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View of Hill 'C' and church
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Maker: Dargie, William
Both the Hill and the church figured prominently in the bitter fighting in this area, between the defending Allied forces and the Germans who invaded the Island of Crete by paratroops and the air-born...ART23865
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View of Iraklion air-strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
Iraklion is described in the Official War History as Heraklion. View of the airfield as seen from the east. The 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, while attached to the 14th (British) Infantry Briga...ART24047
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View of Moresby area from Hombrom Bluff
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Maker: Bush, Charles
View of Moresby area from Hombrom Bluff, Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART23744
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View of terrace and cultivation
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Maker: Emery, James
Landscape sketch of green terraced hills with a partial stone bridge in the mid ground and hills in the far distance.ART27667
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View of the Acropolis, Athens
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Maker: Dargie, William
Looking towards the Propyles in the distance. Study for a painting of Australian soldiers watching from the Acropolis the German bombing of Piraeus, Greece.ART23850
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View toward Rethymnon
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Maker: Dargie, William
In the Official War History, the town Rethymnon is referred to as Retimo. As seen from positions held by 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion in May 1941. The Battalion was defending the airfield again...ART24052
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Village of Arrokhova near Delphi
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Maker: Dargie, William
Personnel of the Royal Australian Engineers were billeted here during the campaign in Greece in April 1941.ART24018
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Village of Hatu-Udo
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Maker: Bush, Charles
This village was one of the Japanese strongholds during the latter stages of the guerilla operations carried on by 2/2nd and 2/4th Australian Independent Companies.ART26312
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Village of Namosain
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Maker: Bush, Charles
The half finished boat shown was strafed by the Japanese. The natives are going to complete it and build another for Netherlands Indies Civil Administration, near Koepang, Timor.ART26340
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Village of Platanias
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketched from the main road between Canea and Maleme on the northern coast of Crete. It was from this village that the New Zealand counter-attack on Maleme airfield jumped off, on the night of 21-22nd...ART24063
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[Village of Schubin, Poland]
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Maker: Grey-Smith, Guy Grey-Smith, Guy
Depicts the village of Schubin, Poland. Guy Grey-Smith (1916-1981) was a painter, printmaker and ceramicist. In late 1936 he joined the RAAF and was seconded to the RAF for 5 years, arriving in Britai...ART96110
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Village of Skamnos
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Maker: Dargie, William
Drawn near the positions held by 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion during the rearguard action in the Brallos Pass when a German armoured thrust was halted by troops of the ANZAC Corps in Greece in...ART24003
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Village of Suda
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Maker: Dargie, William
Suda received terrific bombardment from the air during the invasion of Crete in May 1941. In Suda Bay much shipping including several British Warships, was sunk.ART24066
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Vincent Hall, chief engineer of Queensland railways during war
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a portrait of Mr Vincent Hall, Chief Engineer Queensland Railways, Queensland.ART25559
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Vines
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Maker: Browning, George Julian
Sketch of tree branches and leaves. There are two long, narrow branches and several individual leaves depicted.ART92291
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Visit the colonies exhibition
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Maker: Ministry of Information Multi Machine Plates Ltd
This poster was commissioned by the Ministry of Information's Colonial Office to promote their exhibition 'Visit the Colonies'. The exhibition likely contained details about the different colonial nat...ARTV02234
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Vitamin 'C' content of Raw Fruit...
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Maker: LONDON : MINISTRY OF FOOD, 1943 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) Ministry of Food Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Second World War Ministry of Food poster to encourage positive nutritional values. The poster explains the Vitamin C content of raw fruit and oranges.ARTV01549
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Vitamin C content of vegetables compared with oranges
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Maker: Ministry of Food [LONDON] : MINISTRY OF FOOD, [N.D.] (S.L. : F & C.)
Second World War poster distributed by the British Ministry of Food, providing nutritional guidance to civilians regarding Vitamin C sources in vegetables versus oranges.ARTV05229
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Vitamin race
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Maker: Slawik, Bernard
Once a week a vitamin race was organised from the train station to the barracks. The object of the race, called 'vitamin race', was to weed out the weak and sickly. The vitamins were B for belki [beam...ART90355
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V-J Day at country school house
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Hoisting the Australian flag to celebrate victory over Japan, school teacher and children muster to sing the National Anthem, North Queensland.ART25620