...d'yer reckon?" drawing for an illustration in 'Khaki and Green' 1943
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
Two soldiers looking in bewilderment at a Christmas pudding sitting on a wall. War damaged buildings, tanks and soldiers in background.ARTI03472
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Boxing day
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Maker: Aria, George Aubrey Aria, George Aubrey
A cartoon depicting Churchill and Roosevelt putting a lid on a coffin marked 'Axis'.ART92369
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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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But she prefers this
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Maker: Taylor, Grace
A young woman wearing a pair of overalls is lying on the ground, with one knee up and the other leg outstretched. She has a hat over her face, and her boots are off, cast to one side. The caption sugg...ART29777
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- but we still prefer this
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Maker: Taylor, Grace
A young woman wearing a pair of overalls is lying on the ground, with her knees up and her hat over her face. The caption suggests the land army girls are happy to work, but much prefer the opportunit...ART29776
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By cripes! That would save the army hundreds of quids!
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Maker: Gurney, Alex Melbourne : Army Inventions Directorate, [N.D.] (S.L.: F.W. Niven PTY) FW Niven PTY LTD
Australian Second World War poster. The top half of the poster features a cartoon by Alex Gurney of an Australian soldier having a bright idea. The title for the poster is written into the soldiers' s...ARTV02339
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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...ARTV07201
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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: ".....but of course it musn't go any further!"
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Maker: Ministry of Information
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two men talking in a railway carriage with Herman Goering and Adolf Hitler sitting in the luggage racks ove...ARTV02450
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Careless talk costs lives: "Don't forget that walls have ears!"
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Maker: Ministry of Information
British Second World War cautionary poster depicts two women having tea. The wallpaper is a repeat pattern of Adolf Hitler's head. This one of a series of 'careless talk costs lives' posters by Cyril ...ARTV02448
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Careless talk costs lives: "...strictly between these four walls!'
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Maker: Ministry of Information
British Second World War cautionary poster issued by the Ministry of Information. It depicts two men talking in a Club, in front of a portrait of King Charles II with the face of Adolf Hitler. The ima...ARTV02449
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Careless talk costs lives: Strictly between you and me...
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Maker: British Government
British Second World War poster depicts two men in discussion with Adolf Hitler listening through an open window. This one is part of a series of 'careless talk costs lives' posters by Cyril Kenneth B...ARTV02447
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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
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Careless talk costs lives: " You never know who's listening."
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Maker: 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...ARTV07203
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Caricature around the bar
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Officers if the 11th Air-Sea Rescue Flight, Royal Australian Air Force, Cairns.ART25667
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Caricature of Bill Coombes
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Maker: Baird, John
A caricature portrait of Flying Officer William Michael 'Bill' Coombes (O21987), Spitfire pilot, RAAF.ART27908
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Caricature of Lt. Colonel Montague Ambrose Brown
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Maker: Del Bo, Riccardo Pietro Edwardo
Depicts a profile portrait caricature of Lt. Colonel Montague Ambrose Brown (1899-1975) wearing a cap and uniform, who served as Group Commandant of the Cowra prisoner of war camp during the Second Wo...ART92902
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Caricature of N233655 Bombardier Charles William Smedley
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Maker: Frith, John
Caricature of N233655 Bombardier Charles William Smedley by artist John Frith (1906–2000). The work was donated by the artist for individuals to purchase in order to raise funds for the unit's officia...AWM2021.757.1
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(Cartoon)
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Maker: Hetherington, Norman Frederick
Composite drawing of six individual cartoons making light of military life; inscribed: (upper right) - "Hey Bugler, can you tell me where the "Last Post" is? - I've come to paint it. (upper left) - "I...ART28295
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Chlopcy jak brzytwy [Boys like razors]
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
Caricature of three new Polish Army soldiers 'stepping out' in their brand new uniforms. One of four humorous cartoons by Stainslaw Toegel (1905 - 1953) about the new Polish Army. The print has been m...ART96188
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[Christmas trees outside a dugout]
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Maker: Dowling, Ken
This humorous cartoon depicts two Australian soldiers, wearing tin hats and shorts standing in front of a dugout during the Second World War. One soldier stands with his arms outstretched and an expre...ARTI02885
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Come, come, Corporal I also have priority: Dairy Farmers, too have a victory to win...
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Maker: Commonwealth Food Control
This poster was issued by Commonwealth Food Control as part of a campaign to increase Australia's milk production to support the war effort. One of a series of posters aimed at Diary Farmers it inform...ARTV02587
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Cover artwork for 'Films No 5' an Australian Army Education Service pamphlet
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Maker: Hanna, John
Depicts various film genres including slapstick, westerns, gangster, film noir, femme fatale, with a director and stage hand overseeing all these depictions in the work. The work was created as a cove...ART93117
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" Darling, for the first time these shells have been bursting around me"
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Maker: Fluke, Roy George Herbert
Depicts a seated cook writing to his sweetheart surrounded by broken egg shells. The drawing was for a cartoon in 'Table Tops', no. 464. Roy George Herbert Fluke (b. 1921) served with the Australian ...ARTI01289
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Dear Daddy... don't get accidented
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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
casualty; cautionary poster produced for the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting a child's letter to her father, which includes a s...ARTV01712
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Definitely NOT the right type!
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Frank
This drawing was created as a cartoon in Active Service, AWM, 1941. This image is a cartoon strip with four cells. In the first cell, two senior officers in uniform sit at a table in the officer's mes...ARTI00806
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Deutschland, Deutschland über alles Über Deutschland R.A.F. [Germany, Germany, above all over Germany RAF]
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
Caricature of Hitler weeping amidst the ruins of a German city. Graffiti on the wall to his right states ' Wir Kapitulieren nie' which translates as ' We never surrender' and the flag of the third Rei...ART96184.004
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Diggers in the Middle East
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Maker: McLaren, Gus
A four-panel mural painting for the 2/9th Australian General Hospital recreational hut for the amusement of the patients. This panel depicts Australian diggers in the Middle East being characteristica...ART27775.002
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Diggers in the South Pacific
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Maker: McLaren, Gus
A four-panel mural painting for the 2/9th Australian General Hospital recreational hut for the amusement of the patients. This panel depicts six vignettes of diggers in the South Pacific. A group of s...ART27775.003
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Diggers Joining Up
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Maker: McLaren, Gus
A four-panel mural painting for the 2/9th Australian General Hospital recreational hut for the amusement of the patients. This panel comprises of eight vignettes of an unlikely bunch of soldiers exhib...ART27775.001
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Disperse...
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Maker: Hinder, Frank LA & F Co Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security
Second World War poster produced for the Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security Canberra. It was designed by the artist Frank Hinder who worked for the section during the war. Hinder...ARTV02174
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Do nas nalezy caly swiat i ... wszystkie plantacje kawy
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
Three Polish servicemen showing off in their new uniforms. The Polish title translates roughly as 'To us belongs the whole world and all the coffee plantations ...'. One of four humorous cartoons by S...ART96187
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Don't be an ostrich! Use nets for concealment
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Maker: E G .T Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security Unknown
Hand coloured poster produced using a rotary stencil duplicator known as a Roneo copier. It was designed for the Camouflage Research Section , Department of Home Security, Canberra. A humorous depicti...ARTV02603
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02048
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish: The Man Who Wasted Gas
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Stafford & Co. Ltd. Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02049
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Don't Be Fuel-Ish: The Man Who Would Not Close Doors
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power H.M. Stationery Office Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02075
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Don't do it George! it's valuable information
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Maker: Quinlan, Harold Godfrey 2/1 Australian Army Topographical Survey Company Unknown
A National security propaganda poster featuring a humorous design by Australian cartoonist Hal Quinlan. Prior to enlisting in 1940 Quinlan was a commercial artist whose illustration and cartoons appea...ARTV07970
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"Don't get carried away, Fred!"
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Maker: Rice, N H
Depicts a number of servicemen watching a romantic film outdoors. One serviceman has put his arm around the shoulder of the serviceman beside him, much to this man's annoyance. This is the drawing for...ARTI00450.B
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Don't listen to the squander bug
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Maker: Unknown National Savings Committee F & C Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee depicting a 'squander bug', a devil covered in Nazi swastikas. The grey and white monster is set on a mauve background. Above h...ARTV00239
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Don't listen to the squander bug
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Maker: National Savings Committee F & C Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee depicting a 'squander bug', a devil covered in Nazi swastikas. The grey and white monster is set on a mauve background. Above h...ARTV10029
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Don't listen to the squander bug
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Maker: Unknown National Savings Committee F & C Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee depicting a 'squander bug', a devil covered in Nazi swastikas. The grey and white monster is set on a mauve background. Above h...ARTV02935
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Don't shiver next winter : Order coal now
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Maker: Arens, Egmont Solid Fuels Administration For War U.S. Government Printing Office WASHINGTON : SOLID FUELS ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR, 1944 (WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE)
Second World War poster reminding people to order coal in advance, due to dwindling coal suppled which were affected by the war. The poster depicts a penguin wearing a hat and holding a shovel with a ...ARTV05882
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Don't spill the good oil
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Maker: Armstrong, H B LHQ, Australia Unknown
A poster published by the Army Land Headquarters to advise army officers not to waste oil. The image is of a soldier spilling petorl all over the ground while he fills up an army truck without lookin...ARTV07818
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Don't talk - HE Listens
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Maker: Unknown F&M Studios
Depicts a cartoon image of Hitler, profile view with an overly exagerrated ear. The caption reads "Don't talk - he listens". This work is an original design for a draft propaganda poster produced in S...ART93116
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Don't thrash your vehicle
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Maker: Unknown
Australian Second World War poster advising against the misuse of vehicles. The poster depicts a Japanese man set against a red background striking at an army truck with a flail-mace. The title, whic...ARTV02445
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Don't Waste Here the Fuel You Save at Home
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Maker: Bird, Cyril Kenneth Ministry of Fuel and Power Stafford & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster, designed by well known propaganda artist 'Fougasse', issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power for display in factories. It shows a painter changing words in a slogan, ...ARTV02006
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Don't Waste Oil - Not a Drop - Not a Splash
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Chromoworks Ltd H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving oil. The poster is one of a series produced by Henry Bateman that comprise a central character wasting some for of essential goods...ARTV02013
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Drawing for illustration for 'Skipper' in 'Jungle Warfare' 1944
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
A cartoonish train track seen from above with Australian scenes along the line.ARTI00013.B
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Drawing for illustration in 'Jungle Warfare' 1944
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Maker: Rafty, Tony
A series of vignettes about life as a soldier serving in the Pacific. The five themes are: souveniring, Japanese flags, watching movies in the wet, paddling through floods, growing a beard to play 'fa...ARTI03214
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Dzis niemcy, jutro caly swiat [Today Germany, tomorrow the world]
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
Caricature of Adolf Hitler performing a Nazi salute. The print has been mounted on dark grey card. The title in Polish with English and French translation is printed bottom centre, beneath the image...ART96184.011
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[Escaping from explosion]
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Maker: Hall, Alan
Depicts several soldiers quickly escaping from a surprise explosion. The artist Alan Hall (1919-1979)enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1936 at the age of 17 years. During the Second Worl...ART93342
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Even Dogs Know the Kerb Drill
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Maker: LONDON : ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS, 1944 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
British Second World War poster produced to promote road safety. The poster targets what the Ministry of Information called the 'Kerb Drill' - the practice of looking both left and right before crossi...ARTV05346
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Feather in his hat
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Maker: Mahony, Will
Portrait of an Australian soldier from the 9th division cavalry regiment. The soldier is wearing a slouch hat with a feather which is curled into the letter nine, he is smiling and giving a thumbs up...ART94475
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Field Marshal 'Potato Pete'
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food James Hawthorn & Brother Ltd
British Second World War poster depicts a potato dressed as a Field Marshal taking the salute as ranks of potato soldiers, carrying forks, march past. 'Potato Pete' was the product of a campaign for h...ARTV01362
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Field Marshal 'Potato Pete'
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food James Hawthorn & Brother Ltd
British Second World War poster depicts a potato dressed as a Field Marshal taking the salute as ranks of potato soldiers, carrying forks, march past. 'Potato Pete' was the product of a campaign for h...ARTV02019
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first babbler "_what's she taste like Steve?" Steve "Terrible!" First B. "Good-oh. She must be just about ready"
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Maker: Myhill, William Dudley
Depicts the army chef tasting the meal prepared in drum lit by wood fire.ARTI03174
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Flight Lieutenant Latham Carr Withall
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Maker: Coward, James
This portrait of Flight Lieutenant Latham Carr Whithall was made prior to the Second World War at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. At this time, Flight Lieutenant Whithall was a member of the No 19 Squadron ...ART28487.001
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Foods that count : Keep him on the job
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Maker: Price, H [WASHINGTON] : FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE , 1942 (WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNM
American Second World War poster depcting a caricature of an industrial worker enjoying a nutritious meal. The poster encouraged good health and nutrition during the war and was produced by the United...ARTV05725
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For our health's sake we must...KILL FLIES!
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Maker: Blackwood, E S Deputy Director of Medical Services NSW L of C Area
The first in a series of Australian Second World War medical safety posters issued by the Deputy Director Medical Services NSW L of C Area , advising of the importance of eradicating flies. The main s...ARTV10189
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Frank Hurley
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Maker: Frith, John
Caricature head portrait of official photographer of the First World War, Frank Hurley.ART40887
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From GHQ co-prosperity sphere
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Maker: Lindsay, Norman
This drawing was reproduced on the front cover of 'The Bulletin' on 7 April 1943. The drawing depicts a Japanese official who appears to be addressing the striking waterside workers (not pictured). In...AWM2016.801.1
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Fun, off the job, keeps him on the job
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Maker: Price, H Federal Security Agency, US Public Health Service US Government Printing Office
ten pin bowling, preventative health services, patriotism; poster depicting a man engaged in ten pin bowling, issued by the US Public Health Service to encourage recreational activities in order to in...ARTV05726