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  1. Spray painting an RAAF Airspeed Oxford

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Ragless depicts an RAAF Airspeed Oxford being spray painted deep red, aluminium and bright yellow by Ansett Airways Ltd staff. 'With all three colours being applied at once/ and the job done out of do...

    ART23399

  2. Leigh Creek Coal Mine

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Ragless has drawn a deep cut coal mine. At the bottom of the pit are two trucks and a crane.

    ART23140

  3. At the naval dockyard, Williamstown

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Dock workers with a background of cranes and scaffolding.

    ART23113

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    Whyalla township

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A sceneic view of the township of Whyalla, South Australia. Ragless spent part of his six month employment as an Official War Artist recording the activities of BHP that provided primary resources fo...

    ART22629

  5. RAAF aircraft under repair, Parafield

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to Ragless' appointment as an official war artist in 1945. The drawing depicts two men at work repairing aircraft in a hangar at th...

    ART30201

  6. The shipyard

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A panoramic view of the BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia. The Whyalla shipyards can be seen behind a low lying rock lined breakwater, showing the 150 ton crane at the end of hte fitting out ...

    ART22627

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    Electric shovel, Iron Monarch

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    This painting depicts an electrically driven shovel scooping up the iron ore that has been broken down from the quarry face. These shovels were able to lift 10 tons at a time, filling the trucks that ...

    ART23402

  8. Whyalla shipyard

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    The 9000 ton standard freighter "River Murray" on the slipway at the Broken Hill Propriety (BHP) shipyards at Whyalla, SA.

    ART23121

  9. Beaufighter assembly line

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Aircraft on the floor, as seen from the balcony. Many workers are inside the machines.

    ART23101

  10. The after hold of the River Mitta

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    The ship is being constructed at the Naval Dockyards, Williamstown, Victoria. There is a hive of activity, including a jumble of cranes, men, steel and the noise of construction.

    ART23111

  11. 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

  12. Girls rivetting

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Newport; women at an Railways Workshops, Newport, using pneumatic rivetters on rear fuselage of Beaufighter

    ART25925

  13. Wharf construction, Sydney

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Building new wharves at Potts Point, Sydney Harbour. The aircraft carrier HMS Venables at Garden Island can be seen in the background.

    ART23136

  14. A six ton drop hammer

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A worker operates a heavy hammer, as used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

    ART23106

  15. Beaufighter centre wing on the jig

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    At the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops where workers are busy in the production of Beaufighter aircraft.

    ART23116

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    Radar station, Cape Jervis

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to his appointment as an official war artist in 1945.

    ART30198

  17. Sow and litter, Loveday Internment Camp

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A pen and ink drawing of a litter of piglets feeding from the sow.

    ART23143

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    The open cut, Leigh Creek, South Australia

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Showing the huge Drag Line excavater in operation extracting coal from the face at Leigh Creek, South Australia.

    ART23405

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    Battleship HMS Anson

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Battleship HMS Anson being towed past Garden Island to the Captain Cook graving dock.

    ART25485

  20. The Iron Monarch

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    At the foot of the Iron Monarch, old loading bins and conveyor belt sites can be seen.

    ART22634

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