Pre-dawn muster, Garbutt airfield, Townsville Accession Number: ART25598

Description

All ranks of Australian and American troops bound for overseas and active service, wait outside the old Air Transport shed to listen for their names to be called over the loud speaker by an American corporal. Garbutt airfield was the best known departure and arrival point for troops travelling between the mainland and the islands.

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Accession Number
ART25598
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink and wash, heightened with white on paper
Measurement
sheet: 56.2 x 76.4 cm
Medium
pen and ink and wash, heightened with white on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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