4.7" Coastal guns Accession Number: ART25134

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Manned by personnel of the Volunteer Defence Corps at Queenscliff, Victoria.

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Accession Number
ART25134
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and oil on cardboard
Measurement
sheet: 29.8 x 47.8 cm
Medium
pen and oil on cardboard
Date Made
queenscliff
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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