Loading of Artillery onto L.S.T.s Accession Number: ART22410

Description

Personnel of 7th Australian Division loading L.S.T.S (Landing ships, tank) with artillery and stores to be used in the amphibious landing at Balikpapan. The first stage of the voyage was to Morotai, the staging area and thence to Borneo. Smith Creek, Cairns, Queensland.

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Accession Number
ART22410
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 40.5 cm x 45.7 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war artist scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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