| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV09229 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 50.2 x 62.8 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | photolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Whitmore, Bob |
| Date made | 1943-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Work, save, fight, and so avenge the nurses!
Description
Depicts the Hospital ship, 'Centaur' being attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Queensland, during the Second World War. In the water below the ship are a number of nurses and sailors from the ship. The sinking of H S Centaur took place off the Queensland coast on 14 May 1943 and 268 lives were lost, including 11 out of 12 nurses. The poster depicts moments after the ship was torpedoed; it sank in just three minutes.