The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Bluey and Curley cartoon consisting of three frames. In the first frame, Bluey and Curley who are travelling in a jeep are questioned by a bearded, scruffy looking man who asks: 'How's th' war going mate, are we winnin'?' Bluey replies 'The war! Gorblimey, the war's been over since last August!' In the second frame the man yells out 'Crikey!' as he races down the track. In the third frame he yells out to his wife and children who are hiding in a dead tree trunk lying on the ground. 'Mum! Kids! Yer can come out now, th' war's over!' watched by the ubiquitous dog leaning out of the tree trunk and the goanna on a log at right. The Bluey and Curley cartoon strip was drawn by Gurney for the Melbourne 'Sun News-Pictorial' and syndicated to other publications between 1939 and 1955. It was one of the most popular cartoons in Australia during the Second World War. Its two chief characters were the Australian soldiers Bluey, the older, more experienced digger, and Curley, who was younger and more naive. The humour of the Bluey and Curley comic strips is the epitome of the sardonic Australian style, The jokes are good natured, making fun of the rich or snobbish. The two characters are usually placed in situations of everyday life allowing their audience to identify with them and their experiences, and allowing Australians to laugh at themselves rather than at others. This particular cartoon was published in February 1946. The cartoon is a good example of Australian humour in popular culture immediately after the Second World War.
Australian Second World War poster. The top half of the poster features a cartoon by Alex Gurney of an Australian soldier having a bright idea. The title for the poster is written into the soldiers' s
"My Dad: Alex Gurney" by Margaret Gurney. Information that Margaret Gurney remembers about her father's life. Includes photos and newspaper clippings of exhibitions and examples of his comic strip "Bl
Alex Gurney produced the 'Bluey and Curley' cartoons initially for the magazine 'Picture News' in 1940. It was then transferred to the 'Melbourne Sun' where it was syndicated to newspapers all over Au
Two panels from a cartoon strip, commenting on war artists at work on paintings during action. Gurney produced the comic strip 'Bluey and Curley' initially for the magazine, 'Picture News' in 1940. It
A cartoon for an unknown publication. A cartoon that depicts Hitler and Mussolini hammering on an anvil, inscribed 'war on nerves'. The 'world', a figure with a globe for a head puts his fingers in hi
Depicts the famed cartoon characters 'Bluey and Curley' from the series designed and created by Alex Gurney in 1943. During the Second World War, Bluey and Curley were synonymous with the male larriki
Lincolnshire, England. 1944-12-06. Informal group portrait of maintenance crew in front of a Lancaster bomber aircraft of No. 463 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Waddington. Note the noseart featuring th
Two panels from a cartoon strip, commenting on war artists at work on paintings during action. Gurney produced the comic strip 'Bluey and Curley' initially for the magazine, 'Picture News' in 1940. It
A cartoon for an unknown publication. A cartoon that depicts Hitler and Mussolini hammering on an anvil, inscribed 'war on nerves'. The 'world', a figure with a globe for a head puts his fingers in hi
'We are all heroes' is a re-worked, found black velvet painting which explores the historical representation of Indigenous Australians through kitsch, mass produced tourist memorabilia and souvenirs.
Two soldiers carrying a wounded man on a stretcher, another soldier looking on. Both stretcher bearers have cigarettes in their mouths. The caption reads: 'The ass: "Are you wounded mate?" The victim:
