Cairns, coastal defences, Bofors, submarine boom cats coming in to land Accession Number: ART23751

Description

Four figures of soldiers on the beach in Cairns, aircraft flying overhead. In the foreground is one of the Bofors guns that forms part of the Cairns defence. Also shown, crossing the mud flats left by the receding tide, is the recently completed submarine boom, while in the sky are two returning Catalinas, one of which is about to land at the base inside the boom.

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Accession Number
ART23751
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on hardboard
Measurement
Overall: 40.5 cm x 45.7 cm
Medium
oil on hardboard
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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