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Ack-Ack pit
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A Bren Gun crew on the look-out for enemy aircraft in an Ack-Ack pit in Libya. The anti-aircraft gun is a Bren Light Machine Gun (LMG).ART21911
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Admiralty House, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Originally the Headquarters of the Italian Regia Marina, now British Naval Headquarters. Building was damaged by bombing, causing the collapse of the western wing. The red flag is a warning to town an...ART21741
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Aircraft spotter
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts an Australian aircraft spotter holding a pair of binoculars in his right hand, clad in shorts, boots and a hard hat looking skywards. The spotter was crucial in alerting the troops to the immi...ART21903
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Australian soldier, Libya (Sergeant Frank Collins)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of NX2630 Sergeant Frank Robert Collins, 6th Division 2nd Australian Imperial Force, in Tobruk. Like many of the official war artists, Hele painted portraits not only of high-ranking officers...ART28474
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Awaiting the return of a flight from an OP
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scene of members of the 450 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, standing and looking at they sky. Dargie noted, "Standing on a wrecked German plane, the Intelligence Officer of the Squadron scans t...ART23897
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Back of a truck, moving up
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts several troops lying in the back of a truck in Libya.ART21890
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Bardia (action leading to the fall of Post 11)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
VX3511 Sergeant H B S 'Jo' Gullett, VX3495 V N Maloney, VX3497 Private H F Brockley, QX3118 Private F C Damm, all of 2/6th Btn 2 AIF, unidentified Australian and Italian soldiers. The first major camp...ART27576
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Battle equipment, Derna
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of an Australian soldier standing with rifle, head slightly lowered.ART22875
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Battle rig, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Figure of a soldier looking to the right, carrying a rifle. 'This was drawn at Tobruk on the day after the tower was captured. This infantryman, like many at this stage of the campaign, had a fancy fo...ART22869
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Benghazi
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
The westernmost place of any size captured by the 6th Australian Division in it's advance through the Western Desert, and 360 miles from Australia's first battlefield of the campaign at Bardin.ART22202
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Blown bridge, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Demolished by the retreating Italians on the road between Tobruk and Derna, Libya.ART27550
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Captain John Searle
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Captain John Edward Searle, NX21876, DCM, Liaison, 9th Australian Division Headquarters, formerly 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion.ART22440
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Captured Italian guns, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a captured Italian Ansaldo Cannone da 75/40 CA anti aircraft gun in emplacement at Tobruk, near Libya.ART22873
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Central Square, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Buildings in the main square in Tobruk soon after Allied troops had taken the town; on the left is a church. The colours are the dry reds of the desert sand.ART22865
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Checking up on the R.T. of a Kittyhawk Fighter, before take-off
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Maker: Dargie, William
A pilot standing on a wing of a Kittyhawk plane, looking into and checking the cockpit. Dargie noted, "The pilots' life may depend on his R.T. It must be perfect before he leaves the ground, and the ...ART23896
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Convoy pulled up on Derna Road
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a convoy of trucks and men stopped on Derna Road in Libya.ART21263
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Corporal John Edmondson
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Maker: Smith, Joshua
Portrait of NX15705 Corporal John H Edmondson, VC, 2/17 Battalion, AIF, was in a small group that attacked with the bayonet a party of Germans which had broken through a point of the Tobruk defences i...ART27532
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Crashed plane, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts the wreckage resulting from a crash of a Bristol Blenheim aircraft, flown by the Royal Air Force during the North Africa campaign, into a building at Tobruk, Libya. Aircraft and building are a...ART22201
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Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome. This plane crashed landed upside down. The pilot walked away unhurt, Libya.ART22373
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Digger and prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldier with prisoners of war in Libya.ART21885
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Digger in captured Italian strongpoint
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian digger manning an Italian Breda machine gun in a captured Italian stronghold.ART26207
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Digger, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Like many of his fellow official war artists, Hele painted portraits not only of high-ranking officers but also of the 'ordinary' men in the field, for whom he felt a great sense of empathy. The name...ART22879
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Diggers resting, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A group of Australian diggers resting in Libya.ART21262
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Digger with captured Breda gun
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts an unidentified soldier wearing battle dress, captured 6.5 millimetre model 30 Breda light machine gun, 2 Australian Imperial Force, Libyan campaign, Western Desert, North African Campaign.ART21912
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Drawing of Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
The town of Tobruk laid out in the background; the figure of a crouching man seen from the rear in right foreground.ART26208
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Examining Italian prisoners, Libya 1941
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts several Australian soldiers with rifles examining Italian prisoners in Libya, North Africa in 1941.ART28481
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Flares over the docks, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The destroyers night visit over, men of Docks Operating Unit proceed to remove the precious supplies from the destroyer berths and quais to dumps outside the town. Time is important for in the light o...ART27549
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Flight returning
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of aircraft returning to the Escarpment Drome, Libya.ART22047
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Front line trenches, Libya; verso: Study of a digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
recto: Australian soldiers in the front line trenches, Libya. verso: Seated Australian soldier with rifle in hands, wearing uniform and helmet.ART21897
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General Negroni
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Maker: Freeth, Hubert
A portrait of General Negroni from the Italian Army.ART26681
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Guns moving up in the desert
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers moving guns in the desert in Libya.ART21887
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Head study (Lieutenant Colin Wade)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a portrait of SX2610 Lieutenant Colin Angus Wade, 6th Cavalry Regiment; 2/9th Armoured Regiment, Giarabub, North African campaign Sollum, 2 Australian Imperial Force. The artist had a chance...ART22866
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Hit in head
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A soldier lying injured on the ground clutching his head while another soldier looks on.ART21910
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In a section post, Tobruk
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a group of soldiers in Section Post during air attack (blitz), North African.ART21883
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2/12 Infantry Battalion 18 Brigade AIF at Oro Bay
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Showing the 2/12 Australian Infantry Battalion setting out on a march to Cape Endaiadere in the Buna battle area. They arrived from Milne Bay by sea transport and marched 15 miles through swamp, river...ART21700
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Italian prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Showing some of the thousands of Italians who surrendered to the 6th Australian Division at Tobruk, on their way back to the Prisoner-of-War cage. Over 25,000 prisoners were taken on the first day and...ART23700
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Italian prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
An endless column of Italian prisoners taken by the 6th Australian Division in the Western Front in Libya, 1941.ART23430
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Italian prisoners
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Rear view of the figures of two prisoners of war walking.ART21904
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Italian prisoners leaving Tobruk, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war marching out of Tobruk, Libya, en route to prisoner of war cages, January 1941. Prisoners captured by 6th Australian Division at fall of Tobruk.ART21913
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Italian prisoners, Libya
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war rest during their march en route to prisoner of war cages. The prisoners were captured by the 6th Australian Division at the fall of Tobruk.ART22880
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Italian prisoners of war moving forward
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian prisoners of war moving foward carrying large packs on their backs.ART90264
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Libya: Help them finish the job
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office British Colour Printing
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This poster depicts a convoy of...ARTV02308
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Libya: Help them finish the job
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Maker: Stone, Marcus Her Majesty's Stationary Office LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS)
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World was ...ARTV02205
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Libya: Help Them Finish The Job
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World War ...ARTV02294
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1914-40, Libya (Private Lance Rosser)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Portrait of SX7048 Private Lancelot Frederick Rosser 'Pop', 6th Australian Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, North African campaign. When the artist was instructed by Blamey to select someone ...ART22881
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Lieutenant Charles Cullen
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Lieutenant Charles Kitchener Cullen (VX7516), Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), signal officer, 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion. Lt Cullen served in Libya and Greece, was ...ART21419
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Lieutenant Colonel Francis Cook
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting SX1225 Lieutenant Colonel Francis W Cook, DSO, MC, Chief Instructor Army Leaders School, BCOF, 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, Army Instructional Corps.ART27510