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Abandoned torpedo factory
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Scene inside an torpedo factory, showing abandoned and partially destroyed munitions. This image was painted in the 1950s from a photograph taken in 1946 while Waite was stationed in Japan with the B...ART94065
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Air Commodore John McCauley
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a seated portrait of Air Marshal Sir John Joseph Patrick McCauley, KBE, CB, Air Commanding Eastern Area, with the Royal Australian Air Force in Europe and with the British Commonwealth Occupat...ART31771
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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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All quiet
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
An old artillery post with bunker facing out over Kure.ART94079
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Alongside BCOF ferry terminal, Koyo, Eta Jima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Familiar scene to all travellers on the Koyo - Kure ferry.ART26383
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Antiques very old
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts two American or British women visiting an antiques shop, 'Antiques very old', with several staues on display. Much to their surprise, a man can be seen in the background carving an 'old' antiq...ART95093
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Anzac Park, Kure, Australia Day 1950
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Maker: Colville, George
The artist's impression of the Australia Day parade on Anzac Park, Kure, of BCOF troops. Mount Haigamine forms the background.ART26935
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Australian war graves section at International War Graves Commission, Yokohama, Japan
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Maker: Colville, George
Australian war graves section at the International War Graves Commission in Yokohama, Japan. 'The Yokohama war cemetery was constructed by the Australian War Graves group after the Second World War an...ART26951
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Back door of Ebisu Hospital, Tokyo, Siser Gilchrist in doorway
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Maker: Colville, George
Portrait of Sister Gilchrist standing in the doorway of the Ebisu Hospital, Tokyo.ART26946
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Back to Tokyo, 15 miles
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man in a suit standing on the side of the road, next to a broken down car, which is on a road with the sign 'Back to Tokyo 15 miles' nearby. The car is on a road in a landscpe with hills and...ART96000
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BCOF General hospital from Anzac Park
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Maker: Colville, George
The British Commonwealth Occupation Force General Hospital, depicted from Anzac Park, Kure, Japan.ART26945
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Boating, Lake Chuzenji
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Australian troops boating on Lake Chuzenji, in the Nikko area of Japan, 80 miles north of Tokyo during leave stay at the "Lakeside Hotel", one of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) chain...ART26540
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Bomb-damaged naval dock, Kure
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a painting of the bomb damage at the Naval Dockyards, Kure.ART26947
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Bridge to the leave hostel, Beppu
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
The Leave Hostel at Beppu, named "Hakuum Hostel", was a former favorite holiday place for Hirohito. British Commonwealth Occupation Force troops now relax in the once very exclusive holiday rendezvous...ART26734
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'Britcom Base' labour pool, Kure
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
A large amount of Japanese labour is employed by the occupation forces and casuals and new people signed in are sorted out early in the morning at the pool.ART26378
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Camp point, Kure, boat repairs
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts Kure Harbour, port of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Behind the boat are the buildings of the docks and the hills which surround Kure.ART26941
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Change trains at Hiroshima
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Two Australians in greatcoats and slouch hats wait to board a steam train at Hiroshima. This image was painted in the 1950s from a photograph taken in 1946 while Waite was stationed in Japan with the...ART94067
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Changing sentries, Imperial Palace Tokyo
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Maker: Rowed, Reginald
A study of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, with surrounding landscape and birds flying overhead. Two Australian Soldiers are presented in the lower left corner. Initially working as a commercia...ART96367
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Commander in Chief's residence - Siamese legation, Tokyo
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Maker: Colville, George
Commander-in-Chief's residence - Siamese Legation, Tokyo.ART26942
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Cutting up midget submarines, Kure
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Kure Naval dockyards. These submarines were situated at the end of a dock full of ships, midget submarines and scrap iron. Japanese under British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) control are busy...ART26379
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Docks area from Hillside, Kure
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts the dock area from Hillside, Kure Harbour, Japan.ART26944
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Epitomization of SNAFU, Otaki
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Wrecked oil refinery. Otaki is a repatriation area for returning Japanese POW. 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force Cavalry Division are in control of the centre.ART26385
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Fallen idol, Hiroshima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Ruined masonary and a fallen Buddah, are all that remain of a one time shrine.ART26372
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Farewell to the Ship
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman, seated on a pole at a pier, with a suitcase beside her, crying as a ship sails out of the harbour behind her. A crowd of Japanese people are beside her on the pier. This is one ...ART95090
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"Fire!" Torpedo factory at Dainyu, near Kure
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Scene of a munitions factory engulfed in flames near the water's edge. A group of figures are pumping water from the bay to put the fire out.ART94081
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Fishing with Cormorants
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman on a fishing boat at night, with Japanese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the day to...ART95094
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Garrison church of St Peter, Kure
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Maker: Colville, George
Garrison Church of St Peter, Kure, Japan, built by Australian engineers.ART26936
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Hill people
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
A view of Japanese people working up in the hills surrounding the city of Kure.ART94074
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Hiro
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
View across to the landscape near the Japanese town of Hiro. Pictured is the site of Headquarters 66th Australian Infantry Battalion, which situated in long buildings in the middle distance of the im...ART26715
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Hiroshima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
The centre of the atomic disturbance. The building on the right with the dome was the aiming point for the bomb.ART26374
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Hiroshima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
A view of the epicentre of Hiroshima following the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. People are walking through the debris of broken rubble, with some partially destroyed buildings still standing. The Hi...ART26539
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Hiroshima
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
A distance view from the hills surrounding Hiroshima, looking down to the epicentre of the atomic bomb and the surrouding destruction of the city. This image was painted in the 1950s from a photograp...ART94066
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Hiroshima
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Japanese are rummaging among wreckage following the bombing of Hiroshima. There is a twisted steel structure still standing, but the rest of the landscape has been flattened and is strewn with wrecka...ART26717
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Hiroshima
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
A scene of wild, snowy weather showing two figures walking on a road that leads up a hil past a stone lantern and through a tori gate. All around the road is debris from bomb damage to the city of Hi...ART94082
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Hiroshima (I)
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
A figure in the foreground clears rubble, while in the background are destroyed buildings and debris caused by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.ART94075
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Hiroshima snow
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
A view of the bombed ruins of the city of Hiroshima during snow storm. Pictured in the foreground is a stone lantern, rubble, and some tree branches. On the other side of a body of water is the bomb ...ART26713
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Interior of press room BCOF newspaper, Osaka
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a the interior press room of the British Commonwealth Occupational Force newspaper, Osaka. The following appear in the painting; (l-r) Mr Clegg, seated at table reading paper, Mabel Fukuda (tr...ART26948
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Japan at 50 words a minute
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman seated at a typewriter, in which she has typed onto a piece of paper the words 'Japan at 50 words a minute' and is surrounded by pieces of paper on the floor. This is one of 15 c...ART95089
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Japanese Sampans, Kure Harbour
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
Close to Eta Jima ferry terminal. The mountain in the background has a road to the top where there was an ack ack post. A fine view of the island of inland sea can be obtained from there.ART26377
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Japanese Samurai
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts two men in Samurai costumes attacking each other in a room. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the day to day incidents and expereinces of the ...ART96001
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young woman, seated at a Tea Ceremony, with an elderly couple, who is surprised at the entry of a soldier behind her. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan...ART95088
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Kawana hotel, leave hostel
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Maker: Colville, George
The Kawana Hotel at Izu, Japan, is a leave centre visited by members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and allied civilians. It was not until 1949-1950 that Colville became an offic...ART26949
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Koreans' Repatriation Centre, Senzaki, Japan
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
The 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) were in charge of the Repatriation Centre at Senzaki where Koreans were deported to Korea.ART26712
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Kure from the hill
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Maker: Colville, George
George Colville was sent to Japan to record the activities of the Australians participating in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). This was the first time that Australians were involved...ART26953
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Kure, Japan
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Scene across Kure, showing the flattened, bomb ravaged city with the mountains in the background.ART94077
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Kure, Japan
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Sunset through clouds over the coastline and city of Kure. The flattened urban centre can be seen, framed by the surrounding mountains.ART94078
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Man in bath with surprised woman
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a woman wearing a fur coat, surprised by seeing a man in a bath on the ground in front of her. Behind the two figures is a Japanese bath house. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist ...ART95091
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Mine disposals unit at work
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Maker: Colville, George
Depicts a mine disposal unit at work, preparing to lay a fuse to destroy mines washed up on a small beach in Japan. The officers are from a Bomb Disposal unit of the British Commonwealth Occupation Fo...ART26939
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Miss Sutherland, where is your Service Cap?
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Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a young Servicewoman, possibly British, seated on the edge of a footpath, surrounded by children who are pulling at her. Beside her is an angry and frustrated Servicewoman asking her where her...ART95097
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Morotai
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Maker: Waite, Allan George
Small sketch of Morotai at sunset, looking out over the ocean showing seaplanes and and a boat in the water. At the conclusion of the Second World War, Waite was stationed in Morotai, waiting for tra...ART94071