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A battleship's propellors
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Looking under the hull of the British battleship HMS Duke of York, showing two of the four huge propellors. The battleship is in dry dock at Garden Island, undergoing a refit.ART23133
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A.I.F engineers road building
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers from the Australian Imperial Force are depicted as they build a road above Rouna, Port Moresby.ART29862
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Aliakmon River and escarpment
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Maker: Dargie, William
It was near this point, south-west of Servia, that the 19th Australian Infantry Brigade crossed the river over a hastily constructed and improvised bridge built by 2/1st Australian Field Company, Roya...ART23972
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A mosquito on the assembly line
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Men working on the engine of a Mosquito fighter aircraft at the works of the manufacturer, the DeHaviland Aircraft Company at Bankstown, Sydney.ART23123
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Another batch of Jerrys
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts a mounted Australian officer with his bayonet rifle stowed on his back, leading a groupe of German soldiers, or 'Jerrys', along a road lined with bomb damaged trees. Standing on the side of th...ART02656.004
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Australian engineers constructing a bridge at Eterpigny (also known as `Battle scene, France 1918' and `The bridge builders')
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Maker: Bell, George
Depicts a large number of Australian soldiers (engineers) building a small, wooden bridge over a river at Eterpingy, on the Western Front during the First World War.ART11416
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Australian landing point, Dutch Timor
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Maker: Bush, Charles
The beach at Oesapa Besar, near Koepang, Dutch Timor, where troops of "Sparrow Force", landed. "Sparrow Force", which was the Australian component of the Dutch-Australian Force to occupy the Island of...ART26158
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Beaufort Railway Station, Hospital
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Maker: Flett, James
Centre of the celebrated Jeep Railway system where regular services operated to Papar and Weston. Jeeps were converted from rubber tyres to flanged wheels by the rushed labours of Australian Engineers...ART23357
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Blown bridge over Aliakmon River
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Maker: Dargie, William
The southern buttress of the bridge can be seen in the centre. All three spans of the bridge were dropped into the river when it was blown. The charges were laid by Lance Corporal J.R. Buckingham of 2...ART23971
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Bridge above Rouna Falls
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene of bridge repairs by engineers over Rouna River, Port Moresby.ART29911
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Bridge Building Engineers
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Road clearing and Bridge Building Engineers above Rouna Falls. Depicts two trucks in foreground and a figure of a man working on the Bridge in middle ground, with a hill to the left with two trucks in...ART28202
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Bringing in the wounded under the white flag
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts a First Aid team of five soldiers, attending to a wounded soldier on the edge of muddied crater on the battlefield, under the protection of a white flag. The wounded soldier has been put onto ...ART02656.003
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Building Corvette, Mary River Maryborough
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
At one end of the town of Maryborough are the engineering works and shipbuilding yards of Walkers Limited, a very old Queensland firm building locomotives, sugar mill machinery, ships and every kind o...ART25567
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Changing evaporation coils, HMAS Westralia
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Engineers and engine room staff changing evaporator coils for fresh water supply in No 5 Hold, HMAS" Westralia". These supply fresh water (rationed) for ship's company and troops, Bougainville.ART21140
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Checking up on an engine
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Maker: Dargie, William
Showing a engineer working on one of the four Pratt and Whitney R 1830-65 engines of a Liberator which the previous night had bombed Radar installations on Great Cocoa Island from Digri, India.ART23154
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Clearing the junction of the Beirut-Aley, and Beirut-Damascus roads of snow under the direction of RE
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Maker: Dargie, William
An exceptional fall of snow throughout the Lebanon dislocated transport for several days. Here is seen locals under the direction of Australian Army Engineers, clearing the snow from the junction of t...ART26960
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Control platform of a frigate
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
An engineer watches the control platform in the engine room of a frigate. He wears a sleeveless shirt to keep cool in the hot closed space. The artist was fascinated by the different jobs and working ...ART23476
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Engineers repairing bridge, Wewak, N.G.
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Maker: Rowed, Reg Rowed, Reginald
Australian Army Engineers repairing a bridge at Wewak, New Guinea, about a mile from Cape Worn on the road to Wewak Point. A wrecked Japanese truck can be seen in the stream below the road.ART23726
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Engineers throwing pontoon bridge across the Somme near Corbie
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Watercolour sketch depicting engineers erecting a pontoon bridge across the River Somme near the village of Corbie. James Fraser Scott's (1877- 1932) official war art is particularly informative, both...ART03389
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Engine room - HMS "Chitral"
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Maker: Norton, Frank
On the control platform between the main engines an engineer is writing up the log of his watch before handing over to his relief. In peacetime this ship, a former PO lines, had two funnels, the secon...ART21067
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Field Engineers
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene showing the 1st Field Engineers building a road over a hill near Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby.ART29853
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Fitting the Mustang engine cowl
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Engineers are fitting the top cowl over the Rolls Royce 'Merlin' engine on the Mustang aircraft.ART23105
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Forward engine room
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Looking across the forward engine room HMAS "Sydney". The Officer of the Watch - an Engineer Lieutenant, is studying a battery of gauges. In the centre are port turbines, beyond them the gear box and ...ART30034
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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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General Sir John Monash Commemorative Sculpture
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Maker: Holland-Batt, Sarah Robb, Charles Billmans Foundry
‘This work—a collaboration between a sculptor and poet—combines the language of figurative statuary with text drawn from General Sir John Monash’s writings to honour one of Australia’s greatest milita...AWM2018.419.1
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Howard Springs, weir site
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Maker: Dowman, G S
Tractor, operated by Australian sapper hauling mud in a carryall. A number of these machines were used to scoop soil from the weir site depositing it along a semi circular track.ART25273
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Invasion barges at launching bay, Boggy Creek, Brisbane
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
The development of these all-welded steel landing barges was the work of the Ford Motor Company in Brisbane in conjunction with naval and military engineers. The first barge to be built measured only ...ART25585
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Japanese engineer
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Bronze head of a Japanese Engineer Officer, POW, Rabaul.ART40922
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Japanese Head
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Plaster model for 'Japanese Head'. Head of a Japanese Engineer Officer, POW, Rabaul. The bust stands on a wooden oval base.ART26755
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Japanese mines dug from Brooketon - Brunei road
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Maker: Flett, James
Three land mines just excavated from the roadway may be seen to the right of the picture. Troops of the 20th Australian Infantry Brigade are moving along the road, preceded by engineers with mine-dete...ART26038
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Kumusi River, 1942
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Frank
Wire rope bridge built by Australian engineers on the Kumusi River, New Guinea.ART28564
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Members of the British Labour Company
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts members of the British Labour Company are briefed by an Australian officer in a task toward the construction of defence lines in Amiens. Some bear shovels of pick axes, but their heads are hun...ART02656.008
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Men of service [railway engineer]
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Maker: Freedman, Harold F W Niven Pty Ltd
One of a series of eight posters by Harold Freedman commissioned by the Victorian Railways soon after the Second World War. Issued to highlight the contribution of its staff, who kept the railway oper...ARTV10238
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Model makers
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Interior of a camouflage workroom situated on the upper floor of Melbourne Museum, which in peace time was used by the taxidermists. Originally started by the Department of Interior, Home Security, wa...ART23690
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No run, no Aussie mail
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
A caricature study, depicting an Australian soldier wearing the characteristic slouch hat and puttees, sitting cross-legged on the edge of a stone wall. His face is cocked to the side, and he gazes ou...ART02656.001
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Not titled [Ammunition store]
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts a camouflage canopy over an ammunition store dug-out in the middle of what appears to be a baren landscape. Text overleaf: "Reinforced concrete M.G. Dugout with reinforcement nearing completio...ART02656.005
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Outfitting vessels at Tulloch's
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Two ships are tied together at the outfitting berth and the work proceeds on the 'internals', superstructure and the engine room. Engineer workers, electricians, plumbers, joiners, crane drivers, pain...ART21368
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Private Bernard Guggemos (US Airborne Engineers Aviation Battalion)
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait sketch of ASN36416051 Private Bernard Guggemos, United States Army, 875 Airborne Engineers Aviation Battalion, Aitape, New Guinea.ART21638
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recto: Major Nevill verso: In the church of Nasing Alatu
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
recto: A print of a pencil portrait of Major Nevill an engineer with the US 6th Army in Finschhaffen, New Guinea. Verso: Drawing of two carved Papua New Guinean wooden totem poles in a church in Nasin...ART28167.009
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Road building above Rouna Falls
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Personnel from 2/6 Field Engineers are shown building a road above Rouna Falls. These falls were well known to Australian soldiers in 1942 making their way from Port Moresby up to the Sogeri Plateau a...ART29906
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Rouna Road at the 'hairpins'
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A view of Rouna Road on a steep hill shown with trucks driving along it and engineers of 2/7 Field Coy Australian Australian Imperial Force widening and repairing it. This road led to the Kokoda Track...ART28203
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Sapper building water towers
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Sappers building water tower. Tower of tubular scaffolding at a training camp on the banks of the Murray River, New South Wales.ART26123
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S Bend-Sogeri Valley Rd
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Engineers working to enlarge the curve of this stiff bend of the Sogari Valley road, New Guinea.ART22269
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Shopping in the Rack Areas
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts two French women from the local village with a horse and wagon, selling their food to four Australian soldiers. One soldier is pictured crouching filling his slouch hat with what look like pot...ART02656.006
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Sketchbook containing 21 pages of drawings from Kearton's service in France between 1916-1918
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Cloth-covered sketchbook with elastic closure. Comprises of 21 pages; 13 of these are blank. Cover bears the text "1st Army Troopers Company Engineers, A. I. F." William Frederick Keaton enlisted at t...ART02656
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Sketchbook containing 24 pages of drawings made behind the battle lines in France and Belgium
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Maker: Meldrum, J B
A sketch book containing 24 pages of pencil drawings and watercolours of various scenes behind the battle lines in France and Belgium. This includes pen and ink and watercolour sketches of trench lif...ART03192
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Sketchbook of France, 1916-1918
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Cloth-covered sketchbook with elastic closure. Comprises of 26 pages; 11 blank leaves. Cover bears the text "1st Army Troopers Company Engineers, A. I. F." William Frederick Keaton enlisted at the age...ART93359
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Splitting timber for the Corduroy Track - Australian Engineers working on Moresby-Kokoda supply line
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Maker: Dargie, William
Australian soldiers are splitting timber for the corduroy track. Dargie noted, "Some of the swampy and steep parts of this trail would have been impassable for large bodies of troops and supplies with...ART22084
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Starboard 6" gun - HMS "Chitral"
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Maker: Norton, Frank
From the fo'castle looking aft across the well deck. The crew of one of the ship's 6-inch guns are closed up at actions stations (exercise). The square bridge is typical of this class of former P&O li...ART21155
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Study
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A study depicting a portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier.ART26886
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Study for 'Engineers bridge building'
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian engineers building a bridge over Driniumor River in New Guinea. This drawing is a study for the work titled 'Engineers bridge building'.ART90291
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The ammunition donkey
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
During the First World War, donkeys were used in the transportation of ammunition to the front. The donkey is often represented as the symbol of stupidity and stubbornness. However, a donkey is notori...ART02656.002
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The feeling on a rum issue
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
This is a caricature illustration of a Supply Reserve Depot with an enormous bottle of rum being levered onto its side to enable the pour of the battalion's rations. The letters 'S.R.D.' are printed a...ART02656.009
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The first Mustang
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The first machine of this type, the Mustang, produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermans Bend, Victoria. The aircraft is nearing completion and is the centre of attraction. Fitte...ART23103
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The morning after the stunt
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Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts wounded and war-weary soldiers trapsing through a muddy battlefield, wearing tattered coats and scarves. Some of the men wear hesian sacks wrapped around their boots. There is wooden sign imbe...ART02656.007
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top image: Church between Thermopylae and Lamia-Brallos Pass road, Greece; bottom image: Indian engineers repairing bridge at the foot of Brallos Pass
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Maker: Dargie, William
top image: Pencil sketch of a church and some trees. In this area the 6th Australian Division fought rearguard against invading German forces and delaying action during the British forces withdrawal ...ART24004
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Two engineers brought in suffering shock after mine accident, day after Ho Chi Minh's birthday, 20 May 1967
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Maker: Fletcher, Bruce
Two engineers, suffering shock after a mine accident, being brought in by helicopter for medical assistance on 20 May 1967, the day after Ho Chi Minh's birthday. Of this sketched the artist recalled ...ART40457
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upper left image; Three Japs in trench; upper right image: Engineers and log; lower image: Troops waiting and marching on barges
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Three sketches featuring images from New Guinea during the Second World War. The upper left image is of three Japanese soldiers in a trench. The upper right image is of Australian engineers carrying...ART90294
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Whittaker's bridge
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted of this drawing: "Timber and piles having been procured from the sawmill, construction of the bridge was begun in 1944. On that day Corporal Whittaker, plant operator, began sounding the ...ART23498