Looking towards Tata Mailau, Ramelau Range Accession Number: ART26350

Description

Mount Tata Mailau, one of the high points in the Ramelau Range, is 9,580 feet above sea level. The Range, in Portuguese Timor, was much traversed by 2/2nd Australian Independent Company during their thirteen months guerilla operations against the Japanese, in 1942-43.

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Accession Number
ART26350
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 41 cm x 46 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1945
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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