General's house, Same Accession Number: ART26165

Description

A typical Portuguese-colonial stone building occupied by the 2/2nd and 2/4th Australian Independent Companies at various times during their guerilla activities in Timor. During their occupation of the house, it was strafed by Japanese zero aircraft.

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Accession Number
ART26165
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and coloured wash on paper
Measurement
sheet: 31.8 x 56.5 cm
Medium
pen and coloured wash on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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