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Australian action at Buna
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
This painting shows an attack by troops of the 18th Australian Infantry Brigade, supported by General Stuart tanks of the 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment during the struggle for Buna. The combined ...ART27547
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Campsite, Sentani, Dutch New Guinea
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Maker: Green, Douglas Allan
White tents against a dark background of mountains, campsite, Sentani, Dutch New Guinea. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92722
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Campsite, Sentani, Dutch New Guinea
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Maker: Green, Douglas Allan
Campsite showing coloured tents and washing on the line, trees and vegetation in the background, Sentani, Dutch New Guinea. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92707
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Deserted trenches, Darwin
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Maker: Wood, C Dudley Wood, C Dudley
The trench has a dark, shaded entrance which is supported by pilasters of piled stones. It is accessed by a broken ladder, which descends from high ground of red dirt. The trench is located amongst s...ART29212
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Gaza Ridge Camp
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts an encampment at Gaza Ridge, with the town of Deir Suneid in the distance. The artist writes 'Part of Gaza Ridge camp (Kilo 89) - new trenches on the site of old Turkish earthworks.' This wa...ART30076
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Japanese landing near Vulcan, Rabaul
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
"A" Company, 2/22nd Battalion in action at Vulcan on the morning of 23 January, 1943. The Australian garrison at Rabaul (New Britain) consisted of the 2/22nd Infantry Battalion, AIF, supported by othe...ART27632
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Kamiri searchlight
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Maker: Thake, Eric
Eric Thake wrote to Captain John Treloar on 9 November 1947: 'The searchlight, I think belonged to the 16th American Anti-Aircraft Battery as they were camped on the other side and at the opposite end...ART26787
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Night air raid
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Maker: Wood, C Dudley
This image is of men leaving their tent to shelter in a slit trench during a raid by the Japanese Air Force. Two men crouch forwards; one is in shorts and another in pyjama bottoms. A third man fac...ART29214
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Pillbox, Darwin
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Maker: Wood, C Dudley
The Pillbox has an open door, which rests against sandbags. The building is surrounded by tropical foliage, including small palm trees. There is a suggestion of ropes or netting attached to the build...ART29209
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RAAF Kittyhawks bombing Japanese positions
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Maker: Moore, Alan
RAAF Kittyhawks bombing Japanese positions. No.76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter bombers were the first aircraft to operate from Monote airstrip, which was captured from the Japan...ART22274
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Raider, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Raider, Mersa Matruh - German raider over Mersa Matruh at dawn. Steel-helmeted troops in a slit trench. White puffs of smoke indicate anti-aircraft fire'.ART30083
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77 Squadron digging in after landing at the Admiralties
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Maker: Moore, Alan
The ground staff of No.77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force landed on the beach at Los Negros Island during a Japanese counter-attack and were forced to take defensive positions and act as ground t...ART24328
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Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
The town and harbour of Tobruk after capture by Allied forces, 2 Australian Imperial force, 6th Australian Division and before the siege began. Less than two weeks after his appointment as an official...ART28482
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Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
The town and harbour painted from drawings made in Tobruk at the beginning of February 1941, two weeks after the town had been captured by Allied Forces and before the Siege of Tobruk began. Less than...ART22233