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Dakota Wireless Operator
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicting a wireless (radio) operator, W B Gordon, part of interior of Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft, wearing flak suit jacket, Down Ampney.ART23469
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Damascus
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts Sultan Selim Mosque in Damascus, probably after the Battle of Damascus. This was the final conflict in the Syria-Lebanon campaign, in which Allied forces took the city from the Vichy french o...ART30297
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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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Darwin harbour
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Showing unidentified Boom Defence vessel in foreground and two of the nine ships sunk by enemy air action. The "Manna-Loa" (right) and the "Meggs". In the far background is the leper island, geograph...ART22725
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Darwin, harbour front
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Maker: Murch, Arthur
Depicts a panoramic view of the harbour front, unidentified vessels in port, Darwin.ART26124
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Das ist das Heil, das sie bringen! (That is the salvation, that they bring)
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Maker: Heartfield, John Heartfield Archive and GDR Government
A skeleton hand with bomber planes issuing from its five fingers, raised imposingly over the destroyed city with bodies of dead children in the foreground. This work was horribly prophetic when first ...ARTV09077
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Dawn action stations
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Before dawn on the cold wet upper deck of HMAS "Australia". Lookouts watch the horizon, gun crews stand by, turrets are trained port and starboard and all fighting equipment is tested. Hands fall out...ART21770
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Dead [Italian], Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
(The Road to Victory). A dead Italian soldier lying where he fell in the desert sand near Tobruk.ART22882
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Dead Japanese on Kamiri airstrip, Noemfoor Island
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
This work depicts the corpses of two unidentified Japanese soldiers on Kamiri airstrip.ART22305
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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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Debris, Balikpapan
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Showing the results of bombardment and strafing of a town prior to the landing of 7th Australian Division.ART23243
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Decorating the officers' mess
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Maker: Friend, Donald
At an artillery training regiment in N.S.W. The artist stated that he was "temporarily rescued from the horrors of gun drill, digging gun pits, foot-drill, rifle drill, kitchen fatigues, guards and th...ART23244
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Deir Suneid Village, near Camp
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Army transport, on the wrong side of the road, has pulled up to give "Baksheesh". A typical native village, through which runs a military tarmac road, Palestine.ART30050
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Desert
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Just desert - Typical of the unpleasant Sinai crossing, with its never-ending strip of tarmac!ART30075
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Disembarking, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Members of the Royal Australian Navy disembarking from Landing Ship Infantry, HMAS "Kanimbla", in the Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines.ART26752
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Domain crowd V-E day
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Maker: Friend, Donald
'Domain crowd V-E Day' depicts a scene in the Domain in Sydney on 9 May 1945, jubilant crowds celebrating the early morning announcement of the surrender of Germany.ART23294
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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 Leave Spoil for the Enemy
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Maker: Unknown Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security Johnston, Leslie Ferdinand (L F), Commonwealth Government Printer
Poster encouraging soldiers to be discrete when digging holes, so that they do not alert the enemy to their presence. This cartoon is designed to humourously convey messages about safety. Depicts a y...ARTV03268
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Dormitory of weekend Hostel for Servicewomen (Black Rock)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
This dormitory which accommodated 24 girls was attached to the weekend Hostel for Servicewomen, Black Rock. Information received from the Matron in charge, Mrs Morse: "The Country Women's Association ...ART22578
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Down through the night
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot of a stricken aircraft who has just bailed out. Having exited head-first out of the escape hatch, he is free falling in the glare of searchlights. His right hand grips the rip cord handle r...ART22192
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Drogue plane takes off for gunnery practice
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
A Lysander plane taking off at No.2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank. Lysanders where used as drogue-towing planes for air gunnery practice by trainees under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) ...ART21956
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Durian tree, Changi camp
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
This painting depicts an old tree near the Changi camp gardens under which many of the prisoner-gardeners ate their midday rice. The lush tropical forest of the Malay Peninsula fascinated Griffin. As...ART24468
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Dust at Daly Waters
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Maker: Murch, Arthur
Unidentified soldiers examining the engine of a truck (possibly a Ford or Dodge) in the midst of dust clouds.ART30131
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Early morning breakfast for patrol at Suain plantation
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Members of a patrol from 2/10th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron have an early meal before setting out on a fighting patrol, Suain, New Guinea.ART25743
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Electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Ten girls including an Army inspector. work in this bay, where 9000 detonators are handled in a single operation. Closing and Flattening Bay, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22580
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Embarkation at San Francisco
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
Royal Australian Air Force trainees embark from San Francisco harbour on board transport ship for Australia on completion of their training in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme.ART22821
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Embarkation, U.S.S. Mexico
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts unidentified members of 6th Australian Division carrying a full tropical kit, including newly issued 'folding cots', boarding the troop ship U.S.S. Mexico at wharf. A portion of the superstruc...ART23928
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End of trail, Buna
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Maker: Ewers, Ray Battaglia and Co Foundry
Two soldiers, one on the ground, one standing but taking webbing off, with items of equipment on ground around them. This work relates to the Kokoda track, and the Papuan campaign.ART26411
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Engineers bridge building
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Shows unidentified engineers lifting log into place for bridge building, Driniumor River, New Guinea.ART26764
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Entraining at Calgary
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
General view of Canadian Pacific Rail depot showing Royal Australian Air Force personnel entraining for return to Australia on completion of their training at Canadian Air Schools under the Empire Air...ART22819
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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 ...ART26067
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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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Exhibition of Japanese submarine, Melbourne
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Part of the captured Japanese midget submarines raid on Sydney Harbour and that was on public display at Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, now on display at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. The subm...ART25911
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Ex-POWs leaving Eastbourne for return to Australia via Liverpool
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Maker: Moore, Alan
AIF ex-prisoners of war boarding the train at Eastbourne, England, bound for Liverpool and Australia. Moore was an official war artist who served in New Guinea, the Middle East and Europe before retur...ART26068
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Farmyard, Rivers
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
An Avro Anson aircraft taking off on a training flight over a farmyard with hay stacks in foreground. The training flight is part of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), Central Navigation School at...ART21980
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Field casualty
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Depicts a field casualty. Soldier laying on a stretcher while two men sit in the background.ART22900
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Fighter Bomber Pilot
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Officer Neil (Dingle) Gordon McKernan, RAAF, was a pilot of No.3 Squadron. This portrait was painted whilst the squadron was at Vasto, Italy.ART23479
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Fighting on the edge of a jungle mangrove swamp
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a group of unidentified soldiers fighting at edge of jungle and mangrove swamp in the defence of Malaya and Singapore.ART26528
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Finis
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
1945-6; sketch for tailpiece of book, showing chained man bursting links of chain.ART28404.009
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Firing a depth charge
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
A depth-charge crew of H.M.A.S Kapunda reloading a thrower after having fired one charge. Two of the crew are hoisting a depth-charge while a third hand steadies and guides the stalk into the thrower....ART22767
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First colours of fall
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
The first pale yellow of fall begin to tint the hills of Ontario. The Avro Ansons in the picture are from a nearby training unit of the Empire Air Training Scheme which has brought many Australians to...ART21978
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Flares over the docks, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The destroyers night visit over, men of Docks Operating Unit proceed to remove the precious supplies from the destroyer berths and quais to dumps outside the town. Time is important for in the light o...ART27549
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Flight engineer in the cockpit of a Handley Page Halifax bomber
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Part of the interior of a Handley Page Halifax bomber, showing seated flight engineer in flying dress. Study for 'Flight engineer in the cockpit of a Handley Page Halifax bomber (ART25689).ART22982
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Flight Lieutenant M Baker
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Flight Lieutenant M Baker (possibly 406127), wearing flying jacket, helmet and gogglesART28346
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Flood on the aerodrome, Gambut
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Maker: Dargie, William
Pen and ink sketch of unidentified members of No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force struggling with their tent at their base at Gambut Airfield, Libya. There is a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk in backgr...ART22045
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Flying boat awaiting tender
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Two men standing at open doorway of Flying boat while waiting for tender to arriveART28376.010
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Flying Officer James Kearney, Beaufighter pilot
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Officer, James Timothy Kearney, DFC, was one of the crack pilots with No. 31 Squadron and like various other pilots and navigators had joined Test and Ferry Flights after he finished his operat...ART23451
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Flying Officer Walter Hogg
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Walter Hogg, No 3 Squadron, RAAF, who was later shot down after an attack on Rimine on the Northern Adriatic coast of Italy.ART24433
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Fog bank across the prairie
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
Warm and cold fronts moving across the prairies produce many varied flying conditions. Vast fog-banks, looking like a mountain range, move majestically along, casting gloomy shadows ahead as the sun g...ART21965
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From my window at Lae
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Maker: Friend, Donald
View from the artist's window of a native village in Lae, New Guinea. Donald Friend was in Lae the last week of May 1945. Of Lae he wrote in his Diary 24 May 1945; ' From the air it looked romantic, t...ART23218
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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
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Garnishing colouration, the point machine
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Maker: Bush, Charles
The paint machine shown here was used for painting camouflage garnishing rolls any colour. The rolls were placed in a bath of paint behind the reels of rusty wire netting on the left, fed through a m...ART23624
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Gasmask practice
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Maker: Murch, Arthur
Depicts an unidentified soldier, seated, wearing gas mask and respirator and holding protective (tin) helmet, Darwin.ART25975
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General Stuart American 1936 vintage tanks
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
These 13 ton tanks which contributed to the fall of Buna were manned by "B" Squadron, 26th Australian Armoured Regiment. The pictured shows one of the tanks being unloaded from the "Marjory Jean", one...ART21698
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German soldier, musician in camp theatre orchestra
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Maker: Binder, Tibor
Unidentified German soldier playing a violin, musician in prisoner of war camp theatre orchestra, Mailly-le-Camp, France.ART27845
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Girl at the electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified women sitting at the electric closing, in the Closing and Flattening Bay, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22585
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Girls at work in the closing and flattening bay (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Closing and Flattening Bay, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong. Depicts unidentified women, they are protected by glass screens through which they to work.ART22582
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Girls painting a Mosquito
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Girls painting the wing of a Mosquito fighter aircraft in the Repair and Maintenance Division of the De Haviland Aircraft Company, Bankstown, Sydney.ART23124
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Girls rivetting
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Newport; women at an Railways Workshops, Newport, using pneumatic rivetters on rear fuselage of BeaufighterART25925
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Gracie Fields concert
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Maker: Friend, Donald
A sketch of the audience at a concert at which Gracie Fields, a celebrated London variety artist, appeared. Miss Fields was touring the battle areas in the South West Pacific with other artists entert...ART23205
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Graves of some native soldiers
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Maker: Herman, Sali
Herman depicts five white-painted crosses carved by natives, surrounded by grass and flowers.ART22836
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Greece [first version]
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Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon
Originally entitled 'Patrol', this is the first version of 'Greece' produced by Dadswell while in the Middle East. The sculpture shows three soldiers of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division on a forc...ART26395
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[Greeting card ] (recto); [Greeting card] (verso)
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Maker: Russell, Elsa
Three unidentified WAAAFs admiring an elegant civilian hat, with Christmas and New Year greetings on the card.ART29014
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Gunner carrying drag rope
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Maker: Friend, Donald
Study for "gun maintenance". Picture of unidentified gunner with a drag rope over his shoulder.ART23245
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Gunner Jackie Peacock
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Depicts a portrait of Gunner Jackie Peacock, 14 Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Australian Artillery. In the background is a headland, on the end of which is located the boom on a defence whar...ART22727
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Guns at Mandai, 5th February, 1942
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Maker: Griffin, Murray
Showing "F" Troop, 60 Battery, 2/10th Australian Field Regiment firing its task at 1500 hours. The picture also shows the type of country and native dwellings, Malaya. Work depicting action at Mandai ...ART24499
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Hand drilling, Wau-Bulldog Road
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian sappers from the Royal Australian Engineers, drilling rock by hand near Johnson's Camp during the making of the Wau-Bulldog Road, Wau, Salamaua, New Guinea.ART22546
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Harbour entrance Haifa
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts the harbour entrance to Haifa, then in Palestine, now in Israel. Painted as part of the Syrian Campaign series. The campaign involved Australian troops, mostly from the 7th Division, fightin...ART30079
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Hard living in a sweeper
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Unidentified seaman on deck of Australian Minesweeper (AMS) (Corvette), Royal Australian Navy, in rough seas. After the outbreak of war in September, 1939, 35 vessels were eventually acquired for conv...ART25852
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Hauling dead Japanese from foxholes
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts the 2/3 Australian Independent Company removing dead Japanese from Foxholes, Timbered Knoll, New Guinea.ART22558
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Headquarters camp of 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, Beaufort
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Maker: Flett, James
Drawn from the balcony of a building occupied by Headquarters, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade during the closing stages of the North Borneo campaign. The building was partially wrecked by the bomb t...ART25885
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Heads for testing respirators (Cartridge Bundling Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of heads or jigs used for testing gas masks, government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22599
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Helping a wounded comrade
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Infantryman of the 9th Australian Infantry Division helping his comrade to the Regimental Aid Post. This is often a necessary occurrence when, owing to a temporary shortage of stretcher bearers, a wou...ART22765
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Maker: Tucker, Albert
Temporary housing made out of scrap material in Hiroshima, Japan.ART91452
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HMAS Arunta, Philippines
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Part of deck and superstructure of destroyer HMAS Arunta, Philippines.ART24223
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HMAS Australia in action, Guadalcanal, 8 August 1942
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts HMAS Australia (1928-1954) in action against a torpedo bombing attack during the Battle of Savo Island. HMAS Australia is being attacked during the allied landing of forces on Guadalcanal Isla...ART22189
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HMAS "Ladava", Milne Bay
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Ladava is tied to the pier in during the swell of a storm in Milne Bay.ART23800
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HMAS Napier entering Colombo graving dock
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Showing HMAS Napier entering the dock from a bottom scraping etc., after returning from the Arakan. The natives, Sinhalan, Tamil's etc., employed around the dock, are seen tending the securing lines p...ART22777
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HMAS Nepal from the quarter deck
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Maker: Goodchild, John
Painting shows port side main deck from quarter deck. In the distance is HMAS "Nizam". Painting was done off the coast of Queensland while the four destroyers, HMAS "Nizam", "Norman", "Nepal", "Napier...ART22783
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HMAS Nizam off Alexandria
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS Nizam in the Mediterranean Sea with HMAS Napier in background.ART21745
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HMAS ships Arunta and Warramunga, China Sea patrol
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Arunta" and HMAS "Warramunga" two Royal Australian Navy destroyers patrolling China Sea.ART26751
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HMAS Westralia at Luzon, 'S' day
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Westralia" at Luzon, "S" Day. The former interstate passenger ship is seen in her war-time paint and carrying out her war-time role as troop carrier, at the assault on Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Phil...ART24199
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Home from the movies
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Depicts a road with trucks carrying troops, men marching on both sides of the road, Townsville.ART28373.004
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0630 hours
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Maker: Herman, Sali
Depicts a dawn parade at Kapooka of unidentified soldiers.ART28456
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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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Hungarian soldier, nicknamed 'Bumba la Negra'
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Maker: Binder, Tibor
Depicts a portrait of Hungarian gypsy soldier, nicknamed 'Bumba', in prisoner of war camp, Mailly-le-Camp, France.ART27838
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Hurricanes scramble, Greenwood
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
A detachment from No.1 Operational Training Unit stationed at Greenwood, Nova Scotia, training under the Empire Air Training Scheme. Hawker Hurricane aircraft taking off from airfield in 'scramble' ex...ART23093
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In a section post, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a group of soldiers in Section Post during air attack (blitz), North African.ART21883
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Infantry and carriers moving up to Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Troops of the 6th Australian Division and their Bren gun carriers moving forward prior to their successful assault on the Italian stronghold, Libya.ART23364
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Infantry resting on tank knoll
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion among ruins of oil tanks on a hill just inland from their landing point on Red beach.ART22477
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Inside Fort Khiam
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a scene in Khiam, Syria, of a large gun and a building behind it. It is a very rough sketch, with the finer work concentrating on the gun. It is probably an old Krupp gun that was produced d...ART30056
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Inspection
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Maker: Banks, Gillian
Depicts a row of women and children lined up for inspection by Japanese guards in a prisoner-of-war camp in Indonesia. Scene drawn shows women and children PoWs at their twice daily camp inspection. B...ART28536.006
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Instead of these we are making these
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Maker: Unknown Department of War Organisation of Industry
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by Department of War Organsiation of Industry, advising that instead of making furniture for domestic use the resources are channeled into aircraft...ARTV02156
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Interest
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Maker: Unknown National Savings Committee, London and Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh J Weiner Ltd
law order and discipline; poster depicting six thinly disguised German spies (all speaking broken English) talking to police and civilians in the street, poster advises that interest on savings certif...ARTV07167
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In the Armoury
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Armourers at work. Man in foreground is using a bench vice; man in background man is using a file.ART22966
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Invasion force at Lingayen Gulf
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Featured are HMAS Kanimbla, Manoora, and Westralia, landing ships bringing infantry arriving in Lingayen Gulf prior to the Allied invasion at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines. On 5 January, 1945, HMA...ART26750
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Italian prisoners, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war rest during their march en route to prisoner of war cages. The prisoners were captured by the 6th Australian Division at the fall of Tobruk.ART22880
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I wonder if I did?
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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
civilian, bed and bedding; cautionary poster produced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting a man alseep in bed, dreaming he i...ARTV01686