Broken Jap roller at Boram Strip Accession Number: ART28714

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Pencil sketch of a destroyed Japanese roller at Boram Strip. In the background are some Australian bulldozers.

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Accession Number
ART28714
Artist
Robert Thompson
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
sheet: 25 cm x 35.6 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
August 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1986
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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