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A and D tent in the scrub
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
A sketch of an Admission and Discharge reception tent pitched in thick jungle scrub during exercises of 6th Australian Division Medical units.ART21284
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Airstrip, Ozuki
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), area near Chofu and Shimoniseki. This aerodrome was used for the training of Japanese kamikaze pilots during the later stages of the war. From here they would...ART26382
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"Attack" Vivid! Real! Factual!
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Maker: Unknown
Little is known about this Second World War film promotion poster. The poster aims to promote a film called "Attack". The poster is likely American in origin, as the poster features B-25 Mitchell, and...ARTV02276
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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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Australian Beaufighter in flight
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Maker: Ragless, Max
An Australian Beaufighter in flight. Seen from the air, far below the coastline and landscape are also visible.ART26035
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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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Camouflage class
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
A group of men are sitting outside, taking a class on camouflage.ART28373.007
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Camp barber, Canungra
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Maker: Warren, Guy
The camp barber at work on a fellow soldier. Verso: soldiers in action positions, likely to be jungle warfare training, all lie on their stomachs, guns ready.ART94334.007
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Centre of Atherton and old air raid shelter
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Hundreds and thousands of troops passed through the Atherton Tablelands district when the area was used as a vast camp and training area. This view is of the main street looking towards the Railway Ho...ART25641
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Cold day, Kapooka
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Four male unidentified soldiers sit slumped on a beach, while a fifth sits on the ground in the lower right corner of the composition. The soldier on the far left is smoking, the next has his hands in...ART29101
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Darwin / Lecturing on camouflage
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
The upper image shows a small group of men seated around a truck and tents. The lower image shows a larger group of men, some seated, some standing, near a truck and tents. In both images the soldiers...ART28374.004
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Demonstration: Back at Work
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Maker: Ministry of Information Ministry of Labour and National Service
During the Second World War, the British Ministry of Information created or commissioned exhibitions to boost morale, and spread knowledge about war-related subjects, such as the role of other Allied ...ARTV02290
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Ditching practice in tank, Nassau
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
Depicts training in 'ditching' (forced landing in water) is carried out in a large tank of water. The crew, clad in swimming suits, are seated in a stripped fuselage of a Mitchell bomber which runs do...ART24149
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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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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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Dropping the drogue
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Maker: Warner, R Malcolm
Depicts a Westland Lysander releasing drogue (target) after gunnery practice in the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), No 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan, Canada.ART24099
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Fill that gap...
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Perry Colourprint Ltd
Second World War poster issued by the British Government to recruit men for employment in the munitions industry. In the lower right corner the slogan 'Go To It! is visible. This item has been digiti...ARTV02101
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Flying Officer Roulston, 587 Squadron
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Maker: Carter, Norman
Portrait of Flying Officer (FO) Alexander Sommerville Roulston, 587 Squadron RAF. Born in Summer Hill, NSW, Roulston enlisted in the RAAF on 7 December 1941. He underwent training at No. 10 Elementary...ART92816
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Gunnery Practice Instruction Room
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts the Gunnery Practice Instruction Room.ART22969
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"Halt", Cried the Sentry... Don't Expose Yourself!
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Maker: Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security
Australian Second World War poster highlighting the importance of being careful when near hostile territory. The poster is part of a series morbidly titled 'apt epitaphs'. The series depicts avoidable...ARTV05348